Opening - February plenary session 

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Parliament President David Sassoli opened the February plenary session ©EU/EP 2020  

President Sassoli opened the 8-11 February plenary session.

Incoming MEPs


Tom Vandenkendelaere (EPP, BE) as of 25 January 2021

Emma Wiesner (Renew Europe, SE) as of 4 February 2021

Changes to the agenda



Monday

Pursuant to Rule 163 on urgent procedure, the following files are added for adoption:


  • Temporary relief on slot utilisation rules at EU airports, and
  • Temporary measures concerning the validity of certificates and licences (Omnibus II).



These requests will be put to the vote on Monday.



Requests by committees to start negotiations with Council and Commission


Decisions by committees to enter into inter-institutional negotiations (Rule 71) are published on the plenary website.


If no request for a vote in Parliament on the decision to enter into negotiations is made by Tuesday 12.00 midnight, the committees may start negotiations.


Information on the extraordinary remote participation procedure is available here.