Għeżież Kollegi,

Għeżież Ewropej,

B’sens ta’ umiltà u responsabbiltà, nħossni onorata għall-fiduċja li tajtuni biex nibqa’ nservi bħala l-President tagħkom. Se naħdem kuljum biex inrodd din il-fiduċja fija u f’dan il-Parlament.

This will remain the House of every person in Europe. Together, we must stand up for the politics of hope, for the dream that is Europe. For the promise of our foremothers and fathers that is yet unfulfilled.

Two and half years later, I still want people to recapture a sense of belief and enthusiasm for our project. A belief to make our shared space safer, fairer, more just and more equal. A belief that together we are stronger and we are better. A belief that ours is a Europe for all.

Ours must be a Europe that remembers. That learns from past struggles and recognises the fight of so many who stood for the ideals we sometimes take for granted. For all those who were displaced, who were disappeared, for those who stood in front of…