The European Parliament celebrates its 60th anniversary.

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The European Parliamentary Assembly met for its constituent meeting in Strasbourg on 19 March 1958 with simple consultative powers. &nbsp;

The European Parliament of 2008 has wide decision-making powers on legislation, the budget and control and scrutiny of the European Commission.&nbsp; In fact, the European Parliament is unique in the world.&nbsp; There is no other directly elected supra-national parliament with such wide-ranging power. 
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Once and if the Lisbon Treaty is ratified, the European Parliament, following the elections in June 2009, was composed of 751 MEPs with its powers once more enlarged.

60th anniversary of the European Parliament

During a&nbsp;EU-US leaders&rsquo; meeting in Brussels, the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, will meet the President of the United States, Donald Trump in the Europa building in Brussels. The meeting will be enlarged&nbsp;to the&nbsp;European Parliament President Antonio TAJANI and Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC.

EU-USA Leaders' Meeting: Meeting with Donald TRUMP, US President, Donald TUSK President of the European Council and Jean-Claude JUNCKER, EC President Enlarged meeting including Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative

During the EP Plenary session (26-27/04/2017) in Brussels, MEPs discuss the outcome of the 16 April referendum on shifting more constitutional powers to Turkey&rsquo;s President. Statements by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Kati PIRI (S&amp;D, NL) and Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE).

State of play in Turkey, in particular with regard to the constitutional referendum: extracts from the debate

During the EP Plenary session (13-16/02) in Strasbourg, Cristian Dan PREDA (EPP, RO), Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, David McALLISTER (EPP, DE) and Demetris PAPADAKIS (S&amp;D, CY) debate on 2016 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina. The results from the vote on the Preda report are: 496 in favour, 132 against, 67 abstention. The resolution is adotped.

2016 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina: extracts from the vote (15/02) and extracts from the debate (14/02)

During the EP Plenary session (13-16/02) in Strasbourg, Knut FLECKENSTEIN (S&amp;D, DE), Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations and Eleni THEOCHAROUS (ECR, CY) debate&nbsp;on 2016 Report on Albania.&nbsp;The results from the votes on the Fleckenstein report are&nbsp;:&nbsp; 546 in favour, 85 against, 62 abstention. the resolution is adopted.

2016 Report on Albania: extracts from the vote and extracts from the debate (14/02)

Presentation by Johannes HAHN, Member ofthe EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, of the 2016 Enlargement Package at the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Cristian Dan PREDA (EPP, RO), Ulrike LUNACEK (Greens/EFA, AT), David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Kati PIRI (S&amp;D, NL), and Tanja FAJON (S&amp;D, SI).

2016 Enlargement Package: extracts from the presentation by Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations

During the EP Plenary session (03-06/10) in Strasbourg MEPs debate&nbsp;on the access to education for Syrian children in Lebanon. Statements by Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), Norbert NEUSER (S&amp;D, DE), Ryszard CZARNECKI (ECR, PL), Maite PAGAZAURTUND&Uacute;A RUIZ (ALDE, ES), Lola S&Aacute;NCHEZ CALDENTEY (GUE/NGL, ES), and Bodil VALERO (Greens/EFA, SE).

Access to education for Syrian children in Lebanon: extracts from the debate

Extraordinary meeting of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) on the latest developments in Turkey. Extracts of the statements by Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), Chair of the EP AFET Committee, Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Othmar KARAS (EPP, AT), Kati PIRI (S&amp;D, NL), Rapporteur on Turkey, Ivo VAJGL (ALDE, SI), Takis HADJIGEORGIOU (GUE/NGL, CY) and Jan Philipp ALBRECHT (Greens/EFA, DE).

Latest developments in Turkey: extracts from the debate of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Debate on the Protection of trade secrets against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure, during the EP plenary session (11-14 April 2016) in Strasbourg.&nbsp;Vote on the report by Constance LE GRIP (EPP, FR) and extracts from the debate (recorded 13/04) and statements by Constance LE GRIP (EPP, FR), Rapporteur, Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Mich&egrave;le RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR) and Lara COMI (EPP, IT)

Protection of trade secrets against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure: extracts from the vote on the report by Constance LE GRIP (EPP, FR) and extracts from the debate (recorded 13/04)

Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law &nbsp;during the EP Plenary session (7-10 March) in Strasbourg.&nbsp;Statements about Freedom of expression in Kazakhstan by Urmas PAET (ALDE, EE), Jir&iacute; POSPISIL (EPP, HU), Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICA (S&amp;D, RO) and Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations.
Statements about Egypt, notably the case of Giulio Regeni by Barbara LOCHBIHLER (Greens/EFA, DE), Ignazio CORRAO (EFDD, IT), Marietje SCHAAKE (ALDE, NL), Curzio MALTESE (GUE/NGL, IT), Pier Antonio PANZERI (S&amp;D, IT) and Johannes HAHN
Statement about Democratic Republic of the Congo by Kashetu KYENGE (S&amp;D, IT), Mark DEMESMAEKER (ECR, BE) and Mariya GABRIEL (EPP, BG)

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

Debate on the 2015 Report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, during the EP Plenary session (7-10 March) in Strasbourg. Statements by Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT, Dutch Minister of Defence, Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Ivo VAJGL (ALDE, SI), Tunne KELAM (EPP, EE), Richard Stuart HOWITT (S&amp;D, UK) and Tamas MESZERICS (Greens/EFA, HU)

2015 Report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: extracts from the debate

Opening of the Ukraine week in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Andrej PLENKOVIC (EPP, HR), Chair of the EP delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, Martin SCHULZ, EP President, Volodymyr GROYSMAN, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Pat COX, former EP President 2002-2004, and Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations

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