At a glance: the European elections kick off on Thursday; the first country to open the polling stations will be the Netherlands and the last to close them, Italy.

Krátke správy – 04/06/2024 – slovenčina

Dátum volieb do Európskeho parlamentu sa nezadržateľne blíži. Od 6. do 9. júna budú mať milióny Európanov možnosť zúčastniť sa na európskych voľbách a podieľať sa tak na budúcnosti Európskej únie. Európsky parlament je jediným priamo voleným orgánom Únie a európske voľby sú jednou z najväčších demokratických udalostí na svete. V tejto časti vám ponúkame niekoľko tipov, ako sa v období pred voľbami dostať k spoľahlivým zdrojom informácií.

Všetko, čo potrebujete vedieť o európskych voľbách: ako nájsť spoľahlivé informácie

At a glance: the European elections and the World Bicycle Day

Krátke správy – 03/06/2024 – slovenčina

Každý z nás by mal mať možnosť byť samým sebou a bez obáv ľúbiť toho, koho chce ľúbiť. 
Lesby, gejovia, bisexuálne, transrodové a intersexuálne osoby a queer ľudia však v mnohých častiach sveta – aj v Európe – čelia aj naďalej diskriminácii. 
EÚ je pevne odhodlaná proti diskriminácii bojovať. V tomto podcaste sa pozrieme na to, ako sa EÚ snaží vytvoriť inkluzívnejšiu spoločnosť, v ktorej sa bude môcť každý cítiť v bezpečí.

Boj proti diskriminácii LGBTIQ ľudí

At a glance: the European elections and the World No Tobacco Day

Krátke správy – 31/05/2024 – slovenčina

At a glance: the European elections and the last day to apply for Schuman traineeships.

Krátke správy – 30/05/2024 – slovenčina

At a glance: the European elections and World No Tobacco Day

Krátke správy – 29/05/2024 – slovenčina

At a glance: less than ten days to go until the European elections; 60 000 volunteers across Europe are raising awareness about the importance of voting and the International Day of Action for Women’s Health.

Krátke správy – 28/05/2024 – slovenčina

At a glance: ten days to go until the European elections; the debate among the lead candidates in the running to be President of the next European Commission; and International Day of Action for Women’s Health.

Krátke správy – 27/05/2024 – slovenčina

Opeľujúci hmyz má zásadný význam pre náš ekosystém. Na celom svete však čelí mnohým hrozbám, ako sú zmena klímy, strata biotopov, škodcovia a intenzívne pestovanie monokultúr. Tie spôsobujú značný úbytok voľne žijúcich aj chovaných druhov opeľovačov, ktoré sú kľúčové pre náš blahobyt a prírodu. Európska únia sa snaží chrániť všetkých opeľovačov.

Ochrana opeľovačov

At a glance: the debate between the lead candidates to be the next European Commission President; less than two weeks to go until the European elections; and International Day of Action for Women’s Health.

Krátke správy – 24/05/2024 – slovenčina

At a glance: two weeks to go until the European elections; the short documentary ‘Use Your vote’ and the International Day for Biological Diversity.

Krátke správy – 23/05/2024 – slovenčina

At a glance: the debate between the lead candidates to be the next European Commission President will take place tomorrow; two weeks to go until the European elections.

Krátke správy – 22/05/2024 – slovenčina

At a glance: the debate between the lead candidates to be the next European Commission President; the European elections are in two weeks’ time; and the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.

Krátke správy – 21/05/2024 – slovenčina

Na program Európskeho parlamentu počas jeho deviateho volebného obdobia, teda v rokoch 2019 až 2024, mala výrazný vplyv globálna pandémia COVID-19 a vojna Ruska proti Ukrajine. V dôsledku zdravotnej krízy a geopolitických výziev sa Parlament počas svojho deviateho volebného obdobia zameral na ekologický a digitálny prechod s cieľom zvýšiť odolnosť EÚ a zároveň posilniť demokratické hodnoty.

Deviate volebné obdobie Európskeho parlamentu

At a glance: EU leaders shocked by the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Fico; the European elections are in less than three weeks’ time; and the Multilingualism Day Student Competition is back.

