Roberta Metsola

Power struggle intensifies as European Parliament prepares for midterm reshuffle

EU lawmakers are heading into recess with a stack of political homework: whether the Socialists should challenge Roberta Metsola, what her political family is prepared to offer to keep her…

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European Parliament hears Irish Presidency’s plans for the next six months

Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Tuesday outlined the priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, telling the European Parliament that its programme would focus on…

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Dublin hosts European Parliament leaders before Ireland assumes EU Council presidency

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and the leaders of the Parliament's political groups met in Dublin this week to discuss priorities ahead of Ireland assuming the rotating presidency of the…

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Two MEPs face hate speech complaints after EU deportation vote

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (EPP,MT) must decide whether to sanction two MEPs accused of hate speech following last week's vote on new EU migration rules. Valérie Hayer (Renew,FR), leader…

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Freed Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut receives Sakharov Prize at European Parliament

Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, who was imprisoned in 2021 before being released in April 2026, addressed the European Parliament in a formal sitting on Wednesday after receiving the 2025 Sakharov…

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Montenegro ready to assume EU membership responsibilities, president tells MEPs

Montenegro is ready to assume the responsibilities of European Union membership and contribute to the bloc's future, President Jakov Milatović told the European Parliament on Tuesday, describing the current period…

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European Parliament tests shorter sittings and revised debate format

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola opened the June 15-19 plenary session in Strasbourg by announcing a series of procedural changes that will be tested during the sitting to improve the…

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Merkel, Wałęsa and Sandu among first European Order of Merit laureates

The European Parliament will host the inaugural European Order of Merit ceremony on 19 May in Strasbourg, where the first laureates will be recognised for their contribution to European integration…

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EP Opens Submissions for Sixth Edition of Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism

The European Parliament on 4 May opened submissions for the sixth edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, an annual award recognising outstanding reporting that upholds the European…

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EP President Metsola to EU leaders: “Europe cannot face a new era with an old budget”

At the Informal Meeting of Heads of State and Government in Nicosia (Cyprus),President Metsola focused on three topics: The situation in the Middle East and its impact on energy prices,…

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Metsola defends Pope Leo, calls for him to address European Parliament

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has become the first senior EU figure to publicly back Pope Leo XIV following criticism from Donald Trump over the Pope’s calls for peace. The…

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EU Parliament President calls for EU–UK reset a decade after Brexit

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, has called for a strategic reset in relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom, arguing that a decade after Brexit, the…

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From Washington to London: Metsola outlines a tougher, more independent EU stance

Roberta Metsola has cautioned that attempts by the United States to influence political outcomes in Europe would be viewed as unacceptable, underscoring growing sensitivities around foreign interference as election cycles…

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European Parliament rejects minute of silence for French nationalist student

The European Parliament has rejected a request by the far‑right Patriots for Europe (PfE) group to hold a minute of silence this week for Quentin Deranque, a French nationalist student…

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Metsola Pushes for Renewed EU–UK Ties

The EU and U.K. must overcome historic gripes and "reset" their relationship to be able to work together in an increasingly uncertain world, the bloc's top parliamentarian said. European Parliament…

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Metsola Backs Denmark and Greenland as EU Parliament Opens January Session

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola opened the January plenary session on Monday by expressing solidarity with victims of recent tragedies, reaffirming support for EU enlargement and unity, and setting out…

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European Parliament bans Iranian diplomats to avoid ‘legitimising the regime’

All the Iranian diplomats and representatives will be banned from the European Parliament's premises as a response to Iran's crackdown on protesters, the Parliament's president, Roberta Metsola, announced on Monday.…

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Weber’s Metsola Remarks Strain EPP–Socialist Power-Sharing Deal

The center-right European People’s Party President Manfred Weber on Tuesday refused to commit to handing the European Parliament’s presidency to the Socialists as scheduled in 2027. In what would be…

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Metsola: EU Membership a Security Guarantee for Ukraine

