Women Speakers of EU parliaments and of Ukraine meet in Brussels. Before discussing the humanitarian situation and assistance to refugees from Ukraine in EU member States, the Speakers exchange views with European Parliament President Metsola.

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TILLIEUX, Eliane (BE)

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Meeting of women speakers of Parliaments of the European Union: exchange of views with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, roundtable and family photo

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Title: Meeting of women speakers of Parliaments of the European Union: exchange of views with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, roundtable and family photo

Family photo: Eliane TILLIEUX, Speaker of the Belgian House of representatives; Annita  DEMETRIOU, President of the Cyorus House of Representatives; Marketa PEKAROV&Aacute; ADAMOV&Aacute;, speaker of the Czechia Chamber of Deputies; Viktorija ČMILYTĖ-NIELSEN, Speaker of the  Lithuania Seimas; Elzbieta WITEK, Speaker of the Polish Sejm; Dagmara BEITNERE-LE GALLA, Deputy-Speaker of the Latvian Saeima; Natasa SUKIČ, Deputy-Speaker of the Slovenian National Assembly and  Olena KONDRATIUK, Deputy-Speaker of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada; Roberta METSOLA, EP President (5 shots)

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, First of all, let me say how immensely proud I am that our countries, our regions, our local authorities and our citizens have opened up their borders, their homes and their hearts to Ukrainians fleeing Russia's brutal regime. This parliament, the European Parliament, has gone further and its practical support by hosting the Ukrainian civil society hub in its premises. We have provided truckloads of equipment to develop Narada and we have reached out to 160 parliaments across the world to rally them towards Ukraine's cause immediately after the invasion. As soon as President Zelensky had addressed our chamber on the 1st of March.

SOUNDBITE (English), Marketa PEKAROV&#193; ADAMOV&#193;, Speaker of the Czechia Chamber of Deputies, During our meetings today, we will focus especially on the problem of female refugees from Ukraine. They make up the majority of all adult refugees from Ukraine. In the Czech Republic alone. Over 420,000 people obtained temporary refugee protection protection visa. We will continue to provide all necessary assistance to the wives and children of the brave fighters and all others who had to flee Ukraine. And don't forget as well, women who are part of armed forces in Ukraine as well. [00:03:26][42.0]

SOUNDBITE (Polish), Elzbieta WITEK, Speaker of the Polish Sejm, The war in Ukraine has given new meaning to the concept of European solidarity and our talks, which can already be said, are taking place on a cyclical basis. They represent Ukraine's best example of this.

SOUNDBITE (null), Olena KONDRATIUK, Deputy-Speaker of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine is indeed in very serious humanitarian catastrophes. If you let me just want to give you a couple of numbers. Continuing the speeches of the distinguished Mrs. of the Rock Union. More than thirteen million people left Ukraine fleeing the war since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia. Eighty-seven percent of them are women and children of all millions of Ukrainians have become internally displaced persons. They flee from the war from the East from the south moving around Ukraine.