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2013
Speech by Alexander STUBB , Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade of Finland at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 5 February 2013
Upstairs, Downstairs and the European Union
2012
Speech by Paul DEMARET , Rector of the College of Europe on the occasion of the opening ceremonies of the academic year 2012-2013, in Bruges, on 17 October 2012, and in Natolin (Warsaw), on 29 October 2012 , 8 November 2012
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Speech by Mr Vladimir FILAT , Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the 2012/2013 academic year at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 29 October 2012
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Speech by Dr Ian LESSER , Director, German Marshall Fund Transatlantic Center, Brussels High-Level Lecture on the Neighbours of the EU's Neighbours: "The United States and the EU's Broader Neighbourhood" at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 25 October 2012
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Speech by Mrs Helle THORNING-SCHMIDT , Prime Minister of Denmark on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the 2012/2013 academic year at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 17 October 2012
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2011
Letter by Jerzy Buzek , President of the European Parliament for the Inauguration of European Parliament - Bronislaw Geremek European Civilization Chair , 29 December 2011
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Speech by Ewa Osniecka-Tamecka , Vice-Rector of the College of Europe Inauguration of European Parliament - Bronislaw Geremek European Civilization Chair at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 29 December 2011
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Speech by H.E. Mr Alexander Stubb , Finnish Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 17 November 2011
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Speech by Mr Giorgio NAPOLITANO , President of the Italian Republic the opening of the 2011/2012 academic year at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 26 October 2011
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Speech by Paul DEMARET , Rector of the College of Europe the opening of the 2011/2012 academic year on both campuses at the College of Europe in Bruges and Natolin (Warsaw) , 26 October 2011
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Speech by Mrs Androulla VASSILIOU , EC Commissioner at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 26 September 2011
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Speech by H.E. Mr Abdullah Gül , President of Turkey at the College of Europe Natolin campus (Warsaw) at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 6 June 2011
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Inaugural lecture by Prof. Espada , Chairholder of the European Parliament Bronislaw Geremek European Civilization Chair. , 13 April 2011
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Speech by Paul Demaret , Rector of the College of Europe Inauguration of European Parliament - Bronislaw Geremek European Civilization Chair at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 13 April 2011
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Speech by Mr. François Cornélis , Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee and President of Chemicals TOTAL Inauguration of the TOTAL Chair of EU Foreign Policy at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 9 March 2011
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Inaugural lecture by Prof. Stephan Keukeleire , Chairholder of the TOTAL Chair of EU Foreign Policy at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 9 March 2011
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2010
Speech by Mr Štefan Füle , Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy at the opening of the 2010/2011 academic year at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 6 December 2010
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Speech by Mrs. Angela Merkel , Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany at the opening of the 2010/2011 academic year at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 2 November 2010
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Speech by Paul Demaret , Rector of the College of Europe at the opening of the 2010/2011 academic year on both campuses at the College of Europe in Bruges and Natolin (Warsaw) , 2 November 2010
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Speech by Herman Van Rompuy , President of the European Council at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 25 February 2010
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Speech by Paul Demaret , Rector of the College of Europe on the occasion of the keynote speech by the President of the European Council at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 25 February 2010
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Speech by Karel De Gucht , European Commissioner for Trade at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 4 February 2010
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2009
Speech by Toomas Hendrik Ilves , President of the Republic of Estonia Opening of the 2009/2010 academic year at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 7 December 2009
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Speech by Íñigo Méndez de Vigo , Member of the European Parliament and President of the Administrative Council of the College of Europe Opening of the 2009/2010 academic year of the College of Europe at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 4 November 2009
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Speech by Jerzy Buzek , President of the European Parliament Opening of the 2009/2010 academic year at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 4 November 2009
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Speech by Paul Demaret , Rector of the College of Europe Opening of the 2009/2010 academic year at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 4 November 2009
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2008
Speech by Yves Leterme , Prime Minister of Belgium Opening of the 2008/2009 academic year at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 18 November 2008
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Speech by Paul Demaret , Rector of the College of Europe Opening of the 2008/2009 academic year at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 18 November 2008
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Speech by Hans-Gert Pöttering , President of the European Parliament Opening of the 2008/2009 academic year at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 1 October 2008
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Speech by Leonard Orban , EC Commissioner for Multilingualism at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 6 March 2008
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2007
Speech by Paul Demaret , Rector of the College of Europe Opening of the 2007/2008 academic year at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 15 November 2007
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Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband , Member of Parliament for South Shields and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Opening of the 2007/2008 academic year at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 15 November 2007
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Speech by Carl Bildt , Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Opening of the 2007/2008 academic year at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 12 November 2007
