Roberta METSOLA, EP President visits the European Youth Event following her opening address. Around 10,000 young people from the EU and beyond will meet in Strasbourg to discuss Europe’s future, against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and upcoming European elections. President Metsola will open the European Youth Event 2023 (EYE2023).

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Strasbourg

METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

European Youth Event 2023 (T)

European Youth Event 2023 (EYE) with the participation of Roberta METSOLA, EP President: Extracts from the opening session and visit of the EYE village

Arrival of Roberta METSOLA, EP President in the hemicycle of the EP for the EYE opening ceremony

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, Europe needs you. Europe needs you to take part, to not retreat to the comfort of easy cynicism or indifference, to recapture the sense of hope and possibility that the European Union offers. And that is precisely what the EYE is.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, The best part was that we loved Europe and we knew that Europe stands as the beacon of hope, vision and understanding, and tolerance and protection. That is what Europe continues to stand for today. That is what we need to fight for every day.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, In one year from now, exactly this weekend, next year, we will be voting for the new European Parliament. The European Parliament that needs to continue to deliver and it can only continue to deliver if it works for the European project, if it continues to be a home for everyone.

End of the opening ceremony and departure for the visit of the EYE Village

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, visiting the EYE Village.