Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga: Arrival of Martin SCHULZ, EP President and statement

statement

SCHULZ, Martin (S&D, DE)

Riga

Latvia

Eastern Partnership Summit (T)

Title: Establishing shots of Riga (3 shots)

Arrival of Martin SCHULZ, EP President in Riga

SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, &rdquo;Relationships with our neighbours in the Eastern Partnership is difficult. The message of the European Parliament is: more for more and less for less. More engagement for reforms, more engagement for fight against corruption, more engagement for civil rights, more engagement for growth and employment, more support. Less rule of law, less fight against corruption, less support.&rdquo;

SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, &rdquo;I will meet for sure tomorrow the Georgian Prime Minister on his request. I think it is about the kind of cooperation between the parliaments.&rdquo;

SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, &rdquo; The European Parliament insists that there is a perspective for the neighbours in the Eastern part, we are well aware that short term accession to the EU is not feasible. But we should not give up the long term perspective for them to join in one or another way in an a ever closer relationship with the EU."

SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, &rdquo;I will meet with Alexis TSIPRAS in the margins of the Council, it&rsquo;s not necessary to explain why. We are all looking for solutions and I will check with him also if he could be present next Thursday in the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament, to discuss in the parliament the situation in Greece.&rdquo;

SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, &rdquo;David CAMERON by the way, because I agreed yesterday by phone with him, that we discuss about an official visit of the President of the European Parliament to the UK, taking in account the upcoming debate about a referendum, this is a very important moment.&rdquo;

SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, &rdquo;Angela MERKEL and Francois HOLLANDE took the initiative for the Minsk Agreement in the presence of Petro POROSCHENKO, and taking in account the recent developments in the country, also Angela MERKEL&rsquo;s statement today in the Geramn parliament that there&rsquo;s no possibility of membership for Ukraine, it is for sure an item I will discuss with both, with Angela MERKEL and Petro POROSCHENKO and also with Francois HOLLANDE.&rdquo;

Exterior of the Blackheads&rsquo; House, venue of the dinner of Heads of State and Government (3 shots)

Arrival of Martin SCHULZ, EP President at the dinner of Heads of State and Government

Handshake between Martin SCHULZ, EP President and Andris BĒRZIŅ&Scaron;, President of Latvia (2 shots)