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European Parliament hearings with Commissioners-designate to start on 4 November
The Conference of Presidents (EP President and leaders of political groups) agreed on the calendar for the hearings of the Commissioners-designate. The hearings will start on 4 November and take…
Sakharov Prize 2024: presentation of candidates
Political groups presented their candidates for Sakharov Prize 2024 during a joint committee meeting. The three finalists will be selected in October. The candidates for the 2024 Sakharov Prize, the…
Pesticides: No residues of EU-banned products in imported food
Two Commission decisions to allow residue levels of several pesticides banned in the EU in imported food were voted down by Parliament. Parliament rejected two Commission decisions allowing import tolerances…
“Equality over discrimination: history must never repeat itself” – President Metsola
The European Parliament marks European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and honours the Sinti and Roma murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe. The European Parliament joins the international community in marking European Roma…
Parliament re-elects Ursula von der Leyen as Commission President
© European Union 2024 - Source : EP With 401 votes in favour, the European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission in a secret…
Roberta Metsola re-elected President
© European Union 2024 - Source : EP Roberta Metsola won the election in the first round of voting, where she received an absolute majority of 562 votes cast out…
Metsola to EUCO: “Focus on competitiveness, security & defence and social equality”
“Competitiveness, security & defence, and social equality are clear electoral messages for the EU’s programme”, said EP President Roberta Metsola to the European Council. Addressing the European Council Brussels, President…
After the elections…What happens next?
The European elections on 6-9 June 2024 opened the next chapter for the European Union. The newly-elected Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will take a number of key decisions…
European Parliament ready to engage, President Metsola tells the European Council
EP President Metsola emphasised the strongest commitment of the Parliament to ensuring the smooth running of the process leading to the election of the next Commission President. Addressing the informal…
Election 2024: Updated seat projection for new European Parliament
The above projection is based on final results from 17 EU member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland Slovakia;…