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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 takes part in the European Council, followed by a press conference.

EU leaders meet to discuss the following (provisional agenda):

Ukraine
Middle East
Competitiveness
Next Multiannual Financial Framework and new Own Resources
Migration
Oceans
External relations

EP President, Roberta METSOLA takes part in the European Council meeting

EP President, Roberta METSOLA meets with Antonio Costa, European Council President

Roberta METSOLA, EP President Official visit to Malta

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents in the presence of Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission

Roberta METSOLA, EP President addresses the Meta pan-European Youth Summit

The EP and Poland’s Sejm and Senate organise a conference bringing together European and national MPs, to discuss stability, economic coordination and governance in the EU. The meeting is opened by EP President Roberta Metsola, Marshal of the Polish Sejm Szymon Hołownia and Senate Marshal Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska.

European Parliamentary Week

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Polish Marshals of Sejm and Senate

The 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) takes place from February 14 to 16, 2025, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich. The MSC 2025 offers an unparalleled platform for high-level debates on the key foreign and security policy challenges of our time.

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament participates at the Munich Security Conference 2025

EP President Roberta METSOLA, meets with Micheál MARTIN, Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach)

EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA Leader of Belarusian democratic opposition

Roberta METSOLA, EP President visits Malta

EU leaders will discuss European defence during an informal meeting at the Palais d’Egmont in Brussels. 

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola participates in the Informal EU leaders' retreat

The Secretary-General of NATO, Mark Rutte, has been invited to a lunch, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, to a dinner.

Informal EU leaders' retreat

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

Euroscola

Strasbourg's Plenary session through the lens . Week 11.

Conference of Delegation Chairs meeting

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Benjamin HADDAD, French Minister delegate for Europe

Opening of the Victoria Amelina Reading Space

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Alain BERSET, Secretary general of the Council of Europe

Signature Ceremony #EPstandsBYyou - Friends of Democratic Belarus

EP Plenary session International Women's Day Celebration

Members of the EP Conference of Presidents meet with  Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, Leader of Belarusian democratic opposition forces

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with the guests of  the International Women's Day

21th European Remebrance Day for Victims of Terrorism

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

Visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Malta - Speech at 'A Women's Archive at the University of Malta'

Visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Malta - Participation at the event 'Celebrating Women who push Boundaries'

Visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Malta - Visit to St. Augustine College

Visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Malta - Visit to San Anton School

Special European Council - Meeting with Christian STOCKER, Austrian Federal Chancellor

Special European Council

International Women’s Day 2025 - FEMM Inter-parliamentary Committee ' Strengthening the Women, Peace and Security Agenda – Upholding Women’s Rights in Defence, Security and Peace Building '

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with António COSTA, European Council President

Roberta METSOLA, EP President arrives to the European Council meeting on the 15th of December. She gives a doorstep, mentionning the Qatargate and the investigation ongoing on the corruption case in the European Parliament.

European Council meeting (15/12): doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

EPP leaders meet ahead of the European Council meeting on the 15th December, in Brussels.

EPP leaders meet ahead of the European Council meeting: arrivals and roundtable

On the 14th December 2022, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought is awarded to the "brave people of Ukraine". A ceremony takes place in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg. After the ceremony, Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Sakharov prize laureates hold a press conference. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and by the Sakharov Prize 2022 laureates

On the 14th December 2022, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought is awarded to the "brave people of Ukraine". A ceremony takes place in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg. Ambiance shots prior to the ceremony. Introductory statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President.

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2022: ambiance shots prior to the ceremony Introductory statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

On the 14th December 2022, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought is awarded to the "brave people of Ukraine". A ceremony takes place in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg. Ambiance shots prior to the ceremony. Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President.

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2022: Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

The brave Ukrainian people are awarded the European Parliament’s 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in a ceremony, in Strasbourg. Volodymyr ZELENSKYY addresses the plenary chamber remotely. Oleksandra MATVIYCHUK, Human rights lawyer and Chair of the Center for Civil Liberties; Ivan FEDOROV, Mayor of the Ukrainian city of Melitopol; Yaroslav BOZHKO from the Yellow Riboon Civil Resistance Movment; Yulia PAJEVSKA, founder of the medical evacuation unit Angels of Taira; Oleksandr CHEKRYHIN and Stanislav KULYKIVSKI from the State Emergency Service and Vsevolod CHENTSOV, Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the European Union, receive the prize in the hemicycle. Extracts from the ceremony: statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, address to the plenary by Volodymyr ZELENSKYY, President of Ukraine.

Award of the 2022 Sakharov Prize: extracts from the ceremony

On the 14th December 2022, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought is awarded to the "brave people of Ukraine". A ceremony takes place in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg. Volodymyr ZELENSKYY, President of Ukraine, connects remotely to the hemycicle and gives a speech to thanks the European Parliament for awarding his people.

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2022: statement by Volodymyr ZELENSKYY, Ukrainian President

On the 14th December 2022, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought is awarded to the "brave people of Ukraine". A ceremony takes place in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg. Volodymyr ZELENSKYY, President of Ukraine, connects remotely to the hemycicle and gives a speech to thanks the European Parliament for awarding his people. Full speech without cutaways.

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2022: statement by Volodymyr ZELENSKYY, Ukrainian President - full speech without cutaways

On the 14th December 2022, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought is awarded to the "brave people of Ukraine". A ceremony takes place in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg. Ahead of the ceremony, Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with the laureates of the prize. Extracts from the welcome, roundtable and meeting.

Award of the 2022 Sakharov Prize: Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with the Laureates of the Sakharov Prize - welcome and roundtable

This clip highlights the "This is Europe" debate with Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister (13/12/2022)

Clip "This is Europe" with Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister

On 13th December 2022, Roberta METSOLA, EP President gives an address to the Verkhovna Rada in on the occasion of Ukraine adopting crucial laws in the framework of the EU candidate status.

Address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to the Verkhovna Rada: dedicated to the Ukrainian EU candidate status

Under the auspices of President Metsola, a booth is set up next to the hemicycle in Strasbourg, where each Member can send an individual letter to one of Belarus’ 1,400 political prisonerssend a letter to a Belarusian political prisoner. Roberta METSOLA, EP President, attends the event and makes a statement.

Support to Belarusian political prisoners - #EPStandsBYyou #DemocraticBelarus: statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

MEPs vote on the EU/New Zealand Agreement: exchange of personal data between Europol and New Zealand - Annalisa TARDINO (ID, IT) and on the Motion for a resolution - Digital divide: the social differences created by digitalization.

Voting session (part 2)

MEPs vote on the proposal of the Conference of Presidents to bring to an end the term of office of Eva KAILI, EP Vice-President. Result of the vote announced by Roberta METSOLA, EP President.

Voting session on the proposal of the Conference of Presidents to bring to an end the term of office of Eva KAILI, EP Vice-President

Joint press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister ahead of the 'This is Europe - Debate with Robert Golob, Slovenian Prime Minister'.

Joint press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister ahead of the 'This is Europe - Debate with Robert Golob, Slovenian Prime Minister'

This is the seventh “This is Europe” debate to take place at the European Parliament to discuss with EU leaders their visions for the future of the EU, with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert GOLOB. Extracts from his arrival and his meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and extracts from the debate in plenary with MEPs.

"This is Europe" debate with Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister: arrival and welcome, extracts from the debate

This is Europe debate with Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister. Introduction by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and opening statement by Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister.

This is Europe - Debate with Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister: introduction by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and opening statement by Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament announces the results of the decisions of the Conference of Presidents.

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