Seven years from the assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said that the European Parliament will keep pushing for the truth, for justice and for accountability.
On the 16th of October, we marked seven years since the brutal assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese investigative journalist who exposed corruption and organised crime.
Those who thought they could silence her were wrong. In fact, her work sparked a movement that echoes in every corner where we pursue a Europe that protects journalists, that respects the Rule of Law.
I am grateful to have known Daphne beyond her writing. As a woman battling the odds, as a mother who was so proud of the men her boys grew into, as a daughter, wife and sister, who wanted more from her country. She raised the bar for all of us in politics. But most of all, today I think about how we must keep Daphne’s memory alive. How the European Parliament will keep pushing for the truth, for justice and for accountability.
It is for this reason that the European Parliament is proud to be hosting the fourth edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for outstanding journalism. I take this moment to encourage you to attend the award ceremony this Wednesday in the Daphne Caruana Galizia Press Room, to honour the bravery of all those who continue to carry her legacy forward.
This House remembers her and we honour her legacy.