The economic governance package of measures aimed at toughening rules on budget deficits and government debt and introducing new controls on economic imbalances across the EU was approved on Wednesday, following a deal reached last week. Also on the agenda of the second plenary this month in Strasbourg were a range of foreign affairs items including, Palestine's UN bid for statehood, tensions between Turkey and Cyprus and the upcoming Eastern partnership summit.
Also up for discussion were proposals for improved road safety, the EP's position on the Rio+ sustainable development targets and a call for a "Europe brand" strategy for tourism.
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso gave his state of the union address to parliament on Wednesday morning, while the head of the eurogroup, Jean-Claude Juncker, faced MEPs to discuss the euro zone's most pressing problems on Tuesday afternoon.
This week's question time with the Commission was on Tuesday morning and focused on EU trade and third countries.
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