The President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering , the President-in-office of the Council and Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Janša and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso addressed the House.
Tas 1958. gada 19. martā sāka kā Parlamentārā asambleja ar 142 pārstāvjiem, kas bija norīkoti no 6 valstīm.