Martin Schulz

The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz will leave his post.

Schulz, who is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, announced that he intends to return to German politics.

60-year old Schulz will enter German politics where he might compete with Angela Merkel for the post of German Chancellor next year, reported AFP..

Top EU lawmakers on Nov. 16 cancelled a visit to Turkey after Ankara refused to see one of the MEPs because of her criticism of Ankara's massive detentions following July's failed coup, a parliament source said.

The situation in the EU is not good, said European Parliament President Martin Schulz, describing it instead as worrying.

Taking part in the "Voices for Europe's" debate in Vienna, Austria, he said it was necessary to make a clear distribution of jurisdictions and carry out essential reform, "and even change the EU treaty."

The EU must listen more to its Eastern European members and find a compromise with them for solving the refugee crisis. The Vishegrad four have made proposals at the summit in Bratislava which must be discussed, stated European Parliament President Martin Schulz at a press conference in Berlin.

Turkey's EU Minister Volkan Bozk?r has voiced optimism for overcoming possible resistance at the European Parliament over approval of lifting visa requirements for Turkish citizens, after the European Commission said on May 4 that Ankara has met most of the necessary 72 criteria, inviting member states and EU lawmakers to endorse the move by June 30.

"Renationalization" is the sort of “dangerous fantasy” that brought Europe to its current predicament, European Parliament President Martin Schulz has said.

In an interview for the Politico website, he was at the same time "warning those who spread this notion that they are keeping 'irresponsible company'."

European Parliament President Martin Schulz said April 3 the EU must make no concessions to Turkey over human rights but voiced confidence in a deal with Ankara to manage the refugee crisis.

In the wake of the wikileaks IMF scandal, Vice President of the European Parliament Dimitrios Papadimoulis sent a letter to the body’s President Martin Schulz, all the EP political group leaders, except Marine Le Pen’s group, and the task force assigned with overseeing the Greek economic program calling for a clear stance against attempts to undermine the implementation of the reform

The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, warned of a possible disintegration of the European Union due refugee crisis, while speaking to a German newspaper, in light of EU meeting to take place on Thursday.

European Parliament President Martin Schulz was forced to remove the member of the Greek far-right Golden Dawn party Eleftherios Synadinos. It is the first time in the institution’s body that an MEP was expelled from the building.