Ukraine’s EU accession would serve as a deterrent to future Russian attacks once a peace deal is reached, the president of the European Parliament told Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “We see EU…

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Metsola: Europe must change or risk irrelevance, calls Gaza crisis ‘intolerable’

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Tuesday echoed Mario Draghi’s warning that the European Union risks sliding into irrelevance unless it changes course, but pushed back against the former Italian…

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Lawmakers urge Metsola to suspend peers linked to Huawei scandal

Lawmakers are demanding European Parliament President Roberta Metsola “set aside” any peers suspected of involvement in the Huawei bribery scandal, according to a letter signed by 28 members of the…

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European Parliament President Metsola visits Gaza, underlines support

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola visited Gaza on Thursday, marking the first visit by a member of the EU leadership to the coastal strip in more than a decade, according…

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Metsola Advocates Unity on EU Migration Solutions

The President of the EU Parliament, Roberta Metsola, declared support for the need to find shared solutions to migratory flows in Europe. President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola met…

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Metsola seen as favourite to succeed Ursula von der Leyen as next Commission President

Roberta Metsola, the current President of the European Parliament, is regarded as one of the leading contenders to potentially succeed Ursula von der Leyen as the President of the European…

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EU Parliament chief Metsola suggests Ukraine and Moldova have ‘observer’ MEPs

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola suggested that Ukrainian and Moldovan lawmakers could join the assembly as “observer” members while the two countries await formal accession into the European Union. The…

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UPDATED: EU’s Von der Leyen and EU Parliament President Metsola head to Israel

The presidents of the European Commission and Parliament, Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola, will visit Israel on Friday in the wake of Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel and…

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Solutions for migration arrivals needed before EU elections -Metsola

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said Monday that the EU needs to find solutions to the problem of large numbers of migrants arriving from Africa before next year's European elections.…

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Photo Story: Metsola receives Biagio Agnes Award in Rome

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has been awarded with the 15th edition of the “Premio Biagio Agnes – Premio Internazionale di Giornalismo e Informazione”. The Premio Biagio Agnes is an…

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Photo Story: European Parliament president for talks in Rome

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) welcomes European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (L) for a meeting at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy. Metsola on Thursday thanked Premier Giorgia Meloni for…

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Photo Story: European Parliament President Roberta Metsola visits Lisbon

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (L) on Friday met with her Portuguese counterpart, Augusto Santos Silva, during a visit to the Portuguese Parliament, in Lisbon, Portugal. On Thursday, European Parliament…

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EP President Metsola tackles intimidation and abuse at the heart of EU democracy

Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, has ordered an internal overhaul designed to rapidly improve the process for handling harassment claims with the European institution. Metsola, has announced…

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Photo Story: Czech President Petr Pavel visits EU institutions

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (L) and Czech President Petr Pavel visit the Vaclav Havel bench in memory of the former Czech president at Leopold Park ahead of a meeting…

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Photo Story: Dutch King receives Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament

King Willem-Alexander (R) of The Netherlands receives the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola (L), during an audieneve at the 'Huis ten Bosch' palace in The Hague, The Netherlands,…

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EP President Roberta Metsola visits Ukraine

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said that she has hope that the EU accession negotiations could begin as early as this year. She said she was impressed by the pace at which…

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Op-Ed: Ukraine is Europe – Roberta Metsola

Ukraine is Europe (Ukrainian version below) by Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament The world we knew radically changed on 24 February 2022. On that day and for every…

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Photo Story: European Parliament President Metsola on an official visit in Rome

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Friday was in Rome for an official visit that included meetings with Senate Speaker Ignazio La Russa and Lower House Speaker Lorenzo Fontana and…

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EP President Metsola named “Woman of the Year”

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola was named "Woman of the Year" during the Women in a Legal World Conference in Spain. The award was given for the…

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Metsola highlights transparency in move to publish gift lists, denies wrongdoing

