Strasbourg's plenary session was taken captive by the Icelandic volcano, with votes being postponed and MEPs stranded in all four corners of Europe. This means important votes on SWIFT will be taken in a May mini-session in Brussels.

Plenary cancelled

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A volcanic eruption in Iceland,   French train strikes,

resulting in a plenary session in ruins.

Greek or Irish MEPs weren’t   able to make it to Strasbourg.

What we can say is that’s   it’s hardly erupting in this place,

it’s quite calm really.   It’s the first time that that has happened,

Most crucial debates, such as budgetary   discharge will take place without votes.

We could vote, simply for the questions,

if I can say, policy questions, we hoped   that all the MEPs could participate.

Even if we reach a quorum, some   nationalities are overrepresented. 

Other texts will be adopted   during the Brussels mini-session

Two days that already look packed if   MEPs are present for the votes.

It is also a way to see if we have   a good transport network within Europe,

besides planes which   could work a bit better. 