New European Parliament up and running
15/07/2019
The European Parliament plenary is convening in Strasbourg this week, its first session since appointing its new President, Vice Presidents and Committee Chairs. Needless to say all eyes will be on the vote to elect the next President of the European Commission on Tuesday evening. Yet Members will also be debating a range of issues and holding a number of votes, as they kick off the ordinary parliamentary business of the 9th legislative term.
Overseeing proceedings will be David Sassoli, an Italian MEP from the S&D Group who has been elected President of the Parliament for a term of 2.5 years. During constitutive meetings last week, the Parliament’s Committees also elected their respective Chairs for the next two and a half years. Most relevant for Orgalim are the committees responsible for shaping the EU framework within which Europe’s technology industries innovate and do business.