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European Voices

In this section you will find links to speeches delivered by other European voices in the debate. 

Speech by the Federal Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, Heiko Maas, Berlin, 13 June 2018

Speech by The Rt. Hon. Lord Chris Patten, Iveagh House Lecture, 27 June 2018

Speech by the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, at the European Parliament, 13 June 2018

Speech by An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar T.D., Martens Lecture on the Future of Europe, 26 April 2018

Speech by Portuguese Prime Minister Costa at the European Parliament, 14 March 2018

Speech by the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, at the Bertelsmann Stiftung, Berlin, 2 March 2018

Speech by Portuguese Prime Minister Costa at the College of Europe, 15 September 2017 (PDF 126KB French)

Speech by Federal Foreign Minister Gabriel at the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum, 5 December 2017

President Jean-Claude Juncker's State of the Union Address 2017, 13 September 2017

Speech by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven at Uppsala University, 26 October 2017

Speech by President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron at the Sorbonne University, 26 September 2017 (French) (PDF 276 KB English)

Initiative for Europe by M. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic (PDF 276 KB English)

 

Leaders' Agenda 

President Donald Tusk formally launched his Leaders’ Agenda at the October European Council, setting out an ambitious work programme for the EU over the next two years.