Opening - July plenary session

President Sassoli i expressed his solidarity and condolences to the victims of forest fires in Cyprus, at the opening of the plenary session in Strasbourg.

The EU disaster management tool, rescEU has been made available, said the president, to support Cyprus in managing the forest fires that have led to four deaths and have caused enormous suffering and destruction. “When we work together, we are stronger”, he added.

Requests by committees to start negotiations with Council and Commission

Decisions by committees to enter into inter-institutional negotiations (Rule 72) 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.