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With the death of Mário Soares, Portugal and the European Union have lost a towering statesman: a visionary, a pragmatist, a reformist, a fighter and a democrat. Mário Soares brought Portugal back at the heart of the European family giving Portuguese citizens greater prosperity, social protections and liberties. (Read more)

Speech of the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz at the European Council of 15 December 2016

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Speeches - Internal Policies and EU Institutions - Strasbourg - 15-12-2016

“Although one country has decided to leave, the EU remains indispensable for the rest of us. In the aftermath of the wars and deep divisions on our continent, the EU secured peace, democracy and enabled our countries to prosper. [...] The EU is not perfect but it is the best instrument we have for addressing the new challenges we are facing.” (Read more)

Statement by the President on his end of term

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Press Release - Internal Policies and EU Institutions - Strasbourg - 14-12-2016

This is my last full plenary session I am chairing as President of the European Parliament and it is a moving moment for me. Five years ago, after being elected as President, I said that it was my goal to make the European Parliament more visible, more audible and more influential. Five years later, I can say that together we have achieved this: today the Parliament is more visible, more audible and more influential than ever. (Read more)

Sakharov Prize 2016 Award Ceremony

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Speeches - Foreign Affairs - Human Rights - Internal Policies and EU Institutions - Strasbourg - 13-12-2016

It is a real honour for the European Parliament to welcome Nadia Murad and Lamya Haji Bashar, our 2016 Sakharov Prize Laureates, two incredible women who fight for their community, the Yazidis. (Read more)

Speech on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty

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Speeches - Internal Policies and EU Institutions - Maastricht - 09-12-2016

Coming to Maastricht is always a very special pleasure to me. I was born only some 40km from here, and those of you in the audience who come from this region, will know that it has a very special feeling to it. I use to say that someone coming from here, where the borders of the Netherlands, of Belgium and Germany meet and those countries flow almost seamlessly into each other, must almost definitely develop a sort of European identity, or at least a very personal understanding of what Europe is about. (Read more)
Cette première visite d'un Président tunisien aux institutions de l’Union européenne intervient à l'heure où nous célébrons le 40ème anniversaire du premier accord de coopération. Nos rencontres manifestent au plus haut niveau notre volonté de franchir un nouveau palier dans le cadre d'une relation stratégique et,  reflètent à la fois la profondeur des liens qui nous unissent et l’exception démocratique tunisienne dans le voisinage. (Read more)

Official visit by President Béji Caïd Essebsi

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Press Release - Foreign Affairs - Internal Policies and EU Institutions - Brussels - 01-12-2016

It is our great honour to welcome to the European Parliament today the President of the Republic of Tunisia, Mr Béji Caïd Essebsi. Let me say how much it means to me, Mr President, to be standing next to you again, one year after our last meeting in Tunis. I should also like to thank you once again for the warm welcome you gave me in your beautiful country. (Read more)
Almost two years ago, on the 27th of February 2015, Boris Nemtsov was brutally murdered in the centre of Moscow, on a bridge right next to the Kremlin. Boris Nemtsov was not only a former Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. He was one of the leaders of Russia’s liberal and democratic opposition, a reformer, supported and admired by many in Russia. (Read more)

Schulz on the result of the US presidential elections

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Press Release - Internal Policies and EU Institutions - Brussels - 09-11-2016

Martin Schulz.
The US electorate has spoken. The victory of Donald Trump is unequivocal and must be respected. I congratulate him and the Republican Party on their victory. Mr Trump has managed to become the standard-bearer of the angst and fears of millions of Americans. Those concerns must now be addressed with credible policies and proposals. This campaign will not be remembered as America’s finest. Vitriol and polarisation have fuelled this electoral contest. President Trump will have the daunting task of bringing together a divided nation. (Read more)
Today’s detentions send a chilling signal about the state of political pluralism in Turkey. Selahattin Demirtaş, Figen Yüksekdag and HDP Members of Parliament are legitimate and democratic representatives of Turkish society. The HDP is the third biggest group in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. I have met Selahattin Demirtaş many times. He is a leader committed to the peace process, to non-violence, to political dialogue and to the rule of law. In our last meeting at the end of September, he already feared he would be next in the line to be detained. (Read more)

Martin Schulz on the EU-Canada Summit

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Press Release - Internal Policies and EU Institutions - Brussels - 30-10-2016

The presence of Prime Minister Trudeau in Brussels today for the signature of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and the Strategic Partnership Agreement represents much more than a positive step in our bilateral relations, it signals that the EU and Canada are committed to working together to shape international relations and international trade on the basis of openness and shared values. (Read more)