Ten years since Lampedusa shipwreck

Tomorrow will be ten years since the Lampedusa shipwreck of 2013, and at midday Parliament will mark the tragic loss of over 360 women, men and children, the President said.

Death of Giorgio Napolitano

President Metsola expressed her condolences to the family of Giorgio Napolitano, former President of Italy, who died on 22 September. A fervent supporter of a strong Italy in Europe, he was a former MEP (1989-1992 and 1999-2004), who also chaired Parliament’s Constitutional Affairs Committee.

President Metsola led MEPs in a minute of silence to remember him.

Changes to the agenda

Tuesday

One round of political groups’ speakers will follow the statement by the President before the beginning of the votes to mark the 10-year commemoration since the tragedy in Lampedusa.

The title of the Council and Commission statements on Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan’s attack is changed to Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan’s…