&lt;p>Roberta METSOLA, EP President, participates to the inauguration ceremony of the Andreas Papandreou room in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg.&lt;/p>

ceremony

METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

GARCÍA PÉREZ, Iratxe (S&D, ES)

ANDROULAKIS, Nikos (S&D, EL)

PAPANDREOU, Andreas Giorgiou (EL)

president's agenda

Inauguration ceremony of the Andreas Papandreou room: extracts from the ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Cutaways: photo of PAPANDREOU Andreas, Strasbourg, France, 06/07/2022,  (3  shots)

Before the ceremony, cutaways with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and PAPANDREOU family, Strasbourg, France, 06/07/2022,  (4  shots)

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, <p>Many remember Prime Minister Papandreou&rsquo;s premiership as a time where social reforms were ushered into Greece. Allow me to highlight three: the establishment of the National Health System, the enhancement of women&rsquo;s legal status and Prime Minister Papandreou&rsquo;s role in the national reconciliation process following the Greek Civil War. We know that in many ways, these reforms transformed the country. But 25 years later, they continue to touch upon issues which are still so relevant for our Union today</p>

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, <p>Under Prime Minister Papandreou&rsquo;s mandate, Greece took important steps to mend one of its deepest scars: the civil war. His contribution enabled refugees from the Civil War living in exile to return to their homeland and as a result, the country was able to reconcile and move forward</p>

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, As we said yesterday in the plenary, Greece is the birthplace of a democracy that today governs our politics. But a democracy that as we learned, cannot ever be taken for granted. It must be nurtured. Our institutions must be safeguarded

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, it is fitting that this meeting room here, in the House of European Democracy, is named in his honour

Applauses, Strasbourg, France, 06/07/2022,  (1 shot)

Cutaways, inauguration ceremony of the Andreas Papandreou room, Strasbourg, France, 06/07/2022,  (3  shots)

Family photo with&nbsp;Roberta METSOLA, EP President,&nbsp;GARC&Iacute;A P&Eacute;REZ, Iratxe (S&amp;D), PAPANDREOU family,&nbsp;ANDROULAKIS, Nikos (Head of the S&amp;D Greek Delegation in the EP), Strasbourg, France, 06/07/2022,  (4  shots)