Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of Cyprus, is the fourthteen EU leader to debate the future of Europe with MEPs, in plenary session in Strasbourg.

The Europeans want the EU to change. This is why the European Parliament is taking the leadership over a reform of the EU.

Parliament set out its vision for the future of Europe in three resolutions voted in plenary session on 16 February 2017. MEPs suggested, among other things:

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	<li>turning the Council of Ministers into a genuine second legislative chamber, and its configurations into preparatory bodies similar to Parliament’s committees,</li>
	<li>appointing an EU finance minister and giving the EU Commission the power to formulate and give effect to a common EU economic policy, backed up by a euro-area budget, and</li>
	<li>creating a fiscal capacity consisting of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and specific additional budgetary capacity for the euro area, funded by its members as a part of the EU budget.</li>
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Debate on the Future of Europe with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of Cyprus

Debate on the Future of Europe: Opening statement by Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus (10:15 - 10:48)

Visit of  President of the Republic of Cyprus- Official welcome

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of Cyprus: arrival and roundtable

Debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus, on the Future of Europe: One round of political group speakers - Ska KELLER (GREENS/EFA, DE) (11:23 - 11:27)

Debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus, on the Future of Europe: Introductory speech by Antonio TAJANI, EP President (10:08 - 10:15)

Debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus, on the Future of Europe: One round of political group speakers - Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE) (10:56 - 11:02)

Debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus, on the Future of Europe: Statement by Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness (10:48 - 10:56)

Debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus, on the Future of Europe: One round of political group speakers - Javier NART (ALDE, ES) (11:12 - 11:17)

Future of Europe: extracts from the opening statements and from the debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of Cyprus

Debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus, on the Future of Europe: One round of political group speakers - Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS (GUE/NGL, CY) (11:17 - 11:23)

Debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus, on the Future of Europe: Final statement by Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus (12:00 - 12:03)

Debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus, on the Future of Europe: One round of political group speakers - Nicolas BAY (ENF, FR) (11:27 - 11:31)

EP plenary session - Debate with the President of the Republic of CYPRUS, Nicos ANASTASIADES, on the Future of Europe

Debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus, on the Future of Europe: One round of political group speakers - Eleni THEOCHAROUS (ECR, CY) (11:07 - 11:12)

Debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus, on the Future of Europe: One round of political group speakers - Victor BOŞTINARU (S&D, RO) (11:02 - 11:07)

Debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus, on the Future of Europe: Answers by Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus (11:34 - 11:47)

Debate with Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of the Republic of Cyprus, on the Future of Europe: One round of political group speakers - Georgios EPITIDEIOS (NI, GR) (11:31 - 11:34)

Official visit by Antonio TAJANI, EP President to Cyprus: extracts from the debate on the "Future of Europe" with Cypriot Youth

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