Opening of new European Parliament
Tuesday: election of new EP President
For the post of
President there are two candidates: For the right of centre European
People's Party, former Polish PM Jerzy Buzek has been nominated by his
peers. On the left, Swedish MEP Eva Britt Svensson has put her hat into
the ring. MEPs will vote in a secret ballot on Tuesday morning to
settle the issue.
Tuesday: election of new EP President
For
the post of President there are two candidates: For the right of centre
European People's Party, former Polish PM Jerzy Buzek has been
nominated by his peers. On the left, Swedish MEP Eva Britt Svensson has
put her hat into the ring. MEPs will vote in a secret ballot on Tuesday
morning to settle the issue.
After that will come the
election of the Vice-presidents of the Parliament and a debate on the
outgoing Czech Presidency of the Union.
Wednesday: Swedish EU Presidency unveils platform
On
Wednesday Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will be in the
Chamber to lay out what he hopes to achieve over the next six months as
Stockholm takes over the EU Presidency. Tackling the job crisis in
Europe and steering the EU towards a common position for the Copenhagen
climate talks are expected to be key goals.
The day also sees debates on the situation in Iran, China and Honduras.
Thursday: Parliament's Committees formed
Thursday
sees the formation of Parliament's Committees which will play a key
role in the process of amending legislation over the next years.
In numbers
300 - approximate days of debate in the upcoming 5 year term
20 - Permanent Committees
736 - MEPs entitled to vote for EP President
20 and 34 - Committees and Parliamentary delegations
