MEPs will vote on the new European Commission and the EU’s 2020 Budget. Parliament President David Sassoli will announce the winner of the LUX Film Prize. Plus the winner of last year’s Skharov Prize for Freedom of thought will collect his award after being released from a Russian prison.

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Coming up in Strasbourg: Crunch vote on new Commission 2020 Budget, LUX Prize

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Having questioned and scrutinized the 26 nominees for Ursula von der Leyen’s team,

MEPs will vote on whether to approve or reject the new European Commission.

Having got an additional €850 million from EU governments,

to better fund climate action, research, small businesses and young people,

Parliament will vote on the EU’s 2020 budget.

MEPs will debate the EU’s goals ahead of COP25 climate summit in Madrid.

They want the EU to commit to net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

The winner of the 2018 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, Oleg Sentsov,

will be in Strasbourg to collect the prize, following his release from jail in Siberia.

The filmmaker was arrested and imprisoned after protesting Russia’s annexation of Crimea.

Parliament President David Sassoli will announce the winner of the 2019 LUX Film Prize

The three finalists are Cold Case Hammarskjöld by Mads Brügger,

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya by Teona Mitevska