House of Lords Speaker D'Souza visits Brussels
Along with senior EU meetings, the Speaker of the House of Lords holds a bilateral meeting with Belgian Senate President Sabine de Bethune
Belgian Senate President Sabine de Bethune and the Lord Speaker, Baroness D鈥橲ouza - copyright Guy Goossens - Belgian Senate
皇冠体育app Lord Speaker, Baroness D鈥橲ouza, visited Brussels on 28-29 May to discuss with other leaders the role of national parliaments within the EU and the major issues facing the Union.
As well as聽overseeing proceedings in聽the Lords chamber, the聽Lord Speaker acts as an ambassador for the Lords in the UK and abroad. In this capacity Baroness D鈥橲ouza鈥檚 trip to Brussels included a visit to the Belgian Senate, hosted by the Senate President, Sabine de Bethune.
Baroness D鈥橲ouza said:
It was a pleasure to meet my counterpart and other members of the Belgian senate and to discuss the role national parliaments play within the EU
皇冠体育app Lord Speaker also met the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, and the EU鈥檚 High Representative and vice-president of the Commission, Baroness Ashton of Upholland.
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