The Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament, chaired by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets in Brussels. Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President is invited to prepare the State of the European Union debate. The COP consists of the President of the European Parliament and the political group chairs. Every September, the President of the European Commission comes to the European Parliament to discuss with MEPs what the Commission has done over the past year, what it intends to do in the coming year and its vision for the future in the State of the European Union debate. Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Co-Chair of Greens/EFA give a statement on his group's political priorities ahead of the Conference of Presidents (CoP), in preparation of the State of the European Union debate. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents with the participation of Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President - Preparation of the State of the EU debate: statement by Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Co-Chair of Greens/EFA

SOUNDBITE (French), Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Co-Chair of Greens/EFA, I want a clear and unambiguous commitment from the President of the Commission to pursue and deepen the European Green Deal. It has the merit of having launched the green transition in Europe.

SOUNDBITE (French), Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Co-Chair of Greens/EFA, But, we have only completed the first kilometers of what is a real marathon and we can hear the voices, especially from our own party, who are speaking out to stop the European Green Deal.

SOUNDBITE (French), Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Co-Chair of Greens/EFA, It can't be done. And so I hope that it will reiterate its commitment to ensure that the European Union respects the planet's biophysical limits and therefore integrates into its law and its daily action.