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High-Level Conference - Standing with the People of Belarus

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, Leader of the Belarusian democratic forces and Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents in the presence of Antonio COSTA, President of the European Council

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Malta - Visit to Seifert Systems, Birżebbugia

Meeting of the EP Conference of President.

Memorial for Michèle RIVASI

Meeting of the European Parliament's Bureau

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vilnius (Lithuania) - Meeting with Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, Leader of the Belarusian democratic opposition

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vilnius (Lithuania) - Flag hoisting ceremony for the Day of Defenders of Freedom

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vilnius (Lithuania) - Commemoration of the Day of Defenders of Freedom and award ceremony of the Freedom Prize of the Republic of Lithuania

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vilnius (Lithuania) - Meeting with Viktorija CMILYTÈ-NIELSEN, Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vilnius (Lithuania) - Ceremony of lighting of commemorative bonfires for the Day of Defenders of Freedom

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vilnius (Lithuania) - Town Hall discussion with young Lithuanians

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vilnius (Lithuania) - Meeting with Gitanas NAUSEDA, President of Lithuania

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vilnius (Lithuania) - Meeting with Ingrida ŠIMONYTĖ, Lithuanian Prime Minister

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Town Hall discussion with young Latvians, organised by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Meeting with Krišjanis KARIŅŠMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) -  Meeting with Evika SILINA, Latvian Prime Minister

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Meeting with Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of Latvia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Meeting with Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Claude WISELER, President of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister, hold a press point on the occasion of the President's official visit to Riga (Latvia). This transcription is a result of an authomatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of the Republic of Latvia, during her official visit to Riga (Latvia). This news item shows extracts from the arrival of President Metsola and welcome by Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of the Republic of Latvia, and extracts from the meeting.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - meeting with Edgars RINKĒVIČS, President of the Republic of Latvia: arrival and meeting

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament), during her official visit to Riga (Latvia). This news item shows extracts from the arrival of President Metsola and welcome by Speaker Mierina, extracts from the meeting and extracts from the press point.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - meeting with Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament): arrival, meeting and extracts from the press point

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Latvian Parliament, hold a press point on the occasion of the President's official visit to Riga (Latvia). This transcription is a result of an authomatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Daiga MIERINA, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament)

Following negotiations, President Metsola and MEPs in charge of Parliament’s position on the asylum and migration pact hold a press conference. This transcription is a result of an authomatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (ES, S&D), Tomas TOBÉ (SE, EPP) and Fabienne KELLER (FR, Renew), Rapporteurs on the outcome of the migration trilogue

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, attends the European Council meeting held in Brussels on the 14-15 December 2023. Ukraine, the Middle East, enlargement, revision of 2021-2027 MFF, security and defence, and external relations are among the topics on the Council's agenda. This news item shows extracts from the arrival and doorstep of President Metsola to the Council and extracts from her statements during the press conference.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, at the European Council: arrival, doorstep and extracts from the press conference

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, holds a press conference following her participation to the European Council meeting. Heads of state or government focus on the latest developments in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and continued EU support for the country and its people, on the situation in the Middle East and on EU enlargement policy, including the stabilisation and association process. They also discuss the EU’s long-term 2021-2027 budget with a view to reaching an agreement, security and defense issues as well as external relations. This transcription is a result of an authomatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, following her participation to the European Council meeting

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives her doorstep statement ahead of the European Council (13-14 December 2023) on the European Council meeting agenda regarding on the enlargement of Ukraine, the MMF revision 2021-2027 and migration pact. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check agaisnt delivery.

European Council meeting (14/12): doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

EU and Western Balkans leaders will meet in Brussels one year after the 2022 summit in Tirana. The summit is an opportunity to reaffirm the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkans as well as the need for partners’ sustained and irreversible reform achievements, underpinned by EU values and principles. The news include footage of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, at the EU-Western Balkans summit, including her arrival and doorstep.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, at the EU-Western Balkans summit: arrival and doorstep

EP President, Roberta METSOLA, participates to the EU-Western Balkans Summit. Before her address to the Council, she speaks to the press. One year after the 2022 summit in Tirana, EU and Western Balkans leaders met in Brussels for their fourth annual summit. The summit is an opportunity to reaffirm the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkans and also the need for partners’ sustained and irreversible reform achievements, underpinned by EU values and principles.

EU-Western Balkans Summit: Doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

President of the Spanish Government Pedro Sánchez summarises the results of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU’s six months. The Spanish Presidency set as its priorities reindustrialising the EU and ensuring its open strategic autonomy, advancing the green transition and environmental adaptation, promoting greater social and economic justice, and strengthening European unity. This news includes arrivals, meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and extracts from the debate.

Review of the Spanish Presidency of the Council with Pedro SÁNCHEZ, Spanish Prime Minister: arrivals, meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and extracts from the debate

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is the highest tribute paid by the European Union to human rights work. It gives recognition to individuals, groups and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to protecting freedom of thought. Through the prize and its associated network the EU assists laureates, who are supported and empowered in their efforts to defend their causes. This year, the award goes to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran. This news item shows extracts from the welcome by Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, ot the Laureates and extracts from the meeting with Mrs Afsoon Najafi, Iranian women’s rights defender, Mrs Mersedeh Shahinkar, Iranian women’s rights defender, Mr Saleh Nikbakht, academic, lawyer representing Jina Mahsa Amini’s family.

Award of the 2023 Sakharov Prize: Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with the Laureates, welcome and roundtable

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, holds a press conference on the Sakharov Prize 2023 before the ceremony. This year, the award goes to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran. Jina Mahsa Amini was a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, who died in September 2022, following physical abuse at the hands of the Iranian security services, while in custody. Her death sparked massive women-led protests in Iran against the hijab law and other discriminatory laws. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery. Afsoon Najafi and Mersedeh Shahinkar representing Jina Mahsa Amini and Woman, Life, Freedom Movement and Saleh Nikbakht, the lawyer of the family of Jina Mahsa Amini

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Afsoon Najafi and Mersedeh Shahinkar representing Jina Mahsa Amini and Woman, Life, Freedom Movement and Saleh Nikbakht, the lawyer of the family of Jina Mahsa Amini on the Sakharov Prize 2023

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, attends and participates the ceremony of handover of the Flame of Peace Light, during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The Flame of Peace of Bethlehem that arrived at the European Parliament is a tradition of a charitable relief mission for people in need. It was initiated by Austria and over the years the flame has spread to several European countries. This news item shows extracts from the ceremony and the participation of President Roberta METSOLA.

Handover of the Flame of Peace with the participation of Roberta METSOLA, EP President: extracts

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, addresses the plenary and tributes to Michèle RIVASI, a French politician who served as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 until her death in 2023, followed by a minute of silence in Strasbourg. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Tribute to Michèle RIVASI by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, minute of silence and tribute by David CORMAND (Greens/EFA, FR)

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, addresses the plenary and gives her introductory speech on the fifth anniversary of the 2018 terrorist attack at the Christmas market of Strasbourg.

Introductory remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the fifth anniversary of the 2018 terrorist attack at the Christmas market of Strasbourg

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, addresses the plenary and gives her introductory speech on the Freedom Prize awarded to the European Parliament by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania in Strasbourg. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

Introductory remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the Freedom Prize awarded to the European Parliament by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Luc FRIEDEN, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, in the European Parliament in Brussels. This news item shows extracts from the arrival of Luc Frieden and welcome by Roberta Metsola, handshake and family photo.

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