María Corina Machado och Edmundo González Urrutia är 2024 års vinnare av Europaparlamentets Sacharovpris för tankefrihet. Sacharovpriset för tankefrihet instiftades 1988 för att hedra människor och organisationer som försvarar mänskliga rättigheter och grundläggande friheter.

Sacharovpriset för tankefrihet 2024

När man tänker på Europaparlamentet ser man oftast ledamöter framför sig som är i färd med att rösta i kammaren. I själva verket äger dessa omröstningar rum bara en gång i månaden under sammanträdesperioderna. Men vad innebär egentligen sammanträdesperioderna och hur går de till?

Vad är ett plenarsammanträde?

Jargongdjungeln – vilka uppgifter har Europaparlamentets talman?

Vilka uppgifter har Europaparlamentets talman?

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 - 100 days of the new Commission – Delivering on Defence, Competitiveness, Simplification and Migration as our priorities

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Action Plan for the Automotive Industry

EP Plenary session - European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025

EP Plenary session - Deteriorating situation in Gaza following the non-extension of the ceasefire

EP Plenary session - The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria

EP Plenary session - Clean Industrial Deal

EP Plenary session - White paper on the future of European defence

Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs, and Dubravka ŠUICA, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, open the plenary debate on the deterioration of the situation in Gaza, following the non-extension of the ceasefire.

Deteriorating situation in Gaza following the non-extension of the ceasefire: opening statements by Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs, and Dubravka ŠUICA, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean

MEPs vote on Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions - 2026; ZOVKO INTA EU-Norway Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union; (A10-0013/2025) MINCHEV LIBE Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data; (A10-0022/2025) NAVARRETE ROJAS ECON; (A10-0023/2025) ABADÍA JOVER EMPL; MRs - Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression (Debate: 11/02/2025); MRs - White paper on the future of European defence; MRs - The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria

Votes

MEPs and the Commission debate its recently-proposed Automotive Industry Action Plan. Announced on 5 March 2025, it is intended to support the European automotive sector as it deals with high manufacturing costs, the low-carbon transition, and increased competition from China. A resolution will be put to a vote during the April plenary session. Closing statements by Apostolos TZITZIKOSTAS, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, and Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Action Plan for the Automotive Industry: closing statements by Apostolos TZITZIKOSTAS, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, and Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs

MEPs and the Commission debate its recently-proposed Automotive Industry Action Plan. Announced on 5 March 2025, it is intended to support the European automotive sector as it deals with high manufacturing costs, the low-carbon transition, and increased competition from China. A resolution will be put to a vote during the April plenary session. MEPs debate (part 2)

Action Plan for the Automotive Industry: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs and the Commission debate its recently-proposed Automotive Industry Action Plan. Announced on 5 March 2025, it is intended to support the European automotive sector as it deals with high manufacturing costs, the low-carbon transition, and increased competition from China. A resolution will be put to a vote during the April plenary session. MEPs debate (part 1)

Action Plan for the Automotive Industry: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs and the Commission debate its recently-proposed Automotive Industry Action Plan. Announced on 5 March 2025, it is intended to support the European automotive sector as it deals with high manufacturing costs, the low-carbon transition, and increased competition from China. A resolution will be put to a vote during the April plenary session. Opening statements by Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs, and Apostolos TZITZIKOSTAS, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Action Plan for the Automotive Industry: opening statements by Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs, and Apostolos TZITZIKOSTAS, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism

MEPs react to the latest Commission proposals to support the European car industry in the face of higher manufacturing costs, the low-carbon transition, and increased competition from China, in a debate with Commissioner Tzitzikostas and Minister Szłapka. This news item shows extracts from the debate and ambience shots.

Action Plan for the Automotive Industry: extracts from the debate

MEPs discuss its economic, social and employment priorities for the EU and adopt two related resolutions. The debate and vote tie in with the so-called “European Semester” cycle – the EU’s economic and social policy coordination framework. Closing statements by Roxana MÎNZATU, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs, Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS, Rapporteur and Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER, Rapporteur.

European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025: closing statements by Roxana MÎNZATU, Executive Vice-President of the EC, Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs, Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS, and Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER, Rapporteurs

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