Roberta Metsola

Roberta Metsola confirmed as Malta’s first European Parliament vice-president

Roberta Metsola has been confirmed as Malta's first European Parliament vice-president. European President David Sassoli confirmed her election instead of former MEP Mairead McGuinness, who became European Commissioner for Financial…

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Photo story – Roberta Metsola augurs Miriam Dalli on her co-option in Malta’s Parliament

“We argued many time but shared visions and challenges.” MEP Roberta Metsola sent a greeting to MEP Miriam Dalli, following the news of the Labour Party’s decision to co-opt her…

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Malta: Roberta Metsola withdraws from PN leadership race, rebel MPs backing Bernard Grech

Roberta Metsola has publicly declared that she will not be contesting the Nationalist Party leadership race. Source: Malta Today Updated 15:35pm

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Malta: Roberta Metsola considering all options as PN leadership race beckons

Roberta Metsola has hinted at a negotiated strategy to have a new leader of the Nationalist Party, adding that she was considering all options. Source: Malta Today Updated: 14:05pm

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Malta: Roberta Metsola is appointed to the board of the European Think Tank

Nationalist MP Roberta Metsola has just been appointed to the Think Tank board and is being referred to as the Friend of Europe. Source: Net News Updated 17:30pm

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Malta: Malta drafts EU proposed solution to migrants’ problem

The European People’s Party, the largest political cohort in the European Parliament is placing the agenda an agreement on Migrant Policy. Drafted by Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola, her office told…

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New law guaranteeing 10,000 new border guards at EU external borders enacted

The new law guaranteeing 10,000 new border guards at Europe’s external borders, and that will improve the return of irregular migrants, drafted and negotiated by Maltese Member of the European…

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Over a Coffee . . . with MEP Roberta Metsola

Our correspondent Denise Grech, meets MEP Roberta Metsola over a coffee in Brussels. What are your priorities for the new term? I will start with my priorities affecting Malta. I…

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Malta’s MEPs committees involvement

On Wednesday, MEPs voted on the size of Parliament’s 20 committees and two sub-committees. Their composition was confirmed by political groups later on the same day. The complete list of…

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Illum Headlines – Sunday 9th June 2019

Illum reports on a stormy week within the Nationalist Party that led to Kevin Cutajar’s co-option by the Executive Council on Saturday. Illum says that PN MEP David Casa stopped…

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Malta Headlines – In-Nazzjon (Tuesday 28th May 2019)

In-Nazzjon says that the Prime Minister’s claim on Sunday that Labour’s electoral victory is greater that the one registered by Paul Boffa is not true. The paper notes that gap…

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Malta’s elected MEPs (OFFICIAL)

The electoral commission, in a statement, confirmed that Malta's six Members of the European Parliament will be as follows. 1. Dalli Miriam 2. Metsola Roberta 3. Sant Alfred 4. Casa…

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The European Parliament approves strengthening of Frontex

The European Parliament adopted the proposal, piloted and negotiated by Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola, to reinforce the European Border and Coast Guard Agency with a standing corps of 10,000 border guards…

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Today’s vote is a global symbol of enduring courage – MEP Roberta Metsola

Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola, who led the EPP negotiations on the Hungary issue, told Corporate Dispatch that today's vote underlines what Europe stands for. EU Parliament votes to trigger Article…

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QuoVadis Europa on Migration? Political Views from Malta

Malta’s Prime Minister said that Europe is yet again facing uncertain times not because of too much Europe but because of too little of it. This is not simply…

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Special edition of Europe Explained on the occasion of Europe Day

9th May is Europe Day. It involves all of the citizens of the EU because it celebrates the declaration delivered on 9th May 1950 by Robert Schuman. On that day…

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