Wednesday marks the German composer’s 250th birthday (he was baptized on December 17, 1770, but probably born a day earlier) and the European Parliament will pay tribute before moving on to less tuneful topics such as the EU budget and rule of law. Parliament President David Sassoli will give a short speech on Beethoven’s legacy and a video recording of musicians playing “Ode to Joy” will be shown. Sadly, MEPs won’t be joining in as a) most of them won’t be at the Parliament and b) singing is frowned upon in the age of coronavirus.
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