Human rights and the EU's budget for the next seven years took centre stage in Parliament this November plenary week in Strasbourg. On Wednesday president Martin Schulz presented Malala Yousafzaï with the 25th annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in the presence of past Sakharov laureates. The 2014-2020 budget received the Parliament's backing after arduous negotiations with member states, while MEPs also demanded the right to decide for themselves where Parliament should sit.
