In July 2024&nbsp; MEPs re-elected Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) as President of the European Parliament until 2027, with 562 votes in the first round. Roberta Metsola won the election in the first round of voting, where she received an absolute majority of 562 votes cast out of 699 by secret paper ballot, among two candidates. She will continue to lead Parliament for the first two and a half years of the 10th legislative term.

Born in Malta in 1979, Roberta Metsola has been an MEP since 2013.&nbsp;She was elected First Vice-President in November 2020, and was Parliament’s acting President after President Sassoli passed away on 11 January 2022. On 18 January 2022,&nbsp;she was elected President&nbsp;for the second half of the 9th legislative term. She is the third female President of the European Parliament, after&nbsp;Simone Veil&nbsp;(1979-1982) and Nicole Fontaine (1999-2002).

Addressing the House after she was elected, President Metsola said: “Together, we must stand up for the politics of hope, for the dream that is Europe. I 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.”

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament 2024-2027

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Mohammad MUSTAFA, Palestinian Prime Minister: arrival, meeting and roundtable

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and António COSTA, President of the European Council meet with Majesty King Philippe of the Belgians: extracts from the audience and the New Year’s Reception

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with  Lorenzo FONTANA, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Paulo RANGEL,l Minister for Foreign Affairs of Portugal

Doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament

European Council

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on her participation to the European Council: opening statement

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on her participation to the European Council: Q&A

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, participates at the European Council meeting: extracts from the arrival, doorstep and press conference

EPP leaders meet ahead of the European Council meeting: arrivals and doorsteps

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister: ﻿arrival and welcome

EP President, Roberta METSOLA takes part in the European Council meeting

EP President, Roberta METSOLA meets with Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus

Roberta METSOLA, EP President Official visit to Malta

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents in the presence of Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission

Roberta METSOLA, EP President addresses the Meta pan-European Youth Summit

European Parliamentary Week

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Polish Marshals of Sejm and Senate

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament participates at the Munich Security Conference 2025

EP President Roberta METSOLA, meets with Micheál MARTIN, Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach)

EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA Leader of Belarusian democratic opposition

Informal EU leaders' retreat

EP President Metsola inaugurates the Europa Experience in Luxembourg

EP President Roberta Metsola receives His Majesty King Abdulla II of Jordan

EP President Roberta Metsola meets with Polish Prime Minister,  Donald Tusk

EP President meets with Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa

EP President meets with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of NATO

EP President, meets with Alexander SCHALLENBERG, Austrian Chancellor

Roberta METSOLA, EP President Official visit to Cairo (Egypt)

European Council - Press Conference

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Nikos CHRISTODOULIDES, President of Cyprus

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Nikos CHRISTODOULIDES, President of Cyprus: arrival, welcome, roundtable and extracts from the press point

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with António GUTERRES, Secretary General of the United Nations (UN): arrival, welcome and roundtable

Roberta METSOLA, EP President exchanges with Tony BLAIR, former British Prime Minister: extracts from the book talk - "On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century"

Keynote speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President for the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Society for the Award of the International Charlemagne Prize

75th anniversary of the founding of the Society for the Award of the International Charlemagne Prize: extracts from the keynote speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Action Plan for the Automotive Industry: MEPs debate (part 1)

Support to Belarusian political prisoners, in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President: extracts

#EPStandsByYou : International day of solidarity with Belarus

International Women’s Day: opening speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

International Women's Day Celebration arrival of political activists and released prisoners from Belarus and Ukraine and meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Parliament authorities

International Women’s Day: atmosphere shots from the chamber

21st European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism: speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

European Council meetings and European Security: atmosphere from the chamber and opening by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

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