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The president of the European Parliament presides over the debates and activities of the European Parliament. They also represent the Parliament within the European Union (EU) and internationally. The president's signature is required for laws initiated under co-decision and the EU budget .
On Sassoli's death, Metsola became the acting president of the European Parliament. [37] Metsola with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the European Parliament on 26 January 2023. On 18 January 2022, on her 43rd birthday, Metsola was elected president of the European Parliament for a two-and-a-half-year term.
By Kate Abnett. STRASBOURG (Reuters) -Roberta Metsola, a Maltese lawmaker from the centre-right European People's Party, easily won a second term on Tuesday as president of the European Parliament ...
The commission president is proposed by the European Council, who take account of the previous European Elections, before being elected by the European Parliament for a five-year mandate. It has been described by some as the "President of the European Union" but a more common analogy is "Prime Minister of the European Union" given the style of ...
The president of the European Parliament is the body's speaker and presides over the multi-party chamber.
Lawmakers at the European Parliament on Thursday re-elected Ursula von der Leyen to a second 5-year term as president of the European Union’s executive commission, giving her a comfortable ...
The Conference of Presidents shall take decisions on the organisation of Parliament's work and matters relating to legislative planning. The Conference of Presidents shall be the authority responsible for matters relating to relations with the other institutions and bodies of the European Union and with the national parliaments of Member States.
On 15 September 2011, members of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament unanimously nominated Schulz as their candidate for the President of the European Parliament. On 17 January 2012, Schulz was elected as President of the European Parliament, with 387 votes in favour out of 670 cast. [13]