David SASSOLI, EP President, meets with young citizens and take part in a discussion on “Fresh ideas for the old continent“during his visit in Ljubljana, in Slovenia (recorded on 31/08).

meeting

official visit

SASSOLI, David Maria (S&D, IT, S&D, IT)

EU - Slovenia (T)

Ljubljana

Slovenian Presidency of the EU (T)

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President to Slovenia: meeting with young citizens and discussion on 'Fresh ideas for the old continent'

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Title: Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President to Slovenia: meeting with young citizens and discussion on &apos;Fresh ideas for the old continent&apos;

External and internal views of the EP Office in Ljubljana (7 shots)

SOUNDBITE (Italian), David SASSOLI, EP President, First of all, good morning. I am very happy to find you here, at the headquarters of the European Parliament, and to be sure that this place is attended by young people. We need young people to participate if we want a different Europe. Of course, we are feeling even more needed right now, because we see that without Europe all our countries would have additional difficulties: they would have economic difficulties, financial difficulties. Not to mention the issues of security.

SOUNDBITE (Italian), David SASSOLI, EP President, Every European country, even the largest ones, without the European Union, would be much more fragile. We have launched a great initiative in recent months, as you know, which is that of the Conference on the Future of Europe, to reflect together, with citizens, with young people, with universities, with the labour market, with the world of business, where we must improve European democracy.

SOUNDBITE (Italian), David SASSOLI, EP President, And then, the Conference on the Future of Europe wants to be an open space to tell the institutions where we need to improve the European democratic process. I think now is the time to do it together. That is why I invite you to participate that at this time is not an end in itself, but is aimed at improving the future of our European Union. Thank you for this meeting, I am curious to listen to your questions.

SOUNDBITE (Italian), David SASSOLI, EP President, Tomorrow I will meet Prime Minister Jan&scaron;a, tell him to listen more to the young people. Perhaps we will also take this opportunity to tell the Prime Minister that the participation of young people is not an option. It cannot be random, but the participation of young people, listening to young people, is the duty of politics, especially of a policy that wants to look to the future. A European democracy that allows the right of veto, which is based on certain mechanisms on unanimity: what kind of democracy is it?