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Plenary opening: Schulz deplores drowning of Mediterranean migrants

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20140915PHT63001_originalThe EU must do its utmost to prevent further deaths at sea of Mediterranean migrants - this is a humanitarian catastrophe, said European Parliament President Schulz of breaking news that more than 200 would-be migrants had drowned when their boat sank off Libya and more than 500 had drowned when their boat sank off Malta the previous week.
European Ombudsman electionA new European Ombudsman will be elected in January 2015, announced Schulz. He noted that the call for candidates had been issued in the EU Official Journal of 2 September, and that each candidate would need the backing of at least 40 MEPs from at least two EU member states.October part-session cancelled

The 8 and 9 October part-session will be cancelled, to allow more time to prepare to vote on the next EU Commission, announced Schulz.

Incoming MEPs

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS (GUE/NGL, Spain), replaced Carlos JIMÉNEZ VILLAREJO as of 11 September 2014.

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