The Conference of Presidents meets in Brussels. Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT) who chairs the CoP as Acting President, opens the meeting paying tribute to David SASSOLI. The Conference of Presidents holds a minute of silence.

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents : arrivals and roundtable

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Title: Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents : arrivals and roundtable

Exterior shot of European flag at half-mast as a tribute to David SASSOLI in Brussels

Arrivals of Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Vice-President of the EP ; Marco ZANNI, chair of ID group, Roberts ZĪLE, Vice-chair of ECR group ; Manfred WEBER, chair of EPP group, Roberta METSOLA, Vice-President of the EP and Philippe LAMBERTS Co-chair of Greens/EFA group (6 shots)

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT), Vice-President of the EP, This has been a terrible week for the European Parliament and for the European Union. We have lost a president, but we had also lost a friend. A man who was respected for his forthright way, values, strong convictions. His vision and his values always guided his actions, both on a political and a personal level. And I think I can speak on behalf of all of us when we say our Parliament is grateful to him to take the brave decisions to keep the Parliament functioning during this very difficult period that we have gone through.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT), Vice-President of the EP, His commitment to our European ideals and for his unwavering determination to solidarity, honesty and leadership to make this world a better, fairer and more just place.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT), Vice-President of the EP, And I would like all of you to ask for a moment of silence in his honor.

Minute of silence in honor of David SASSOLI (2 shots)