Honourable Madam Speaker of the Saeima! Distinguished Members of the Presidium of the Baltic Assembly! Distinguished Members of the parliaments of all three Baltic states! Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen! And the young people in the balcony! It is truly a great pleasure and a genuine honour for me to be here with you today and to welcome you to the annual conference of the Baltic Assembly. I believe this is a particularly special day, as this conference takes place on 9 May – Europe Day. This day is dedicated to peace and unity in Europe. And, as it happens, today also marks the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, which laid the foundation for European cooperation. It must be said that if we look back in history, in 1950, we…