Tajani: “the European Union has broadened its foreign policy,” – Deutsche Welle

"we can’t leave Latin America to the interests of China," said the president of the European Parliament (EP), Antonio Tajani, adding that "the EU must change” to counter the populist parties and eurófobos.

Tajani, spoke at a press conference at the headquarters of the community institutions in Spain, where he makes his first official visit as president of the european Parliament. “In my judgment, a spaniard as a european, or an Italian, as a european, can be better defended in the EU that only in their own country,” said Tajani, who has had a profound impact on the rise of the populist parties and eurófobos in european politics.

“If there are many citizens who vote to populists, the problem is not the populist parties, but why the vote of the citizens”, has emphasized the president of the european Parliament and leader of the European Popular Party (EPP).

In this way, has underlined, “it is necessary to provide solutions to three major problems (in Europe): illegal immigration, terrorism and youth unemployment”. “You have to try to shorten the distance between the EU and the citizens. Now the citizens feel that Brussels is a castle where they work the bureaucrats, but not that it works for them”, he added.

on the other hand, Tajani stressed the need to “do more in foreign policy to help the construction of peace in the Middle East, in north Africa, in sub-saharan Africa. There is more to do in Latin america, we cannot leave this region so important to the interests of the chinese”.

Tajani highlighted, also, that Spain “is going to be a most important country in the EU”, in particular after the “brexit”, so you’ve been invited to “assume more political prominence”. “I like what you’re doing Spain in many sectors, and I invite you to assume political prominence. Spain should get ready to play this match as the holder. Can’t stay on the bench”, he said.

Tajani: “Malloch may not be U.S. ambassador to Brussels"

on the other hand, the president of the EP has been overwhelming with respect to the controversy sparked by the appointment by the president of the united states, Donald Trump, Ted Malloch as ambassador to the EU, although the positions extremely critical of this and in full support of the “brexit”.

Malloch cannot play the position of ambassador to the EU because “it can’t be a lord that comes to destroy the house,” he underlined Tajani, who has pointed out that this has been the position expressed by the European Parliament by a large majority.

“The problem is not with the united States, a country with which we share values, languages, and with that there is a trade very important to and we can’t forget his support for democracy in Europe”, he stressed Tajani.

With regard to relations with the new Government of the united States, Tajani has stated that “we are going to see” your development. Trump “is a partner” and “we need to see what is proposed to the EU”. “I think that all of you can criticize a friend and also be hard with friends but we can’t be below anyone. A friend is a friend, not a boss,” he underlined Tajani.

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