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Kādi ir Eiropas Parlamenta priekšsēdētāja pienākumi?

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

Euroscola

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

EP President Metsola meets His Majesty King Philippe, King of the Belgians, before he addresses the plenary. This news item shows the arrival, meeting and extracts from the address in plenary. This will be the first time King Philippe will have addressed the European Parliament. One of his predecessors, King Baudouin, appeared before MEPs in 1987, during a plenary session in Strasbourg.

Visit of Philippe, King of the Belgians to the European Parliament: arrival, meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and extracts from the address in plenary

EP President Metsola participates in the ceremony to mark the naming of the European Parliament's Scholl building in Brussels. The building is located at Rue Wiertz 30-50. Sophie SCHOLL, a German student and anti-Nazi political activist. She was a member of the White Rose group, a pacifist resistance group led by students at the University of Munich. She was detained for treason when she was found distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, sentenced to death and executed by guillotine.

Inauguration of the Scholl building in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President

EP President Metsola meets Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Brussels. This footage shows the arrival of the Finnish President, their bilateral meeting and roundtable.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Alexander STUBB, President of Finland: arrival, meeting and roundtable

EP President Roberta METSOLA goes an advisory firm in Qormi during her visit to Malta. This news item contains exterior shots of the PWC building in Qorni, the meeting, roundtable and Q&A between Roberta METSOLA, EP President, with the board and the employees.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Qormi (Malta) - visit of an advisory firm

Leading up to the European Parliament elections in June 2024, Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, intends to tour all EU Member States, urging citizens to participate in the voting process. President Metsola holds a round-table discussion with young people at the EU House of Nicosia during her official visit to Cyprus. This news item delivers external shots of European Union House, where the discussion is taking place, arrival of President Metsola, and discussion with young people. The main topics of the discussion were upcoming European Elections and the campaing.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Cyprus - participation to a round-table discussion with young people

Leading up to the European Parliament elections in June 2024, Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, intends to tour all EU Member States, urging citizens to participate in the voting process. President Metsola visits the House of Representatives of Cyprus in Nicosia and meets the Speaker, Annita Demetriou, during her official visit to Cyprus.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Cyprus - Visit at the House of Representatives of Cyprus: arrival, meeting with Annita DEMETRIOU, President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus and extracts from the press conference

Leading up to the European Parliament elections in June 2024, President Metsola intends to tour all EU Member States, urging citizens to participate in the voting process. Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Nikos CHRISTODOULIDES, President of Cyprus, hold a press point during her official visit to Cyprus. The topics that resonated were the news of the deaths of humanitarian aid workers of World Central Kitchen in Gaza, the need to protect this organisation, and the two-State solution between Israel and Palestine. Another topics were migration and European elections in June 2024. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Nikos CHRISTODOULIDES, President of Cyprus

Leading up to the European Parliament elections in June 2024, Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, intends to tour all EU Member States, urging citizens to participate and to vote. She hold a press point with Annita DEMETRIOU, President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus, after their meeting in the House of Representatives during her official visit to Cyprus.

Press statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Annita DEMETRIOU, President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus

In a joint initiative by the Maltese Chamber of SMEs and the European Parliament Liaison office in Malta, EP President Roberta METSOLA participates in the 'MEP Business Dialogue' organised in Valletta.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Valletta (Malta): participation to the 'MEP Business Dialogue' organised by the Malta Chamber of SMEs

EP President Roberta METSOLA has a courtesy visit to the President of the Republic of Malta, H.E. George Vella, at the President's Palace, in Valletta.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Valletta (Malta) - meeting with George VELLA, President of Malta: arrival and meeting

Following her visit official visit to Slovenia and after meeting with the Prime Minister, EP President Roberta METSOLA holds a press point together with Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister. The press point concentrates on the situation of the farming industry in the EU, the developing situation in the Middle East, the ongoing enlargements talks and the start of the negotiations for the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the upcoming 2024 European Elections. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister

As part of her official visit to Ljubljana (Slovenia), EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert GOLOB. This news item shows the arrival and press conference. The topics of discussion covered are the ongoing enlargements talks and the start of the negotiations for the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the upcoming 2024 European Elections.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Meeting with Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister: arrival and extracts from the press conference

EP President Roberta METSOLA visits the Slovenian National Assembly in Ljubljana. This news item shows her arrival, her meeting with Urška KLAKOČAR ZUPANČIČ, President of the Slovenian National Assembly, extracts from her address to the Assembly and the press point. The topics that resonated were European elections in June 2024, European enlargement, open accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the developing situation in Middle East. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Visit at the Slovenian National Assembly: arrival, meeting with Urška KLAKOČAR ZUPANČIČ, President of the National Assembly, extracts from the address and the press point

EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with President of Slovenia Nataša PIRC MUSAR in Ljubljana. This news item shows their arrival, meeting and roundtable discussion.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Ljubljana (Slovenia) meeting with Nataša PIRC MUSAR, President of Slovenia: arrival and meeting

Following her address to the Slovenian National Assembly in Ljubljana, EP President Roberta METSOLA holds a press point together with President of the Slovenian National Assembly Urška KLAKOČAR ZUPANČIČ. The press point centers around the relevance of the upcoming 2024 European Elections and participation, as well as the call for a ceasefire and the developing situation in the Middle East. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Urška KLAKOČAR ZUPANČIČ, President of the Slovenian National Assembly

EP President Roberta METSOLA addresses to the Members of Slovenian National Assembly in Ljubljana, on the occasion of her official visit to Slovenia. The address focuses on enlargement, climate change, the developing situation in the Middle East situation, and the upcoming European elections, and highlighted the EU's commitment to unity, climate action, peace, and democratic participation. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to the Slovenian National Assembly

Following her address to the Members of Slovenian National Assembly in Ljubljana, EP President Roberta METSOLA replies to the questions from all 6 deputy groups. The answers covers a broad range of topics, including but not limited to: the EU's commitment to climate action, the farming industry in the EU and the SCF (Social Climate Fund, a dedicated funding so that the most affected vulnerable groups, such as households in energy or transport poverty, are directly supported, and not left behind during the green transition), enlargment and the devoloping situation in the Middle East. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to the Slovenian National Assembly: Questions from all 6 deputy groups and a wrap-up reply by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

This infoclip is a part of the video series called "European Parliament’s priorities and achievements (2019-2024)", and it shows illustrative footage about migration. It focuses on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, which is designed to manage and normalise migration for the long term, providing certainty, clarity and decent conditions for people arriving in the EU. It also establishes a common approach to migration and asylum that is based on solidarity, responsibility, and respect for human rights. This info clip also contains illustrative material about the Delegations of the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE Committee) visiting Latvia, Lithuania, France, and Italy in order to gather first hand impressions regarding the situation of migrants. In addition, the info clip shows footage related to the EU Blue Card Directive, which establishes the conditions of entry and residence of highly qualified non-EU nationals in 25 EU countries.

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