{"id":7543,"date":"2024-06-27T13:11:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T11:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&#038;p=7543"},"modified":"2024-06-27T13:13:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T11:13:27","slug":"issa-li-ghaddew-l-elezzjonijiet-xi-jmiss","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/issa-li-ghaddew-l-elezzjonijiet-xi-jmiss\/","title":{"rendered":"After the elections\u2026What happens next?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EP-520-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7544\" srcset=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EP-520-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EP-520-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EP-520-768x511.jpg 768w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EP-520-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EP-520-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EP-520-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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 on who will head EU institutions and resume Parliament\u2019s work of adopting legislation and holding the European Commission and other EU bodies to account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What will be the first tasks of the new European Parliament?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first plenary session of the new legislative term will take place from 16 to 19 July in Strasbourg. Before that session, the newly-elected Members will form political groups based on shared political ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the first plenary, the Parliament will elect its new President, vice-presidents and quaestors as well as decide on the number of MEPs who will be sitting in each parliamentary committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a later stage, MEPs will vote to elect a new President of the European Commission. Then they will assess candidates for commissioners through public hearings. The new Commission will need to secure Parliament approval in a plenary vote to take office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, MEPs will resume examining and amending legislation, scrutinising the work of other EU institutions and debating topical issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What happens at the first plenary session of the new European Parliament?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MEPs will elect a new President of the European Parliament, vice-presidents and quaestors and take other important decisions about the organisation of their work, for example how many Members will sit in each parliamentary committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European elections on 6-9 June 2024 opened the next chapter for the European Union. 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