On the occasion of her official visit to Estonia, Roberta METSOLA meets with Kaja KALLAS, Estonian Prime Minister. They speak to the press together at the end of their meeting. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

press point

EU - Estonia (T)

meeting

official visit

METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

Tallinn

Estonia

KALLAS, Kaja (EE)

president's agenda

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Tallinn (Estonia): extracts from arrival, meeting with Kaja KALLAS, Estonian Prime Minister, and press point

External views of the Stenbock House (6 shots).

Arrival of EP President Roberta METSOLA (2 shots).

EP President Roberta METSOLA signs the guest book (4 shots).

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, After the 9th of June, there will be 720 members of the European Parliament coming to Brussels, seven from Estonia. Who those people are and what they stand for is in your hands. They will shape policies and adopt legislation that affect all of Estonia and Europe. And it is up to you to choose to vote.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, My message is to not let anyone else decide for you and do not take Europe for granted.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, We spoke about improving EU security, the needed investments in our defence industry, and about finding ways to use Russia's frozen assets for Ukraine. This remains our number one priority and I am confident that this will also be the case after the elections in June.

SOUNDBITE (English), Kaja KALLAS, Estonian Prime Minister, Luckily, EU citizens are interested. Over two thirds, 70% believe that the EU has an impact on their lives. More than half, 57% are interested in the European Parliament elections. In order for them to cast their vote, we need to show that their worries are also European worries.

SOUNDBITE (English), Kaja KALLAS, Estonian Prime Minister, I think we have been advocating for doing more in defence, and that means that all the NATO's members do more in defence. They invest more in defence to boost the defence industry in order to be stronger together. So, I think it still is the plea for for everybody to do more. And I think what the presidential candidate in America says is also something to maybe wake up some of the allies who haven't done that much.