Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future.

Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point at 10.20 (still to be confirmed).

Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates.

Plenary Debate - This is Europe debate with the Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo

The Romanian President addresses MEPs on Wednesday at 11.00 to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future.

EP President Metsola and President Iohannis have a bilateral meeting before his speech in plenary. A short press point with both is scheduled for 10.50. 

This will be the thirteenth “This is Europe” plenary debate and the first in 2024. In 2023, MEPs heard from Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov (22 November), Cyprus’ President Christodoulides (13 June), Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz (9 May), Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (19 April) and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda (14 March). The EU leaders who participated in this debate series in 2022 were Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, and Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob.

Plenary debate - This is Europe - Debate with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Petteri ORPO, Prime Minister of Finland - Press Point

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania

EP Plenary session - ' This is Europe ' debate with Nikolay DENKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with Olaf SCHOLZ, German Federal Chancellor

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier BETTEL

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with Gitanas NAUSEDA, President of Lithuania

EP Plenary session- This is Europe - Debate with Robert GOLOB, Slovenian Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Sanna MARIN, Finnish Prime Minister - Press Conference

EP Plenary session - This is Europe- Debate with Sanna MARIN, Prime Minister of Finland

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Statement by Kyriakos MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President welcomes Kyriakos MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with Andrej PLENKOVIC, Prime Minister of Croatia

EP Plenary session - This is Europe

EP Plenary session - Debate with Mario DRAGHI, Prime Minister of Italy

Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future. Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point at 10.20 (still to be confirmed). Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates. Opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

This is Europe - Debate with Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister: Opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future. Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point at 10.20 (still to be confirmed). Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates. Closing statement by Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister.

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri ORPO: Closing statement by Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future. Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point at 10.20 (still to be confirmed). Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates. One round of political group speakers.

This is Europe - Debate with Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister: One round of political group speakers

Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future. Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point at 10.20 (still to be confirmed). Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates. Speech by Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri ORPO: Speech by Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future. Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point at 10.20 (still to be confirmed). Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates.

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri ORPO: MEPs debate

Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point. Then Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future. Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister

This clip highlights the "This is Europe" debate with Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland.

Clip "This is Europe" with Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland

Before the This is Europe debate, Roberta Metsola, EP President, holds a bilateral meeting with Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland. Then, Prime Minister Orpo speaks to the European Parliament and outlines his vision for Europe’s challenges and future. This footage shows extracts from Prime Minister's arrival, the bilateral meeting, and the address to the plenary. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

This is Europe - Debate with Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister: meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and extracts from the address to the plenary

Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania gives an opening statement during the "This is Europe" debate to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future in Strasbourg. President Iohannis was first elected in December 2014, and is currently serving his second five-year mandate. Closing statement by Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania.

"This is Europe" debate: closing statement by Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania

Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania gives an opening statement during the "This is Europe" debate to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future in Strasbourg. President Iohannis was first elected in December 2014, and is currently serving his second five-year mandate. Round of political groups speakers

"This is Europe" debate with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania: Round of political groups speakers

Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania gives an opening statement during the "This is Europe" debate to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future in Strasbourg. President Iohannis was first elected in December 2014, and is currently serving his second five-year mandate. MEPs debate.

"This is Europe" debate with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania: MEPs debate

Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania gives an opening statement during the "This is Europe" debate to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future in Strasbourg. President Iohannis was first elected in December 2014, and is currently serving his second five-year mandate. Opening statements by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and speech by Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania. The transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

"This is Europe" debate: opening statements by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and speech by Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania give a press point before the This is Europe debate. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania

The European Parliament has launched a new series of invitations to EU heads of state and governments under the theme, This is Europe. These exchanges and discussions focus on EU actions. Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania is invited by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to address the hemicycle. Extracts from the meeting between the two Presidents and from the speech to the plenary, in which President Iohannis highlights the unwavering support from Romania to Ukraine and Moldova. Klaus Iohannis also emphases how a strong defender of EU values Romania has been since its accession and how important it is to keep fighting against European skepticism.

This is Europe debate with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania: meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and extracts from the address to the plenary

This footage shows the extracts of the meeting between Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Nikolai DENKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister. The selection includes also the extracts fo the address to the plenary of Nikolai DENKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

This is Europe with Nikolai DENKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister: meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and extracts from the address to the plenary

MPES debate on the "This is Europe" debate after th address of Nikolay DENKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister.

"This is Europe" debate with Nikolay DENKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister: MEPs debate

MEPs debate with Nikolay DENKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister, on his views on the challenges facing Europe and its future during the "This is Europe" debate. One round of political group speakers.

"This is Europe" debate with Nikolay DENKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister: one round of political group speakers

Roberta Metsola gives a statement on the the situation in Israel-Gaza. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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