Well-prepared, the Christian Democrat candidate for the Presidency of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola from Malta, made a favourable impression on the S&D group’s MEPs, who heard her on Wednesday 12 January for more than two hours, according to several parliamentary sources interviewed by EUROPE. But the support of the S&D group is not yet secured.
Expected to address social issues, including women’s rights, Ms Metsola, who comes from the last EU Member State that criminalises...