Krišjānis KARINS, Latvian Prime Minister, is the twentieth EU leader to debate the future of Europe with MEPs, and the last one before the European Elections 23-26 May 2019, in plenary session in Strasbourg.

The Europeans want the EU to change. This is why the European Parliament is taking the leadership over a reform of the EU.

Parliament set out its vision for the future of Europe in three resolutions voted in plenary session on 16 February 2017. MEPs suggested, among other things: turning the Council of Ministers into a genuine second legislative chamber, and its configurations into preparatory bodies similar to Parliament’s committees, appointing an EU finance minister and giving the EU Commission the power to formulate and give effect to a common EU economic policy, backed up by a euro-area budget, and creating a fiscal capacity consisting of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and specific additional budgetary capacity for the euro area, funded by its members as a part of the EU budget.

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Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister, addresses the hemicycle during the debate on the future of Europe in the plenary session, in Strasbourg. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Mercedes BRESSO (S&D, IT), Roberts ZĪLE (ECR, LV), Pavel TELIČKA (ALDE, CZ), Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS (GUE/NGL, EL) and Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE).

Debate on the Future of Europe with Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister: extracts from the debate

Live Replay of the debate on Future of Europe with Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister during the plenary session in Brussels (15-18/04/2019) One round of political group speakers

Debate on the Future of Europe with Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister. One round of political group speakers (10:58 - 11:49)

Live Replay of the debate on Future of Europe with Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister during the plenary session in Brussels (15-18/04/2019) Catch the eye

KARIŅŠ, Krišjānis (EPP, LV)

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Debate on the Future of Europe with Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister: extracts from the debate

Debate on the Future of Europe with Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister. One round of political group speakers (10:58 - 11:49)

Debate on the Future of Europe with Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime Minister. Catch the eye (11:52 - 12:28)

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Plenary session - Debate with Arturs Krisjanis KARINS - Latvian Prime Minister on the future of Europe

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