We are very honored to have had President Herman Van Rompuy, President of the Chamber of Representatives (2007-2008), Prime Minister of Belgium (2008-2009), President of the European Council (2009-2014), as our guest speaker at the Annual Dinner on 3 December from 19.30 to 21.30 at the European Parliament in Brussels. The Annual Dinner was preceded by the Annual Cocktail Reception from 18.30 to 19.30 with Invited Guest Speaker Vice-President of the European Parliament Esteban González Pons. The event was reserved to the Association’s Members who have received a communication from the FMA Secretariat by email.
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2024 Annual Cocktail Reception and Dinner
Invited Guest Speaker at the FMA Annual Cocktail Reception Vice-President of the European Parliament Esteban González Pons
Invited Guest Speaker at the FMA Annual Dinner President Herman Van Rompuy
To see Herman Van Rompuy’s CV, click here.
These special events were the culmination of an intense year of activities and programmes and were an opportunity for both newly elected and former MEPs to meet and discuss the most pressing issues on the agenda for the next parliamentary term. The draft programme is available here.
The FMA Annual Events “End of Year Greetings” continued on 4 December with:
- From 10.00 to 11.00: “Librorum” a hybrid event organised in co-operation with EPLO Netherlands, during which FMA Member Marietje Schaake presented her latest publication “The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley”. The programme and more information is available here.
- From 11.00 to 13.00: Annual Seminar on EU Defence and Security policy. The programme and more information is available here.
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