Elections Special – 5 MEPs answer: “What are their priorities for the upcoming elections?”

5 MEPs – Amelia Andersdotter (Greens/EFA), Corina Creţu (S&D), Ashley Fox (ECR), Gesine Meissner (ALDE) and Andrey Kovatchev (EPP) – joined Jennifer Baker to discuss their priorities for the European Parliament elections, at the debate “How will the new European Parliament make a difference?” jointly organised by viEUws, EU40 & Apco Forum.

The MEPs identified the following priorities:

“Most important is to reduce disparities between rich & poor, between different regions and countries ” , says Corina Creţu (S&D)

, says Corina Creţu (S&D) “The main priority is to make sure that European solidarity is used for guaranteeing competitiveness of our continent ” , stresses Andrey Kovatchev (EPP)

of our continent , stresses Andrey Kovatchev (EPP) “First of all – stability in finances and economy, empowering SMEs in order to offer new jobs ” , claims Gesine Meissner (ALDE)

in order to offer new jobs , claims Gesine Meissner (ALDE) “If we want to retain confidence of people in Europe we need to star t creating jobs by completing the single market and investing in research and innovation ” , underlines Ashley Fox (ECR)

, underlines Ashley Fox (ECR) “Copyright reform – freedom shall be ours ” , asserts Amelia Andersdotter (Greens/EFA)