Roberta Metsola: Pro-European Visionary
12 Oct EU Institutions

Roberta Metsola: Pro-European Visionary

Not content with working to improve gender equal representation, helping devise a European migration policy and tackling the growing threat to media freedom, Roberta Metsola tells Andreas Rogal why she believes Parliament should be front and centre of a new, pro-European vision.
by Andreas Rogal
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