Roberta Metsola dared to speak Portuguese and this is how she started speaking this Friday at the Assembly of the Republic: “It is an honor to represent the European Parliament here today”.
Then he continued in English, starting by praising Portugal. “It’s great to be back in Portugal, a country that epitomizes what it’s like to be European. It’s a place where I feel at home, with people who symbolize resilience and solidarity. That’s the Portuguese effect “, he emphasized.
The President of the European Parliament listed the challenges facing Europe and was proud to see how the continent has tackled them. “There are many challenges. The war, high inflation and energy shortages. Many are struggling to pay their bills, raw materials are running out, climate change cannot be ignored and the economic recovery remains weak. I am proud to see how Europe is coping and continues to rise to the challenges,” said the Maltese.
“After the war started, I met a group of Ukrainian women and children in Istanbul and asked where they were going. They said to Porto. On the other side of the continent, they empower people. Portugal knows how to overcome geographical challenges,” he added, stressing that the Azores and Madeira are not forgotten in important European decisions: “There is no place in Europe that is too far away for us to lose interest. We hope that the Azores and Madeira will have more resources to flourish “.
The President of the European Parliament also spoke about the challenge of “artificial intelligence” and said that “technology must go with it” because “the digital age is a threat”. “We need to rethink how we legislate and think,” he stressed, also addressing issues such as migration, human trafficking and climate change.
Metsola also said that “Europe is not trying to treat everyone as equal, everyone is different” and that “Europe is worth it”.
Source: DN
