• 10–13 June 2004 •
Elections to the Sixth Parliament. • 20 July 2004 • First meeting (constitutive session) of the Sixth Parliament. •
Giovanni Berlinguer presides as
oldest member. •
Josep Borrell is elected as
President of the European Parliament. • 22 July 2004 • Parliament approves
José Manuel Barroso as
President of the European Commission. • 27 September to 11 October 2004 • Parliamentary hearings for the
European Commissioners. • Parliament airs objections to
Ingrida Udre,
László Kovács,
Neelie Kroes,
Mariann Fischer-Boel and
Rocco Buttiglione. • Buttiglione is replaced by
Franco Frattini, Ingrida Udre replaced by
Andris Piebalgs and László Kovács reshuffled. • 18 November 2004 • The
Barroso Commission is approved by Parliament. • 22 November 2004 • Barroso Commission takes office. • 12 December 2006 • Parliament approves
Meglena Kuneva and
Leonard Orban as new European Commissioners for
Romania and
Bulgaria. • 1 January 2007 • Accession of Romania and Bulgaria, their observers in Parliament become full MEPs. • 15 January 2007 •
Hans-Gert Pöttering is elected President of the European Parliament. • 20 May 2007 •
Election of Bulgarian MEPs. • 25 November 2007 •
Election of Romanian MEPs. • 20 February 2008 • Parliament approves the
Lisbon Treaty. ==Activity==