Five Members of the European Parliament were guests in a myEUROPE chat
On 11 May 2005, five Members of the European Parliament accepted to celebrate Europe Day in an on-line chat with 18 schools from 13 countries, namely Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey. The guests answered schools’ questions from the main seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
The chat topic was not only about 9 May 1950, when Robert Schuman made his historical declaration on Europe and its future, but also about the needs and expectations of young people in Europe. Their questions covered educational policies, the environment, EU enlargement, the European labour market, cultural identity and the EU's role in the world.
One of the participating teachers, Tzvetan Naydenov from Bulgaria, said: "Today was a special day we have not had for months. My students could not believe they got answers from the Members of European Parliament!"
The photos below were taken at the European Parliament seat in Strasbourg during the chat. Click on a picture to see a larger version of it.
1. From left to right: María Badía i Cutchet and Paloma Díaz Galan
2. From left to right: Désirée von Hohenlohe, María Argos and Elmar Brok
3. Some of the guests during the chat
4. From left to right: Désirée von Hohenlohe and Jo Leinen
5. Juana Lahousse-Juárez and Alojz Peterle
6. Some of the guests during the chat
7. From left to right: Alojz Peterle, Klemen Žumer and Alex Stubb
8. From left to right: Alojz Peterle, Nastja Klemenčič and Klemen Žumer
9. Alex Stubb and Nastja Klemenčič
Our on-line guests from The European Parliament in Strasbourg were:
María Badía i Cutchet, MEP (Spain) Elmar Brok, MEP (Germany) Jo Leinen, MEP (Germany) Alojz Peterle, MEP (Slovenia) Alex Stubb, MEP (Finland)
Juana Lahousse-Juárez, Director of Communications Directorate Paloma Díaz Galan, official, Communications Directorate Nastja Klemenčič, official Communications Directorate Klemen Žumer, assistant to Mr Peterle Désirée von Hohenlohe and María Argos, stagiaires, Communications Directorate
