Roberta METSOLA, EP President and the leaders of political groups meet for the Conference of Presidents in Strasbourg to decide on the 2022 laureate of the Sakharov Prize: The brave People of Ukraine, represented by their President, elected leaders and civil society. Roberta METSOLA, EP President makes the announcement in the plenary. The award ceremony will take place in December. Extracts.

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troubles in Ukraine (T)

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METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

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Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 2022 (T)

Sakharov Prize 2022 Laureate - The brave People of Ukraine: meeting of EP Conference of Presidents and announcement in the plenary

Arrival of Manfred WEBER (EPP,DE) in the CoP meeting (2 shots)

Arrival of  Iratxe GARC&Iacute;A P&Eacute;REZ (S&amp;D,ES)

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Arrival of Roberta METSOLA, EP President (2 shots)

Iratxe GARC&Iacute;A P&Eacute;REZ (S&amp;D,ES) and Manfred WEBER (EPP,DE)

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Dear colleagues, it is my privilege to announce that the 2022 to Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought has been awarded to the brave people of Ukraine represented by their president, elected leaders and civil society.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, This award is for those Ukrainians fighting on the ground, for those who have been forced to flee, for those who have lost relatives and friends, for all those who stand up and fight for who and what they believe. And I know that the brave people of Ukraine will not give up and neither will we