EPP leaders meet ahead of the European Council meeting

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Peter PELLEGRINI, Slovak President

Slovenian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Austrian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

French MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ulf KRISTERSSON, Swedish Prime Minister

Fight against homophobia in Europe (debate)

Press conference: Santiago FISAS AYXEL0, Jean WEBER - President of the "Pole européen d'administration publique" - and Maros SEFCOVIC - Vice-President of the European Commission

Press conference: Göran FÄRM - BUDG rapporteur - Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN, Danish EU ambassador

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Press Conference- M.HARBOUR, Chair of the IMCO Committee , V.REDING, Vice-President of the European Commission, European Justice Commissioner, J.DALLI European Commissioner, responsible for Health and Consumer Policy

Preparation of the informal European summit - Investment, growth and jobs (debate)

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting : see Minutes

Briefing GUE/NGL - Gabriele ZIMMER - President, Dennis de JONG and Marisa MATIAS

Explanations of vote

Voting time

Briefing EPP - Mr Joseph DAUL - President

Briefing ALDE - Guy VERHOFSTADT - President

Situation in Ukraine, case of Yulia Tymoshenko (debate)

Briefing GREENS/EFA - Daniel COHN-BENDIT and Rebecca HARMS, Co-Presidents

SMEs' access to structural funds - Evaluation of the SME definition

Opening of the sitting

268134: Oldřich Vlasák

Agenda of the next sitting

Closure of the sitting

EP Press Briefing - European Elections 2024

Plenary session in Strasbourg - Week 24  2015

Denis MUKWEGE, Martin SCHULZ - EP President

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with Denis MUKWEGE - Sakharov Prize 2014

Plenary session in Strasbourg - Week 37  2015 - Debate on migration and refugees in Europe

Exterior view on the LOW building in Strasbourg with the Ill river in foreground

MEP in the hemicycle in the European Parliament

AFCO Public hearing ' The institutional future of the European Union within and beyond the Treaty of Lisbon '

Plenary session week 9 in Brussels

EP Backdrop New Logo

Emily O REILLY, Martin SCHULZ - EP President

Martin SCHULZ - EP President Receiving of the Annual Report 2014 by Emily O Reilly, European Ombudsman

European institutions staff members in the 20km of Brussels

Plenary session week 13 in Brussels - European Council and Commission statements - Conclusions of the European Council  meeting - 19-20 March 2015

Presentation of the World Ski Championships - Bormio, 2005

Meeting on Striking the Balance with Data and  Privacy

Plenary session in Brussels - Week 05 2015 - Roadmap towards a new international climate agreement in Paris

Simonetta SOMMARUGA, Martin SCHULZ-EP President

Martin SCHULZ-EP President welcomes Simonetta SOMMARUGA, President of Swiss Confederation

Timothy KIRKHOPE, Martin SCHULZ - EP President

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with MEP Timothy KIRKHOPE

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with Jorg WUTTKE - President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

Plenary session in Brussels week 05 2015

During the plenary session, Anwar Al-SADAT, President of Egypt addresses the hemicycle in the EP in Strasbourg.

Formal sitting - Address by Anwar Al-SADAT, President of Egypt (part 2)

Formal sitting - Address by Anwar Al-SADAT, President of Egypt (part 1)

This memoclip illustrates the signature of the association accord with the European Economic Community (ECC) in Athens (09/07/1961), the visit of Cornelius BERKHOUWER, EP President, in Greece (25/08/1973), the signature of the accession Treaty for Greece (28/05/1979) and Simone VEIL, EP President, welcoming the new Greek Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) (12/01/1981).

Memoclip: Greek accession process to the EU (1961-1981)

MEPs vote by show of hands and the President of the sitting determines the majorities in each case. ​​​​​​​In 1979, a new 'high tech' system was put in place. If the show of hands is unclear, the president can call for an electronic vote. If a roll call is requested. With the 'new' system, the individual vote cast by each MEP is recorded and published in an annex to the minutes.

EP rewind: electronic votes

Opening session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, which took place on the 17th of July 1979. Louise Weiss holds a speech as the oldest member of the Parliament.

First sitting of the European Parliament elected by direct universal suffrage - Address by Louise WEISS, oldest EP Member, before the election of the EP President

German citizens participate in the first European elections in Germany on 10th June 1979. They arrive at the polling station to vote. Campaign posters are displayed in the streets.

First European Elections 1979: Germany

‘Italian citizens participate in the first European elections in Italy on 10th June 1979. They arrive at the polling station to vote. Campaign posters are displayed in the streets.

First European Elections 1979: Italy

Irish citizens participate in the first European elections in Ireland on 7th June 1979. They arrive at the polling station to vote. Campaign posters are displayed in the streets.

First European Elections 1979: Ireland

Dutch citizens participate in the first elections in the Netherlands on 7th June 1979. They arrive at the polling station to vote.Campaign posters are displayed in the street. Wim VAN VELZEN (PvdA) arrives at the polling station.

First European Elections 1979: Netherlands

British citizens participate in the first elections in the United Kingdom on 10th June 1979. They arrive at the polling station for the Midlands Central Constituency to vote. Campaign posters are displayed in the street.

First European Elections 1979: United Kingdom

Report on the European referendum for or against the United Kingdom remaining part of the European Communities. EC Archives

Referendum in Great Britain: Atmosphere and Reactions

Schelto Patijn, Member of the EP, presents a report on the election of the European Parliament by universal suffrage during a plenary session in Luxembourg.

Report by Schelto Patijn, Member of the EP, on the election of the European Parliament by universal suffrage

Opening of the Plenary session in Strastbourg by Walter BEHRENDT, EP President. First session following the enlargement of the European Communities to United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark.

Walter BEHRENDT, EP President, opens the session and welcomes the new British, Irish and Danish members of the European Parliament

Speech by Walter HALLSTEIN, President of the European Commission, at EP for the presentation of the 10th General Report of the EEC. Mute

Presentation of the 10th General Report of the EEC by Walter HALLSTEIN, First President of the EEC Commission at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

This stockshot gives a portrait of Robert Schuman. Originating from Lorraine, former President of the French Council, former French Minister for Foreign Affairs, first and President of Honour of the European Parliament. The three European Communities owe him their existence. The famous declaration of the 9th of May 1950, materialized an idea of Jean Monnet, the project known as the Schuman Plan, and that became the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC). New conception of the relations between European nations, establishing independent institutions allocated with its own powers. This fervent French patriot dedicated his life to two tasks: European construction and Franco-German reconciliation, its precondition.

Memoclip: Retrospective on Robert Schuman from 1947 to 1963

On 19 March 1958, the European Parliamentary Assembly elects Robert Schuman as its President.

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

This Memoclip illustrates the new institutions after the signature of the Treaty of Rome: Commission, Council, European Parliament, Court of Justice, European Investment Bank and Euratom.

Memoclip : Treaty of Rome – The new Institutions (mute)

This Memoclip illustrates the outcomes of the Treaty of Rome: single market, free movement of goods, capital, services and people and common policies

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