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Speech by Paul Demaret , Rector of the College of Europe visit of H.E. Abdou Diouf, Secretary General of the OIF at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 20 September 2007
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Speech by Abdou Diouf , Secretary General of the International Organization of la Francophonie at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 20 September 2007
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Speech by H.E. Emin Eyyubov , Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belgium, Luxembourg and to the EU a talk on the relations between Azerbaijan and the EU at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Development Office of the College of Europe, at the Bibliothèque Solvay , 3 May 2007
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Speech by Philippe Douste-Blazy , Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 29 January 2007
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Speech by Alberto Navarro , Secretary of State for the European Union (Spain) at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 19 January 2007
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2006
Speech by Erkki Liikanen , Governor of the Bank of Finland at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 8 December 2006
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Speech by Karel de Gucht , Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs Inauguration ceremony of the Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 15 November 2006
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Speech by M. Jean-Claude Juncker , Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Minister of State and Minister of Finance Opening of the 57th academic year at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 30 October 2006
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Speech by Paul Demaret , Rector of the College of Europe visit of Gilles de Robien, French minister of national education at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 23 October 2006
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Speech by Josep Borrell Fontelles , President of the European Parliament at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 13 October 2006
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Speech by Viktor Yushchenko , President of Ukraine at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 12 May 2006
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Speech by Lionel Jospin at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 4 April 2006
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2005
Speech by Javier Solana , High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 19 October 2005
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Speech by Paul Demaret , Rector of the College of Europe Opening ceremony for the Beethoven Promotion at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 19 October 2005
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Speech by dr. Jan Peter Balkenende , prime minister of the Netherlands at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 25 April 2005
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Speech by Jeremy Kinsman , Canadian Mission to the European Union at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 17 February 2005
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Speech by Dr. Günter Burghardt , Former Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to the United States on the state of the Transatlantic relationship at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 26 January 2005
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2004
Speech by Paul Demaret , Rector of the College of Europe Inauguration of the Academic Year 2004-2005 at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 23 November 2004
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Speech by Mr. Barroso , President of the European Commission Inauguration of the Academic Year 2004-2005 at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 23 November 2004
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Speech by Marcus Pollard , Student of the College of Europe (Bruges Campus) during the plenary session of the Committee of the Regions at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 17 November 2004
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Speech by Josep Borrell Opening of the academic year 2004/2005 at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 3 November 2004
"A new Europe in a new World" (English) / "Une nouvelle Europe dans un nouveau monde" (French)
Speech by Juhan Parts , President of Estonia Visit to the Natolin (Warsaw) Campus at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 29 September 2004
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Speech by Philippe Maystadt , Chairman of the European Investment Bank He delivered a lecture entitled: "La Banque européenne d'investissement au service des actions extérieures de l'Union européenne" at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 18 March 2004
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Inaugural lecture by Rockwell A. Schnabel , US Mission to the EU Visited the College's Bruges Campus on Thursday 11th March 2004 to deliver a lecture at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 11 March 2004
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Inaugural lecture by Pascal Lamy , European Commissioner for trade Visit at the College's Bruges Campus on Monday March 8th 2004. He delivered a lecture entitled Europe à 25: y-a-t-il un pilote dans l'Union ? at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 8 March 2004
"Europe à 25: y-a-t-il un pilote dans l'Union?"
2002
Speech by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , President of the European Convention at the opening of the academic year at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 2 October 2002
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2001
Speech by Romano Prodi , President of the European Commission at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 12 November 2001
"AN ENLARGED AND MORE UNITED EUROPE, A GLOBAL PLAYER Challenges and opportunities in the new century"
Speech by Guy Verhofstadt , Prime Minister of Belgium Opening of the academic year at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus , 23 October 2001
"The New World Order since 11 September"
Speech by H.E. Aleksander Kwasniewski , President of the Republic of Poland Opening of the academic year at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 2 October 2001
"Europe: our common responsibility"
Speech by Graham Ward , President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 21 March 2001
"Can Europe win the global race?"
Speech by Mario Monti , European Commissioner for Competition at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 20 March 2001
"Competition Policy Issues and Transatlantic Relations"
2000
Speech by Paavo Lipponen , Prime Minister of Finland at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 10 November 2000
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Speech by George Papandreou , Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece Opening of the academic year 2000/2001 at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 6 October 2000
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Speech by Leo Tindemans , Belgian Minister of State Celebration of Pater Verleye at the College of Europe, Bruges campus , 9 May 2000
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