Jüri Ratas to debate future of Europe with MEPs
Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas will debate the future of Europe with MEPs and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday morning at 10:00.
Jüri Ratas has been Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia since November 2016. He is also the chairman of the Estonian Centre Party.
Mr Ratas will be the tenth EU head of state or government to address the House and debate with MEPs about the future of Europe, following on from:
- 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, and
- Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel on 30 May 2018.
- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on 13 June 2018
- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on 4 July 2018
- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on 11 September 2018
The President of Romania, Klaus Werner Iohannis, will debate the future of Europe with MEPs at the October II plenary session in Strasbourg.
EP President Antonio Tajani and Prime Minister Ratas will give a joint press point on Wednesday at 12.30 in front of the protocol room.
Procedure: Debate without resolution
Debate: Wednesday 3 October, at 10:00
Press point: Wednesday, 3 October, at 12.30 in front of the protocol room