Roberta
Metsola
Roberta Metsola
President
European Parliament
Biography
Roberta Metsola is President of the European Parliament. She was the Parliament’s First Vice-President and an active member in Parliamentary committees. She was the EPP Group’s Coordinator in the Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs Committee. She is a lawyer specialised in European law and politics.
Organisation
European Parliament
EU/International organisation
Country
Speaker session
CLOSING PANEL - Reflecting on the Forum’s discussions
Forum stage / Festsaal - livestream
This panel will take stock of the Forum discussions on protecting democracy and civic space, shaping a socially and environmentally sustainable Europe, and ensuring a rights-compliant digital landscape. Panellists will show the role human rights play in shaping our European societies, allowing people to flourish while upholding the values of dignity and equality. The outcome of the human rights tables − guided by the 'citizens' assembly' philosophy − under each thematic strand will feed into the discussion of this panel.
Paul van Tigchelt (video message)
Moderator:
Damla Hekimoglu
Journalist and Newsanchor
ARD,Tagesschau
Dunja Mijatović
Commissioner for Human Rights
Council of Europe
Biography
Dunja Mijatović is the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. Previously, she was the Representative on Freedom of the Media at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). She was also Director of Broadcasting at the Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chair of the European Platform of Regulatory Agencies and Chair of the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Freedom of Expression and Information in Times of Crisis.
Country
Speaker session
CLOSING PANEL - Reflecting on the Forum’s discussions
Forum stage / Festsaal - livestream
This panel will take stock of the Forum discussions on protecting democracy and civic space, shaping a socially and environmentally sustainable Europe, and ensuring a rights-compliant digital landscape. Panellists will show the role human rights play in shaping our European societies, allowing people to flourish while upholding the values of dignity and equality. The outcome of the human rights tables − guided by the 'citizens' assembly' philosophy − under each thematic strand will feed into the discussion of this panel.
Paul van Tigchelt (video message)
Moderator:
Damla Hekimoglu
Journalist and Newsanchor
ARD,Tagesschau
Vygantė Milašiūtė
Associate Professor
Vilnius University
Biography
Vygantė Milašiūtė is action Vice-Chair of the Global Digital Human Rights Network (COST Action CA19143), an associate professor at Vilnius University, Faculty of Law, and a consultant at the Supreme Court of Lithuania. She has years of experience in the national civil service. She was also FRA national liaison officer for Lithuania.
Country
Speaker session
CLOSING PANEL - Reflecting on the Forum’s discussions
Forum stage / Festsaal - livestream
This panel will take stock of the Forum discussions on protecting democracy and civic space, shaping a socially and environmentally sustainable Europe, and ensuring a rights-compliant digital landscape. Panellists will show the role human rights play in shaping our European societies, allowing people to flourish while upholding the values of dignity and equality. The outcome of the human rights tables − guided by the 'citizens' assembly' philosophy − under each thematic strand will feed into the discussion of this panel.
Paul van Tigchelt (video message)
Moderator:
Damla Hekimoglu
Journalist and Newsanchor
ARD,Tagesschau