Parliament's President Hans-Gert Pöttering opened the first plenary session following the summer recess by expressing his sadness at the recent deaths of Gaston Thorn and Raymond Barre, "who both served as distinguished European Commissioners and as prime ministers of their respective countries" (Luxembourg and France).
Eiropas Parlaments šodien atklāja pirmo plenārsesiju pēc vasaras pārtraukuma.