Updated 23/01/2023 - 1930 - EP reacts In reaction to the DPA report below, the European Parliament has described Roberta Metsola's move to publish a list of gifts and travels…

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EU Commission President von der Leyen and EP President Metsola pay tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen paid tribute to Benedict. Von der Leyen said “he had set a strong signal through his resignation” in 2013. “He saw himself first…

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EP President Metsola warns: no sweeping under the carpet on Qatar scandal

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola told reporters at her press conference on Thursday “We just had a long exchange of views with the Prime Ministers and the Presidents of the…

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UPDATE – ‘European democracy under attack,’ says EU parliament president

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola condemned alleged corruption claims in an address to the plenary on Monday in Strasbourg, France. "Make no mistake, the European Parliament, dear colleague, is under…

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EP President Metsola fears EU trade war with U.S.

The EU must avoid the "slippery road" of protectionism as it enters a fractious industrial showdown with the United States, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola told POLITICO in an interview.…

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European Parliament President Says Citizens Must Know Sanctions Are Price Paid For Democracy

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola hinted that the European Union could impose more sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, saying in an interview with RFE/RL that the bloc's…

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Photo Story: Yulia Navalnaya welcomed at the European Parliament

Alexei Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalnaya (R) is welcomed by European Parliament President Roberta Metsola ahead of a meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 28 September 2022. Photo: DAINA…

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Photo Story: The G7 Speakers’ Meeting in Berlin

(L-R) European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at the G7 Speakers' Meeting at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany. The meeting aims to…

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WATCH: European Parliament “firmly behind” Ukraine’s EU candidate bid -President Metsola

The European Union's parliament supports Ukraine's bid to achieve candidate status to join the European Union, the parliament's president Roberta Metsola said on Friday at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit. "The…

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Photo Story: The women at the helm

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (L) welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) as she arrives at the Conference of Presidents at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium,…

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UPDATED Photo Story: European Parliament President Roberta Metsola visits Portugal

The European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (C-L) accompanied by the President of the Portuguese Parliament Augusto Santos Silva (C-R), before a meeting on Friday on the last day of her…

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EU Parliament says Orbán’s remarks go against bloc’s values

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's racist remarks have met with strong criticism in the European Parliament. Leaders of the European Parliament’s main groups on Friday castigated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “inexcusable…

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EU, New Zealand seal free trade deal in “geopolitical signal

The European Union and New Zealand completed negotiations on Thursday for a free trade agreement that could boost the flow of goods and services by 30% and highlights Europe's push…

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Photo Story: EP President Roberta Metsola in Prague to discuss the Czech Presidency of the EU

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (R) welcomes European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (L) prior to their meeting at Liechtenstein Palace, in Prague, Czech Republic, 16 June 2022. Roberta Metsola, along…

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UPDATED: EP President Metsola: “Ukraine will win” Appeals for stop of Russian oil and gas

The president of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola speaking at the European conference The State of the Union " stated her confidence that Ukraine will be victorious She also added…

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Photo story: EP President Roberta Metsola inaugurates “When Walls Talk” exhibition at House of European History

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola delivers a speech during the inauguration of the new temporary exhibition 'When WallsTalk!' at the House of European History in Brussels, Belgium. From the propaganda…

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EP President Metsola in DW interview says she saw courage and resilience in Zelenskiy

The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, in an interview to DW soon after her return from Kyiv. She said this week could be decisive for Ukraine and the…

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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to visit Kyiv

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will be visiting Kyiv in the coming hours. Metsola announced this on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/roberta.metsola/posts/564995308328473 In her post, Metsola said that she will be conveying a…

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Photo Story: EP President Roberta Metsola unveils the portrait of predecessor David Sassoli

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola led a ceremony in Brussels for the unveiling of the portrait of the late EP President David Sassoli in the Portraits Gallery. Present for the…

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Photo Story: Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa visits EU Parliament

Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa (R) is welcomed by European Parliament President Roberta Metsola ahead of a meeting at EU parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 16 March 2022. Via EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET…

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