Welcoming Annalena Baerbock, EP President Roberta Metsola said: “80 years on from the founding of the United Nations, this is a moment to renew our commitment to multilateralism as a force for good in the world – one that keeps us safer, freer and better off. In a more uncertain world, we need to double down on our commitment that cooperation and dialogue between nations delivers better results than confrontation.”

Addressing MEPs, Annalena Baerbock called on the EU to stand firm amid geopolitical upheaval, conflict and crises. She encouraged the EU to defend truth and democracy against the use of mis- and disinformation as a tool of power politics, warning that online deepfakes systematically targeting women pose a threat to democratic and open societies.

She underlined Europe’s responsibility to stand united in safeguarding the international rules-based order, recalling the EU’s decisive and unified response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine four years ago. Europe’s…