Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) in occasion of Stefanchuk's official visit to the European Parliament in Brussels. This footage shows extracts from the Extraordinary EP Conference of Presidents, the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Parliament and Verkhovna Rada on joint framework for parliamentary democracy support in view of Ukraine’s recovery and EU accession process and extracts from the press conference by Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament.

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Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada): extracts from the EP Conference of Presidents, from signature of the Memorandum of Understanding and from the press conference

External shot of the European Parliament in Brussels 

Cutaways of room atmosphere before the EP Conference of Presidents (8 shots)

Arrival of Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada), and greetings (3 shots)

Cutaways of the EP Conference of President with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) (2 shots)

Cutaways of the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Parliament and Verkhovna Rada (4 shots)

Cutaway of the press conference of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada)

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, We have just moments ago signed a renewed memorandum of understanding for parliamentary democracy support between our two parliaments. This is an important and symbolic step in further strengthening our long standing relations. It is also a practical way in which we as the European Parliament can help Ukraine prepare for EU accession. This partnership will be further reinforced by our decision to establish a permanent European Parliament presence in Kiev.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, First of all, we need to continue to provide support to Ukraine, military support, in particular through the European Peace Facility as well as from member states bilaterally. Secondly, our position is clear We must agree on a new 50 billion Ukraine facility as soon as possible.

SOUNDBITE (English), Robert METSOLA, EP President, Let me comment Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada and you, Ruslan. We have known each other now for a long time for the tremendous efforts that you have made and continue to make to meet all the objectives for opening accession negotiations in unimaginably difficult circumstances. As the Parliament, we hope and we expect a positive decision by the European Council this December. So in conclusion, our message is this the European Parliament will continue to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.

SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian), Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada), I would like to say that this event which happened today is, of course, historical because we have signed a memorandum that will definitely become a very important landmark for our future European rapprochement. This will be it. This will be concrete cooperation between our parliaments.

SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian), Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada), I would like to underline which from the 24th of last year, 24th of February last year is in the regime of non-stop plenary session. We are implementing all the necessary reforms that are asked from Ukraine because we understand that all these reforms are needed in Ukraine itself and we will go forward, we will take all the necessary legislation, we will exercise parliamentary control because our representatives in the Parliament are representatives of our peoples and peoples want peace. They want victory of Ukraine.