A year of important visitors
Over the past year, VIPs and celebrities visited the Parliament on many occasions to speak to MEPs and contribute to their debates and decisions. We have collected some of those moments as the year draws to a close...
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Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Tibetan Lama Kirti Rinpoche
(Left) Enda Kenny and (right) Dalia Grybauskaite, speaking on behalf of their country's presidency of the Council
Irish President Michael D. Higgins
Cuban dissidents and Sakharov Prize laureates (top) Guillermo Farinas and (bottom) Damas de Blanco
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Arnold Schwarzenegger addressed the Covenant of Mayors
Israeli President Shimon Peres
Aung San Suu Kyi was finally able to pick up in person the Sakharov Prize she won in 1990
Tunesian President Moncef Marzouki
Malala Yousafzai won the 2013 Sakharov Prize
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Take a look at what went on during 2013 and enjoy our slideshow!
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Slideshow: best of 2013
