European Parliament President Metsola, European Council President Michel and Commission President von der Leyen commemorate the signing of the 1998 Agreement during a ceremony. This clip broadcast during the event trace the history of the peace process in Northern Ireland. The GFA, also known as the Belfast Agreement, was signed on 10 April 1998 by the British and Irish governments, and confirmed by referendums in Ireland and Northern Ireland in May the same year. The agreement established devolved political power-sharing structures for the nationalist and unionist communities in Northern Ireland, and brought the 30-year period of violent conflict in Northern Ireland, known as The Troubles, to an end. Rights are only granted for the editorial coverage related to the Commemoration of the GFA organized by the European Parliament, no other use is authorized for the media and other institutions. This video may not be edited and must be shown in its entirety.

Clip: 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement - Reconciliation brought peace

This memoclip shows the period of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the reconciliation period between Dublin and Belfast which has ended up with the peace signed in the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. The memoclip also includes extracts of speeches by relevant political figures (such as John HUME, David TRIMBLE, Mo MOWLAM, David ANDREWS) who contributed, with the members of the European Parliament, to reach the peace.

MOWLAM, Mo (UK, Marjorie)

Filmklipp

Media publicerad för detta person

2

Filmklipp