President Pöttering finished his remarks by leading a one minutes silence in the House for the victims of the forest fires in Greece, the earthquake in Peru, continuing violence in Iraq and the lives lost at sea as immigrants struggle for a new life in the EU.
Vēlāk viņš aicināja noturēt klusuma brīdi, pieminot Grieķijas mežu ugunsgrēkos, Peru zemestrīcē un Irākas sadursmēs bojāgājušos.