Roberta Metsola

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Metsola transparency initiative in jeopardy
Parliament President Roberta Metsola‘s initiative to increase transparency in the wake of the bribery scandal involving Eva Kaili is hanging by a thread. While there was a majority in favor of Gaby Bischoff’s (SPD) report on implementing the 14-point plan for more transparency in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO), the vote ended narrowly with […] continue reading →
Harassment cases: EU Parliament plans reforms
Hardly any MEPs are punished for sexual or psychological harassment in the European Parliament. But not because such cases do not occur. continue reading →
Anti-corruption agenda: laborious implementation in the EP
In Parliament, the implementation of the anti-corruption agenda initiated by President Roberta Metsola after the EP corruption scandal involving Eva Kaili came to light is underway. What is the status of the 14-point plan? continue reading →
Stricter transparency rules in the EP: further discussions needed
The heads of the political groups in the EP and Parliament President Roberta Metsola were unable to agree on stricter transparency rules yesterday evening. The basis of the discussions was a catalog of 15 points, which is available to Table.Media.Accordingly, in the future, information about the MEPs should be visible in a prominent place on […] continue reading →
Raphaël Glucksmann: ‘Europe lacks anti-corruption authority’
For Raphaël Glucksmann (S&D), the right moment has come to ensure greater transparency in the European Parliament. In an interview with Claire Stam, he calls for a European anti-corruption authority based on the French model. continue reading →
Metsola no longer in the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum
It was still there on Wednesday, but a day later, the name has been removed from the website: Parliament President Roberta Metsola is no longer a member of the steering committee of the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF), according to her spokesperson. The forum is a discussion forum that brings together leading players and […] continue reading →
Transparency in the EU Parliament: Metsola plans reform
Parliament President Metsola will present 14 proposals today to make the EP more transparent. It is an attempt to polish up the image of the Parliament after the corruption scandal surrounding Eva Kaili. Some of the proposals go a long way, but there are some loopholes. continue reading →
New Secretary General of the EU Parliament: five candidates hope to succeed Welle
The Secretary General of the European Parliament, Klaus Welle, will retire in January. Five applications have been received for the post. But the original process to backfill the vacancy is no longer viable. Instead, a package solution could be used, even if it is not a universally popular one. continue reading →
Turmoil over personnel in the EU Parliament
For the GUE group in the EU Parliament, the deal should have paid off: Sanna Lepola, the former secretary-general of the Left, is to lead the new Directorate-General Partnership Parliamentary Democracy, which was specially created as a political maneuvering mass. The agreement between the political families in the EU Parliament is also expected to pay […] continue reading →
Roberta Metsola: abortion opponent from the liberal wing
Can a politician represent a modern image of women and at the same time be against abortion? The new EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola would clearly answer this question in the affirmative, as she embodies this contradiction. The 43-year-old Maltese was elected to the top post on Tuesday as the candidate of the conservative group […] continue reading →
14 vice presidents for the EU Parliament
On Tuesday, the European Parliament will elect the conservative Maltese Roberta Metsola as its new president in Strasbourg. The 43-year-old would be only the third woman in this office – and at the same time the youngest so far. She succeeds the Italian Social Democrat David Sassoli, who died unexpectedly last Tuesday. continue reading →
Sassoli in hospital again
The President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, cannot perform his official duties until further notice. The 65-year-old has been in hospital in Italy since December 26th due to a “serious complication in the course of a malfunction of the immune system,” his spokesman announced. Sassoli had already been struggling with health problems before: He […] continue reading →
EP presidential election: Socialists to hear Metsola in January
Ahead of the upcoming election of the President of the Parliament, the S&D group in the European Parliament is planning a hearing of EPP candidate Roberta Metsola in the second week of January. The Maltese is controversial mainly because of her strict opposition to abortion (Europe.Table reported). “We expect commitments and clarifications on some important […] continue reading →
Metsola: an anti-abortionist as president of the European Parliament?
Actually, the deal was clear. But David Sassoli would have liked to stay on as President of the European Parliament for more than half of the term. Now he is likely to be succeeded by a woman – whose view of women's rights is causing some debate. continue reading →