This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. President Metsola opened the 10-13 February session with a minute’s silence for the victims of last week’s shooting in Örebro – the worst in Sweden’s history. Örebro Shooting Calling on MEPs to observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the mass shooting at […]President Metsola: “Örebro shooting was a senseless act of violence”
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. President Metsola opened the 10-13 February session with a minute’s silence for the victims of last week’s shooting in Örebro – the worst in Sweden’s history. Örebro Shooting Calling on MEPs to observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the mass shooting at […]President Metsola: “Gaza ceasefire the breakthrough we all hoped for”
January 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. President Metsola opened the 20-23 January session by welcoming the Gaza ceasefire, noting the importance of EU-US relations, and marking the anniversary of the death of David Sassoli. Ceasefire in Gaza Reacting to the ceasefire agreement in Gaza that came into effect on Sunday, […]A strong Poland means that a strong Europe is real: President Metsola
December 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In the margins of Parliament’s Conference of Presidents’ visit to Warsaw ahead of the Polish EU Council Presidency, President Metsola delivered the following speech. Keynote speech by EP President Roberta Metsola at a discussion organised by Polityka Insight “Good afternoon everyone. It is a […]“We have what it takes”, President Metsola tells EU leaders
November 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. At the informal European Council meeting in Budapest the President of the European Parliament outlined her vision on European competitiveness. On U.S. elections: Though we feel the impact of the vote this week with elections in the United States, my belief is that we […]“Equality over discrimination: history must never repeat itself” – President Metsola
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Parliament marks European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and honours the Sinti and Roma murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe. Today, the European Parliament joins the international community in marking European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and remembering the 500,000 Sinti and Roma who faced atrocities […]President Metsola in solidarity with the victims of the terror attacks in Israel
October 12, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Speech by President Metsola at the solemn moment in solidarity with the victims of the terror attacks in Israel. “Thank you all for being here today. I know how much this means for people in Israel who have endured the worst terrorist attack in […]President Metsola: Where there is a political will, there is a way: on migration, enlargement, EU budget
October 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. ”Europe is about changing the course of history, we need a dose of that spirit again”, said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola addressing the informal European Council in Granada. In her discussion with the leaders, she said: ”Where there is a political will, there […]President Metsola at the European Moldova Assembly rally: Moldova is not alone
May 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola addressed today 70 000 participants of the European Moldova Assembly rally in Chisinau. Dragi cetățeni ai Republicii Moldova Dragi Europeni, I am so proud to be with you today, before this massive, massive crowd of people who believe in […]2024 European Elections: President Metsola “Vote. Do not let someone else choose for you”
May 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Following today’s confirmation by EU Ambassadors at the Council on setting 6 to 9 June 2024 as the dates for the next European Parliament elections, EP President Roberta Metsola said: “The European Union is evolving continuously. The world is changing and we must change […]Opening: President Metsola on more integrity, independence and accountability
January 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. President Metsola updated MEPs on measures being taken to increase Parliament’s integrity, independence and accountability, at the opening of the session. Here is President Metsola’s full statement on the new measures: “I also wanted to speak about the decisions needed on measures in this […]President Metsola condemns Iranian sanctions on Members of the European Parliament
November 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. EP President Roberta Metsola has condemned the decision of the Iranian regime to sanction several MEPs, as well as journalists, human rights defenders and institutions. “On behalf of the European Parliament, I strongly condemn the decision of the Iranian regime to sanction members of […]Aggression is confrontation with Europe: speech of President Metsola on Ukraine
February 25, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The President of the European Parliament delivered the following statement at the European Council on Thursday. “Dear President of the European Council, Dear President of the European Commission, Dear Presidents and Prime Ministers, Dear friends, The scenes in Ukraine are difficult to witness – […]
