European Parliament - Bruxelles
The people, the places, the European Parliament: those where the highlights of Marco Santi’s trip to Brussels. Also planning a visit? Marvel at the stunning Hemicycle, immerse yourself in vibrant diversity and discover how Europe works. Everything is free, fully accessible for everyone and available in 24 languages. Come and be part of it! Find out more at europarl.europa.eu/visiting.
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The European Parliament
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Backstage of a plenary
Behind the scenes of the plenary sessions of the European Parliament, MEPs have a lot to do: political group meetings, coordinator meetings, committee meetings, delegation meetings, press conferences and interviews. The reason is simple: when they’re not sitting in the hemicycle, they have to prepare the votes and the positions they want to defend.
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NATO Secretary General replies to all MEP questions at the European Parliament in Brussels
Questions and Answers after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg address to the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Sub-Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE). #eudebates #eudebates #NATO #Security #Defence #maritime #Military #ARMY #Cyber #HybridAttacks #NATOmeeting #NATOLondon In the European Parliament in Brussels, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, addresses the Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Security and Defence and the Parliamentary Delegation to NATO just a week after Parliament adopted resolutions on the state of play of the Common Foreign and Security Policy as well as Common Security and Defence Policy.
NATO Jens Stoltenberg: Europe and North America are as two sides of the same coin.
He described Europe and North America as “two sides of the same coin” and emphasized the importance of a strong transatlantic bond in order to maintain peace and security in Europe. The meeting is part of the Secretary General’s regular engagements with EU institutions.
MEPs called for close cooperation with NATO, while stressing that the EU needs to have strategic autonomy during exchange of views with Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance must beef up its military training operation in Iraq to ensure that its members are not drawn back into combat there against Islamic State extremists.
Stoltenberg has held talks in recent days with senior Iraqi and officials and King Abdullah of neighboring Jordan amid cautious optimism that NATO might be permitted to resume its training activities in Iraq in the near future.
“We need to go heavy in and train. Build everything from the ministry of defense, institutions, command and control, to train forces. NATO can do that. We already do it, but we can scale up,” Stoltenberg told members of the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday.
NATO agreed in 2018 to launch a training mission in Iraq involving around 500 troops with the aim of building up the country’s armed forces so they could better combat extremist groups like IS.
But the operation was put on hold after a U.S. missile strike at Baghdad airport killed Iran’s top general earlier this month and the Iraqi government demanded that foreign troops leave its territory. As tensions mounted, U.S. President Donald Trump insisted that NATO should do more in the region.
However, there is little appetite among European allies and Canada to deploy troops, even though the United States is by far the biggest and most influential of the 29 NATO member countries.
While acknowledging that he opposed the Iraq war as a Norwegian lawmaker in 2003, Stoltenberg said Tuesday he thought “the West left a bit too early” and that IS took advantage of the security vacuum by seizing vast swathes of territory in northern Iraq and Syria.
“I strongly believe that if we don’t act now we may be forced back in combat,” he told the parliamentarians. “We must prevent that from happening again, and therefore we need to build some local (security) capacity so they prevent ISIS (Islamic State militants) from coming back.”
“If we don’t do that we will have a big problem, for certain, and then we may end up 2-3 years down the road back in a big combat operation,” Stoltenberg said.
Visit the European Parliament with... Nico Walz from Germany
Destination: Brussels. Nico Walz’ visit to the capital of Europe was off to a flying start! Also planning a visit? Don't miss the European Parliament! Marvel at the stunning Hemicycle, explore the interactive Parlamentarium and discover how Europe works. Everything is free, fully accessible for everyone and available in 24 languages. Come and be part of it! Find out more at europarl.europa.eu/visiting.
Emotional ceremony following the #Brexit vote at the European Parliament in Brussels
Richard Corbett (S&D, UK): You will go ahead without us building the Democratic European Union where all decisions have to be approved by an elected parliament as well as the elected ministers in the Council of ministers, that double double Democratic safeguard that is very important, it is what distinguishes the European Union from the WTO, the World Bank, the IMF, all those other bureaucratic organisations here living democracy is part of the structure let us cherish that let us make it work better and let us watch you take this further in our absence while we are on sabbatical.
Caroline Voaden (RE, UK): Brexit is the result of an ideological divide in our oldest political party. A party that should have and would have split up decades ago if it wasn’t for a voting system that is undemocratic and unfit for purpose.The only silverlining in this very dark cloud is that the division caused by Brexit has to be the catalyst for something even bigger, a wholesale reform of our democracy in the UK.
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Molly Scott Cato (Greens/EFA, UK): I particularly look to the young people because I believe they’re going to bring us back and I look forward to the day when I’m gonna be sitting here or standing, let’s hope it is not that long, and we’re all going to be celebrating our return to our rightful place at the heart of Europe.
