European Parliament’s constitutive plenary session will take place on 16-19 July in Strasbourg

Political groups of the European Parliament will prepare for the constitutive session of Parliament’s tenth legislative term, which will take place on 16-19 July in Strasbourg. The session will start with the election of the President of the Parliament. MEPs will then elect their Bureau (14 Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors) and decide on the number of MEPs and composition of each parliamentary committee and delegation.

On Thursday morning (18 July), MEPs are expected to hold a debate with Ursula von der Leyen, the candidate for the Commission Presidency, followed by a vote on her election.

On Wednesday morning (17 July), Parliament is set to assess the outcome of the 27 June EU summit in a debate with European Council President Charles Michel.

The final draft agenda for the plenary session will be decided by Parliament’s Conference of Presidents on Thursday 11 July.

More information: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda

Contact: Lebo Mofolo, lmofolo@frucom.eu