Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – In a video message on X, Roberta Metsola reflected on 2024, emphasizing unity and Europe’s guiding role in 2025.
In a video message on X, the President of the European Parliament reflected on 2024 as a year of elections, change, and unity, emphasizing the importance of finding paths forward. She acknowledged that while the future of 2025 remains uncertain, Europe will face whatever challenges arise together. She expressed confidence that Europe will continue to be a guiding light in the world and wished everyone a Happy New Year.
Today we bid farewell to 2024, a year of elections & change, of standing together & finding ways forward.
— Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) December 31, 2024
We cannot predict what 2025 will bring, but together, we will face whatever comes our way.
A year in which Europe will continue to be a light in the world.
Happy New Year! pic.twitter.com/PbEx8tkQGY
In July 2024 Member of the European Parliament re-elected Roberta Metsola as President of the European Parliament. Roberta Metsola succeeded in the election in the first phase of voting, where she obtained an absolute prevalence of 562 votes cast out of 699 by secret paper vote, among two nominees. She will persist in leading EU Parliament for the first two and a half years of the 10th legislative term until 2027.
Roberta Metsola was elected as an MEP in 2013. She became the First Vice-President in November 2020 and was the EU Parliament’s acting Head after President Sassoli died on 11 January 2022. On 18 January 2022, she was elected President for the second half of the 9th legislative term. Roberta Metsola is the third woman President of the EU Parliament.
Talking to the House after she became President, Metsola stated:
“Together, we must stand up for the politics of hope, for the dream that is Europe. I want people to recapture a sense of belief and enthusiasm for our project. A belief to make our shared space safer, fairer, more just and more equal. A belief that together we are stronger and we are better. A belief that ours is a Europe for all.”
