Briefing
Future of Europe debate with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
Future of Europe debate with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
Alexis Tsipras will be the ninth EU leader to debate the future of Europe with MEPs and Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, on Tuesday morning.
The debate will start at 9.00.
EP President Antonio Tajani and Prime Minister Tsipras will take part in a joint press point or press conference after the debate, at 12:45,.
The next EU head of state or government to address the House will be Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas, at the October I plenary session in Strasbourg.
Before Mr Tsipras, the following EU heads of state or governments debated the future of Europe with MEPs:
- Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on 17 January 2018,
- Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on 6 February 2018,
- Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa on 14 March 2018,
- French President Emmanuel Macron on 17 April 2018,
- Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on 3 May 2018,
- Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel on 30 May 2018,
- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on 13 June 2018 and
- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on 4 July 2018.
Procedure: Debate on the future of Europe, without a resolution
Debate: Tuesday, 11 September
Press point or press conference: Tuesday, 11 September, 12:45