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Small Unrest During EU Parliament President Metsola's Visit to Vienna
The Austrian capital was the scene of a heated appearance by EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola. During a public event at the Law Faculty of the University of Vienna, which was held under the motto "Ask President Metsola", there were loud protests and interruptions by demonstrators. The discussion, which was originally supposed to cover topics such as the future of the EU, the upcoming European elections, and international political affairs, lost focus when the Middle East conflict came up.
A public event with EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola at the Juridicum was disrupted by demonstrators in protest for Palestine. / Picture: © European Parliament, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
A young woman in the audience took the opportunity to sharply criticize EU policy. As reported by ORF, she accused the EU of financing and arming "an ongoing, relentless genocide against the Palestinian people". After President Roberta Metsola answered a number of the protestors' questions,…
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