Plenary organisation

President Roberta Metsola began by informing MEPs that the testing of new organisational measures designed to make plenary proceedings more engaging, efficient and effective would continue this session.

Conduct in the chamber

On the subject of conduct witnessed in the chamber during the June session, including aggressive chanting, jeering, finger-pointing and filming of Members, Metsola stated firmly that this was not acceptable, reminding MEPs that while discussions and votes can be controversial, “they must always be based on mutual respect and on tolerance. Aggressive behaviour damages this House’s reputation and undermines the values that we work so hard to uphold.” . The president went on to say that appropriate action would be taken to ensure that the scenes witnessed last month never happen again.

Srebrenica anniversary

Reminding MEPs that this week marks 31 years since the genocide in Srebrenica, Metsola remembered the thousands of Bosnian…