On 8 September 2005, Parliament's Conference of Presidents decided " debates in Parliament should be opened up to Heads of State and Governmen t so that they could present their visions of the future of Europe, in the same way as Mr Juncker and Mr Blair had addressed Parliament, their respective points of view on the matter having fuelled debate ".
Gijs Verhofstats ( Guy Verhostadt ) VLD, Flāmu liberāļu un demokrātu partijas biedrs un bijušais partijas vadītājs, Beļģijas premjerministra amatā ir kopš 1999. gada jūnija.