Members of the European Parliament observed a minute’s silence at the start of the plenary session in Brussels on 11 November in memory of victims of several recent tragedies across Europe, the assembly said in its opening statement.
What Parliament did
Parliament’s statement said lawmakers held a minute’s silence for the victims of a Bulgarian motorway accident, the shooting in Kraków, a racist attack in Trappes and La Verrière, and the Urda train collision. The observance took place as the chamber opened its two-day plenary sitting on 11-12 November in Brussels.
Why it matters
The minute’s silence underlined the assembly’s recognition of multiple deadly and violent incidents affecting communities in different member states. By marking these events together at the start of plenary, MEPs signalled cross-border attention to public tragedies and to the human toll behind headline events.
What happens next
The commemoration concluded the opening of the plenary session. The Parliament press release does not detail any follow-up actions, debates or legislative steps linked to the incidents; it records only the minute’s silence observed at the start of the sitting. The session continued with the planned business for 11 and 12 November in Brussels.
Source: European Parliament press release
