EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

DIRECTORATE FOR PLENARY SESSIONS

Duration of sitting per debate type

9th parliamentary term

2019 2020 2021 Total

Elections of the President and Vice-Presidents of
3h24 - - 3h24 0.48%
the EP
Other elections 1h11 - - 1h11 0.17%
Legislative debates COD (Codecision) 0h19 15h47 47h28 63h33 8.94%
Legislative debates APP (Consent) - 0h50 1h09 1h59 0.28%
Legislative debates CNS (Consultation) 0h50 1h20 0h48 2h59 0.42%
Legislative debates NLE (Ordinary legislative
2h49 2h23 3h24 8h36 1.21%
procedure)
Non-legislative debates INI (Own-initiative) 0h53 20h43 54h22 75h59 10.69%
Short presentations - 1h56 3h49 5h46 0.81%
Non-legislative debates DEC (Discharge) 1h08 - 1h36 2h44 0.38%
Non-legislative debates ACI
- 0h50 - 0h50 0.12%
(Interinstitutional agreement)
Non-legislative debates BUD (Budget) 4h31 1h30 0h28 6h30 0.91%
Oral questions 8h04 15h41 24h33 48h18 6.80%
Non-legislative debates (other) - - 0h40 0h40 0.09%
BREXIT 4h08 - - 4h08 0.58%
Other debates 0h40 8h15 1h49 10h44 1.51%
Statements by the Council and/or the
77h00 121h48 88h25 287h13 40.41%
Commission
Statements by the High Representative 20h37 20h47 18h46 60h10 8.47%
Statements by the President of Parliament 0h39 1h41 0h58 3h18 0.46%
Statements (other) 2h42 - 1h03 3h45 0.53%
Debate on cases of breaches of human rights,
9h12 8h37 15h16 33h05 4.66%
democracy and the rule of law
Formal sittings 0h37 1h29 0h24 2h31 0.35%
One-minute speeches on matters of political
4h03 1h48 - 5h51 0.82%
importance
Votes 5h41 6h19 2h17 14h17 2.01%
Explanations of vote 9h41 9h15 0h00 18h57 2.67%
Legislative debates INL (Own-initiative) - 4h46 3h39 8h25 1.18%
Topical debates 8h15 2h40 - 10h55 1.54%
Other items (*) - - 0h39 0h39 0.09%
Other items (*) 6h16 10h57 7h03 24h16 3.41%
Total : 172h41 259h24 278h36 710h42

(*) Other items = Opening / closure of sitting, approval of Minutes, order of business, official welcome, Commission position,
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