EP President Hans-Gert Pöttering (right) welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' to Parliament, 11 February After the turmoil in Gaza, MEPs give the speech of President Abbas a standing ovation, 11 February Alexandr Vondra, the Czech Deputy PM for European Affairs, looking relaxed during our interview The "shadow of words" exhibition in honour of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish is opened by Hans-Gert Pöttering, next to the Chamber Karl-Heinz Florenz, the German MEP whose key report on climate change was voted last week, responds to comments from readers of this site Ahead of the debate, Claudia Fava prepares to present key points from his report on sanctions against employers of illegal migrants.
Eiropas Parlaments priekšsēdētājs Hanss-Gerts Poterings (labajā pusē) sveic Palestīniešu pašpārvaldes prezidentu Mahmudu Abāsu Ovācijas pēc Mahmuda Abāsa uzrunas Intervējam Čehijas Republikas premjerministra vietnieku Aleksandru Vondru Hanss-Gerts Poterings atklāj palestīniešu dzejniekam Mahmudam Dārvišam veltīto izstādi "Vārdu ēnas" Vācu deputāts Karl-Heinz Florenz, kurš sagatavoja ziņojumu par klimata pārmaiņām, atbild uz mūsu lasītāju komentāriem Pirms debatēm.