Events in Iran and the Middle East

Referring to the events unfolding in Iran and the Middle East in recent days, President Roberta Metsola reminded MEPs of the 47 years of brutal repression the Iranian people have suffered, and of Parliament’s proud history of standing with those people. Condemning Iran’s indiscriminate and desperate attacks on the Gulf States, she said the House would “continue to push for people in Iran to live in liberty and to choose their own destiny”.

President Metsola also reassured the people of Cyprus that they will never be alone. “European solidarity is real, tangible and by your side”, she said. “Because the security of Cyprus is the security of the European Union.”

Rising political violence

“This House condemns political violence in the clearest terms, wherever it occurs and from whatever quarter it comes” said President Metsola as she spoke about the disturbing rise in political violence, fuelled by hyper-polarisation online….