Belgium: EU's 'Green Deal' hopes to decarbonise by 2050 - EP President Sassoli

W/S President of European Parliament David Sassoli arriving at press conference in Brussels
M/S Sassoli being introduced
M/S Journalist asking question *CUTAWAY*
SOT, David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament (Italian): "We introduced the work of the [European] Council on the three big questions of the agenda of today's meeting. The Green Deal, how to finance it, how to support the fund for a just transition. The discussion was activated on the multi-year budget of the European Union, how would the European Union be in seven years." *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE*
M/S Journalists *CUTAWAYS*
SOT, David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament (Italian): "We have been very clearly saying what we want regarding the Green Deal - a fund for a just transition, which would be adequate, capable to equilibrate the efforts that each of the countries are making to arrive at decarbonisation by 2050. This is a long process but a process which needs to be supported with important resources."
M/S Master of conference and Sassoli on stage *CUTAWAYS*
SOT, David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament (Italian): "The Green Deal is not [economic] decline, it is growth. It is more jobs, more investment, more growth, and obviously this must be supported by adequate resources."
M/S Journalist asking question *CUTAWAY*
SOT, David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament (Italian): "I believe it is my duty to transmit this concern, [alleged implication of Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia] as well as the esteems of my colleagues from the LIBE commission, to the European council because the European Council has to draw conclusions on this process. I think this is the order of institutional duties that we should respect."
M/S End of press conference
W/S Sassoli leaving *NO SOUND AT SOURCE*
SCRIPT
President of the European Parliament David Sassoli briefed the media on the first day of the two-day European Council summit in Brussels on Thursday.
Speaking on the EU's new Green Deal, the main focus of the first day of the European Council summit, Sassoli stated "we introduced the work of the [European] Council on the three big questions of the agenda of today's meeting. The Green Deal, how to finance it, how to support the fund for a just transition."
"We have been very clearly saying what we want regarding the Green Deal - a fund for a just transition, which would be adequate, capable to equilibrate the efforts that each of the countries are making to arrive at decarbonisation by 2050," the EP President added.
Sassoli continued, "the Green Deal is not [economic] decline, it is growth. It is more jobs, more investment, more growth, and obviously this must be supported by adequate resources."
As well as climate change, EU leaders were also discussed a range of foreign issues, including the EU's long-term budget. On Friday, during the second day of the summit, leaders are expected to discuss preparations for the United Kingdom's Brexit from the European Union.