EP Plenary session  - Announcement of the winner of 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

Press bgriefing Greens/EFA

Press briefing Greens/EFA

Eurovision Debate 2024 with Lead Candidates

EP Plenary session - International Holocaust remembrance day - Leaders of political groups

EP Plenary session - Voting session

Press briefing Greens_EFA

EP Plenary session - Voting session including 2024 budget procedure and signing ceremony

Briefing Greens/EFA

Press briefing Greens/EFA Group

EP Plenary session - Presentation by the Commission President elect of the College of Commissioners and its programme

Extraordinary plenary session - 1000 days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine

MEPs debate with European Commission President-elect von der Leyen on her team and programme. Any political group or at least one-twentieth of MEPs (low threshold) may table a motion for a resolution. Once elected by Parliament and after its formal appointment by the European Council via a qualified majority, the new European Commission is expected to take up its duties on 1 December 2024.

Presentation by the Commission President-elect of the College of Commissioners and its programme: one round of political group leaders

Presentation by the Commission President-elect of the College of Commissioners and its programme: extracts from the debate

The EP Conference of Presidents (CoP) meets before the vote on the Election of the College of Commissioners.

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents (CoP) before the vote on the Election of the College of Commissioners: arrivals and roundtable

Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), and Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Greens/EFA Group Leaders, hold a press conference. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press briefing by Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), and Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Greens/EFA Group Leaders

Parliament hold an extraordinary plenary session with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking 1000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion. In this clip political group leaders and the President of the European Parliament reaffirmes their firm support for Ukraine.

Clip: "For as long as it takes" - 1000 days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine

One round of political group leaders during the extraordinary session to mark 1000 days of the bravery and courage of the people of Ukraine. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is intervening remotely with a special address from Ukraine. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

1000 days of Russia´s invasion of Ukraine - Extraordinary Plenary Sitting : One round of political group leaders

This news item contains extracts from the speeches of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Volodymyr ZELENSKYY, President of Ukraine as well as EP political group speakers. The Members of the European Parliament gather in Brussels in an extraordinary session to mark 1000 days of the bravery and courage of the people of Ukraine. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is intervening remotely with a special address from Ukraine. In its last resolution in July, the EP has reaffirmed that the EU must continue to support Kyiv for as long as it takes until victory. The text restates the continued support of MEPs for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.

1000 days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: extracts from the EP extraordinary plenary session

Following the 2024 U.S. presidential election, which sees Donald Trump and JD Vance defeating Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the European Parliament debates the future of EU-U.S. relations under the new administration. With Trump set to be inaugurated in January 2025, MEPs assess how this shift affects shared priorities. As the EU seeks stable transatlantic relations, MEPs consider how to engage with the new administration to address challenges and leverage opportunities for both regions. MEPs debate.

EU-US relations in the light of the outcome of the US Presidential elections: MEPs debate (Part 1)

Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), and Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Greens/EFA Group Leaders hold a press conference. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

MEPs discuss with Viktor ORBÁN, Hungarian Prime Minister, the programme for Hungary’s six-month Council Presidency that started on 1 July 2024. The Hungarian government has announced the following priorities for its six month Presidency: a new European competitiveness deal; boosting European defence policy; a consistent and merit-based enlargement policy; stemming illegal migration; shaping the future of cohesion policy; a farmer-oriented EU agricultural policy; and addressing demographic challenges. One round of political group leaders. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Presentation of the programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency: one round of political group leaders

On Wednesday, MEPs debate the devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, which have claimed lives and displaced thousands. The discussion focuses on the EU's preparedness for handling increasingly severe disasters driven by climate change. The floods, caused by torrential rain, have wreaked havoc across Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Austria, with entire neighborhoods submerged and widespread damage to infrastructure. Local authorities are describing the floods as the worst in decades, prompting emergency evacuations and calls for EU financial assistance.

The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change: MEPs debate part 1

The statement by Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez LENARČIČ, and the debate among the MEPs focus on the devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, which have claimed lives and displaced thousands. At the heart or the discussion is the EU preparedness in handling increasingly severe disasters exacerbated by climate change. The floods, caused by torrential rain, have wreaked havoc across Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Austria, with entire neighborhoods submerged and widespread damage to infrastructure. Local authorities are describing the floods as the worst in decades, prompting emergency evacuations and calls for EU financial assistance.

The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change: extracts from the debate

Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), Greens/EFA Group Leaders, speak to the press.

Press briefing by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), Greens/EFA Group Leaders

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.

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

Each political group leader makes a statement during the debate after the speech by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029. She presented her political priorities and outlined her vision and plans as Commission President.

Statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029: one round of political groups leaders

Arrivals and roundtable of the Conference of Presidents (CoP) following the European Elections 2024. This news item shows the leaders of political groups gathering for their first exchange of views on the outcome of the European Elections.

Conference of Presidents (CoP) following the European Elections 2024: arrivals and roundtable

This news item shows Terry REINTKE, (Greens/EFA, NL), Greens/EFA Group Leader and Lead candidate for the European Greens, arriving to the polling station, voting in Duisburg (Germany) and giving a statement on European Elections. Terry REINTKE (09-05-1987, Gelsenkirchen) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament from Germany since the 2014 elections. 720 Members of the European Parliament will be elected by the EU Member States in the European elections between 6th to 9th of June 2024. The Members of the European Parliament sit in political groups – they are not organised by nationality, but by political affiliation. To form a political group, 23 Members are needed and at least one-quarter of the Member States must be represented within the group. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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