In the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President, signs a strategic communications partnership with professional football player association, a memorandum of understanding to help get out the vote ahead of the European elections 2019. Participants from the FIFPro side include Jonas BAER-HOFFMANN , Secretary General FIFPro Division Europe; Damiano TOMMASI, former player and President of the Italian Footballers’ Association (AIC) and Dario ŠIMIČ, former player and President of the Croatian Association Football Union (HUNS), Alexander BIELEFELD Senior Manager Policy & Strategic Relations at FIFPro, Filippo CORTI. EP President Antonio Tajani and Secretary General of footballers’ federation FIFPro Europe Jonas Baer-Hoffmann signed an agreement to mobilise voters ahead of the 2019 EP elections

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Signature of memorandum FIF-PRO by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

Arrival of Jonas BAER-HOFFMANN , Secretary General FIFPro Division Europe; Damiano TOMMASI, former player and President of the Italian Footballers&rsquo; Association (AIC) and Dario &Scaron;IMIČ, former player and President of the Croatian Association Football Union (HUNS). Strasbourg, France, 12/02/2019, (2 shots)

Ambiance meeting room  Jonas BAER-HOFFMANN , Secretary General FIFPro Division Europe; Damiano TOMMASI, former player and President of the Italian Footballers&rsquo; Association (AIC) and Dario &Scaron;IMIČ, former player and President of the Croatian Association Football Union (HUNS). Strasbourg, France, 12/02/2019, ( 5 shots)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President  welcomes Jonas BAER-HOFFMANN , Secretary General FIFPro Division Europe; Damiano TOMMASI, former player and President of the Italian Footballers&rsquo; Association (AIC) and Dario &Scaron;IMIČ, former player and President of the Croatian Association Football Union (HUNS), meeting room Strasbourg, France, 12/02/2019, (2 shots)

SOUNDBITE (English), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, To strengthen the Parliament is to strengthen our democracy, to strengthen our power to the citizens. Thank you for your participation to this elections campaign and the signature of this document

SOUNDBITE (English), Jonas BAER-HOFFMANN, Secretary General FIFPro Division Europe: It's a fantastic opportunity and we thank you for your leadership in bringing this forward and we hopefully will have very positive contribution to these elections simply by the fact that a lot of people turn out to vote, that is what's important for us, that we take responsibility all of us in placing the decisions in our own hands, and not waiting and complaining about others, and about the decisions they take in our behalf. So it's wonderful that we are able to cooperate on this.

SOUNDBITE (Italian), Damiano TOMMASI, former player and President of the Italian Footballers&rsquo; Association (AIC), on the fact of being an athlete and public person, they can give visibility to the institution which is the best thing they can do as European citizens.

SOUNDBITE (Italian), Dario &Scaron;IMIČ, former player and President of the Croatian Association Football Union (HUNS), We can spread a huge message, to invite people to go to vote because it is a very important moment.

Damiano Damiano TOMMASI, former player and President of the Italian Footballers&rsquo; Association (AIC) give a present  ( a national football team tee-shirt ) to Antonio TAJANI, EP President Strasbourg, France, 12/02/2019, (3 shots)

Signature of a strategic communications partnership with professional football player association, a memorandum of understanding to help get out the vote ahead of the European elections 2019 with Antonio TAJANI, EP President Participants and Jonas Jonas BAER-HOFFMANN, Secretary General FIFPro Division Europe. Family photo with Jonas BAER-HOFFMANN , Secretary General FIFPro Division Europe; Damiano TOMMASI, former player and President of the Italian Footballers&rsquo; Association (AIC) and Dario &Scaron;IMIČ, former player and President of the Croatian Association Football Union (HUNS), Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Jaume DUCH, EP DG COM Director General, Strasbourg, France, 12/02/2019, (5 shots)

Ambiance shots interviews with journalists, Strasbourg, France, 12/02/2019, (5 shots)