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Von der Leyen and Metsola in Taormina for the EPP group summit

High-level summit in Taormina from 12 to 15 October with over 140 MEPs from the European People's Party

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  • Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola participate in the EPP Study Days in Taormina, from 12 to 15 October.
  • The event brings together over 140 MEPs to define the political and legislative strategies of the 2024-2029 legislature.

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Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola in Taormina to participate in the Study Days of the Group of the European People's Party (EPP). The high-level summit begins today, Monday 12 October, and will continue until Thursday 15. The event, promoted by the Forza Italia delegation (in particular by the Sicilian MEP Marco Falcone), brings together over 140 MEPs and the top leaders of the European Union institutions in the town in the province of Messina.

Political and legislative strategies

The four study days serve to define the political and legislative strategies for the second half of the European legislature 2024-2029. Specifically, today and tomorrow's sessions focus on immediate regulatory challenges with direct contributions from von der Leyen, Metsola and Tajani. On Wednesday the debate will move to planning long-term priorities in view of the 2029 European elections. The final programmatic document that will summarize the outcome of the working tables will take the official name of "Taormina Roadmap".

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  • Presentation of the Taormina Roadmap at the end of the summit

    Very likely · Within days

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  • What will be the key points of the Taormina Roadmap?

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This article was originally published by Sky TG24.

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