MEPs had the opportunity to give their reactions to the 8-9 December key euro crisis summit when they discussed the outcome on Tuesday morning. Also on the agenda during the 12-15 December Strasbourg plenary was the award of this year's Sakharov Prize to five Arab Spring activists on Wednesday.
Consumer issues were high on the agenda, with votes on tougher rules on labelling fruit juices, aimed at making it clear to consumers whether sweeteners have been added, and on cutting phosphates in dishwashing detergent.
High Representative Catherine Ashton was in plenary on Tuesday afternoon to discuss human rights and the impact of the crisis on the defence sector.
MEPs also considered Poland's six months at the head of the Council, which ends at the end of December, and EP President Jerzy Buzek looked back at his two and a half years in office on Thursday.
The rights of victims of crime and those suspected of having committed a crime were also in focus.
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