Usually the president of the European Parliament delivers a speech in the chamber after his election, setting out his vision for his term of office, but Antonio Tajani has broken with this tradition and spoke on Tuesday 12 September, on the eve of another keenly awaited speech: that of Jean-Claude Juncker on the state of the Union (see other article).
In his relatively brief speech, delivered entirely in French, President Tajani was clear about the importance he attaches to his position....