European Parliament today also is with flags proudly

First constitutive session of the newly elected European Parliament after elections on June 7 opens today in Strasbourg. 736 are members who will meet during the five-year parliamentary term. Bulgaria has 17 members, which is one less that the previous Council.

The first and most important task in the founding session to elect a new President of the European Parliament.

Election of June 7 most present the European People’s Party / EPP – moderate right and logical for the favorite it was proposed by the EPP Yezhi Buzek, former Prime Minister of Poland in the years 1997-2001

In recent days moderate right, left and Liberals or so. traditional political families are
agreed to edinodeystvie in votes on important European issues. The aim is to counteract kraynodesnite, antievropeyskite and evroskeptichnite forces in the European Union, which noted the recent elections a success.

Of the constituent session was saved a very important choice.

Before the threat of Barroso’s nomination to be rejected and the new Parliament to be opposed to other European institutions in the early days of its existence, it was agreed to pass the founding session without voting on the nomination of Barroso.

In the days of the session members will also discuss the results of the Czech presidency of the European Union, will be familiar with the program of the Swedish Presidency of the EU until the end of the year, will discuss the situation in Iran and European Union policy towards this country.

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