Krátke správy – 17/05/2024 – slovenčina

Colombia is a key partner for the European Union in Latin America.

The EU's relations with Colombia are based on political dialogue, trade cooperation, joint efforts to achieve sustainable development and support to peace-building.

In particular, the European Union has supported peace negotiations between the Colombian authorities and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) since the very beginning. The fight against organised crime, the respect for human rights, climate change and the protection of biodiversity are common challenges that the European Union and Colombia wish to address. However, the highest priority for both parties now is the pursuit of stable and lasting peace.

EU - Colombia

Taking into account technological developments on telecommunications markets and changes in consumer demands and habits, and in order to stimulate the investment necessary for reaching the connectivity targets for 2025, the European Commission proposed the Electronic Communications Code on 14 September 2016. The Code establishes common EU rules and objectives on regulating the telecom industry. It defines how providers of networks and/or services can be regulated by national authorities.

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The ITRE Committee voted to open trilogue negotiations (a decision confirmed in October II 2017 plenary session) and a first meeting with the Council has taken place. Parliament and Council (EU co-legislators) provisionally agreed on a reform of EU telecom rules that aims to boost the investments needed to make 5G connectivity available for all EU citizens by 2020, enhance protection of users and introduce a cap on disproportionate fees on calls between EU countries. According to the provisional deal, the fees for intra-EU calls are capped to 19 cents for phone calls and 6 cents for text messages.

Telecom

Diplomatic relations between the EU and the U.S. date back to 1953.

 
The relationship between the EU and the United States is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world. The EU and U.S. are the biggest economic and military powers in the world, dominate global trade, play the leading roles in international political relations.

EU - USA - 8th Parliamentary term

EU rules are needed to better protect and support whistle-blowers and their role in revealing serious breaches of the public interest, such as corruption, miscarriages of justice, tax avoidance, lack of protection for food safety or the environment and attacks on social, human or workers’ rights.

Whistle-blowers have proved to be a crucial resource in revealing harm to the public interest.

Protection of whistleblowers - 8th parliamentary term

Negotiations on an EU-Japan trade agreement were officially launched in March 2013.

In its resolution of May 2011 on EU-Japan trade relations, the EP stressed that it supports the idea of an FTA between the EU and Japan. In June 2012, the EP adopted a resolution on EU trade negotiations with Japan where it requested that the Council withhold approval to launch the negotiations until the EP adopted its position on the proposed negotiating mandate.

EU - Japan

Artificial intelligence (AI) raises a number of ethical and political challenges for the present and near future, with driverless cars and search engines in the news.

Potential issues range from job disruption to privacy violations. Over a longer term, if AI becomes as or more intelligent than humans, other governance issues such as safety and control may increase in importance.

Robotics and artificial intelligence - 8th parliamentary term

The omnipresence of information systems across all sectors and in human daily life leaves society exposed to numerous types of cyber risks that might have profound impact not only on the digital sphere, but also on the off-line world. Revelations of surveillance activities and cyber incidents have left no doubt about the vulnerability of Europe, both in its use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and in its own supply of technologies and solutions

In September 2017, the Commission adopted a cybersecurity package with new initiatives to further improve EU cyber-resilience, deterrence and defence. As part of these, the Commission tabled a legislative proposal to strengthen the EU Agency for Network Information Security (ENISA).

Cybersecurity - 8th parliamentary term

EU-Russia relations have been strained since 2014 because of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, support for rebel groups in eastern Ukraine, policies in the neighbourhood, disinformation campaigns and negative internal developments.

Russia has adopted assertive international positions and tensions have worsened over Russian intervention in Syria. The EU has regularly renewed sanctions against Russia since 2014. The EU and Russia remain closely interdependent and the EU applies a ‘selective engagement’ approach.

EU - Russia - 8th parliamentary term

This package contains the events of 2019 and 2020. For latest events, see related links.

Diplomatic relations between the EU and the U.S. date back to 1953. 
The relationship between the EU and the United States is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world. The EU and U.S. are the biggest economic and military powers in the world, dominate global trade, play the leading roles in international political relations.

