The Oral History Archives of Pat Cox

President from January 2002 to July 2004

"Together we can build a continent wide European Union that for the first time in millennia unites us through a Europe of common values, not at the point of a sword, not from the barrel of an ideological gun, but by the free will of free and sovereign peoples."

Listen to Pat Cox reflect on his time as the President of the European Parliament, covering EU enlargement, institutional reforms, the Iraq War, and much more in the following compilations of interviews and archival material.

For more information on the archival fonds and biography of Pat Cox, click here.

 

Cox attends a press conference on European public opinion

Priorities of his Mandate

Cox's plans for Europe.

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Cox at the EU enlargement ceremony

Enlargement

Cox in a growing Europe.

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Pat Cox in a plenary session

Institutional Reform

Cox making a more democratic and transparent Europe.

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2004 European elections

European Elections of 2004

Cox reflecting on elections in a changed Europe.

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Protest against the Iraq war in the Parliament's plenary

EU External Relations

A looming war, possible peace talks, and diplomatic missions.

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President Cox and Kofi Annan, 2003 Sakharov Prize ceremony

Key Moments of his Presidency

The Sakharov Prize and the Berlusconi-Schulz confrontation.

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