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Added on the 09/03/2021 09:37:57 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Pro-Catalan independence protesters take to the streets after the European Parliament waives immunity of Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan MEPs. IMAGES
Images show the European Parliament as they vote to lift the immunity of two lawmakers, Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella and Italian MEP Andrea Cozzoli, targeted in a Belgian probe into suspected bribery linked to Qatar and Morocco. IMAGES
Ex-Catalan leader and current MEP Carles Puigdemont denounces a "political persecution" and sees "a dark day for the European Parliament" as MEPs voted to lift his parliamentary immunity. SOUNDBITE
Brexit Party MEPs turn their back to European anthem during the inaugural session of the new European Parliament. IMAGES
The latest projections for the future distribution of seats in the European Parliament are presented in Brussels, following the EU elections on 9 June. More than 360 million people across the EU's 27 nations were eligible to vote, over four days since Thursday, to help shape the European Union's direction over the next five years. IMAGES