Thursday, 24 October
Parliament condemns China's continued military provocations against Taiwan and firmly rejects any unilateral change to the status-quo in the Taiwan Strait.
The leader of Venezuela’s democratic forces and the opposition candidate in the July presidential elections will receive the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
On Thursday, Parliament denounced Azerbaijan’s poor human rights record and called on the EU to end its gas dependency on Baku.
Wednesday, 23 October
Parliament demands an EU budget for 2025 that focuses on improving people's lives, boosting competitiveness, and addressing current challenges.
On Tuesday, MEPs paved the way for improved management of European airspace, enabling more direct flights and fewer delays, and supporting climate neutrality.
365 workers of the retail chain Match-Smatch who lost their jobs following store closures and layoffs will receive €2.7 million in EU aid to help them find work.
Tuesday, 22 October
On Tuesday, MEPs gave their green light to an extraordinary loan of up to €35 billion to Ukraine, to be repaid with future revenues from frozen Russian assets.
President Metsola opened the 21-24 October plenary session in Strasbourg with the following announcements.
The EU should do its utmost to ensure that Edmundo González Urrutia, the legitimate and democratically elected President of Venezuela, can take office on 10 January 2025.
On Friday, the members who will sit on each of Parliament’s committees and subcommittees in the tenth legislature were announced in plenary.
This morning, Ursula von der Leyen outlined her priorities if re-elected Commission President, followed by reactions from MEPs. The vote by secret paper ballot will begin at 13.00.
With 401 votes in favour, the European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission in a secret ballot on 18 July.
On Wednesday, MEPs approved the proposal on the number of members in Parliament’s 20 committees and four sub-committees, as well as its 48 standing delegations.
With Russia’s war against Ukraine raging on, Parliament reconfirmed on Wednesday its view that the EU must continue to support Kyiv for as long as it takes until victory.
MEPs have chosen Parliament’s new Bureau, with all 14 Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors elected on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On Tuesday, MEPs re-elected Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) as President of the European Parliament until 2027, with 562 votes in the first round.
In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs strongly condemn the recent Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel and call for further sanctions against Iran.
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