Five years since Strasbourg terrorist attack

Today marks five years since the horrific terror attack in Strasbourg that claimed the lives of five innocent people and left dozens more injured, said President Metsola. Among the victims were two journalists working for Europhonica, Barto Pedro Orent-Niedzielski from Poland and Antonio Megalizzi from Italy. For their work in promoting Parliament’s initiatives and for their heroism in successfully preventing the attacker from entering a place full of people in the centre of Strasbourg during the attack, they will always be remembered in this House and beyond, she added.

Lithuanian Freedom Prize

On 23 November, the Lithuanian Parliament awarded the European Parliament with the 2023 Freedom Prize. Since 2011, this freedom prize has been awarded to those who significantly contribute to the defence of human rights and the promotion of international cooperation in eastern and central Europe. The European Parliament will live up to the…