Click on the photos for some of the action from the Parliament's December sitting in Strasbourg Sakharov, EU budget, crisis mechanism for euro and Wikileaks all feature on agenda The award of the Sakharov human rights prize saw an ovation for a Cuban dissident represented by an empty chair, the EU finally got its 2011 budget, Commission President Barroso fielded MEPs' questions on Wikileaks, the rules for a brand new democratic mechanism were laid down and political disagreements erupted Interrupting a draft law on a proposed new single EU work permit, meaning the last plenary of 2010 wrapped up the parliamentary year in suitably dramatic fashion.
Parlamentam 2011.gads noslēdzās ar plenārsesiju Strasbūrā, kur darba gaisotne bija gada beigām pienācīga: īpaši aizkustinoša izvērtās Saharova balvas piešķiršanas ceremonija, pēdējā mirklī tika apstiprināts 2011.gada budžets, deputāti debatēja par Wikileaks lietu un apstiprināja jauno pilsoniskās demokrātijas mehānismu.