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Audience of Ernest Benach with Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament

Date
2009
Archive
Archive of the Parliament of Catalonia
Document type
Audiovisual/sonor
Reference code
CAT-APC-FD001-T103-A2999/48
Link to the online document
Description

This video captures the audience between Ernest Benach, president of the Parliament of Catalonia, and Hans-Gert Pöttering, president of the European Parliament, in 2009. It is an audiovisual document that shows the institutional relations between both chambers and the will of Catalonia to participate actively in the European project. The meeting symbolizes mutual recognition and the desire for dialogue between parliamentary institutions, and reflects Catalonia’s commitment to democratic values, cooperation and the construction of a pluralistic Europe. This document reinforces the idea of ​​a Europe of regions and the importance of parliamentarism as a tool of representation and governance.