Nagrado Saharova za svobodo misli za leto 2024 sta prejela María Corina Machado in Edmundo González Urrutia. Evropski parlament nagrado že od leta 1988 podeljuje posameznikom in organizacijam, ki se zavzemajo za varstvo človekovih pravic in temeljnih svoboščin.

Nagrada Saharova za svobodo misli za leto 2024

Ko pomislimo na Evropski parlament, si najpogosteje predstavljamo glasovanje poslancev v plenarni dvorani. Glasovanja pravzaprav potekajo le enkrat mesečno, in sicer na plenarnem zasedanju. Kaj pa sploh so plenarna zasedanja in kako potekajo?

Kaj je plenarno zasedanje Evropskega parlamenta?

Žargonski labirint. Kakšne so pristojnosti predsednika Evropskega parlamenta?

Pristojnosti predsednika Evropskega parlamenta

On 19 March 1958, the European Parliamentary Assembly hold a first meeting in Strasbourg. Luciano GRANZOTTO BASSO, Oldest member of the Assembly leads the election. The representatives elect Robert Schuman as President. He is the single candidate at the function.

Constitutive session of the European Parliamentary Assembly: election of Robert SCHUMAN, as President of the Assembly

A formal sitting is&nbsp;held to mark an official visit to the European Parliament, made at the President’s invitation after consulting with the Conference of Presidents.

The official guest is seated to the right of the President on the podium. After the welcoming remarks by the President, the official guest addresses the&nbsp; Parliament from the central rostrum in the Chamber.

The address for a formal sitting of Parliament&nbsp;usually lasts 30 minutes and generally takes place before the voting session.

Formal Sittings

On certain occasions, David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, gives a speech during plenary sessions highlighting the news, a special event or pays tribute to a personality and asks for a minute of silence.

Statements of David SASSOLI, EP President in Plenary

EP Plenary session - EU funding of physical border protection structures such as walls, fences or other barriers at the external border

EP Plenary session - Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards

EP Plenary session - Combating Desertification: 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention

EP Plenary session - Stepping up international action to protect whales following Iceland’s decision to extend commercial whaling until 2029

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

EP Plenary session - EU financing through the LIFE programme of entities lobbying EU institutions and the need for transparency

EP Plenary session - Links between organised crime and smuggling of migrants in light of the recent UN reports

EP Plenary session - Failure of the negotiations in Busan for a UN plastic treaty and the urgent need to tackle plastic pollution at international and Union level

EP Plenary session - Addressing EU demographic challenges: towards the implementation of the 2023 Demography Toolbox

EP Plenary session - Uniting Europe against actors hostile to the EU: time to strengthen our security and defence

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency

EP Plenary session - Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024

Strasbourg's Plenary session through the lens . Week 4

EP Plenary session - Humanitarian crisis in Sudan

EP Plenary session - Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025

EP Plenary session - Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia

EP Plenary session - The need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus

Live Replay of the review of the Estonian Presidency during the plenary session in Strasbourg (15-18/01/2018)

(01) EP Plenary session - Review of the Estonian Presidency: Round of political group speakers: Gunnar HÖKMARK (EPP, SE) (09:32 - 09:36)

(07) EP Plenary session - Review of the Estonian Presidency: Round of political group speakers: Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (EFDD, IT) (09:46 - 09:47)

(05) EP Plenary session - Review of the Estonian Presidency: Round of political group speakers: Luke Ming FLANAGAN (GUE/NGL, IE) (09:42 - 09:43)

(06) EP Plenary session - Review of the Estonian Presidency: Round of political group speakers: Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE) (09:43 - 09:46)

(04) EP Plenary session - Review of the Estonian Presidency: Round of political group speakers: Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE) (09:39 - 09:42)

(03) EP Plenary session - Review of the Estonian Presidency: Opening statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC (09:24 - 09:32)

(02) EP Plenary session - Review of the Estonian Presidency: Round of political group speakers: Josef WEIDENHOLZER (S&D, AU) (09:36 - 09:38)

Live Replay of the debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 14 and 15 December 2017 (15-18/01/2018)

(01) EP Plenary session - Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 14 and 15 December 2017: Closing statement by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC (11:39 - 11:43)

Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President during the plenary session in Strasbourg (15-18/01/2018)

Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

During the EP plenary session (15-18 January 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on energy efficiency, renewables and the governance of the Energy Union. José BLANCO LÓPEZ (S&D, ES), Claude TURMES (Greens/EFA, LU), Michèle RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR), and Miroslav POCHE (S&D, CS), rapporteurs, express themselves in the Chamber. Illustrative footage: photovoltaic energy, wind energy and methane biogas energy.

Clean energy: extracts from the joint debate and illustrative footage

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, opens the EP plenary session (15-18 January 2018) in Strasbourg, expressing concern over repeated human rights violations in Turkey, and expressing full support of the European Parliament to Leila ZANA, 1995 Sakharov Prize.

Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President: extracts from the opening speech on Leila Zana, 1995 Sakharov Prize

During the EP plenary session (15-18 January 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on common EU rules on how, where and when one can fish in the EU. The new law would provide for common measures on fishing gear and methods and allowed species for all EU waters. It would also add some bite to Commission proposals to allow innovative methods, such as electric trawl pulse fishing (used to drive fish up out of the seabed and into the net), to be used across the EU. Gabriel MATO (EPP, ES), Rapporteur, and Karmenu VELLA, Member of the EC in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, express themselves in the Chamber.

Conservation of fishery resources and protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures: extracts from the debate

Exterior and interior shots of the EP buildings and MEPs during the EP plenary session (15-18 January 2018) in Strasbourg.

EP Plenary session (15-18/01): editing shots

During the EP plenary session (11-15 December 2017) in Strasbourg, debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, such as freedom of expression in Vietnam, notably the case of Nguyen Van Hoa, Cambodia - the banning of the opposition and El Salvador - the cases of women prosecuted for miscarriage. Statements by Neena GILL (S&D, UK), Karmenu VELLA, Member of the EC in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK), Barbara LOCHBIHLER (Greens/EFA, DE), Marc TARABELLA (S&D, BE), Petras AUSTREVICIUS (ALDE, LT), Molly SCOTT CATO (Grenns/EFA, UK), Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA (ALDE, ES) and Soraya POST (S&D, SE).

Cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law: extracts from the debates

Live Replay of the debate on the preparation of the European Council meeting of 14 and 15 December 2017: State of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom during the plenary session in Strasbourg (11-14/12/2017)

(17) EP Plenary session. Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14 and 15 December 2017. State of play of negotiations with the UK. Second round of political group speakers. (11:22 - 11:40)

During the EP plenary session (11-15 December 2017) in Strasbourg, the Sakharov Prize 2017 is awarded to the Democratic Opposition in Venezuela. Statements by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Julio BORGES, President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, and Antonio LEDEZMA, Former Mayor of Caracas.

Sakharov Prize 2017: extracts from the award ceremony

(16) EP Plenary session. Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14 and 15 December 2017. State of play of negotiations with the UK. Second round of political group speakers. (11:02 - 11:22)

(10) EP Plenary session. Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14 and 15 December 2017. State of play of negotiations with the UK. Round of political group speakers: Nigel FARAGE (EFDD, UK) (10:10 - 10:13)

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