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Article: European Parliament celebrates 50th anniversary
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- March 12, 2008
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European Parliament celebrates 50th anniversary
BRUSSELS, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament on
Wednesday celebrated its 50th anniversary in a special sitting in
Strasbourg, France.
European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pottering, Slovenian
Prime Minister Janez Jansa, whose country holds the European Union
(EU) presidency, and European Commission President Jose Manuel
Barroso each addressed the house.
The speeches were preceded and followed by performances by the
European Youth Orchestra.
Pottering said the European Parliament has fought to secure more
and more rights and has become ever more aware of its responsibility
and of what it can do.
"We are the representatives of ...