Diane Dodds (NI, UK): When the United Kingdom will leave the institutions of the European Union it is a new journey, a new pathway. We wish our European friends well, we hope that as we develop a new relationship as we get to that new free trade deal that we will be able to work together and have a prosperous relationship both on trade and security and in many other issues as we move forward.
Richard Corbett (S&D, UK), Caroline Voaden (RE, UK), Molly Scott Cato (Greens/EFA, UK) and Diane Dodds (NI, UK) speak at the ceremony following the vote on the withdrawal Agreement of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, during the plenary session (29-30 January 20220) of the European Parliament in Brussels.
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Visit the European Parliament with... William Shears from the United Kingdom
William Shears sets out to find mussels in Brussels… and discovers plenty more unexpected things on his trip. Also planning to visit? Don't miss the European Parliament! Marvel at the stunning Hemicycle, explore the interactive Parlamentarium and see how Europe works. Everything is free, fully accessible for everyone and available in 24 languages. Come and be part of it! Find out more at europarl.europa.eu/visiting.
Get the picture: Hemicycle
Hemicycle. But what's that? It's a word that comes from Ancient Greek. It means, 'semicircle'. Since ancient times, hemicycle has been a place shaped like a semicircle. A structure with tiered seating to accommodate speakers and audience. What's the connection to the EU? In many European countries this word means 'parliament'. The European Union has its hemicycle too, a chamber where the 754 Members of the European Parliament meet. Sometimes in Brussels and every month in Strasbourg. And how does it work? In the hemicycle, the MEPs are grouped by political family, not by nationality. The chairs of the political groups sit at the front. They guide their colleagues. And in the centre of the hemicycle, the President of the Parliament directs the debates and oversees the votes. What's it for? In the hemicycle the MEPs debate subjects that affect us all, like the environment, agriculture, telecoms or transport. And then they vote on European laws. Seven out of ten laws adopted in your country are first voted for in the hemicycle. Get the picture: a picture is worth a thousand words!
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My First Travel Vlog Took Us For A Day In Brussels | August 2018
Join Ed and myself as we take a day trip to Brussels. With no real plan or idea what to expect in Belgium, we took a cheap Eurostar direct from London St Pancreas.
Once we arrive, we buy a travel card and head straight the the European Parliament. We have a look inside the hemicycle as well as observe a part of the Berlin Wall.
We then venture to the other parts of the city before ending up at the Atomium, a structure which was built for worlds fair over 60 years ago.
We end our day trip in Grand Place, looking at the amazing architecture of the buildings and the square itself before heading back home.
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The Europe Tour: government cuts on family benefits affect Austrians, foreigners differently
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EU Top 50 Bluerise Pitch - European Parliament Hemicycle
Bluerise was selected as one of the EU Top 50 innovative companies and was invited to present in the Hemicycle of the European Parliament during the 9th European Innovation Summit
More atmosphere shots from European Parliament
(26 May 2019) The European Parliament building in Brussels was transformed on Sunday into a giant media room ahead of election results later in the evening.
Hundreds of journalists were present inside the hemicycle to follow live results coming in from the 28 EU countries.
The public could follow the election night outside the building, where giant screens have been installed.
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LIVE: Commemorative ceremony for Paris attack victims at European Parliament
A commemorative ceremony for the Paris attack victims is due to take place at the European Parliament Hemicycle in Brussels on Tuesday, November 17. During the ceremony a minute of silence will be observed and the president of the European Parliament will give a statement.
At least 129 people were killed and more than 352 injured, 99 critically, after a series of coordinated attacks were carried out at six different locations across Paris on Friday evening.
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Inside the Hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels - by Javier Smith
Visit the European Parliament with... Marco Santi from Italy
The people, the places, the European Parliament: those where the highlights of Marco Santi’s trip to Brussels. Also planning a visit? Marvel at the stunning Hemicycle, immerse yourself in vibrant diversity and discover how Europe works. Everything is free, fully accessible for everyone and available in 24 languages. Come and be part of it! Find out more at europarl.europa.eu/visiting.
UKIP Members South West Visit to the EU Parliament Brussels 2018
Into the Lair of the Beast
Last week an intrepid group of Kippers from the South West assembled for a trip to The Dark Side - or as it's otherwise known, the European Parliament. Forty one brave souls left friends and family behind and girded their loins to face their Nemesis.
An early start from Plymouth meant that the group was able to catch a ferry from Dover and reach Calais as night fell. As our coach plunged further into the continental darkness and the road signs changed from French to Flemish, our spirits were buoyed by our own bonhomie. After a couple of hours, we pulled into an Ibis hotel on the outskirts of Brussels. I can report that alcohol was consumed, with a much-needed and surprisingly good evening meal.
