“I will honour the memory of President David Sassoli by defending Europe without fail”, said Malta’s Roberta Metsola in her inaugural speech as President of the European Parliament, on Tuesday 18 January. Following an agreement between the three main European Parliament groups on 17 January(see EUROPE B12870A2), she was elected in the first round with 458 votes in her favour. In the three majority groups, only a few MEPs said they would not vote for the Maltese.
Addressing her...