Wer an das Europäische Parlament denkt, hat meist ein bestimmtes Bild vor Augen: die Mitglieder des Parlaments, die im Plenarsaal sitzen und über etwas abstimmen. Tatsächlich finden Abstimmungen aber nur einmal Monat statt – und zwar während der Plenartagungen. In diesem Podcast geht es darum, was genau Plenartagungen sind und wie sie ablaufen.

Was ist eine Plenartagung?

Haben Sie schon einmal gehört, dass das Europäische Parlament Vizepräsidentinnen und -präsidenten hat?
Ihre Bezeichnung lässt erkennen, dass sie eine wichtige Rolle im Parlament spielen müssen. 
Doch wissen Sie, was die Vizepräsidentinnen und -präsidenten des Europäischen Parlaments tun, wer sie sind und wie sie gewählt werden? Hier erfahren Sie mehr.

Fachwörterwirrwarr: Die Vizepräsidentinnen und Vizepräsidenten des Europäischen Parlaments

Fachwörterwirrwarr: Welche Aufgaben hat die Präsidentin des Europäischen Parlaments?

Welche Aufgaben hat die Präsidentin des Europäischen Parlaments?

Es ist Zeit, wählen zu gehen! Vom 6. bis zum 9. Juni haben dieses Jahr Millionen von EU-Bürgerinnen und EU-Bürgern die Gelegenheit, bei der Europawahl ihre Stimme abzugeben und damit die Zukunft der Europäischen Union mitzugestalten. Das Europäische Parlament ist das einzige direkt gewählte EU-Organ, und die Europawahl ist eine der weltweit größten Übungen in Demokratie. In dieser Folge werfen wir einen Blick auf das Wahlsystem bei der Europawahl. Ihre Stimme zählt – finden Sie heraus, wie.

Die Europawahl – kurz erklärt: Wie funktioniert das Wahlsystem?

AFET Committee - Votes

The European elections are the largest transnational elections in the world. There are some common rules that apply in all EU countries but many details vary by country.


Election days range from Thursday 6 June to Sunday 9 June and it is up to each country to decide when and how they organise the vote.


The number of MEPs elected varies between countries: bigger countries get more seats than smaller ones. Due to changes in the size of the population, some EU countries will get extra seats in the upcoming elections compared to the outgoing Parliament. In total 15 seats will be added.


There are also differences in other aspects of voting, for example regarding the minimum voting age or the rules about voting from abroad.

EU Elections 2024

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Voting session - General Budget 2025

AFET - Votes on Turkiye, Belarus and Switzerland

With 175 votes in favour, 360 against, and 18 abstentions, the European Parliament rejected a motion of censure against the European Commission. The vote on the motion took place by roll call. To be adopted, a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, representing a majority of component Members of Parliament, would have been needed.

Voting Session: motion of censure on the European Commission

MEPs vote on the following items: the case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai; the arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic; the urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus; Decaro (A10-0134/2025) - Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies; Bentele (A10-0123/2025) - Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness, and Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions.

Voting Session

Parliament vote on a proposal to allocate €280 million of EU aid for European countries affected by devastating floods in 2024. The European Commission has proposed using money from the EU Solidarity Fund to support Austria, Czechia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Moldova, and Poland to address damage caused by floods in September and October 2024. The Parliament’s Budgets Committee already endorsed the measure on 24 June. The proposed distribution of aid would be: • Austria: €42.8 million • Czechia: €114 million • Poland: €76 million • Slovakia: €2.1 million • Bosnia and Herzegovina: €45.7 million • Moldova: €195,200 This will finance a wide range of recovery initiatives, including infrastructure repair, improvements to disaster-prevention mechanisms, temporary accommodation, the protection of cultural heritage sites, and clean-up operations.

3. Borys Budka (ITRE A10-0079/2025) - The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season (Vote: 08/05/2025) 4. Assita Kanko (LIBE A10-0082/2025) - Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and (EU) 2016/399 5. Ľudovít Ódor (ECON A10-0119/2025) - VAT: taxable persons, special scheme and special arrangements for declaration and payment, relating to distance sales of imported goods (Vote: 22/11/2023) 6. Emma Fourreau (PECH A10-0099/2025) - EU-Greenland and Denmark Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol 2025-2030 7. Emma Fourreau - EU-Greenland and Denmark Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol 2025-2030 (Resolution) 8. Beata Szydło - Security of energy supply in the EU

The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) votes on the draft reports of two proposals of the Passengers Rights Package: the enforcement/omnibus proposal and passenger rights in the context of Multi-modal journeys. Both proposals aim to improve the experience of passengers and travelers by strengthening their rights. The enforcement/omnibus proposal, aims at strengthening the enforcement mechanisms and introduces rules for air passengers who have booked their flights through an intermediary, including on reimbursement. Extracts from the vote and statements by Matteo RICCI (S&D, IT), Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG), and by Jens GIESEKE (EPP, DE), Rapporteurs.

EU Passenger rights rules: extracts from the vote and statements by Matteo RICCI (S&D, IT), Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG), and by Jens GIESEKE (EPP, DE), Rapporteurs

MEPs vote on the following reports: Céline Imart (INTA 16/06) - Macro-financial assistance to the Arab Republic of Egypt; Anna Cavazzini, Borys Budka (INTA/ITRE A10-0009/2025) - Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty; and Borys Budka (INTA A10-0008/2025) - EU/Euratom Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty: adoption by Euratom.

Votes

MEPs vote on its position on the first EU standards for the breeding, housing, and handling of dogs and cats, report by Veronika Vrecionová (AGRI 14/05) - Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability ; Media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobel ; The case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran ; Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali ; Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system ; Clean Industrial Deal ; The United Kingdom accession to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters

MEPs vote on several reports and amendments: outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte; amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the declaration of input; electoral rights of mobile Union citizens in European Parliament elections; agreement between the EU and Ukraine; termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance; and financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville.

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