Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, addresses the plenary and gives her introductory speech in Strasbourg on the 100 days of detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

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Strasbourg

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METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

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Introductory remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the 100 days of detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, We are also marking 100 days since the illegal detention in Russia of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. As we have done since his capture, let me reiterate once again our solidarity, our support and our determination to see him freed immediately. In the next days, we will also mark three hundreds weeks since the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, This house will continue to call for justice to be served. Because being a journalist takes courage, but this Parliament is committed to ensuring that we have the right legislation in place to make sure that people should not be forced to be brave to do it. And that is our commitment.