Among some of the interviews that stand out were those with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew, who told MEPs that Europe should follow the message of "mutual understanding" and that there is "room for everyone", and Jonathan Sacks, the UK's Chief Rabbi, who emphasised the need to "deal with extremists by talking to the moderates".
Diemžēl šo gadu iezīmējuši arī vairāki konflikti — par tiem mums pastāstīja Zimbabves opozīcijas līderis Hebson Makuvise un Parlamenta delegācijas uz Gruziju vadītāja Marie Anne Isler Béguin .