EU - USA (2019-2020)

Lord Henry Plumb, former EP President

Queen Elizabeth II was the the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She has died at the age of 96 in Balmoral on the 8th September. She reigned for 70 years. The world´s politicians expressed their condolences. "Few have shaped global history like Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her unbreakable commitment to duty and service was an example to all", reacted the President of the EP Roberta Metsola. The funeral of the Queen took&nbsp;place on Monday 19 September in Westminster Abbey with many world leaders participating.

Queen Elizabeth II

The ECB President takes part in a regular monetary dialogue with Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central institution of the Economic and Monetary Union and has been responsible for conducting monetary policy for the euro area since 1 January 1999. The ECB and the national central banks of all EU Member States constitute the European System of Central Banks.

Mario Draghi, ECB President, reports to the European Parliament on monetary issues in a quaterly Monetary dialogue.&nbsp;

Monetary dialogue - 8th parliamentary term

Former German chancellor and Honorary Citizen of EuropeHelmut Kohl, who passed away on 16 June, was honoured for his contribution to Europe with a ceremony hosted by Parliament in Strasbourg on 1 July 2017.

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The ceremony was be attended by the presidents of EU institutions, former and current heads of state and government and other dignitaries.

Helmut Kohl, born in 1930, served as German chancellor from 1982 to 1998 and led the country through its reunification in 1990 following the collapse of the Soviet bloc. Together with then French president François Mitterrand, Kohl played an instrumental role in the signing of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, which created the euro and transformed the existing European communities into the European Union. EU heads of state and government proclaimed Helmut Kohl as “Honorary citizen of Europe” in December 1998. “The creation of German unity and the consolidation of European unification, culminating in Economic and Monetary Union, are Dr Helmut Kohl's life's work. For that life's work, we offer him our sincere gratitude and our heartfelt appreciation,” said the conclusions of the European Council in Vienna. Only Jean Monnet (in 1976) and Jacques Delors (in 2015) have been awarded the same title.

“Helmut Kohl was a visionary and a statesman who championed reconciliation and unity among the peoples of Europe. He will be missed,” said Parliament President Antonio Tajani on the news of his death.

European ceremony of honour for Helmut KOHL

Since the Law and Justice party (PiS) won both the presidential and parliamentary elections in Poland in autumn 2015, the new government has undertaken a series of reforms that critics say restrict democracy.

Freedom and pluralism: President Schulz of Parliament, and Commission vice-president Timmermans have voiced concern for the freedom and pluralism of Poland’s public-service television and radio and for the status of the Constitutional Court. On 13 January the Commission decided to start the first stage of the "Framework for addressing systemic threats to the Rule of Law" in Poland.

Women’s rights in Poland: the current sexual and reproductive health law in Poland is among the most restrictive in the EU but it does reflect a political consensus reached by all the parties years ago. This consensus has recently been put at risk by the pro-life movements calling for a total ban on abortion. Their “Pro- Right to Life” proposal (“citizen initiative”) and the restrictive act on IVF have been passed on for further work in the Polish parliament while a “Save the Women” proposal (a rival bid to liberalise access to legal abortion and introduce a large package of sexual and reproductive health services”) has been rejected despite earlier assurances that citizens’ initiatives will not be rejected without consideration in committees.

Rule of law in Poland - 8th parliamentary term

Europe and Africa have close historical, cultural and geographical ties. EU-Africa relations are based on the 2000 Cotonou Agreement with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, which grew out of the 1975 Lomé Convention.

Africa-EU relations are framed by the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) adopted by 80 African and European Heads of State and Government at the Lisbon Summit in 2007. This Strategy encompasses the Africa-EU Partnership, the political framework which defines bilateral relations. Its goal is a partnership between equals that will jointly tackle issues of mutual concern. It was reaffirmed with a positive spin at the 4th EU-Africa Summit held in April 2014 in Brussels.

