20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement - Interviews

20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement - Arrivals and family photo

EP Plenary session - 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement

Reception to mark the 50th anniversary of Ireland's accession to the European Union

DEVE subcommittee - Meeting with the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Former Members Association.

The making of a new political institution - EP-EUI History roundtable - 40 Years of direct elections to the EP

Basil DE FERRANTI, Richard J. SIMMONDS, Lynda CHALKER, Gijs M de VRIES

Kangaroo Meeting in Strasbourg in October 1986

Former Members Association meeting board

Willy DE CLERCQ, Tom LANTOS, Benjamin GILMAN

Meeting with US Delegation at the EP in Brussels in January 1985.

Pierre PFLIMLIN - EP President meets with Commissioner Willy  DE CLERCQ at the EP in Brussels in January 1985

Winifred EWING, Jessica LARIVE-GROENENDAAL, M. GEORGES

Meeting of the Committee on Youth, Culture, Information and Sport

NORD, Hans; WIJSENBEEK, Florus; VEIL, Simone; de VRIES, Gijs M.; LARIVE, Jessica; LOUWES, Hendrik

Dutch liberal MEPs meet with Simone VEIL in December 1988

British MEPs in front of vehicles in Strasbourg

Anne ANDRE LEONARD , Michel TOUSSAINT  , Luc BEYER DE RYKE

Belgians meps in Strasbourg

AUSTREVICIUS, Petras (ALDE, LT); COX, Pat (Patrick) [6973]; JANKAUSKAS Kestutis; Pat Cox: former President of the European Parliament, head of the EP Needs Assessment Mission for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Workshop: Capacity building activities in parliaments of accession and neighbouring countries

Ursula BRAUN-MOSER, Dieter ROGALLA, Lord Henry PLUMB - EP President, Florus A. WIJSENBEEK

EP President riding a bicycle in front of the EP in Strasbourg.

Official visit of Jonas SAVIMBI, Angolan political and military leader

Liberal group with NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres - Doctors Without Borders

Former Members Association Memorial Service.

EP President Roberta Metsola, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, former EP President Pat Cox, and former Commission President Romano Prodi participate in a formal sitting of Parliament to mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 EU enlargement round along with representatives from the ten countries that joined the EU 20 years ago. During the ceremony, the guests answer questions from a group of young people born on or around 1 May 2004 from the Member States, who are invited to attend the sitting.

20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: Speech by Pat COX, former President of the European Parliament

European Parliament celebrates the 20th anniversary of the EU’s biggest enlargement On Wednesday morning, MEPs, EU and member state representatives, and young people born in May 2004, will mark the ten countries joining the EU 20 years ago. On this occasion, EP President Roberta Metsola welcomes Leszek MILLER, Pat COX, Günter VERHEUGEN, Vaira VIKE-FREIBERGA, Peter MEDGYESSY, Lawrence GONZI, Anton ROP, Mikulas DZURINDA, Kristiina OJULAND, Giorgios IACOVOU, Antanas VALIONIS, Pavel TELIČKA,

20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: extracts from the arrivals

EP President Roberta Metsola, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, former EP President Pat Cox, and former Commission President Romano Prodi participates in a formal sitting of Parliament to mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 EU enlargement round along with representatives from the ten countries, that joined the EU 20 years ago. During the ceremony, the guests answer questions from a group of young people born on or around 1 May 2004 from the new member states, who are invited to attend the sitting.

20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: extracts from the ceremony

This event takes stock of the origins, evolution, and current experiences of the transnational groups in the European Parliament, 70 years after their creation. Following a historical analysis by Professor Jürgen Mittag, three eminent former group chairs - Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP), Hannes Swoboda (S&D), and Gijs de Vries (ELDR) - will talk about their experiences of leading a transnational group in the EP, thus exploring the past, present and future of transnational politics in Europe.

EPRS history and politics roundtable: 70 years of Transnational Groups in the European Parliament

Roberta Metsola during her official visit to Ireland visited the Trinity College with Leo VARADKAR, Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach). The University Philosophical Society is a student paper-reading and debating society in Trinity College. They award the Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage to Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament during a ceremony during which she also delivers a keynote speech.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to Ireland (Dublin): extracts from the Keynote Address and Reception of the Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage from the Philosophical Society of Dublin University, Trinity College

The conference, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of European Parliament's democracy support activities is opened by President Roberta Metsola and bring together high-level speakers to reflect upon the lessons-earned from the past ten years and stake out the way ahead in setting future priorities and development of the European Parliament's democracy support. Extracts from the opening statements and atmosphere shots of the event, with special guests such as Pat COX, former EP President, Hauwa IBRAHIM, 2005 Sakharov Prize laureate, SAlih MAHMOUD OSMAN, 2007 Sakharov Prize Laureate and Leyla YUNUS, 2014 Sakharov finalist.

