EP President Roberta Metsola commemorates victims of 2015 Paris attacks

Opening the 12-13 November 2025 plenary session, President Metsola led MEPs in remembering the victims of the 13 November 2015 Paris Islamist attacks.

President Metsola led Parliament in commemorating the brutal terrorist attacks that took place in Paris on 13 November 2015. She remembered the 130 people who were killed, the 400 people who were physically injured and the many others left deeply traumatised. We stand beside France, its people, and all those still living with this unimaginable pain and loss, she said, adding that terrorism is an attack against European values, and against peace and tolerance.

President Metsola noted that when faced with terror, solidarity triumphed over division. This is what it means to be European, she said, and nothing can rob us of this humanity, not even fear. Reaffirming Parliament’s full commitment to the fight against terrorism and radicalisation, and to protect Europe’s citizens, President Metsola promised to convey this message of solidarity when she travels to Paris tomorrow to represent the European Parliament at the memorial events.

Changes to the agenda

Thursday

The President announced that the Thursday sitting would start at 8:30, instead of 9:00 and that the voting session would be brought forward to 10:30, instead of 11:00, given the expected duration of the voting session (approximately two hours).

The vote on the RIDEL report on addressing transnational repression of human rights defenders will be moved to immediately after the vote on the LOPEZ AGUILAR report on proxy voting in plenary for members during pregnancy and after giving birth.

Parliamentary immunity

The Greek, Hungarian and Spanish authorities have asked for the parliamentary immunity of Nikos Pappas (The Left, EL), Péter Magyar (EPP, HU) and Alvise Pérez (NA, ES) respectively to be waived.

These requests have been referred to the Legal Affairs Committee.

Outgoing MEPs

Sebastiaan Stöteler (PfE, Netherlands) as of 11 November 2025

Incoming MEPs

Antonín Staněk (PfE, Czechia) as of 4 October 2025