Shooting of Alejo Vidal-Quadras

Speaking of former Member and Vice-President of the European Parliament, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, who was shot in Spain, President Metsola expressed Parliament’s full solidarity with him, trusting that the Spanish authorities are doing everything to bring the perpetrators to justice.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

With 22-year-old biomedical engineering student Giulia Cecchettin murdered recently in the North East of Italy, President Metsola reiterated that proper protection and more convictions are needed to end violence against women. “There are no more excuses. It is already too late”, she said, adding that Parliament must recommit to do everything possible to prevent violence against women and girls in Europe and beyond.

Children’s Day

On International Children’s Day, the President said Parliament will continue to help bring the many thousands of Ukrainian children who have been forcibly removed by Russia…