from left to right: Pat Cox (Ireland), Chairman of the Liberal Group and new President of the European Parliament, with Hans-Gert Poettering, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group - Strasbourg, 15 January 2002

Election of Pat Cox (Ireland) as President of the European Parliament
Strasbourg, 15 January 2002

Pat Cox is congratulated by Nicole Fontaine (EPP-ED, France), former President of the European Parliament
Strasbourg, 15 January 2002

Election of Pat Cox (Ireland) as President of the European Parliament
Strasbourg, 15 January 2002

Nicole Fontaine and Hans-Gert Poettering
Strasbourg, 15 January 2002

from left to right: James Elles, José Ignacio Salafranca, Françoise Grossetête, Nicole Fontaine, Hans-Gert Poettering and Rocco Buttiglione
Strasbourg, 15 January 2002

from left to right: Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca (Spain), James Provan (United Kingdom), José Pacheco Pereira (Portugal), Ingo Friedrich (Germany), Charlotte Cederschiöld (Sweden), Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos (Greece)
and Guido Podestà (Italy)
Strasbourg, 16 January 2002