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The European Parliament is now in session in Strasbourg (8 to 11 February 2010).
The agenda for the part-session is available.
The minutes, the verbatim report of proceedings and the texts adopted by Parliament will be made available during the part-session.

Did you know?

That during the sittings held for the purpose of electing the new President and the bureau, it is the outgoing President or, failing him or her, one of the outgoing Vice- Presidents in order of precedence or, in the absence of any of them, the member having held office for the longest period who is in the chair until the President has been elected?

Rule 11, Rules of Procedure

REF.: 20081208TIP43970

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Committees

Parliament has 20 policy committees, which meet, mainly in Brussels, throughout the year. Check out the committee page to find out which committees are meeting, when and what is on the agenda. You can also find information about who is who in the committees, minutes of the meetings, all the working documents and news about hearings and studies.

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Plenary

The plenary sittings are the high point of parliament's work. This is where all the work done by the committees and political groups culminates. It is also where MEPs get to debate with other movers and shakers in the EU. The plenary sittings take place mainly in Strasbourg, the headquarters of the parliament, but some meetings also take place in Brussels.

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