Malta Shines In Brussels: President Vella And Metsola Meet With Valletta Soup Kitchen Founder Next To Local Artist’s Powerful Painting
Brussels’ European Parliament building experienced somewhat of a Maltese takeover yesterday, with President George Vella and Roberta Metsola recognising and congratulating two locals on their incredible work.
Metsola welcomed Vella and his wife Miriam yesterday saying the two had “a very good discussion on how we can further bring Europe closer to people in towns and villages across Malta and Gozo”.
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During Vella’s visit, the two met up with Fr. Marcellino Micallef, who was in the city to receive the prestigious European Citizen’s Prize on behalf of the Valletta Soup Kitchen. Established in 2021 by Micallef, the organisation provides over 120,000 meals to over 30,000 guests, absolutely for free.
Meanwhile, Vella and Metsola also met with Ruth Bianco, whose 2020 work Lines of Migration was recently purchased by the European Parliament and will now be on display in Brussels. Bianco’s collage diptych is a large, powerful montage on handmade paper consisting of 18 A3 pieces. From stitching threads and tapes to drawings and texts, the piece was produced during the Covid-19 pandemic and unites “various threads of migration and lines of flight, be they human or bird”.
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Congratulations to Micallef and Bianco for their incredible work in their respective fields and for bringing Malta’s charitable and artistic works to Europe!
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