Forthcoming Events
- 10/03/2010 - 1:30pm
- 16/03/2010 - 12:00pm
- 23/03/2010 - 3:30pm
- 08/04/2010 - 9:00am
European Parliament session, Strasbourg 8-11 March 2010
MEPs meet in plenary session in Strasbourg on 8-11 March 2010.
Among the highlights of the agenda:
- Baroness Ashton on foreign & security policy; the Arctic
- Question Time with President Barroso - Fundamental rights
- Pet passports scheme - renewal of rules
Our office launched in January a new education resource called 'Crisis Point' that enables pupils to 'learn aby doing'. It provides an opportunity for them to take on roles as citizens, MEPs and Commissioners and decide what to do when faced with a dramatic challange.
For more details see EuroAcademy Online, our new education website:
- See on the right the banner linked to 'Writing for (y)EU': the collective blog of the Web-team of the European Parliament. This is NOT an official European Parliament website. Which means that whatever is expressed in those pages, it DOES NOT reflect in any way the position of the European Parliament.
- School trips are often seen as a good way to have fun with one's classmates. Yet sometimes the teenagers take more pleasure from the didactic part of a visit than their teachers. The two groups of London students who recently went to the European Parliament are a good illustration of this approach.
The European Parliament has a facebook profile, check it out!
Join the chats with your MEPs and others on the social networking site!
European Parliament is using Twitter.
Twitter is a free service that lets you keep in touch with people through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What's happening?
- Join today to start receiving Europarl_EN's tweets.
- European Parliament on YouTube
- European Parliament on Flickr
- The European Parliament Prize for Journalism will be awarded for the third time in 2010. It will be given to journalists who have covered major issues at a European level or promoted a better understanding of the EU institutions and/or EU policies.
There will be four different categories for the prize:
• Written press
• Radio
• TV
• Internet
The winner in each section will receive €5,000. The deadline for submissions is 31 March 2010. Public Forum: Can we make poverty history in Europe?
In 2010 the European Union’s headline campaign will focus on combating poverty and social exclusion, a decade after European leaders’ promises to eradicate them. So what went wrong? And what should be done to fight poverty?(Watch the video on EuroparlTv - 29 minutes)
Essen in Germany, Istanbul in Turkey and Pécs in Hungary are the three European capitals of culture for 2010. A variety of cultural events will be held throughout the year with the aim of showcasing the attractions the cities offer. The choice of Istanbul has a particular significance as it is a country that is a candidate for future EU membership.
Further information: