1 00:00:01,010 --> 00:00:06,389 And now, please welcome Miriam and Gisela from Spain. A round of applause, please. 2 00:00:21,489 --> 00:00:29,170 Good morning. We are students from Manuel de Falla, a high school located in Gostada, at the southeast part of Madrid, Spain. 3 00:00:29,789 --> 00:00:35,549 Our school is very dynamic and participates in different projects at the national and international level, 4 00:00:35,549 --> 00:00:44,789 which afford our students to obtain the opportunity to acquire knowledge about the real world and its issues. 5 00:00:45,329 --> 00:00:48,710 Thanks to this project, we have created a more sustainable school 6 00:00:48,710 --> 00:00:53,929 and shared perspectives from different students and teachers, 7 00:00:53,929 --> 00:01:00,590 which allowed us to obtain this incredible opportunity of seeing in person everything we have been learning about, 8 00:01:00,950 --> 00:01:03,229 the European Union and the Parliament. 9 00:01:03,810 --> 00:01:10,230 As John Barton said, the European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace. 10 00:01:10,709 --> 00:01:15,969 It is an honour to be representing the hope and initiative for future Spanish generations. 11 00:01:16,590 --> 00:01:20,969 Although we have not been deprived of democracy, nor have we suffered the conflict of war, 12 00:01:20,969 --> 00:01:23,129 we must continue to learn 13 00:01:23,129 --> 00:01:24,689 not only from our achievements 14 00:01:24,689 --> 00:01:26,829 but also from our mistakes 15 00:01:26,829 --> 00:01:28,909 we work for a better future 16 00:01:28,909 --> 00:01:30,849 not only for European citizens 17 00:01:30,849 --> 00:01:32,049 but for the whole world 18 00:01:32,049 --> 00:01:33,349 thank you 19 00:01:33,349 --> 00:01:38,319 thank you very much 20 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:39,560 now