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SUMMARY:Annual Memorial Service 2025
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SUMMARY:Annual Memorial Service 2024
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SUMMARY:Memorial Service 2023
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CATEGORIES:Memorial Service
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SUMMARY:Memorial Service 2022
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SUMMARY:Virtual Memorial Service - 31 May 2021
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 31 May 2021 from 18.30 to 19.15  the FMA organised\, under the patronage of the European Parliament\, its 2021 Virtual Memorial Service for deceased former Members of the European Parliament.  \n“David Maria Sassoli\, President of the European Parliament and Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering\, former President of the European Parliament and President of the FMA\, brought a tribute to the 69 commemorated former members who passed away in 2019\, 2020 and 2021. Jerzy Buzek\, former President of the European Parliament\, delivered the closing oration.” \nContinue reading the full Press Release here. \nThe brochure of the event with a full programme and the messages of former colleagues is now available below on this page.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”BROCHURE OF THE EVENT” style=”3d” color=”chino” size=”lg” align=”center” css_animation=”rollIn” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.formermembers.eu%2F3d-flip-book%2Fbrochure-en%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.formermembers.eu/event/memorial-service-2021/
CATEGORIES:Memorial Service
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200909T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200909T173000
DTSTAMP:20260501T200115
CREATED:20190403T165052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200716T142250Z
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SUMMARY:Memorial Service 2020 - Postponed
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Due to coronavirus\, the 2020 Memorial Service has been postponed.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_images_carousel images=”7250\,7252\,7254\,7256\,7258″ img_size=”large” autoplay=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.formermembers.eu/event/memorial-service-2020/
LOCATION:European Parliament\, Rue Wiertz 60\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Memorial Service
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190404
DTSTAMP:20260501T200115
CREATED:20190403T165052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210111T152934Z
UID:7303-1554246000-1554332399@www.formermembers.eu
SUMMARY:Memorial Service 2019
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2019 Memorial Service was held on Wednesday 3 April at 17:30 in the Space Yehudi Menuhin\, European Parliament\, Brussels.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/UHd-PLdHOX4″][vc_column_text]Read the Final Oration by President Klaus Hänsch and please find below the Brochure with the full list of deceased members  and obituaries written by their former colleagues.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”`{`3d-flip-book mode=“fullscreen“ urlparam=“fb3d-page“ pdf=“/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Text-Brochure-FIN-EN.pdf“`}`” color=”chino”][/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.formermembers.eu/event/memorial-service-2019/
CATEGORIES:Memorial Service
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180503
DTSTAMP:20260501T200115
CREATED:20190403T165052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210111T153109Z
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SUMMARY:Memorial Service 2018
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text]The 2018 Memorial Service was held on Wednesday 2 May at 17:45 in the Space Yehudi Menuhin\, European Parliament\, Brussels.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/XRTkSvw_3ls”][vc_column_text]Read the Final Oration by President Hans-Gert Pöttering and please find below the Brochure with the full list of deceased members  and obituaries written by their former colleagues.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”`{`3d-flip-book mode=“fullscreen“ urlparam=“fb3d-page“ pdf=“/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/brochure_en.pdf“`}`”][/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.formermembers.eu/event/memorial-service-2018/
CATEGORIES:Memorial Service
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170531
DTSTAMP:20260501T200115
CREATED:20170530T165052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T152758Z
UID:5216-1496098800-1496185199@www.formermembers.eu
SUMMARY:Memorial Service 2017
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe 2017 Memorial Service was held on Tuesday 30 May at 17:45 in the Space Yehudi Menuhin\, European Parliament\, Brussels. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/XRTkSvw_3ls”][vc_column_text]Vice-President Bogusław Liberadzki\, represented the EP President\, Antonio Tajani\, and José María Gil-Robles\, Former President of the European Parliament and the FMA\, clotured the ceremony. \nPlease find below the Brochure with the full list of deceased members  and obituaries written by their former colleagues.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.formermembers.eu/event/memorial-service-2017/
CATEGORIES:Memorial Service
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160425
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160427
DTSTAMP:20260501T200115
CREATED:20160426T165052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T154554Z
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SUMMARY:Memorial Service 2016
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2016 Memorial Service was held on Tuesday 26 April at 17:45 in the European Parliament\, Brussels. President of the European Parliament\, Martin Schulz\, was present and Pat Cox\, Former President of the European Parliament and the FMA\, clotured the ceremony.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”8506\,8512\,8508\,8510\,8514\,8516\,8518\,8520″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Please find below the Brochure with the full list of deceased members  and obituaries written by their former colleagues.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.formermembers.eu/event/memorial-service-2016/
CATEGORIES:Memorial Service
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150425
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150427
DTSTAMP:20260501T200115
CREATED:20150426T165052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200616T105751Z
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SUMMARY:Memorial Service 2015
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2015 Memorial Service was held on Tuesday 26 May at 17:45 in the European Parliament\, Brussels.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”8532\,8536\,8538\,8540″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Read the Final Oration by Former President of the European Parliament\, Lord Henry Plumb and please find below the Brochure with the full list of deceased members  and obituaries written by their former colleagues.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.formermembers.eu/event/memorial-service-2015/
CATEGORIES:Memorial Service
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140409
DTSTAMP:20260501T200115
CREATED:20140408T165052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T160643Z
UID:5374-1396911600-1396997999@www.formermembers.eu
SUMMARY:Memorial Service 2014
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2014 Memorial Service was held on Tuesday 8 April 2014\, at 5.45 pm\, in room ASP 5G2\, European Parliament\, Brussels.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Read the Final Oration by President Klaus Hansch and please find below the Brochure with the full list of deceased members  and obituaries written by their former colleagues.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.formermembers.eu/event/memorial-service-2014/
CATEGORIES:Memorial Service
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