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Oktober 2012 Le Président du Parlement européen Martin Schulz Galeries photo Mai 2014Avril 2014Mars 2014Février 2014Janvier 2014Décembre 2013Novembre 2013 Octobre 2013Septembre 2013Août 2013Juillet 2013Juin 2013Mai 2013Avril 2013Mars 2013 Février 2013Janvier 2013Décembre 2012Novembre 2012Octobre 2012Septembre 2012Août 2012Juillet 2012Juin 2012Mai 2012Avril 2012Mars 2012Février 2012Galerie photo - Janvier 2012 Octobre 2012 President Schulz arrives in Romania and is welcomed by Valeriu Zgonea, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania Bucharest - 30-10-2012 Announcing the winners of the Sakharov Prize 2012 to the press Strasbourg - 26-10-2012 Meeting with the winners of a European Parliament Facebook competition Strasbourg - 25-10-2012 Signing new directives on minimum standards on rights, support and protection of victims of crime, energy efficiency and regulation on European standardization into law Strasbourg - 25-10-2012 Meeting with Nicolai Wammen, Danish Minister of European Affairs Strasbourg - 25-10-2012 Meeting with Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth Strasbourg - 23-10-2012 Opening of the plenary session Strasbourg - 22-10-2012 Meeting with David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Brussels - 19-10-2012 Press conference at the European Council Brussels - 18-10-2012 With Demetris Christofias, President of Cyprus and Herman Van Rompuy President of the European Council at the summit Brussels - 18-10-2012 Family photo of the European Council Brussels - 18-10-2012 In discussion with Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, and Francois Hollande, President of France at the Autumn Council Octobre 2012 1/5 Le Président du Parlement européen Martin Schulz Brussels - 18-10-2012 Discussing with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the European Council Brussels - 18-10-2012 With Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the Euro Group at the European Council Brussels - 18-10-2012 Arrival at the European Council Brussels - 18-10-2012 Welcoming Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, at the European Parliament Brussels - 18-10-2012 Receiving surprise Nobel Prize Cake by the chefs of the European Parliament Brussels - 18-10-2012 Meeting with François Hollande, President of France - Élysée Palace Paris - 17-10-2012 Meeting with Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization Brussels - 17-10-2012 Ceremony awarding the European Medal of Tolerance to Ivo Josipovi, President of Croatia and Boris Tadi, former President of Serbia Brussels - 16-10-2012 Meeting with representatives of the European Trade Union Confederation Brussels - 16-10-2012 Meeting with Ivo Josipovi, President of Croatia Brussels - 16-10-2012 Meeting with Macky Sall, President of Senegal Brussels - 16-10-2012 Meeting with Valeriu Zgonea, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania Brussels - 16-10-2012 Coffeehouse discussion with Austrian Artists Vienna - Official Visit to Austria - 12-10-2012 Visit of the Sigmund Freud museum Vienna - Official Visit to Austria - 12-10-2012 Meeting with Michael Häupl, Mayor of Vienna Octobre 2012 2/5 Le Président du Parlement européen Martin Schulz Vienna - Official Visit to Austria - 12-10-2012 Visit of EU co-financed project ''Spacelab'' and meeting with young trainees with Rudolf Hundstorfer, Minister of Social Affairs Vienna - Official Visit to Austria - 12-10-2012 Talking to the press following the annnouncement that the EU will receive the Nobel Peace Prize Vienna - Official Visit to Austria - 12-10-2012 Meeting with Barbara Prammer, President of the National Council Vienna - Official Visit to Austria - 12-10-2012 Participation in the debate on Europe organised by the Austrian trade Union ÖGB Official Visit to Austria - 11-10-2012 Meeting with Heinz Fischer, President of the Republic of Austria Official Visit to Austria - 11-10-2012 Adress to the Main Committee of the National Council Official Visit to Austria - 11-10-2012 Press point following meeting with Werner Faymann, Chancellor of Austria Official Visit to Austria - 11-10-2012 Meeting with Christoph Leitl, President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Official Visit to Austria - 11-10-2012 Meeting José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization Brussels - 11-10-2012 Speaking at the Sakharov Prize Network event: Brussels - 10-10-2012 At the Sakharov Prize Network event: Brussels - 10-10-2012 Conference of Presidents with Maroš Šefovi, Commissioner Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration Brussels - 10-10-2012 Meeting with Shelly Yachimovich, Leader of the Israeli Labor Party Brussels - 10-10-2012 Meeting with EU Presidents on the report Brussels - 09-10-2012 Octobre 2012 3/5 Le Président du Parlement européen Martin Schulz Opening speech at the Open Days: '10th European Week of Regions and Cities' Brussels - 08-10-2012 Press conference at the Friends of Cohesion High Level meeting with Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia Bratislava - 05-10-2012 At the Friends of Cohesion High Level meeting with Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia and José Manuel Barroso, EC President Bratislava - 05-10-2012 Family photo of the Friends of Cohesion High Level meeting Bratislava - 05-10-2012 Press point with Taoiseach Enda Kenny Dublin - Official visit to Ireland - 04-10-2012 Meeting with Taoiseach Enda Kenny Dublin - Official visit to Ireland - 04-10-2012 Signing the Golden book in the presence of Seán Barrett, Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil Éireann Dublin - Official visit to Ireland - 04-10-2012 Inside a poem by WB Yeats during a visit to the National Library of Ireland Dublin - Official visit to Ireland - 04-10-2012 Enjoying a rare book at the National Library of Ireland Dublin - Official visit to Ireland - 04-10-2012 Meeting with the Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore Dublin - Official Visit to Ireland - 03-10-2012 Europe debate at the University College Dublin Dublin - Official Visit to Ireland - 03-10-2012 Meeting with student representatives at the University College Dublin Dublin - Official Visit to Ireland - 03-10-2012 Enjoying a chat with Imogen Butler at the Digital Skills Academy in Dublin Dublin - Official Visit to Ireland - 03-10-2012 Learning about the re-skilling of unemployed workers for the technology sector at the Digital Skills Academy in Dublin Dublin - Official Visit to Ireland - 03-10-2012 At the Digital Skills Academy awarding prizes for excellence Dublin - Official Visit to Ireland - 03-10-2012 Octobre 2012 4/5 Le Président du Parlement européen Martin Schulz Stopping by the European Parliament Information Office in Dublin to talk to staff Dublin - Official Visit to Ireland - 03-10-2012 Welcome by Jimmy Deenihan, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Dublin - Official Visit to Ireland - 03-10-2012 Press point following meeting with Hamadi Jebali, Prime Minister of Tunisia Brussels - 02-10-2012 Meeting with former EP President Pat Cox, former Polish President Aleksander Kwaniewski and Commissioner Štefan Füle Brussels - 02-10-2012 Press conference on the monitoring mission to Ukraine with Pat Cox, former President of the EP and Aleksander Kwaniewski, former President of Poland Brussels - 02-10-2012 Extraordinary Conference of Presidents: on Van Rompuy's report Towards a Genuine Economic and Monetary Union and on the monitoring mission to Ukraine with Pat Cox, former EP President and Aleksander Kwaniewski, former President of Poland Brussels - 02-10-2012 Meeting with Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia Brussels - 01-10-2012 Europarl President Press - [email protected] Octobre 2012 5/5.
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