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MEPs elected Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) on January 2022 as President of the European Parliament until 2024.

Roberta Metsola won the election in the first voting round, where she received an absolute majority of 458 votes out of 690 cast in the remote secret vote, among three candidates.&nbsp;

President Metsola is leading the Parliament in the second half of the current legislative term, until a new Parliament is constituted following the 2024 European Elections.

Born in Malta in 1979,&nbsp; Roberta Metsola who has been an MEP since 2013, is the youngest EP President ever elected. She became First Vice-President in November 2020, and was Parliament’s acting President after President Sassoli passed away on 11 January 2022.

She is the third female President of the European Parliament, after Simone Veil (1979-1982) and Nicole Fontaine (1999- 2002).

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament 2022-2024

EP President Metsola inaugurates the Europa Experience in Luxembourg

EP President Roberta Metsola receives His Majesty King Abdulla II of Jordan

EP President Roberta Metsola meets with Polish PM,  Donald Tusk at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

EP President Roberta Metsola meets with Polish Prime Minister,  Donald Tusk

EP President Roberta Metsola, meets the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa

EP President meets with Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa

President meets with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of NATO

EP President meets with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of NATO

EP President, Roberta METSOLA, meets with the Chancellor of Austria, Alexander SCHALLENBERG.

EP President, meets with Alexander SCHALLENBERG, Austrian Chancellor

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola meets with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as well as with Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.

Discussions are likely to focus on the EU-Egypt Strategic and Comprehensive partnership, EU macro-financial assistance, human rights and the geopolitical situation in the region, including the need to reinvigorate the Middle East Peace Process and the situation in Gaza, as well as recent developments in Syria.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President Official visit to Cairo (Egypt)

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola meets with the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Egypt Hanafy El Gebaly and the President of the Senate of Egypt Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razeq.

The visit takes place against the background of strengthening relations between the European Union and Egypt, ongoing discussions on EU macro-financial assistance and the geopolitical situation in the Middle East and the neighbouring region.

The meetings provides an opportunity to discuss interparliamentary relations, including the organisation of the next EU-Egypt Inter-Parliamentary Meeting (IPM) in Cairo, the EU's macro-financial assistance to Egypt, currently under discussion in the European Parliament, migration flows and asylum.

EP President participates at European Council

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, participates in a series of events to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. She participates in the commemoration at American Military Cemetery of Hamm (Luxembourg), meets with Belgian and Luxemburgish authorities at Senningen Castle (Luxembourg) and joins the ceremony in Bastogne (Belgium).

The Battle of the Bulge, or Ardennes Offensive, was the final significant German offensive on the Western Front in World War II, occurring from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945. It was launched in the heavily forested Ardennes area, situated between Belgium and Luxembourg. The goal of the offensive was to disrupt the Allies' use of the Belgian port of Antwerp and to divide their lines, enabling the Germans to encircle and defeat the four Allied armies, ultimately forcing the western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty favorable to the Axis powers.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, participates in the ceremony for the commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge

High-Level Conference - Standing with the People of Belarus

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, receives the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia SANDU

EP President Roberta Metsola visits Malta, where she meets students from the Mediterranean College of Sport and St Albert the Great College and takes part in a discussion organised by the Malta Business Network.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, official visit to Malta

Parliament’s Conference of Presidents (President Metsola and political groups’ leaders) travel to Warsaw to meet with Poland’s government well as political group members of the Sejm to prepare the upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, which will run from January to June 2025. EP President Metsola also has a bilateral meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (Thursday).

Conference of Presidents in Poland

EP President Roberta Metsola meets Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola conducts an official visit to Paris, underscoring the strong ties between the European Union and France. During her visit, Metsola holds high-level discussions with Yaël Braun-Pivet, President of the Assemblée Nationale, and Michel Barnier, the French Prime Minister, focusing on European priorities and France’s role within the Union.

The Assemblée Nationale plays a crucial role in France’s legislative process, shaping national policies, while the Prime Minister coordinates national policy. The visit reflects the mutual commitment to strengthening cooperation on key issues affecting Europe’s future.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President Official visit to Paris (France)

The European Parliament holds an extraordinary plenary session to mark 1,000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, underscoring its steadfast support for the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses MEPs, following a statement by EP President Roberta Metsola. Political group leaders also participate, highlighting the Parliament’s commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and democracy.

Since the invasion began in February 2022, the EU has strongly condemned Russian aggression, implemented robust sanctions, and provided extensive humanitarian, military, and financial aid. Parliament remains a key advocate for Ukraine’s EU membership and calls for the use of frozen Russian assets to compensate for the destruction caused by the war.  

