Antonio TAJANI, EP President makes a statement following the EU-Africa meetings at the High-Level Forum Africa-Europe in Vienna, Austria.

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT)

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EU - Africa (T)

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High-Level Forum Africa-Europe: statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

Title: High-Level Forum Africa-Europe:  - statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President following the meetings

View of the Austria Centre where the Africa-Europe Summit is taking place, in Vienna.

SOUNDBITE (English), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, I think it is crucial to work with Africa for the growth of the continent. We need to invest more money. I am a strong supporter for the 'Marshall Plan' for Africa, for strong engagement against climate change, against poverty, against terrorism, against the war between African countries and for growth. But at the same time we need to strengthen the investment of the European companies in Africa. We need more young African entrepreneurs. We need the strong cooperation at economic level, between Africa and Europe. 

SOUNDBITE (English), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, The only solution against immigration is to work in Africa. We need to push this continent in the right direction and we need to invest more money as I said 50 billion euros for growth in this continent also against climate change. 

SOUNDBITE (English), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, We need to change the budget. We will vote on the budget after the European elections. We have time but we need to understand the importance of the African continent. Without the strong engagement , without important investments, it's impossible to stop immigration. 