Bulgarian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Bruno TOBBACK in the EP in Brussels

Belgian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Committee on Foreign Affairs

AFET

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

ECON

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

IMCO

Journalist seminar on "The situation of the news media in Russia and the Eastern Partnership countries"

UNKN

Science and Technology Options Assessment

STOA

Press Point: Martin Schulz - EP President and Fotis Kouvelis, leader of the Democratic Left party

Press Point: Martin SCHULZ, President of the European Parliament and Edmond HAXHINASTO, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania

Press Point: Martin SCHULZ, President of the European Parliament and Mustapha BEN JAFAR - President of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia

Press point: Martin SCHULZ - President of the European Parliament - and John KEY - Prime Minister of New-Zealand

Committee on Budgetary Control

CONT

Conference: G20, An Accountable Agenda ( Policy Departement Expo/ AFET / DEVE / INTA / ECON / ENVI )

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

FEMM

Committee on Development

DEVE

Special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering

CRIM

Committee on Budgets

BUDG

German MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

French MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Irish MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Welcome village opening

Luxembourg MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Austrian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Swedish MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Danish MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Plenary Session in 1959

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with Yves LETERME

MEP Javier COUSO PERMUY at the European Parliament in Brussels

Valeriu ZGONEA, Martin SCHULZ EP President

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with Valeriu ZGONEA, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

Robert SCHUMAN  - EP President

Hans FURLER  - EP President

MEP meets with group of farmers

Martin SCHULZ - EP President Chairing of the Plenary: The European Economic Governance framework: stock taking and future challenges

European Parliamentary Week.  The european semester cycles 2014 and 2015

European Commissioner Fin Olav GUNDELACH during a plenary session in Luxembourg, 5-9 July 1976.

Plenary session Luxembourg july 1976

EP President Georges SPENALE (L) during a meeting in the margins of the plenary session in Luxembourg, 5-9 July 1976.

Schuman Building in Luxembourg

Martin SCHULZ - EP President ,  Simonetta SOMMARUGA

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meeting with Simonetta SOMMARUGA, President of the Swiss Confederation

AFET Committee jointly with DEVE - Exchange of views with the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations

AFET Committee - Exchange of views with the United Nations Special Envoy to Syria

Press conference

Committee meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels.

This recording shows the Sakharov Prize 1991 Award ceremony for Adem DEMACI, Kosovo. In 1991 Demaçi was awarded the Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament for his integrity in his opposition to 'an authoritarian and intolerant regime'. Demaçi, accepting the prize as homage to the people of Kosovo, stated that 'freedom of speech is the first, crucial step towards democracy. Without freedom of speech there is no dialogue, without dialogue the truth cannot be established, and without the truth progress is impossible.'

Sakharov Prize 1991: Award ceremony Adem DEMACI (Demaçi), Kosovo

This recording shows the Sakharov Prize 1990 Award ceremony to Aung San Suu Kyi (in absentia), Burma/Myanmar. AUNG SAN SUU KYI's leadership of Myanmar/Burma's pro-democracy struggle was recognised by the Sakharov Prize in 1990. Husband Michael ARIS and son Kim received the prize.

Sakharov Prize 1990: Award ceremony Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma/Myanmar (in absentia)

Lech WAŁĘSA, President of Poland, held a press conference at the European Parliament in Brussels during an official visit on April 4th, 1991.

Press Conference by Lech WAŁĘSA, President of Poland, during official visit to the European Parliament in Brussels

Address by Lech WALESA, President of Poland, at the European Parliament in Brussels (04/04/1991): extracts

Official visit of Vaclav HAVEL, President of Czech and Slovak Federal Republic to the European Parliament in Strasbourg (20/03/1991): arrival, meeting with Enrique BARON CRESPO, EP President, handshake, extract from the press conference.

Official visit of Vaclav HAVEL, President of Czech and Slovak Federal Republic to the EP: arrival, meeting with Enrique BARON CRESPO, EP President, handshake, extract from the press conference

Within the EP, the temporary Committee on the German reunification requests a notice to the relevant committees on the 23 legislative proposals. The committee then prepares a legislative report adopted in plenary on 24 October. The package is finally adopted in November 21, 1990. The ad hoc committee draws accordingly, in its annual report, a positive assessment of the role played in the German unification process.

