European Parliament President Martin Schulz was welcomed to Estonia by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. The two discussed next year’s European elections, the banking union and the long-term EU budget. Mehr erfahren.
On his visit to the Estonian Parliament, President Schulz signed the guestbook and discussed with Speaker Ene Ergma the EU-Ukraine trade agreement and the needs of Estonia in the EU budget. Mehr erfahren.
European Parliament president Martin Schulz and Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip held a bilateral meeting in President Ansip’s cabinet, followed by a joint press point. Mehr erfahren.
His second day in Estonia, President Schulz spoke to and engaged with students on the current situation of youth unemployment in Europe and received a scarf as a gift from the university. Mehr erfahren.
President Schulz joined teachers and students in a school debate on the topic “Europe and the youth”, signed the school guestbook and met with the mayor of Viljandi, Loit Kivistik. Mehr erfahren.
Urmo Kübar of the Network of Estonian Non-profit Organisations received the European Citizen’s Prize 2013 from the hands of President Schulz himself. Mr Kübar is one of 43 winners in 21 countries. Mehr erfahren.