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EP Plenary session - Announcement of the appointments to committees

EP Plenary session

Press conference - Election of the President of the European Commission

EP Plenary session - Election of the President of the Commission

EP Plenary session - Statement by the Candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission (2024-2029)

Danish MEPs group photo

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission

Constitutive meeting of the new Bureau of the EP - group photo

Meeting of the Conference of Presidents

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission, give a joint press conference after the reelection of Mrs VON DER LEYEN, as EC President. The Commission President-elect will now send official letters to member state heads of state or government inviting them to put forward their candidates for European Commissioner posts. Parliament will then organise nominee hearings in the relevant committees after the summer. The full college of Commissioners then needs to be endorsed by Parliament. Extracts from the press conference.

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the joint press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ursula von der LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission

With 401 votes in favour, the European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission in a secret ballot on 18 July. Following the election, Roberta Metsola, EP President, and Ursula von der Leyen hold a press conference in Strasbourg. This will be Ursula von der Leyen’s second term as Commission President. She was first elected by MEPs in July 2019. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Joint press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission

This news item shows extracts from the arrival of Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission, to the hemicycle, announcement of the results and congratulations by political group's leaders and MEPs to her after being elected by the Parliament. Parliament elects Ursula von der Leyen as President of the Commission in a secret ballot. The Parliament is currently composed of 719 deputies, so the majority required for its election was 360 votes. 401 deputies voted in favour, 284 against and 22 voted blank or invalid. The President-elect of the Commission will now send official letters to the Heads of State and Government of the Member States inviting them to put forward their candidates for the posts of European Commissioners. Parliament will then proceed to hear the candidates in the relevant committees after the summer.

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the results of the vote

Roberta METSOLA, EP President announces the result of the vote of the election of the President of the European Commission: Ursula VON DER LEYEN is reelected President of the European Commission with 401 votes in favour.

Election of the President of the European Commission: announcement of the results of the vote

MEPs vote in the election of the President of the European Commission. Before the vote, Ursula VON DER LEYEN, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029 presented her political priorities and outlined her vision and plans as Commission President

Election of the President of the European Commission: atmosphere in the chamber

MEPs vote on the election of the President of the European Commission. Before the vote, Ursula VON DER LEYEN, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029 presented her political priorities and outlined her vision and plans as Commission President

Election of the President of the European Commission: order of business

This news item shows cutaways and illustrations during the vote on Ursula von der Leyen’s nomination for Commission President. The vote by secret paper ballot took place 18/07/2024 at 13h, following the debate.

Election of the President of the European Commission: atmosphere shots from the vote

Members of the Parliament vote on Ursula von der Leyen’s election for Commission President on Thursday, 18 July 2024. To be elected, von der Leyen needs the backing of an absolute majority of the Parliament (more than half of its members). The vote is held by secret paper ballot. If elected by MEPs, Ursula von der Leyen is set to return to the office of European Commission President for the next five years. This news item shows extracts from the statements by the political group leaders before the vote. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the joint press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ursula von der LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission

Joint press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the results of the vote

Election of the President of the European Commission: announcement of the results of the vote

Election of the President of the European Commission: atmosphere in the chamber

Election of the President of the European Commission: order of business

Election of the President of the European Commission: atmosphere shots from the vote

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the political groups leaders and from the debate

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EP Plenary session - Announcement of the appointments to committees

EP Plenary session

EP Plenary session

EP Plenary session

EP Plenary session - Announcement of the appointments to committees

EP Plenary session

EP Plenary session

EP Plenary session

Galeries photo

EP Plenary session

Press conference - Election of the President of the European Commission

EP Plenary session - Election of the President of the Commission

EP Plenary session - Statement by the Candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission (2024-2029)

Danish MEPs group photo

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission

Constitutive meeting of the new Bureau of the EP - group photo

Meeting of the Conference of Presidents

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Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the joint press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ursula von der LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission

Joint press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the results of the vote

Election of the President of the European Commission: announcement of the results of the vote

Election of the President of the European Commission: atmosphere in the chamber

Election of the President of the European Commission: order of business

Election of the President of the European Commission: atmosphere shots from the vote

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the political groups leaders and from the debate

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EP Plenary session - Announcement of the appointments to committees

EP Plenary session

EP Plenary session

EP Plenary session

EP Plenary session - Announcement of the appointments to committees

EP Plenary session

EP Plenary session

EP Plenary session

Galeries photo

EP Plenary session

Press conference - Election of the President of the European Commission

EP Plenary session - Election of the President of the Commission

EP Plenary session - Statement by the Candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission (2024-2029)

Danish MEPs group photo

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission

Constitutive meeting of the new Bureau of the EP - group photo

Meeting of the Conference of Presidents

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