European Parliament President Roberta MEtsola will be in Malta on an official visit on Thursday. This will be her first official visit since being elected to the post last month.

During her visit to Malta, Metsola will meet with President George Vella at the palace in San Anton. She will also be meeting members of the family of Daphne Caruana Galizia, during a visit to the site where the journalist was assassinated in Bidnija.

“It is important to the European Parliament that we reach out to people in all Member States and bring the European project closer - that is the aim of my visit to Malta. Of course, on a personal note, I could not be more pleased to be coming home to Malta and Gozo on an official visit and am very much looking forward to my discussion with President George Vella,” Metsola said.

“During my visit, I will reiterate the European Parliament’s commitment to uphold the fundamental values of the European Union and I will represent the European Parliament by laying flowers at the site of the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The majority of people, including in Malta and Gozo, want a stronger role for the European Parliament. This is also my ambition, and I will continue to work to strengthen our European democracy, always putting people at the centre of our decision-making.”