The Greens/EFA Group congratulate Roberta Metsola MEP on her election as President of the European Parliament and offer critical and constructive cooperation. The Greens/EFA Group call on all political groups in the European Parliament to ensure proportional representation of the democratic Groups of the European Parliament when electing the European Parliament Vice-Presidents.
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Metsola said it was “time that the European Parliament is led by a woman,” so the EU can send a positive message to “every single young girl” across the continent. - Breaking European News - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Roberta Metsola gets an absolute majority of votes on the first round and is elected European Parliament president • She is first woman since 1999 to occupy role of EP president