In 1952, the Joint Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community met for the first time. Ten years later, the assembly was given the name European Parliament. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the EU institution, Markus Grabitz spoke with Reinhard Bütikofer, Green politician and member of the EP since 2009. „As a strength of the Parliament I have always experienced the pronounced collegiality among its members,“ he says in the interview. But he also makes suggestions about possible improvement.