Roberta Metsola Urges EU Action As She Warns People Worried About Paying Bills And Stretching Salaries
European Parliament Roberta Metsola has urged the EU to present a united front to the ongoing cost of living crisis, warning people across the continent are worried about making ends meet.
“Heating homes, using electricity, fuelling industries and filling cars is becoming more expensive,” Metsola said. “Record inflation is keeping prices high and pushing cost of living increases across Europe.”
“People are worried about paying their bills. They are anxious about stretching their salaries to the end of the month.”
“Europe must respond as one. We must preserve the unity that has marked our response to the brutal invasion of Ukraine and face these challenges as one bloc.”
“This is the time for Europe to deliver and you will find the European Parliament at the forefront of action. Together.”
Metsola has been one of the EU’s most vocal critics of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which broke out a few weeks after her term started, stating in an interview with Lovin Malta last May that the EU is “at war” with Russia.
In April, she became the first high-ranking EU official to visit Ukraine, with President Volodymr Zelenskyy personally bestowing her with the Order of Princess Olga of the first degree.
She hasn’t backed down, marking Ukraine’s Independence Day last week by hailing the people of Ukraine for their bravery in fighting for European values and freedoms and pledging the EU’s continuous support.
Lawyer Franco Debono, who has warned of the risk that war could spread across Europe if poverty levels increase, said he agrees with Metsola’s statement.
“I have read Roberta Metsola’s post about the worrying situation in Europe and the need to find solutions in the spirit of unity. Just as I practically always do, I agree with Roberta on this point.”
Cover photos: Roberta Metsola meeting people while attending village feasts in Malta this summer (Photos: Roberta Metsola – Facebook)
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