EU - Africa (1994-2020)

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named in honour of the Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov, is awarded each year by the European Parliament. It was set up in 1988 to honour individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Each nominee must have the support of at least 40 MEPs, and each individual Member may support only one nominee. Signed nominations accompanied by supporting evidence are then assessed in a joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Committee on Development (DEVE). A shortlist of three candidates is drawn up through a vote by AFET and DEVE committees, and then submitted to the Conference of Presidents for a final vote. The winner is usually announced in October, and the award ceremony takes place in November/December at plenary sitting in Strasbourg.

Sakharov Prize 2017

Press conference by Sophie IN ’T VELD, Fabienne KELLER, Matjaž NEMEC and Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA rapporteurs on Migration Pact files (First part)
Press conference by Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE) and Malin BJÖRK (The Left, SE) rapporteurs on Migration Pact files (Second part)

Press conference on Asylum and migration pact files

The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee holds an exchange of views on the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) with Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, independent experts and industry representatives. The discussion will focus on the first assessment of compliance, mostly as regards to self-preferencing and app stores

IMCO Debate on the Digital Markets Act

EP President Metsola meets the President of the National Assembly of Slovenia, Urška Klakočar Zupančič and she addresses the National Assembly of Slovenia. President Metsola and President Klakočar Zupančič speak to the press. She also meets the President of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar and the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Robert Golob. The EP President and Prime Minister Golob speak to the press.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Slovenia

EP President Roberta Metsola, participates in the European Council, followed by a press conference

EP President Roberta METSOLA, at the European Council

President Metsola meets the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyha

Official meeting of President Metsola and Ukranian Prime Minister Denys  Shmyhal

President Metsola meets the Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa. in Brussels

Official meeting of President Metsola and Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa

EP President Roberta Metsola meets the Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution of Austria, Karoline Edtstadler and the President of the National Council of the Austrian Parliament, Wolfgang Sobotka. She also meets the Chancellor of Austria, Karl Nehammer and they speak to the press.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Austria

EP  President Metsola participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people. She meets the Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden, Andres Norlén and representatives of the political groups in the Parliament. She also meets the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson and they jointly speak to the press

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Sweden

New EU rules to reduce emissions from passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers is debated and voted by MEPs.

The regulation governing the type-approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles (Euro 7), provisionally agreed with the Council in December 2023, aims to support the EU’s transition towards clean mobility and improve air quality.

For passenger cars and vans, the current Euro 6 exhaust emissions limits and test conditions will be maintained, while stricter limits would be applied for buses and trucks. The Euro 7 standards also tackle non-exhaust emissions (microplastics from tyres and particles from brakes) and include requirements concerning battery durability.

Plenary Debate - Euro 7

Press conference by Marion WALSMANN (EPP, DE), rapporteur for safety of toys

Press conference on Toys' safety

Press conference by Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT) and Dragos TUDORACHE (Renew, RO), co-rapporteurs on AI Act plenary vote

Press conference on Artificial Intelligence vote

Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future.

Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point at 10.20 (still to be confirmed).

Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates.

Plenary Debate - This is Europe debate with the Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo

Press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), rapporteur on European Media Freedom Act

Press conference on European Media Freedom Act

MEPs discuss with the Council and Commission how to address the urgent concerns surrounding Ukrainian children being forcibly deported to Russia. 

Since Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine began in February 2022, international organisations have documented a wide range of serious human rights violations affecting children. Reports of children forcibly deported or displaced by Russian authorities, combined in many cases with them being subjected to re-education programmes and forced adoption, have raised concern. According to the Children of War initiative of the Ukrainian National Information Bureau (NIB), more than 19 500 children have been deported or forcibly displaced, and only 388 have been returned. 

In March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against President Putin, and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights. Both have been charged with the unlawful deportation of children and the unlawful transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia.

Plenary Debate - Concerns surrounding Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia

Press conference by Ciarán CUFFE (Greens/EFA, IE), rapporteur on the energy performance of buildings directive

Press conference: Energy performance of buildings

Ivana Andrés and Alba Redondo from the Spanish women’s national football team address MEPs.

To mark International Women’s Day, captain of the Spanish women’s football team Ivana Andrés and Alba Redondo, captain for club Levante, addresses MEPs,  followed by a round of political group speakers. Spain won the World Cup in 2023 for the first time, but the trophy presentation was marred by harassment. 

