The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, will pay an official visit to Portugal next Friday and will meet in Lisbon with the new Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and the President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, it was announced this Friday.
The information was released in Brussels by the European Assembly, which stated that next Friday Roberta Metsola “will be in Lisbon, where she will have a meeting with the President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, and with the First Minister, Luis Montenegro, followed by a joint press conference. conference, as well as with the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.”
A source in the office of the leader of the European Assembly explained to Lusa that Roberta Metsola has been traveling to member states since the beginning of the year to appeal for the abstention vote, an initiative that includes a trip to Portugal.
The same source added that the purpose of the visit is also Roberta Metsola’s meeting with Luis Montenegro and Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco after taking office in early April.
Next Friday, Roberta Metsola will also be awarded an honorary diploma in international relations by the Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Lisbon, the same source told Lusa.
“Portugal is a country where I always feel at home. I am grateful to be back to raise awareness of the upcoming European Parliament elections in June and encourage Portuguese people, especially young people, to vote,” she said. President of the European Assembly in a statement sent to Lusa.
Roberta Metsola noted that she will meet “with Portuguese leaders and youth”, being “especially touched by receiving an honorary award from the University of Lisbon, which is a great honor.”
“Portugal is a pro-European country, the Portuguese are highly aware of the role that Europe plays in their lives and it is important that they express this clearly on European election day,” he said. […] Europe is counting on everyone,” the culprit also addressed Luse in a statement.
European elections will take place from 6 to 9 June.
In Portugal they are scheduled for June 9, and in an interview with Lusa published last September, Roberta Metsola admitted that holding European elections at this time “is a challenge” for the country as they are tied to public holidays and could increase. abstinence.
However, he argued that turnout depends on the campaign that will be conducted.
Last December, Roberta Metsola traveled to Lisbon to speak at a debate at the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation on youth political participation and to speak at the PSD National Strategic Council.
Roberta Metsola was elected in January 2022, becoming the youngest ever President of the European Parliament and the third woman to hold the position since the first European elections in 1979.
Now 45 years old, she is also the first Maltese citizen to preside over the European Parliament.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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