Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ursula Von Der LEYEN, EC President and Antonio COSTA, President of the European Council.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ursula Von Der LEYEN, EC President and Antonio COSTA, President of the European Council

EP and EC joint press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commision following the Parliament’s vote on the College of Commissioners

EP and EC joint press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission following the Parliament’s vote on the College of Commissioners

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Edgars RINKEVICS, President of Latvia - Press Point

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Edgars RINKEVICS, President of Latvia

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ararat MIRZOYAN, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Schuman Trainees

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Berlin (Germany) - Meeting with Siegfried RUSSWURM, President of BDI, the voice of German Industry

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Berlin (Germany) - Address at the Die Europa Rede / State of Europe

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Berlin (Germany) - Meeting with Bärbel BAS, President of the German Parliament (Bundestag)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President Katalin NOVAK, President of the Republic of Hungary

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Eli COHEN, Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs

EP Plenary session - Address by Cate Blanchett, Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Cate Blanchett, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Nadia CALVINO

Exhibition of War-damaged Ukrainian ambulance from the Kharkiv region”, at Station Europe.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with George VELLA, President of Malta

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Charlemagne Youth

European Youth Hearing

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

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. 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 news item shows extracts from the ceremony of the 2023 Sakharov Prize during the plenary session in Strasbourg.

Award of the 2023 Sakharov Prize: extracts from the ceremony

Ambiance shots prior to the ceremony and video on the laureate during the Sakharov Prize 2023 ceremony. The video played during the ceremony is under copyright, editorial use only no exclusive. For any further uses please contact medialibray@europarl.europa.eu.

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2023: Ambiance shots prior to the ceremony, introductory statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and video* on the laureate

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

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. Opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Award of the 2023 Sakharov Prize: Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

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.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Luc FRIEDEN, Prime Minister of Luxembourg

Robert METSOLA, EP President, and Luc FRIEDEN, Luxembourgish Prime Minister hold a press conference following Frieden´s official visit to the European Parliament in Brussels. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check agaist delivery.

Press point by Robert METSOLA, EP President and Luc FRIEDEN, Luxembourgish Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, attends an exchange with students at the Gonzaga institute during her official visit Palermo.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Palermo (Italy): visit to Gonzaga Campus Palermo and exchange with students

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, delivers a statement about the European Parliament’s December 2023 Eurobarometer.

European Parliament Eurobarometer - Autumn 2023: statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Giorgia MELONI, Italian Prime Minister, during her official visit to Rome (Italy). This news item shows extracts from the bilateral between the two Presidents.

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