This memoclip shows the activities of Martin SCHULZ as President of the European Parliament between 2012 and 2016.

SCHULZ, Martin (S&D, DE)

Martin SCHULZ, President of the European Parliament (2012-2016): Best of

17/01/2012: Election of Martin SCHULZ as President of the European Parliament (7 shots).

SOUNDBITE (English), Jerzy BUZEK, EP President 2009 - 2012, I would like to invite you, Mr President SCHULZ, to replace me on this chair as the new elected President of the European Parliament.

30/05/2012: Martin SCHULZ, EP President participating in football event in front of the Parliament (European Parliament's President Cup) (3 shots).

10/12/2012: Nobel Prize Ceremony, Oslo, NORWAY. Martin SCHULZ, EP President, Jos&eacute;-Manuel BARROSO, President of the European Commission and Herman VAN ROMPUY, President of the European Council receiving the Nobel Prize on behalf of the EU (3 shots).

11/12/2012: Visit to Ut&oslash;ya, NORWAY, scene of the mass shootings perpetrated by Anders Behring BREIVIK on 22 July 2011 (3 shots).

20/04/2013: Visit to Auschwitz (7 shots).

20/11/2013: Award of the 2013 Sakharov Prize to Malala YOUSAFZAI, extracts from the award ceremony (4 shots).

01/07/2014: Martin SCHULZ is re-elected as President of the European Parliament and becomes the first EP President ever to serve two consecutive mandates (6 shots). SOUNDBITE (IT), Gianni PITELLA, EP Vice-President (2009-2014), the honourable member SCHULZ, 409 votes. The honourable member SCHULZ has obtained a majority, an absolute majority out of the votes cast, and is thus elected President of the European Parliament.

16/09/2014: Synchronised signing in Strasbourg plenary of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement with the Ukrainian Parliament on LIVE video link from Kiev (6 shots). Vote on EU-Ukraine association agreement, with the exception of the treatment of third country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party, report Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (EPP,PL). SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, the vote is open, 535 votes in favour, 217 against, 35 abstentions. Ukrainian President Petro PROSCHENKO holding up the signed agreement in the video link.

25/11/2014: Visit of HH Pope Francis to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, formal sitting of the EP (3 shots).

11/03/2015: Facebook live chat with EP President Martin SCHULZ (5 shots).

08/07/2015: Plenary debate with Alexis Tsipras, Greek Prime Minister, on the Conclusions of the European Council (25-26 June) and of the Euro Summit (7 July) and the situation in Greece. On these dates Athens was given a final chance to present a new reform plan to eurozone leaders despite a hardening attitude to Greece in many capitals after the rejection of previous bailout terms in a referendum in Greece on 5 July 2015 (3 shots).

07/10/2015: Visit to the EP in Strasbourg by Fran&ccedil;ois Hollande, President of the French Republic, and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany to debate the current situation in the European Union and possible ways to tackle unprecedented common challenges (3 shots).

05/11/2015: Visit to Lesbos, Greece with Alexis TSIPRAS, Greek Prime Minister. Arrival at the Mytelene Airport. Views of Martin SCHULZ, EP President and Alexis TSIPRAS, Greek Prime Minister visiting the "Hotspot" refugee registration and identification centre Moria in Mytilene, meeting with refugees (4 shots).

15/05/2014: On 15 May 2014 a debate between five European Spitzenkandidaten was aired by the Eurovision. Five European parties had nominated a campaign figurehead, or 'Spitzenkandidat', to serve as their candidate to head the EU executive. The candidates were Martin Schulz (S&amp;D),Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE), Jean-Claude Juncker (EPP), Ska Keller (Greens) and Alexis Tsipras (European Left) (3 shots).  SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, (S&amp;D), We live in a European Union where 6 million young men and women are unemployed. They are paying with their life chances and their future for a crisis other people have caused. Therefore, I want a European Union which is just and fair, which is putting the interests of ordinary citizens first.

23/11/2015: Minute of silence after the Paris attacks. Opening remarks on the recent attacks in Paris and Bamako and Minute of silence (5 shots). SOUNDBITE (German), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, Not only for the victims in Paris and Bamako but for all terrorist victims I ask you to stand from your seats.

07/03/2016: Attending the Council of the EU heads of state or government with Turkey in Brussels on 7 March which resulted in an agreement with Turkey on the migrant crisis (4 shots).

09/03/2016: Exclusion from the Chamber of Greek MEP Eleftherios SYNADINOS following the declaration of the MEP earlier in the morning in the Chamber which was considered of a racist nature (4 shots). SOUNDBITE (German), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, I believe that there is a systematic attempt here to cross red lines in order to make racism socially acceptable. I told you already yesterday, I will not have it. Therefore I immediately exclude the member Synadinos from this plenary sitting.

01/09/2016:  Official visit to Turkey (5 shots). Meeting with Ismail KAHRAMAN, Speaker of the National Grand Assembly, tour of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, walking over the parts bombarded on July 15 and laying of a wreath. Meeting with Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, President of the Republic of Turkey.

04/10/2016: Plenary address of Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, ratification of the Paris agreement (COP 21) and signature ceremony(10 shots). SOUNDBITE (English), Ki-moon BAN, United Nations Secretary General, Let us work together to build this world better for all, I thank you for your leadership. Thank you very much, merci. SOUNDBITE (German), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, 679 votes in total, in favour 610. Result panel Report LA VIA: 679 votes in total, in favour 610, against 038, abstention 31. Signature ceremony President Schulz signing, joined by UN SG Ban Ki-moon, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, Ivan Korčok, Presidency of the Council - State Secretary for EU Affairs, S&eacute;gol&egrave;ne Royal, President COP 21, Maro&scaron; &Scaron;efčovič, Vice-President in charge of Energy Union, Miguel Arias Ca&ntilde;ete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Giovanni La Via, Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.