Visit of&nbsp;Stavros THEODORAKIS, leader of To Potami Greek Party to the EP in Brussels. Arrival, welcome by&nbsp;Martin SCHULZ, EP President, roundtable meeting and extracts from the press point

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SCHULZ, Martin (S&D, DE)

THEODORAKIS, Stavros (EL)

Martin SCHULZ, EP President meets with Stavros THEODORAKIS, leader of To Potami Greek Party: arrival, roundtable and extracts from the press point

SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, "I has been a pleasure to meet with my friend Stavros Theodorakis, leader of To Potami. We analyse the situation in Greece, profoundly, the situation here, after the compromise find during the last days. We are absolutely entirely in agreement that in the next 4 months we have to work hard, here and in Athens. I listen  very careful to Stavros and to its proposals. As President of the European Parliament I explained that we are cooperating not with a government,we are first of all obliged to help the country, and the people there. Therefore I speak to all democratic forces in the country . It is quite clear that my To Potami friends are very near to me, and we agreed to continue our close cooperation in the next coming weeks. I think the proposals that To Potami make until today, and will make in the next weeks, and months, could help to bring growth and employment to the country".

SOUNDBITE (Greek), Stavros THEODORAKIS, leader of To Potami, It has been a pleasure and a honour to meet the President today . Each time we meet, we talk about something new, and I also learn something new. Greece finds itself in a difficult moment, and Greece must walk forward and put a new order in its capacities. We need the help of Europe, we need the help of significant people , like Martin. What we have to do ourselves is to discuss with the Europeans, to talk with the people who think of Greece as a country belonging to the heart of Europe. We have talked about the problems that our country faces at the moment, in a very direct and precise way. Fortunately we tabled, and it was agreed, that we should be allowed to continue, during 4 additional months our efforts, so that Greece can take measures and make some reforms, and I hope that our government in Athens, has taken the decision, as we have, to change things in our country so we can go forward. Thank you very much .