Metsola makes his first official visit to Malta as EP President on Thursday
Roberta Metsola will be visiting Malta on the occasion of the Feast of St. Paul this Thursday, marking her first official visit since she was elected President of the European Parliament last month.
Its official agenda confirms he will be holding a meeting with President George Vella early in the morning, and will be laying a wreath at the site where Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in Bidnija in the afternoon.
Newsbook.com.mt He is also informed that he will be attending the pontifical mass. Archbishop Charles Scicluna will be celebrating in the Collegiate Parish Church of St. Paul Shipwrecked in Valletta on the occasion of its titular feast. Mass will be held at 9.30am, and will be broadcast live on Newsbook.com.mt.
Metsola became the youngest EP president ever – and only the third woman to hold office – at 43 years old.rd birthdays on 18 January.
She replaces Italian MEP David Sassoli, who died on January 11 after an illness, just days before his term expired. As Acting President, Metsola had presided over the EP commemoration ceremony in honor, describing him as a friend and champion of democracy.