Citizens often send messages to the President of the European Parliament (or to the institution’s public portal) expressing their views on current issues and/or requesting action from the Parliament.… Read More Citizens’ enquiries on the Patrick Zaky case
The President of the European Parliament has received a large number of messages calling on the EU to adopt a clear and humane migration and external border policy.… Read More Citizens’ enquiries on the situation at the EU’s external borders with Turkey following a large attempted influx of migrants
The President of the European Parliament has received a large number of messages calling on the Parliament to revoke its resolution on the fundamental rights of people of African descent in Europe.… Read More Citizens’ enquiries on the EP resolution on the fundamental rights of people of African descent in Europe
The President of the European Parliament has received a large number of messages calling on the Parliament to reject, if submitted for a vote, an ‘Anti-Extremism Directive’.… Read More Citizens’ enquiries on the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Stop extremism’
The President of the European Parliament has received a large number of messages calling for the European Parliament to reject a Commission proposal to amend the rules concerning lead concentration in PVC.… Read More Citizens’ enquiries on rules concerning lead concentration in PVC
The President of the European Parliament has received a large number of messages on the import and transport of wildlife into Vietnam.
You can find below, in English and Dutch, the reply sent to citizens who wrote to the President of the European Parliament on this matter.… Read More Citizens’ enquiries on the import and transport of wildlife into Vietnam
This ‘at a glance’ note is intended to review some of the highlights of the plenary part-session, and notably to follow up on key dossiers identified by EPRS. It does not aim to be exhaustive. For more detailed information on specific files, please see other EPRS products, notably our ‘EU legislation in progress’ briefings, and the plenary minutes.… Read More Plenary round-up – Strasbourg, July I 2019
The agenda of the next parliamentary session in Strasbourg from 2-4 July 2019 will be a little different from the usual. Meeting for the first time, the 751 directly elected Members of this new, ninth Parliament (sitting from 2019 to 2024), will deal with elections of their peers to the most important offices in Parliament.… Read More European Parliament Constituent Session – July I 2019
At their most recent meeting, EU Heads of State or Government postponed decisions on nominating a set of high-level EU appointments, including the position of President of the European Commission.… Read More Outcome of the European Council and Euro Summit, 20-21 June 2019
At the July I plenary sitting, the newly elected European Parliament (EP) is due to elect its 31st President, to hold office until mid-term at the beginning of 2022, when a new election for Parliament’s President will be held. The President has an important and increasingly visible function in the EU institutional and international setting, mirroring the influential role of the Parliament as shaper of EU policies and co-legislator.… Read More Electing the European Parliament’s President [Policy Podcast]