After the traditional opening remarks by the President of the Parliament - for 30 minutes the floor of the House is given to individual MEPs who are allowed to speak or ask a question for 1 minute on anything they deem to be of "political importance".
Parlamenta plenārsesijas tradicionāli un saskaņā ar Eiropas Parlamenta Reglamentu tiek atklātas ar eirodeputātu vienas minūtes runām par jautājumiem, kas nav darba kārtībā.