António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister, is the third EU leader to debate the future of Europe with MEPs and Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EC, on Wednesday morning.

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 António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Ministe

Plenary session - Debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal on the Future of Europe - Press point

(01) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE)

Debate with António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister, on the Future of Europe: extracts

EP Plenary session - Debate with António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister, on the Future of Europe: arrival and introduction speech by Antonio TAJANI, EP President (10:08 - 10:11)

EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe: Catch the Eye (11:33 - 11:58)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister: arrival and roundtable

(03) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Ulrike TREBESIUS (ECR, DE)

EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe: Statement by António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister (10:11 - 10:38)

EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe: Statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, EC President

(05) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Greens/EFA Group Leader (11:11 - 11:15)

(04) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), ALDE Group Leader (11:07 - 11:12)

EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe. Answers by António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister (11:27 - 11:33)

Plenary session - Debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal on the Future of Europe

(02) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Maria Joao RODRIGUES (S&D, PT)

Press conference by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister, on the future of Europe

(06) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS (GUE/NGL, ES) (11:15 - 11:17)

(09) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Georgios EPITIDEIOS (NI, EL) (11:24 - 11:27)

(07) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Jiří PAYNE (EFDD, CZ) (11:17 - 11:21)

(08) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Marcel DE GRAAFF (ENF, NL) (11:21 - 11:24)

EP Plenary session - Final statement by António COSTA, Prime Minister of Portugal (11:58 - 12:09)

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