During the EP plenary session (3-6 April 2017) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;Antonio TAJANI, EP President, expresses himself&nbsp;in French,&nbsp;English and&nbsp;Spanish&nbsp;after the vote of the EP on the resolution concerning the degotiations with the United Kingdom following the notification of its intention to withdraw from the European Union

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT)

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Negotiations with the United Kingdom following its notification that it intends to withdraw from the European Union: statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

SOUNDBITE (English), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, The European Parliament approved with a large majority the text on the BREXIT, we will work a lot in the next 2 years for a good agreement between the UK and EU and then for another agreement EU and United Kingdom, the importance of the European Parliament is very clear, because the final vote is the vote of the European Parliament, for Yes or for No.

SOUNDBITE (French), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, The European Parliament approved with a large majority the text on the BREXIT, the first priority is to defend the rights of the European citizens, who live in the EU but also those who live in the UK. The EP will work in the next 2 years with Mr Barnier, who is the negotiator for the EU, why, because at the end it will be the EP that votes Yes or No on the agreement and therefore we are fully committed on this matter.

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, The European Parliament approved with a large majority the text on the BREXIT. The EP will work in the next 2 years with Mr Barnier, who is the negotiator for the EU, the European Parliament will defend the rights of the European citizens that is our priority. Those citizens who live in the EU but also those who live in the UK. At the end, the EP will vote on the agreement in 2019. We will vote either YES or No, let&rsquo;s hope that we vote positively on the agreement, because it is important for our citizens to get the agreement. After the divorce we will have the agreement on the relationship with the UK.