After the inaugural plenary session in Strasbourg MEPs return to Brussels for the first Committee week of this term. more »
Polish MEP Jerzy Buzek (EPP), born in Śmiłowice on 3 July 1940, has been elected Parliament's President for the next two and half years. more »
The leaders of the political groups in the European Parliament, the so-called Conference of Presidents, on Thursday took note of the official proposal by European governments of José Manuel Barroso as Commission President for the next five years. more »
Incoming MEPs will benefit from and be subject to the new Member's Statute that enters into force with the new term. more »
In the post-election phase we have been doing some number crunching and come up with some statistics and facts on the new Members of the European Parliament. more »
Last year over a quarter of a million members of the public visited the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg. more »
With 736 elected Members and almost 6,000 staff spread in 27 different countries, the European Parliament faces enormous challenges to meet its own self-stated aim of cutting its carbon footprint by 30% by 2020. more »
On 22 and 23 June, the European Commission will hold a major event in Brussels to examine the impact of climate change on employment. more »
In the first of a short series about Parliament's Information Offices around Europe, we turn our attention to the EU's smallest state, Malta, and talk to Julian Vassallo, head of the Parliament's office there. more »
Mr Barroso gets the nod from council for another five years. more »
In the first of a short series about Parliament's Information Offices around Europe, we turn our attention to the EU's smallest state, Malta, and talk to Julian Vassallo, head of the Parliament's office there.
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