On the same day at around 10.30, , MEPs discuss whether Parliament should give its consent to Council for member states to ratify the International Labour Organization’s Convention on Violence and Harassment. The convention is the first international treaty to recognise the right to work free from violence and harassment.

Plenary Debate -  Parliament marks International Women’s Day (8 March)

Plans to reduce the energy consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions from the buildings sector are debated by plenary. 

The revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, agreed with the Council in December, aims to substantially reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption in the EU building sector by 2030, and have it achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The new rules also mean more of the worst-performing buildings will undergo renovation, and information-sharing on energy performance will be improved.
New buildings must be zero-emission as of 2030, and new buildings occupied or owned by public authorities must be zero-emission as of 2028. For residential buildings, member states have to put in place measures to ensure a reduction in the average level of primary energy used of at least 16% by 2030 and at least 20-22% by 2035.

Member states also have to adopt measures to decarbonise heating systems and phase out fossil fuels in heating and cooling with fossil fuel boilers being completely phased e out by 2040.

Plenary Debate - Energy performance of buildings

Parliament’s Spokesperson will hold a press briefing on the plenary session.

Last-minute  briefing

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - War in the Gaza Strip and the situation in the Middle-East

Committee Constitutive meeting on Development

DEVE

Committee Constitutive meeting on Legal Affairs

JURI

Committee Constitutive meeting on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

LIBE

Committee Constitutive meeting on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ENVI

Committee Constitutive meeting on Employment and Social Affairs

EMPL

Committee Constitutive meeting on Transport and Tourism

TRAN

Committee Constitutive meeting on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

IMCO

Committee Constitutive meeting on Budgets

BUDG

Committee Constitutive meeting on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Committee Constitutive meeting on Economic and Monetary Affairs

ECON

Committee Constitutive meeting on International Trade

INTA

Committee Constitutive meeting on Agriculture and Rural Development

AGRI

Committee Constitutive meeting on Foreign Affairs

AFET

Otvorenie rokovania

Vyhlásenie predsedníčky

Schválenie zápisnice z rokovaní

Žiadosti o zbavenie imunity

Menovité zloženie výborov

Schválenie zápisníc z rokovaní a zaslanie prijatých textov

Termíny nasledujúcich rokovaní

Plenary session

Press conference with Presidents Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola

Pokračovanie prerušeného rokovania

Press conference by Nicola PROCACCINI (ECR, IT), Co-President of the ECR Group, Geadis GEADI (ECR, CY), Emmanouil FRAGKOS (ECR, GR) on 50 years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974: Reflections on half a century of occupation and the struggle for justice

Oznámenia týkajúce sa 9. volebného obdobia

Program práce

Potreba nepretržitej podpory Ukrajiny zo strany EÚ (rozprava)

Schválenie zápisnice z predchádzajúceho rokovania

Hlasovanie

Vysvetlenia hlasovania

Schválenie zápisnice z dnešného rokovania

Skončenie rokovania

Press conference with Roberta Metsola, new President of the European Parliament

Ana MIGUEL PEDRO in the EP in Brussels

Rosa Maria SERRANO in the EP in Brussels

Cristina MAESTRE MARTIN in the EP in Brussels

Tobias CREMER in the EP in Brussels

Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR in the EP in Brussels

Leire PAJIN in the EP in Brussels

Stine BOSSE in the EP in Brussels

Evin INCIR in the EP in Brussels

LIBE Committee meeting

CCC constitutive meeting

SEDE Committee constitutive meeting

SANT Committee constitutive meeting

FISC Committee constitutive meeting

DROI Committee constitutive meeting

PECH Committee constitutive meeting

PETI Committee constitutive meeting

FEMM Committee constitutive meeting

CONT Committee constitutive meeting

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

Ursula von der Leyen takes the floor in Parliament’s plenary session and outline her vision and plans as Commission President, followed by a debate with MEPs. The vote by secret ballot follows the debate. Background Article 14 of the Treaty of the European Union provides that the EP “shall elect the President of the Commission.” In practice, based on Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, the candidate proposed by the European Council has to present their political guidelines to Parliament, followed by a debate. Parliament then elects the President of the Commission by a majority of its component MEPs - i.e. 361, in a Parliament of 720 Members.