The Parliament has adopted more than 40 resolutions since 2021, emphasizing its ongoing support for Ukraine, including temporary trade liberalization, sanctions enforcement, and preparations for EU accession talks. This extraordinary session reinforces the EU’s solidarity with Ukraine and its dedication to achieving a just and lasting peace.

Extraordinary Plenary Sitting - 1000 days of Russia´s invasion of Ukraine

EU Leaders meet in Budapest for an informal European Council meeting. Competitiveness is on top of the agenda and is discussed in depth during an informal meeting of Heads of State or Government on 8 November 2024, which is expected to result in a ‘Budapest Declaration’.

Informal European Council in Budapest

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80th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz .

80th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, Switzerland

Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister meets with Polish MEPs

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister

EP Plenary session - Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024

Strasbourg's Plenary session through the lens . Week 4

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Rosen ZHELYAZKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister

Conference of  Presidents of Outermost regions

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ben Issa OUSSENI, President of the Departmental Council of Mayotte

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Adolfo URSO, Italy Minister of Business and Made in Italy

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Badr Ahmed Mohamed ABDELATTY, Egyptian Minister for Foreign Affairs

EP Plenary session - The need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms against foreign interference and biased algorithms

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, participates in the FEDIL 2025 New Year Reception (Luxembourg)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Mohammad MUSTAFA, Palestinian Prime Minister

New Year reception at the Belgian Royal Palace for European Authorities

Roberta METSOLA, EP President President meets with Mark RUTTE, NATO Secretary General

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Alexander SCHALLENBERG, Austrian Chancellor

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, visits the Museo del Presente, which is dedicated to Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, an Italian judges and prosecuting magistrate who fought against the mafia in Italy. This news item shows extracts from the European Parliament President's visit to the Museo del Presente and her visit to the tomb of Giovanni Falcone.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Palermo (Italy): extracts from the visit at the Monument to the Disaster at Capaci, visit to the Museum dedicated to Falcone and Borsellino and extracts from the visit to the tomb of Falcone

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, attends a simulation of the Emergency System 112 and gives a statement to the press with Antonio TAJANI, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Matteo PIANTEDOSI, Italian Minister for the Interior and Roberto OCCHIUTO, President of the Region of Calabria, during her official visit to Catanzaro (Italy). This news item shows extracts from the attendance of the European President to the Emergency System 112 and from the meeting with Antonio TAJANI, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Roberto OCCHIUTO, President of the Region of Calabria.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Catanzaro (Italy): visit to a simulation of the Emergency System 112 and meeting with Antonio TAJANI, Italian Deputy Prime Minister, and Roberto OCCHIUTO, President of the Region of Calabria

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, pays a visit to Catanzaro (Italy). The footage shows her visit to the Control Room of "Operation Zero Tolerance" at Calabria Region headquarters, a project that has been launched to fight against environmental crimes. Metsola also has a roundtable meeting and a press statement with Roberto OCCHIUTO, President of the Region of Calabria.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Catanzaro (Italy): extracts from the visit to the Control Room of "Operation Zero Tolerance", and extracts from the statement to the press with Roberto OCCHIUTO, President of the Region of Calabria

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, addresses the public event "Next Generation EU e le sfide dell’UE" at the Palazzo Celestini Via Umberto I during her official visit to Lecce (Italy). This news item shows extracts from her visit to the city and from her speech at the Palazzo Celestini Via Umberto I.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Lecce (Italy): extracts from the visit of the city and the speech at the public event “Next Generation EU e le Sfide dell’UE”

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Raffaele FITTO, Italian Minister for European Affairs, deliver a press statement on Cohesion Policy and the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Raffaele FITTO, Italian Minister for European Affairs, Southern Italy, Cohesion Policy and the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, visits the Reggia di Caserta with Tiziana Maffei, Director & Pina Picierno Vice-President of the European Parliament, at Reggia di Caserta. She attends at the unveiling ceremony of a Plaque dedicated to Mr. Ernesto Rossi, a Founding Father of the Ventotene Manifesto. Roberta Metsola participates in the Public Event: ‘Il Sogno Europeo di Ernesto Rossi: dal Manifesto di Ventotene all’ Europa del Futuro’and delivers a speech.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Caserta (Italy): visits the Reggia di Caserta with the Director of the Museum and speech at the public event “Il sogno europeo di Ernesto Rossi. Dal Manifesto di Ventotene all’Europa del futuro”

During her official visit to Portugal, Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to the conference organised by the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation. The Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation organizes conferences and debates with the aim to present important insights on issues relevant to Portuguese society, gathering and giving voice to national and international experts. Six months before the European elections, the President and young people discuss on the political participation and the issues that most concern them. The footage shows the extracts from the discussion with young people in the debate "It’s not that simple. Youth and Politics".