The next morning, after a good Ibis breakfast, we boarded the coach for the thirty-minute journey to the Parliament. We trundled through the unremarkable suburbs of the unremarkable capital of an unremarkable country. After passing the Berlaymont (the Commission's offices) we arrived at the EP, in the hope of visiting the Parliamentarium - a Visitor Centre designed to emphasise the importance of the unimportant. Unfortunately, our visit would have taken longer than the time we had available, so we moved next door to the Parliament itself, along with our Brexit bags.
Airport-style security meant that our entry took some time, but we were eventually taken to view the Atrium, where contemporary sculptures and artwork are displayed. Then we went into the Hemicycle - the hemi-circular Talking Shop designed to give the Parliament its veneer of democracy. Elected on a 42% turnout in 2014, the 751 members are limited in how long they can speak for, rely on being in a pan-European grouping for decent recognition, and cost EU taxpayers £1,636,000,000 in 2016. As last week was a committee week the Hemicycle was empty, apart from visitors and officials.
Our guide was a personable young man called Henri, who answered our questions with knowledge and good humour. He took us into a side room to give us a slide presentation about the Parliament and its works. We got as far as slide 1 before the questioning began in earnest. Henri dealt with our sceptical lines of enquiry with enthusiasm, but on the whole failed to convince us of the qualities of his organisation. After 40 minutes we were still on slide 1..... Henri had the grace (and honesty) to tell us that he preferred the challenging enquiry of our group to the nodding acquiescence of Lib Dem groups he had hosted. We had a brief welcome from Dr Julia Reid, our SouthWest MEP before being ushered back out to a Brussels winter day.
Afternoon at leisure meant for some a return to the hotel, and to others the opportunity to visit central Brussels, the Grand Place, the Manneken Pis, Christmas markets, chocolatiers and purveyors of Belgian beer. One group met a supportive restaurateur who described the EU as mafia, whilst another was invited to leave the country by an angry young Europhile. In the evening we all met together in a very cosy restaurant in the Grand Place for a celebration dinner with Julia and her staff.
Our final day dawned rather damp as we left Brussels heading for the French border. Today would be a little different. Our first stop was at Tyne Cot cemetery where serried ranks of white stone marked the resting place of thousands upon thousands of British and Commonwealth young men who had given their lives during the First World War. It was a time for sober reflection, and our group listened to our knowledgeable driver/guide who explained the bloody progress of the conflict over four long years. It seems astonishing that so much of the fighting took place in such a small area, with the front line moving back and forward almost within sight as advance followed retreat followed advance.
A couple of miles further took us to Ypres, Wipers to the British Tommies, where we saw the impressive Menin Gate at the entrance to the town. It commemorates 54,896 British and Commonwealth soldiers who lost their lives within five miles of the little town of Ypres, including at the notorious Battle of Passchendaele. After a visit to a local WW1 museum, it was time to get back on the road and head for Dunkirk.
The comforting sight of Dover's White Cliffs welcomed our intrepid venturers home, more knowledgeable about the EU, but sobered by our last day's visits. As the coach trundled towards home, all those who made the trip agreed that Tony McIntyre and John Baddeley had done a great job in organising the trip, and we thank them and Dr Julia Reid for giving us a memorable few days.
We hope that, in just over 100 days' time, our sovereign parliament will be somewhat closer to home.
Intrusion @ the European Parliament - Visitors centre opening teaser - TIPIK Production
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A gang of bad guys are on their way to invade the European Parliament building. Not even frightened by the security cameras, they begin taking hammers out of their bags. Instead of smashing the door open, they start pitching their tents for the opening of the Parlamentarium, the visitors centre of the European Parliament.
The Parlamentarium's attractions include:
- a vast 3D lighting installation representing a shifting map of Europe
- a 360° surround-screen digital projection of the hemicycle
- an interactive virtual trip through Europe to discover each Member State
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Day two in Brussels - European Parliament - 30th of November 2016 -
27 young Europeans from 14 different training programs - meet five dedicated MEPs at the European Parliament - between the hours of 08:45 to 17:15, 30th of November 2016
MEP:s: Marita Ulvskog, Jasenko Selimovic, Anna Hedh, Corazza Bildt, Olle Ludvigsson o Christofer Fjellner.
What to do in Brussels in a day.
Join Serafeim and Georgia on their step to step guide in exploring Brussels in a day, where they go around the city exploring the best of what the city has to offer.
Places visited:
0:22 Coffee / Breakfast at Kosmos Place at Place Jourdan
0:30 European Parliament - Hemicycle Visits
0:41 City Bikes:
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0:47 Belgian Fries from Maison Antoine at Place Jourdan
0:50 Royal Palace
0:55 Mont des Arts
1:02 BELvue
1:03 Magritte
1:04 Royal Museum
1:06 Bozar
1:10 Coffee / Brunch at Le Pain Quotidien at Sablon
1:19 Chocolates at the Galerie Saint Hubert
1:23 Grand Place (centre of Brussels)
1:31 Waffles
1:35 Manneken Pis
1:44 L' Autobus at Place Jourdan
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