The President of the Government and the President of the European Parliament agree on the “importance” of maintaining “unity” in supporting the invaded country
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, received this Thursday at the Moncloa Palace the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsolawith whom he has agreed on the “importance” of maintaining “unity” in support of Ukraine and has also chatted about the next Spanish Presidency of the EU.
The Government has reported that both leaders have discussed at the meeting “various important issues” for Spain as the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will take place during the second half of 2023, and the negotiations on the European migration and asylum pact, pending approval.
They have also shared “the importance of the Twenty-seven maintaining unity in support of Ukraine against Russian aggression“, According to the government.
Countdown to the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
There are many challenges that we must face from the union, mutual respect and solidarity.
We are prepared. This is how I conveyed it today to the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. pic.twitter.com/GsJmWtMjXV
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) January 26, 2023
“Countdown to the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. There are many challenges that we must face from the union, mutual respect and solidarity. We are prepared. This is how I have transferred it today to the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola,” Sánchez wrote on Twitter.
For his part, Metsola has also commented on Twitter that in his meeting with Sánchez they have talked about “competitiveness and economic growth, energy and support for Ukraine“, and has expressed his confidence that there will be “close cooperation during the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU”.
Metsola has received this Thursday in Madrid from the First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, the Woman of the Year award granted by the association Women in a Legal World (WLW).
His visit comes at a delicate moment for the European institutions due to the so-called ‘Catargate’, the alleged corruption plot in the European Parliament related to Qatar, Morocco and Mauritania.