Unveiling of the Bust of Alexander DUBČEK, by Martin SCHULZ, EP President, in the presence of Robert FICO, Slovak Prime Minister and President in office of the Council of the EU

Strasbourg

SCHULZ, Martin (S&D, DE)

EU - Slovakia (T)

Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 1989 (T)

FICO, Robert (SK)

Unveiling of the bust of Alexander DUBČEK by Martin SCHULZ, EP President, in the presence of Robert FICO, Slovak Prime Minister and President in office of the Council of the EU

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Cutaways of &nbsp;the Bust of Alexander Dubček , Strasbourg, France, 13/12/2016, (4 shots)

SOUNDBITE (English), Robert FICO, Slovakian Prime Minister, "The permanent placement of the Bust of Alexander Dubček at the European Parliament, is an appreciation of his concept of one common European house. He believed in a vision of a better and fairer society, he devoted his whole political life to his idea. The charisma of his humanity multiplied the meaning of his words in years. When the post world war all stabilized a clear division of borders between the East and the West for two decades

SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, Let me use the opportunity Prime Minister to thank you for an excellent presidency. The Slovak presidency during the last six months was really a very successful one

Handshake with Robert FICO, Slovakian Prime Minister and  Martin SCHULZ, EP President