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the arrival and speech by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, candidate President of the European Commission

Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission and candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029 makes a final statement after the debate with MEPs on her political priorities and her vision and plans as Commission President. The debate is followed by a vote (by secret paper ballot).

Statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029: closing statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN

MEPs 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: MEPs debate (part 2)

Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029 answers MEPs during the debate where she presented her political priorities and 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: answer by Ursula VON DER LEYEN

Statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029: MEPs debate (part 1)

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

Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029, presents her political priorities and outline her vision and plans as Commission President. The statement is followed by a debate with MEPs, in the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029

Statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029: speech by Ursula VON DER LEYEN

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, opens the session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029 will present her political priorities and outline 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: opening of the session by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

This video shows the atmosphere in the chamber before the statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029, to present her political priorities and outline 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: atmosphere in the chamber

This infoclip contains illustrative footage about Ursula von der Leyen, Candidate for the Commission Presidency for 2024 - 2029. After von der Leyen became the lead candidate for the EPP group, she participated in the 2024 Eurovision debate. The infoclip also shows von der Leyen voting in the European elections, delivering a speech at the election night, as well as participating in the European Council about the top jobs and the Conference of Presidents at the European Parliament.

Infoclip: Ursula VON DER LEYEN, Candidate for the European Commission Presidency (2024-2029)

MEPs vote by secret paper ballot after the debate with Ursula von der Leyen on her political priorities and outline her vision and plans as Commission President. To be elected, von der Leyen will need the backing of an absolute majority of the Parliament (more than half of its members) .

Election of the President of the European Commission: votes

The EP Conference of Presidents meets in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Arrivals, family photo and roundtable with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Sabine VERHEYEN (Vice-president), Sophie WILMES (Vice-president), Javi LOPEZ (Vice-president), Andrey KOVATCHEV (Quaestor), Pina PICIERNO (Vice-president), Nicolae STEFANUTA (Vice-president), Esteban GONZALEZ PONS (Vice-president), Marc ANGEL (Quaestor), Ewa KOPACZ (Vice-president), Christel SCHALDEMOSE (Vice-president), Kosma ZLOTOWSKI (Quaestor), Martin HOLSIK (Vice-president), Younous OMARJEE (Vice-president), Katarina BARLEY (Vice-president), Antonella SBERNA (Vice-president), Roberts ZILE (Vice-president), Fabienne KELLER (Quaestor), Victor NEGRESCU (Vice-president), Miriam LEXDMANN (Quaestor).

Meeting of the EP Bureau: arrivals, roundtable and family photo

Kto je Roberta Metsola, predsedníčka Európskeho parlamentu, ktorú v júli 2024 druhýkrát zvolili na tento post? Ako ju vybrali a akú má úlohu? 
 
Každého dva a pol roka si Európsky parlament vyberá človeka, ktorý ho zastupuje pri jednania s ďalšími inštitúciami v EÚ a na svetovej scéne. Prezident alebo prezidentka Parlamentu sa volí v tajnom hlasovaní a voľba sa koná na prvom plenárnom zasadnutí po voľbách.
 
Post získa kandidát, ktorý v hlasovaní dosiahne absolútnu väčšinu. 
 
Prezident riadi aj činnosť Parlamentu, predsedá plenárnym zasadnutiam a vyhlasuje konečné schválenie rozpočtu EÚ. Medzi jeho úlohy patrí aj stanovenie pohľadu Parlamentu na začiatku každého stretnutia Európskej rady. 
 
Viac informácií nájdete v našom článku: https://elections.europa.eu/sk/parliament-president/

Roberta Metsola: zoznámte sa s predsedníčkou Európskeho parlamentu

MEPs vote on the number and size of Parliament’s standing committees, sub-committees and delegations. Membership of the committees will be announced on Friday. The composition of its committees and subcommittees should as far as possible reflect the composition of Parliament as a whole. The proportional distribution of committee seats among political groups must not depart from the nearest appropriate whole number.

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