The newly elected President then takes the chair and is entitled to make an opening address (though he or she can also choose to make just a few short remarks, with a more formal speech at a later date), before presiding over the election of the Vice-Presidents and Quaestors.
Prezidijs sagatavo Parlamenta provizorisko tāmes projektu, atļauj rīkot komiteju sanāksmes ārpus parastajām darba vietām, veikt uzaicināto personu uzklausīšanu, kā arī referentu mācību un izpētes braucienus.