Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Jean Paul PHILIPPOT, President of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Together, they sign an agreement to ensure wide coverage of the European Elections 2019 and the organisation of a debate between the lead candidates to the presidency the European Commission.

Brussels

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT)

round table

meeting

Eurovision debate between candidates for the Presidency of the European Commission (T)

2019 European elections (T)

PHILIPPOT, Jean-Paul (BE)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Jean Paul PHILIPPOT, President of EBU: arrival, roundtable, signature of the memorandum of understanding between the EP and Eurovision and extracts from the statements

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Jean Paul PHILIPPOT, President of EBU. Round table meeting (4 shots)

Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between the EBU President and the EP President.

SOUNDBITE (French), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, <p>We have signed an agreement between the parliament and the Organisation of European public Broadcasters with the objective of informing our citizens on the electoral campaign for the European Elections of 2019. To inform and to explain; in this way we reinforce the freedom of our citizens. They will decide whom to vote but everybody should understand what is at stake in May 2019. I thank Mr Philippot for his work and his commitment; they have done already a lot for the elections in 2014, and we count on them to strengthen our cooperation in the next months for a better service to our citizens. Thank you very much.</p>

SOUNDBITE (French), Jean Paul PHILIPPOT,  President of EBU, <p>Thank you Mr President, EBU&rsquo;s mission is to provide a plural, independent and verified information to the citizens, so they can make informed decisions on what is at stake. Thanks to the agreement that we signed today, we reinforce our capacity to inform the citizens in the best possible way and with independence. We will be able to fulfil our mission during the European elections in the most professional way. Working in such manner, we reinforce the trust of our citizens in the public media, and we contribute to uphold the values of democracy and diversity in a space of freedom; and freedom is an essential value for us.</p>