Here is an abstract from Louise Weiss' speech delivered in the European Parliament in 1979. Born in 1893, Louise Weiss was a peace activist, writer and film-maker, as well as a prominent journalist on European affairs and a champion of women’s rights. The year 1979 was pivotal for the European Parliament: it was no longer Member States, but citizens, who chose their representatives. On 17 July 1979, the first directly-elected European Parliament – as we know it today – held its inaugural session. It was chaired by its eldest member, Louise Weiss.

1979 European elections (T)

preservation of EU's cultural heritage (T)

DG EPRS

WEISS, Louise (DEP, FR)

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EPRS - Speeches that have made Europe: Louise Weiss (1979)

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