On a personal note, the prime minister told the House "I know what this time represents for our generation, being born myself in the same year as the European Parliament" and he looked forward to "the next major anniversary of this home of European democracy".
ES Padomes priekšsēdētājs, Slovēnijas ministru prezidents Janez JANŠA , sveicot Parlamentu, atzīmēja — 50 gadu vēsture ir pierādījums Eiropas Savienības panākumiem.