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Tuesday in the European Parliament Live
Europe: The force fights start once more
The new European Parliament has started its first session and chose German Socialist Martin Schulz to another term as parliament president.
He got 409 votes in the 751-seat chamber, after his Socialist S&d coalition upheld the moderate Jean-Claude Juncker to be Commission president.
Mr Juncker's EPP coalition, the greatest in parliament, voted in favor of Mr Schulz in an arrangement providing for him a 2.5-year term.
British Eurosceptic Meps turned their backs when the EU's song of devotion was played.
A chamber ensemble opened the session in Strasbourg by playing Beethoven's Ode to Joy.
Most Meps remained up for it, however British Conservatives - in the ECR bunch - sat quietly while UKIP parts turned their backs, the Eurosceptic MEP Daniel Hannan tweeted.
Martin Schulz, record pic Martin Schulz says there is presently "no progressive system" among EU organizations
The Lisbon Treaty, marked almost five years prior, gave the parliament an equivalent say with EU governments in many ranges of EU business.
In a discourse to Meps on Tuesday, Mr Schulz said "there is presently no progression in the EU... today we are the wellspring of just authenticity in the EU".
New system
Mr Schulz was the middle left Socialists' opponent to Mr Juncker for the European Commission presidency.
Anyhow after the middle right European People's Party (EPP) won the decision the Socialists sponsored Mr Juncker for the employment.
A week ago's disputable EU summit vote for Mr Juncker was seen as a triumph for the European Parliament's "Spitzenkandidat" (lead applicant) activity.
The parliament - with Mr Schulz in the vanguard - contended that the top hopeful of the winning gathering in the European race must lead the Commission, for EU foundations to have believability among voters.
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Should EU nullify its Strasbourg building?
UK Prime Minister David Cameron questioned the parliament having such a huge say in the decision of Commission boss - a strategy which withdrew from EU point of reference. However just Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban voted with him.
Before Mr Schulz's decision on Tuesday the gathering bunches' opponent hopefuls put their cases to individual Meps.
The ECR's Sajjad Karim censured what he called a "comfy accord expedited away from plain view". He said the Meps' vote was at that point a done arrangement, and the employment of parliament president had been "lessened to just a negotiating tool".
Ulrike Lunacek of the Greens likewise censured "a precooked arrangement which we simply elastic stamp".
European Parliament realistic
EPP - European People's Party (focus right)
S&d - Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in Europe (focus left)
ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (liberal)
GUE/NGL - European United Left-Nordic Green (left-wing and Eurosceptic)
Greens/EFA - Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens and regionalists/patriots)
ECR - European Conservatives and Reformists Group (conservative)
EFD - Europe of Freedom and Democracy (Eurosceptic)
NA - Non-joined (Meps not in any gathering - incorporates numerous Eurosceptics or hostile to EU)
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