10 Years of Supporting Democracy beyond the EU (Democracy support and Election coordination Group (DEG)): atmosphere shots

Ahead of the Special European Council (Article 50), Liberal leaders meet in Egmont Palace, in Brussels. Arrivals of Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), EP coordinator for negotiations on the UK withdrawal from the EU, Vera JOUROVA, Member of the EC in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender equality,&nbsp; Mark RUTTE, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Juri RATAS, Prime Minster of Estonia, Miro CERAR, Prime Minister of Slovenia. Statements by Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN (ALDE, NL), ALDE Goup Leader, Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), EP coordinator for negotiations on the UK withdrawal from the EUXavier BETTEL, Prime Minister of Luxembourg.

Liberal leaders meet ahead of the Special European Council meeting (Article 50): arrivals

Liberal leaders meet ahead of the European Council at&nbsp;Egmont Palace,&nbsp; Brussels. Arrival of Nick CLEGG, Spokesperson of the Liberal Democrats on&nbsp; Europe and Brexit, UK, and Hans van&nbsp; BAALEN. Statement by Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN (ALDE, NL)

Liberal leaders meet ahead of the European Council: arrival and statements

This memoclip illustrates the relations between Simone Veil and the European institutions, from her election as President of the European Parliament in 1979 until the inauguration of the Simone Veil Agora in Brussels in 2011. Simone Veil was the first President of the European Parliament elected by universal suffrage, from 1979 to 1982.

Memoclip: Tribute to Simone VEIL

The leaders of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe meet ahead of the European Council at the Palais d'Egmont in Brussels. Cutaways of Micheal MARTIN, Taavi ROIVAS, Matthias STROLZ, Miro CERAR, Mark RUTTE, Margarethe VESTAGER, Lars Lokke RASMUSSEN, Albert RIVERA, Guy VERHOFSTADT and Charles MICHEL. Statements by Taavi RÕIVAS, Estonian Prime Minister, Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN (ALDE, NL) and François BAYROU

ALDE party leaders meet ahead of the European Council: arrivals and statements

Ukraine week in the EP in Brussels. Closing statements by Pat COX, Former EP President, Helga SCHMID, Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service, Andrej PLENKOVIĆ (EPP, HR), Chair of the EP delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, and Ostap SEMERAK, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee.

Ukraine week in the EP: extracts from the closing event with Pat COX, Volodymyr GROYSMAN, Speaker of the Verhovna Rada

Opening of the Ukraine week in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Andrej PLENKOVIC (EPP, HR), Chair of the EP delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, Martin SCHULZ, EP President, Volodymyr GROYSMAN, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Pat COX, former EP President 2002-2004, and Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations

Ukraine week in the European Parliament: extracts from the Opening of the Conference

Interview with Pat COX, former EP President (2002-2004) on the foreign policy and the Cyprus.

FR Subtitles - The story of the EP by its Presidents: Pat COX EP President 2002-2004 - 7. Foreign policy: Cyprus

Interview with Pat COX, former EP President (2002-2004) on the institutional reform and the European Convention

FR Subtitles - The story of the EP by its Presidents: Pat COX EP President 2002-2004 - 3. Institutional reform: The European Convention & Intergovernmental Conference

Interview with Pat COX, former EP President (2002-2004) on the institutional reform and the reform of the European Elections in 2004.

FR Subtitles - The story of the EP by its Presidents: Pat COX EP President 2002-2004 - 5. Institutional reform: The European Elections in 2004

Interview with Pat COX, former EP President (2002-2004) on the terrorist attack in Madrid as one of the key moments of his mandate.

DE Subtitles - The story of the EP by its Presidents: Pat COX EP President 2002-2004 - 9. Key moments of his mandate: Terrorist attack in Madrid

DE Subtitles - The story of the EP by its Presidents: Pat COX EP President 2002-2004 - 3. Institutional reform: The European Convention & Intergovernmental Conference

Interview with Pat COX, former EP President (2002-2004) on the institutional reform and the reform of the statute of Members.

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