President Borrell opened the plenary session with reference to two tragic events that occurred recently: the crash of a Slovak army plane carrying peacekeepers from the NATO force in Kosovo on Thursday 19 January; and the accident that occurred on Saturday 28 January in Chorzów, when the roof of an exhibition hall collapsed and 62 people died.
Parlamenta priekšsēdētājs J. Borrels 1. februārī atklāja plenārsesiju, izsakot līdzjūtību Slovākijas lidmašīnas avārijā bojā gājušo karavīru ģimenēm.