Final report of the temporary Committee on the German reunification: address by rapporteur Alan John DONNELLY and vote: extracts (20-21/11/1990)

Some actors in the European Community have received a medal for their help in the German reunification and the integration of East Germany into the community, including Gerardo FERNANDEZ-ALBOR, President of the temporary Committee on the impact of the German reunification on th European Community and Alan John DONNELLY, Rapporteur of this Committee.

Medal presentation to Gerardo FERNANDEZ-ALBOR and Alan John DONNELLY, the President and the Rapporteur of the temporary Committee for German reunification

On 20 September, the Bundestag and the House of the people approve of the Unification Treaty, signed in East Berlin on August 31 September. October 1, Germany, who left the Warsaw Pact, became fully sovereign. The quadripartite Allied powers on Berlin are suspended as of October 3. That same day, October 3 at midnight, the German anthem sounded while the German flag was raised in front of the Reichstag in Berlin and The entire Europe celebrates the German reunification and within the EPP is also celebrating the event.

Celebration of the German reunification by the EPP Group: extracts from the speeches by Egon KLEPSCH, President of the EPP Group and Wilfried MARTENS, Prime Minister of Belgium

On 20 September, the Bundestag and the House of the people approve of the Unification Treaty, signed in East Berlin on August 31 September 20 by a majority of two thirds. October 1, Germany, who left the Warsaw Pact, became fully sovereign. The quadripartite Allied powers on Berlin are suspended as of October 3. That same day, October 3 at midnight, the German anthem sounded while the German flag was raised in front of the Reichstag in Berlin. The entire Europe celebrates the German reunification.

Memoclip: German reunification in Berlin (28-04/10/1990)

In a plenary sitting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Jacques Santer, nominated President of the next European Commission, defends his appointment before the Members of the European Parliament. Statements by Pauline GREEN, PSE Group Leader, Wilfried MARTENS, EPP Group Leader and Bernard TAPIE.

Address by Jacques Santer on his appointment as President of the Commission: extracts from the debate and the vote

On July 17, 1990, Jozsef ANTALL, Hungarian Prime Minister, is at the European Parliament in Brussels. Arrival, meeting and roundtable with Enrique BARON CRESPO, EP President. Address by Jozsef ANTALL on the forthcoming Association Agreement.

Official visit of József ANTALL, Hungarian Prime Minister, at EP in Brussels

Statement by James SCOTT-HOPKINS, rapporteur, introducing the debate on the report on the creation of a Unique European emergency number - 112 during the plenary session of July 1990. It follows the EP's Environment Committee which has unanimously approved the introduction of the number 112.

112 - Unique European emergency number: extract from the debate

In Strasbourg, high definition television, is presented to Members. It's a first experience of television with a cinema style screen (16:9) and cinema type quality of picture. The technology behind the new system has been developed as a European community initiative. At stake is the worldwide market for this next stage in television development, with only the Japanese offering a viable alternative. The system on display is the product of four years of research from the community, Eureka HDTV project. It uses digital technology and direct broadcast by satellite and will allow multilingual soundtrack's.

Tests of HD Television at the European Parliament

This Memoclip shows the visit of Winnie MANDELA in June 1990 to the European Parliament on the occasion of the address of her husband Nelson MANDELA, leader of the ANC to the MEPs few months after his release.

Memoclip: Winnie MANDELA at the European Parliament

Nelson MANDELA, leader of the African National Congress and laureate of the 1988 Sakharov Prize, adresses the members of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, during the plenary session of June 1990. Afterwards, he gives a press conference in the presence of Winnie Mandela, his wife.

Address by Nelson MANDELA, Leader of the African National Congress to the European Parliament, and press conference: extracts

Nelson MANDELA, leader of the African National Congress and laureate of the 1988 Sakharov Prize, adresses the members of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, during the plenary session of June 1990.

Address by Nelson MANDELA, Leader of the African National Congress, to the European Parliament

Debate on the conclusion of the extraordinary European Council meeting which held in Dublin on the 25th April with the participation of Charles HAUGHEY, Irish Taoiseach and President in office of the Council. He is joined by Helmut KÖHL, Federal German chacellor. Lothar de MAIZIERE, RDA Prime Minister, take also this opportunity to visit the EP and participate to a conference of the presidents open to all members.

Conclusion of the extraordinary European Council meeting in Dublin (25 April): extracts from the debate with the participation of Charles HAUGHEY, Irish Taoiseach

For the first time, hundreds of secondary school pupils from all over the European community come to the European Parliament in Strasbourg to discover more about Europe and each other, as part of the first ever Euroscuola programme. Welcome speech by the Parliament's information director, Francois Brodry.

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