• Contact the Plenary Service

Question Time with the Commission may be held at each part-session for a duration of up to 90 minutes on one or more specific horizontal themes to be decided upon by the Conference of Presidents one month in advance of the part-session:

The format is as follows:

• Each Question Time has a specific horizontal theme and is based solely on the catch-the-eye procedure, with questions from Members alternating with answers by Commissioners (the Members are given one minute to formulate the question and the Commissioner has two minutes to reply).
• Commissioners with portfolios related to the chosen topic are invited for the Question Time. The number of Commissioners is limited to two per part-session (maximum three depending on the themes chosen).

• In accordance with guidelines established by the Conference of Presidents, specific Question Hours may be held with the Council, the President of the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and with the President of the Eurogroup.

• Rule 137(5)