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Lisbon (Portugal): extracts from the discussion with young people in the debate "It’s not that simple. Youth and Politics"

Roberta METSOLA, EP President officially visit Lisbon (Portugal). The extracts include the meeting with 26 EU Ambassadors based in Lisbon and a meeting with 9 Afghan women refugees who arrived from Kabul.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Lisbon (Portugal): extracts from a meeting with 9 Afghan people who arrived from Kabul and meeting with 26 EU Ambassadors based in Lisbon

From 1 January to 30 June 2024, Belgium holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (the "Council"). As President of the Council, Belgium leads the European agenda and promotes cooperation among the Member States. The aim is to strengthen the European Union and makes progress in several areas, such as climate change, economic growth and social cohesion. Belgium then acts as a neutral mediator to lead the legislative work and seek compromises among the EU Member States. This news item shows extracts from the meeting between the EP Conference of Presidents and the Belgian Federal Parliament.

EP Conference of Presidents meets the upcoming Belgian Presidency: extracts from the meeting with the Belgian Federal Parliament

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Alexander DE CROO, Belgian Prime Minister, hold a press conference on the upcoming Belgian Presidency. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Alexander DE CROO, Belgian Prime Minister on the upcoming Belgian Presidency

From 1 January to 30 June 2024, Belgium hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (the "Council"). As President of the Council, Belgium lead the European agenda and promote cooperation among the Member States. The aim is to strengthen the European Union and make progress in several areas, such as climate change, economic growth and social cohesion. Belgium then act as a neutral mediator to lead the legislative work and seek compromises among the EU Member States. This news item shows extracts from the meeting between the EP Conference of Presidents and the Belgian Government and from the press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Alexander DE CROO, Belgian Prime Minister.

EP Conference of Presidents meets the upcoming Belgian Presidency: extracts from the meeting with the Belgian Government; and extracts from the press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Alexander DE CROO, Belgian Prime Minister

At the initiative of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the European Parliament holds a High-Level Conference on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Conference will bring together representatives from international and regional human rights organisations, members of national parliaments of EU member states, international and local civil society organisations, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, young voices from around the world as well as MEPs and chairs of Parliament’s committees to address human rights challenges. Extracts from the High Level Conference with the participation of Roberta METSOLA, EP President.

75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: extracts from the High Level Conference with the participation of Roberta METSOLA, EP President

At the initiative of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the European Parliament holds a High-Level Conference on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Conference will bring together representatives from international and regional human rights organisations, members of national parliaments of EU member states, international and local civil society organisations, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, young voices from around the world as well as MEPs and chairs of Parliament’s committees to address human rights challenges. Opening speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - High Level Conference: opening speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) in occasion of Stefanchuk's official visit to the European Parliament in Brussels. This footage shows the extracts from the arrival and the bilateral meeting.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada): extracts from the arrival and the bilateral

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) in occasion of Stefanchuk's official visit to the European Parliament in Brussels. As part of the visit a planting ceremony takes place. The chosen plant is a Kalyna guelder-rose, a symbol of Ukraine, to mark the European Parliament's support and solidarity with Ukraine. The Kalyna guelder-rose will be a token of our five-year mandate in the European Parliament, marking the organization's contribution to regional peace, democracy and prosperity. This footage shows the extracts from the second bilateral meeting between Metsola and Stefanchuk and from planting ceremony of a Kalyna guelder-rose, a symbol of Ukraine.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada): extracts from the second bilateral meeting and from the planting ceremony of a Kalyna guelder-rose, a symbol of Ukraine

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) in occasion of Stefanchuk's official visit to the European Parliament in Brussels. This footage shows extracts from the Extraordinary EP Conference of Presidents, the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Parliament and Verkhovna Rada on joint framework for parliamentary democracy support in view of Ukraine’s recovery and EU accession process and extracts from the press conference by Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada): extracts from the EP Conference of Presidents, from signature of the Memorandum of Understanding and from the press conference

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) hold a press conference in occasion of Stefanchuk's official visit to the European Parliament in Brussels. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada)

MEPs debate on a deal that secures the 2024 EU budget aimed at addressing global challenges and supporting young people and research. The Parliament obtained better support, totalling almost €670 million in funding, for its priorities on top of what the Commission had initially proposed in its draft budget for 2024. Negotiations between Parliament, Council and the Commission ended with an agreement on Saturday 11 November. The preliminary figures for 2024 are €189.4 billion in commitment appropriations and €142.6 billion in payment appropriations. This news includes extracts from the debate (21/11), extracts from the vote and signature ceremony.

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