On the picture King Willem-Alexander welcomes leaders of the EU Parliament – Picture by Hollandse Hoogte, Frank van Beek.
The Speaker of the European Parliament Martin Schulz as well as the leaders of its parliamentary fractions paid a visit to The Hague in preparations of the Dutch presidency of the Council on Thursday, 3 December.
They were received in audience by His Majesty The King of the Netherlands at Noordeinde Palace, his Foreign Minister Bert Koenders and Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. Thereafter they held talks with the entire Netherlands cabinet as well as members of the Lower and Upper houses of parliament.
