Sixth European Parliament
The Sixth European Parliament was the sixth five-year term of the elected European Parliament. It began on Tuesday 20 July 2004 in Strasbourg following the 2004 elections and ended after the 2009 elections.
Major events
- 10–13 June 2004
- * Elections to the Sixth Parliament.
- 20 July 2004
- * First meeting of the Sixth Parliament.
- * Giovanni Berlinguer presides as oldest member.
- * Josep Borrell is elected as President of the European Parliament.
- 22 July 2004
- * Parliament approves José Manuel Barroso as President of the European Commission.
- 27 September to 11 October 2004
- * Parliamentary hearings for the European Commissioners.
- * Parliament airs objections to Ingrida Udre, László Kovács, Neelie Kroes, Mariann Fischer-Boel and Rocco Buttiglione.
- * Buttiglione is replaced by Franco Frattini, Ingrida Udre replaced by Andris Piebalgs and László Kovács reshuffled.
- 18 November 2004
- * The Barroso Commission is approved by Parliament.
- 22 November 2004
- * Barroso Commission takes office.
- 12 December 2006
- * Parliament approves Meglena Kuneva and Leonard Orban as new European Commissioners for Romania and Bulgaria.
- 1 January 2007
- * Accession of Romania and Bulgaria, their observers in Parliament become full MEPs.
- 15 January 2007
- * Hans-Gert Pöttering is elected President of the European Parliament.
- 20 May 2007
- * Election of Bulgarian MEPs.
- 25 November 2007
- * Election of Romanian MEPs.
- 20 February 2008
- * Parliament approves the Lisbon Treaty.
Activity
Major resolutions and positions
| Resolution/position number | Procedure number | Notes |
| Amended and approved , the REACH regulation | ||
| European Parliament resolution on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners | ||
| Amended and approved , the Bolkestein directive | ||
| Amended and approved , the rail competition directive | ||
| Rejected the proposed directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions | ||
| Amended and approved , the mobile phone roaming regulation | ||
| Amended and approved , the air pricing clarity regulation | ||
| Amended and approved , the illegal immigration directive | ||
| European Parliament resolution on the Common Foreign and Security Policy |
Committees
Summary
Temporary committees
Committees of enquiry
Delegations
| Type | Number | Sources |
| Europe delegations | 10 | |
| Non-Europe delegations | 24 | |
| Ad-hoc delegations | 1 |
Political groups
| Group name | Acronym |
| European People's Party–European Democrats | EPP-ED |
| Party of European Socialists | PES |
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe | ALDE |
| Greens/European Free Alliance | G/EFA |
| European United Left-Nordic Green Left | EUL-NGL |
| Independence/Democracy | IND/DEM |
| Union for a Europe of Nations | UEN |
| Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty | ITS |
| Non-Inscrits | NI |
Leadership
Presidents
Vice-Presidents
| Group | 2004–2006 | 2007–2009 |
| EPP-ED | Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca Antonios Trakatellis Edward McMillan-Scott Ingo Friedrich Mario Mauro Jacek Saryusz-Wolski Miroslav Ouzký | Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Alejo Vidal-Quadras Edward McMillan-Scott Mario Mauro |
| PES | Dagmar Roth-Behrendt António Costa Pierre Moscovici | Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez Mechtild Rothe Pierre Moscovici Manuel António Dos Santos Marek Siwiec |
| ALDE | Luigi Cocilovo Janusz Onyszkiewicz | Luigi Cocilovo Diana Wallis |
| G/EFA | Gérard Onesta | Gérard Onesta |
| EUL-NGL | Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann | Luisa Morgantini |
| IND/DEM | n/a | n/a |
| UEN | n/a | Adam Bielan |
| ITS | n/a | n/a |
Quaestors
| Group | 2004–2006 | 2007–2009 |
| EPP-ED | James Nicholson Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl Astrid Lulling | James Nicholson Astrid Lulling Ingo Friedrich |
| PES | Genowefa Grabowska Mia De Vits | Mia De Vits Szabolcs Fazakas |
| ALDE | n/a | Jan Mulder |
Chairs of the political groups
| Group | Chairs |
| EPP-ED | Hans-Gert Pöttering, Joseph Daul |
| PES | Martin Schulz |
| ALDE | Graham Watson |
| G/EFA | Monica Frassoni Daniel Cohn-Bendit |
| EUL-NGL | Alonso José Puerta Francis Wurtz |
| IND/DEM | Jens-Peter Bonde, Kathy Sinnott, Hanne Dahl Nigel Farage |
| UEN | Brian Crowley Cristiana Muscardini |
| ITS | Bruno Gollnisch |
Membership
;Groups;Apportionment
| State | Seats | State | Seats | |
| ' | 99 | ' | 78 | |
| ' | 78 | ' | 78 | |
| ' | 54 | ' | 54 | |
| ' | 35 | ' | 27 | |
| ' | 24 | ' | 24 | |
| ' | 24 | ' | 24 | |
| ' | 24 | ' | 19 | |
| ' | 18 | ' | 18 | |
| ' | 14 | ' | 14 | |
| ' | 14 | ' | 13 | |
| ' | 13 | ' | 9 | |
| ' | 7 | ' | 6 | |
| ' | 6 | ' | 6 | |
| 5 | Total | 732 / 785 |
Secretariat
| Office | Post | Name | Source |
| Office of the Secretary-General | Secretary-General of the European Parliament | Julian Priestley Harald Rømer Klaus Welle | |
| Legal Service | Jurisconsult of the European Parliament | Christian Pennera | |
| Directorate-General for the Presidency | Director-General | David Harley | |
| Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union | Director-General | Riccardo Ribera d'Alcala | |
| Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union | Director-General | Dietmar Nickel | |
| Directorate-General for Communication | Director-General | Francesca R. Ratti | |
| Directorate-General for Personnel | Director-General | Barry Wilson | |
| Directorate-General for Infrastructure and Logistics | Director-General | Constantin Stratigakis | |
| Directorate-General for Translation | Director-General | Juana Lahousse-Juárez | |
| Directorate-General for Interpretation and Conferences | Director-General | Olga Cosmidou | |
| Directorate-General for Finance | Director-General | Roger Vanhaeren |