The European Parliament is holding a minute of silence today, for the 20th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Miguel Angel Blanco by ETA.

Minute of silence for the 20th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Miguel Angel Blanco by ETA:  in the presence of Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE, Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action and Energy

Atmosphere shots of the MEPs and EP President Antonio TAJANI during the minute of silence holding a poster that says: United. Determined. Not afraid. 20th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Miguel Angel Balnco by ETA

SOUNDBITE (English), Teresa JIM&#201;NEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO (EPP, ES), We didn't surrender then and we do not surrender today. That's why we are here, repeating all the time: memory, justice and dignity for all the victims of terrorists. Thank you very much.

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Maite PAGAZAURTUND&#218;A RUIZ (ALDE, ES), This lesson is useful for all Europeans today when facing other threats, in confronting those who say 'think like me, shut up or die'; not yesterday nor today we are going to accept any kind of blackmail, we Spanish didn't accept it back then, nor we Europeans are going to accept it now.

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Ram&#243;n J&#193;UREGUI ATONDO (S&amp;D, ES), The end of ETA has been a full victory of democracy; we've won over ETA in all fronts: at the police front, socially, politically, internationally.. And this is due mainly to unity, the unity among political parties, of all Basque society, of all Spaniards to end with such barbaric acts. Today we also remember such a great victory for our future.  

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Carlos ITURG&#193;IZ, The image of Miguel Angel Blanco is the images of hundreds and hundreds of victims of terrorism assassinated by those ETA vermins. I cannot forget nor forgive that today, 20 years after, some people are still not condemning the assassination of Miguel Angel Blanco.

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Not to forget means also to work together; Spain won over terror, Italy won over terror, Germany won over terror. Now again, all together we are going to win over terrorism. Thank you. Applause.