DPM Bečić congratulates Roberta Metsola on election as President of the European Parliament

Congratulations on the well-deserved re-election to the esteemed President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.

The fact that President Metsola was elected by 90% of the votes speaks to her enormous legitimacy, the quality of her performance to date, as well as her recognised moderate approach to leading the European Parliament and handling sensitive processes.

Over the past few years, we have had several meetings, both in the European Parliament in my capacity as President of the Parliament and at EPP congresses as President of the Democrats. At the last Congress of the European People's Party (EPP) a few months ago in Bucharest, where we strongly supported the candidacy of Ms. Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen for a new term, I expressed confidence that Ms. Metsola would receive a new mandate by mid-year, and that Montenegro would achieve significant progress on its European path.

I am pleased that these predictions have come true, and I am grateful to President Metsola for her support in accelerating Montenegro's European path.