Martin Schulz
Martin Schulz
Martin Schulzis a German Social Democratic politician serving as the President of the European Parliament since 2012. Previously he was leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament. On 1 July 2014 Martin Schulz was re-elected as European Parliament President...
budget clear cuts plans public return serious small steps target tax toward wants
Budget plans already target serious cuts in public investment. But that won't be enough. In return for unavoidable tax hikes, the public wants to see clear steps toward small government.
solidarity
You can't always be demanding solidarity from others and then refuse to show it yourself.
turkeys pay enormous
Turkey is doing an enormous amount in the refugee question, but it can't continue to pay for everything by itself. That is why we have to talk to Turkey about money.
democracy ifs candidates
If you say in advance there is going to be a main candidate and then that doesn't count later, then that's going to be a highly problematic occurrence in a democracy.
achieve compromise hammered hope majority pleased
We're pleased with the compromise we hammered out with the EPP and we hope it will achieve a majority in the plenary.
effectiveness people unions
Before we talk about further accessions, we have to consolidate the European Union internally. People are increasingly losing faith in the EU's effectiveness.