During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (11 -13 November 2020), David SASSOLI, EP President, makes his opening remarks and minute of silence for the victims of terrorism. The following transcription is the result of an automatic process. Check Against delivery.

Brussels

statement

plenary session

fight against terrorism (T)

EU - France (T)

freedom of press and media (T)

EU - Germany (T)

SASSOLI, David Maria (S&D, IT, S&D, IT)

keynote speech

Resumption of session and order of business: opening remark by David SASSOLI, EP President. Minute of silence for the victims of terrorism

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SOUNDBITE (Original), David SASSOLI, EP President, We started our last plenary session by paying homage to Samuel Patty.

SOUNDBITE (Original), David SASSOLI, EP President, He was a teacher who was killed because he believed in the freedom of expression.

SOUNDBITE (Original), David SASSOLI, EP President, It's with great sadness and emotion that today we are opening the session with words of condolences to the most recent victims of Islamist terrorist attacks in Europe.

SOUNDBITE (Original), David SASSOLI, EP President, our thoughts are with their friends and family in Dresden and Germany. At the beginning of October there were attack. An infamous terrorist attacked in October.

SOUNDBITE (Original), David SASSOLI, EP President, People were killed in a church in East and then again in November, four people were killed and a number were wounded in the centre of Vienna.

SOUNDBITE (Original), David SASSOLI, EP President, The victims are part of us, and every attack should be felt as attack on us, on our fundamental values, on the values that we fight for and we debate. Freedom of expression, freedom of religion, freedom of conscience.

SOUNDBITE (Original), David SASSOLI, EP President, These are attacks on the open society that we wish to achieve, attacks on the inclusive society that we all believe in. So it's our shared responsibility to fight all types of extremism and to stand united against violence and hate.

SOUNDBITE (Original), David SASSOLI, EP President, The European Parliament will continue to do all it can to ensure that we can live together in peace. And I would urge you to join me for a minute's silence in memory of all of the victims.

SOUNDBITE (Original), David SASSOLI, EP President, Thank you