Interface PlenarySession

Plenary session information.

Represents a plenary sitting of the European Parliament where MEPs debate and vote on legislation. Plenary sessions typically occur in Strasbourg (monthly) and Brussels (additional sessions). Each session includes agenda items, voting records, attendance tracking, and associated documents.

Schedule:

Monthly plenary: 3-4 days in Strasbourg (mandatory)
Additional sessions: Brussels as needed
Mini-plenaries: 2-day Brussels sessions

Data Source: EP API /plenary-sessions

PlenarySession

Example

const session: PlenarySession = {
  id: "P9-2024-11-20",
  date: "2024-11-20",
  location: "Strasbourg",
  agendaItems: [
    "Debate on climate policy",
    "Vote on digital services act amendments",
    "Question time with Commission President"
  ],
  votingRecords: [
    // Array of VotingRecord objects
  ],
  attendanceCount: 680,
  documents: ["DOC-2024-11-20-001", "DOC-2024-11-20-002"]
};

Example

// Brussels mini-plenary
const miniPlenary: PlenarySession = {
  id: "P9-2024-11-15",
  date: "2024-11-15",
  location: "Brussels",
  agendaItems: [
    "Urgent resolution on humanitarian crisis",
    "Vote on budgetary amendment"
  ],
  attendanceCount: 450
};

See

VotingRecord for individual vote details
LegislativeDocument for session documents
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/home.html

interface PlenarySession {
    agendaItems: string[];
    date: string;
    id: string;
    location: string;
    attendanceCount?: number;
    documents?: string[];
    votingRecords?: VotingRecord[];
}

Index

Properties

agendaItems date id location attendanceCount? documents? votingRecords?

Properties

agendaItems

agendaItems: string[]

Agenda items for the session.

Ordered list of agenda topics, debates, votes, and question times. Agenda items may include legislative debates, resolutions, reports, Commission statements, and question times. Order reflects session schedule.

EP API Field: agendaItems Typical Count: 10-30 items per session

Example

[
  "Debate on climate policy framework",
  "Vote on Digital Services Act amendments",
  "Question time with Commission President",
  "Resolution on humanitarian crisis in Region X"
]

date

date: string

Session date.

Primary date of the plenary session in ISO 8601 format. Multi-day sessions use the start date. Full date range available through EP API session details.

EP API Field: date Format: ISO 8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD) Validation: Must be valid date, typically between 1952 and current date + 1 year

Example

"2024-11-20"

Example

"2025-01-15"

id

id: string

Unique session identifier.

Format: "{term}-{year}-{month}-{day}" where term is parliamentary term (e.g., P9 for 9th term, P10 for 10th term).

EP API Field: identifier Format Pattern: P{term}-YYYY-MM-DD Validation: Must match /^P\d+-\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/

Example

"P9-2024-11-20" // 9th term, November 20, 2024

Example

"P10-2025-01-15" // 10th term, January 15, 2025

location

location: string

Session location.

Physical location where the plenary session takes place. EU treaties mandate monthly plenaries in Strasbourg, with additional sessions possible in Brussels.

EP API Field: location

Valid Values:

"Strasbourg" - Monthly plenary sessions (treaty-mandated)
"Brussels" - Additional and mini-plenary sessions

Example

"Strasbourg"

Example

"Brussels"

`Optional`attendanceCount

attendanceCount?: number

Total attendance count.

Number of MEPs present during the session (or at peak attendance for multi-day sessions). Attendance is tracked for quorum purposes and transparency reporting.

EP API Field: attendanceCount Min Value: 0 Max Value: 705 (current EP size, may change with expansions) Typical Range: 400-680

Example

680 // High attendance

Example

450 // Brussels mini-plenary

`Optional`documents

documents?: string[]

Associated document identifiers.

Array of document IDs related to the session (agendas, minutes, verbatim reports, adopted texts). Documents available through EP document API.

EP API Field: documents

Document Types:

Session agenda (OJ C series)
Minutes of proceedings
Verbatim report of debates
Texts adopted

Example

["DOC-2024-11-20-001", "A9-0123/2024", "P9_PV(2024)11-20"]

See

LegislativeDocument for document details

`Optional`votingRecords

votingRecords?: VotingRecord[]

Voting records from the session.

Array of all roll-call votes conducted during the plenary session. Optional as not all sessions include votes, or votes may be recorded separately. Each record includes topic, result, and individual MEP votes.

EP API Field: votingRecords Typical Count: 20-100 votes per session

See

VotingRecord for vote structure

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