Roberta METSOLA, EP President, opens the session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029 will present her political priorities and outline her vision and plans as Commission President.

statement

Strasbourg

plenary session

METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

appointment of the President of the European Commission (T)

Statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029: opening of the session by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, So, the next item on the agenda is a statement by the Candidate for President of the Commission. I give the floor immediately to the candidate, Ursula von der Leyen.