On the occasion of&nbsp;his&nbsp;official visit to Paris, Antonio TAJANI, EP President, meets&nbsp;with Valerie PECRESSE, President of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France and unveils of a commemorative plate honouring Simone Veil, in the presence of the family, and addresses to the Regional Assembly.

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT)

meeting

Paris

France

EU - France (T)

PECRESSE, Valérie (FR)

VEIL, Simone (LDR, FR)

ceremony

Official visit by Antonio TAJANI, EP President to Paris: meeting with Valerie PECRESSE, President of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France and unveil of a commemorative plate honouring Simone Veil

Exterior shots of the Ile-de-France Regional Council

Arrival of EP President Antonio TAJANI and welcoming by Valerie PECRESSE, President of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France Handshake

Hemicycle of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France (atmosphere shot)

SOUNDBITE (French), Valerie PECRESSE, President of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France , Mister President of the European Parliament, Dear Antonio Tajani, Dear Jean Veil The ceremony that brings us together today in memory of Simone Veil is a very important moment in the life of our regional insttitution and our political life.

Unveiling the plate naming the hemicycle after Mrs Simone VEIL, in the presence of  the EP President Antonio TAJANI and Jean Veil, son of Simone Veil. (3 shots)

SOUNDBITE (French), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Dear Valerie Pecresse, Dear Jean Veil, it is a great honour to me to address in the Hemicycle of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France. (...) In agreement with the family, we would like, in the European Parliament (in Strasbourg) to give the name of Simone Veil to our Parliamentarium. And we hope to be able to do so during the forthcoming visit of the President of the French Republic to our plenary. Applause

SOUNDBITE (French), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Our fellow citizens are looking for more protection. We have to hear this message. And the only solution is a stronger Europe. A Europe that needs to be changed but this doesn't mean to destroy it, we need to improve it together.

SOUNDBITE (French), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Our fellow citizens are looking for more protection. We have to hear this message. And the only solution is a stronger Europe.

SOUNDBITE (French), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, We are both complementary to European democracy. We as Parliamentary Assembly, you as elected representatives of a community that manages the European funds, that is to say that gives concrete form to concrete projects. Projects that have a positive impact on the daily lives of our fellow citizens

SOUNDBITE (French), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, It is true that sometimes the European funds are not easy to obtain, procedures are way too complicated and the risk is that the funds stay stuck in Brussels, so yes, the procedures need to be simplified.

SOUNDBITE (French), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Men and women are at the centre of our policies and of our European identity. I thank you.