Following the meeting of the Conference of the Presidents of the European Parliament with the incoming Bulgarian Presidency, in Sofia, Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Boyko BORISSOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister, express themselves in front of the press.

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT)

EU - Bulgaria (T)

press conference

EP conference of presidents

BORISSOV, Boyko (BG)

Sofia (Bulgaria)

Bulgarian Presidency of the EU (T)

EP Conference of Presidents meets with the incoming Bulgarian Presidency: extracts from the press conference between Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Boyko BORISSOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister

Opening of the Press conference, (5 shots)

SOUNDBITE (Italian), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, <p>There wa a concrete debate about the most important topics for European citizens. The common objective is to give concrete answers to half a billion of EU citizens.We have exchanged views about the most important topics such as border defence, the problem of immigration, the fight against terrorism and economic growth.</p>

SOUNDBITE (Italian), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, <p>We all have agreed about the importance to work with great effort on this side of Europe where there are contries that are alreade member of the Union and candidate countries, but it's our priority, and for this I agree with the position of Prime Minister Borissov that we will have to put more effort in the future.</p>

SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian), Boyko BORISSOV, I am an optimist and I am convinced that with the support of the European Parliament, with the support of our colleagues there, the Bulgarian Presidency will contribute to all of us.  

SOUNDBITE (Italian), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, The situation in the Balkans is a priority. We are strongly set to enforce the relations, we are particularly focused on the evaluation of the application of the countries. I visited Montenegro, and I think that this country is taking importatans steps forwards in the direction of accession.     