Live Replay of the debate on Future of Europe with Stefan LÖFVEN, Swedish Prime Minister during the plenary session in Brussels (03-04/04/2019).  The following transcription is the result of an automatic process. Check Against delivery.

Brussels

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT)

debate

plenary session

future of the European Union (T)

EU - Sweden (T)

LÖFVEN, Stefan (SE)

Debate on the Future of Europe with Stefan LÖFVEN, Swedish Prime Minister: opening statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President (15:24 - 15:27)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, -

SOUNDBITE (English), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Good afternoon. I want to thank the Prime Minister of Kingdom of Sweden. Thank you for coming for this debate with the European Parliament. We want to put the European Parliament at the centre of the dialogue on the future of the European Union with meetings with the leaders of the member states for us is important to know your position your strategy for the future of the European Union. This is not a debate on the situation in Sweden, it is a debate on Europe.

SOUNDBITE (English), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, As you know Mr. Prime Minister, for us, it is important to achieve good solution for the Brexit. Today's one of the most important points for the European Parliament.

SOUNDBITE (English), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, It is important: your work in European Council on the Dublin reform is another very important point for the European Parliament. We are strongly engaged against climate change. We are strongly engaged against terrorism we want to pay the way for a better future for our citizens.

SOUNDBITE (English), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Youth unemployment is another problem for us. We want to work all together for reducing the youth unemployment. In conclusion on the budget we want more money for the European budget. Our proposal needs to change from one point one of our GDP to one point three of our GDP but not through more taxation coming from Member States let me want to work on own resources.

SOUNDBITE (English), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, This is our proposal, our ideas. Minister Prime Minister thank you very much for coming. The floor is yours.