Joseph Muscat’s recent rant in somehow trying to instil an imagined threat to pensions, is not only an economic falsity, it is an attempt to once again use projected fear to pull wool over eyes. But it did bring back memories of how I found myself thrust onto the political scene, half way through my [...]

In a public dialogue organised by the European Parliament Office in Malta, MEP for Malta and Gozo Roberta Metsola called on the public to do their bit and “join the war on plastic”. MEP Metsola who has made the protection of the environment central to her work as a representative of Malta and Gozo in [...]

  Two-time MEP award winner Roberta Metsola has been chosen to host the 2017 edition of The Parliament Magazine’s MEP Awards at The Concert Noble in Brussels.   This annual event showcases the work carried out by MEPs throughout the year while recognising their achievements in diverse sectors. Fifty-three MEPs have been nominated in recognition [...]

  Member of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola welcomed the agreement on wholesale roaming prices, which means that the EU has cleared the last hurdle required to abolish mobile phone roaming charges across the EU by the summer of 2017.   “This has been a long process – too long in many respects, but we [...]

  MEP Roberta Metsola has been elected as the coordinator for the European People’s Party (EPP) within the powerful Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament.   The Committee, which is one of the largest legislative bodies in the Parliament, deals with issues such as immigration, security and border controls, [...]

As published on the Times of Malta on Monday, December 5 2016.   My position has always been that those people who arrive in Europe and who are not in need of protection should be sent back swiftly and safely. It is a principle that must be a pillar of our asylum and migration structure. It [...]

Speaking in the European Parliament, MEP Roberta Metsola underlined that action against money laundering must not be used as an excuse to extend EU competencies on taxation.   “When it comes to money laundering, there is no doubt of the need and urgency to tackle it. But it is also clear that we need to [...]

  “The high profile cases of so-called revenge pornography in Malta, Italy, the United Kingdom and across the EU is symptomatic of a problem that is prevalent in our societies. We are seeing case after case of people – young people in particular – who are blackmailed, bullied and tormented because their private photos and [...]

  “Being the smallest EU State does not mean Malta is least influential” – Roberta Metsola   “We need to be careful that in this climate of political populism, the EU does not go down the road of over-regulation that chokes innovation and damages start-ups and SMEs. It is possible to have a balance between [...]

Member of the European Parliament for Malta and Gozo, Roberta Metsola, addressed Gozitan students today to encourage them to get involved in the debate and join together to help Gozo move forward.   “I visit Gozo regularly and meet with people from every different sector here and everyone agrees that Gozo needs young people to become [...]