The newly enlarged European Parliament will begin its new five-year term today with a plenary session in Strasbourg.
Containing 732 MEPs from 25 member states, it is the only directly-elected body in the EU and represents around 450 million people.
Today will see the election of its new president - most likely Spanish socialist MEP Josep Borrell.
The heads of the different committees and the vice-presidents of the Parliament will also be elected over the course of this week....
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