Handover from Martin SCHULZ,outgoing EP President to the newly elected President, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Arrival, signing ceremony, family photo, handshake, statements by Martin SCHULZ and Antonio TAJANI and private meeting.

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT)

Strasbourg

plenary session

SCHULZ, Martin (S&D, DE)

election of the President of the European Parliament (T)

Handover from Martin SCHULZ, outgoing EP President to the newly elected President, Antonio TAJANI (EPP, IT): arrival and handshake

Arrival of Antonio Tajani, new elected EP President. Handshake (2 shots)

Arrival of Martin Schulz, handshake

SOUNDBITE (German), Martin SCHULZ, outgoing EP President, I&rsquo;m very pleased I signed the Golden Book passing over to President Tajani. I wrote my thoughts in to this new Golden Book, we inaugurate this new book and I thank him for this collegial cooperation during the last years. I wish him, as I wrote in the book, a lot of success and good achievements for the institution. It is for me a very special moment.

SOUNDBITE (English), Antonio TAJANI (EPP, IT), new elected EP President, First of all it is important to underline my position. I want to be a President building bridges, working with every group and every member of this parliament, we need stability, we need to work for the future of the EU.