David Sassoli

Italy

Watch: Italy, EU bid farewell to EP president David Sassoli

David Sassoli, European Parliament president, died earlier this week at the age of 65.

14/01/2022

World News

Sassoli's coffin to lie in state at Rome City Hall ahead of funeral

The coffin of late European Parliament President David Sassoli was brought to the City Hall's Capitol Hill in Rome ahead of his state funeral on Friday.

13/01/2022

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MEPs hold minute's silence to honour David Sassoli

European Parliament ministers gathered for a moment of silence to honour EP President David Sassoli who died on Tuesday morning.

11/01/2022

Europe News

'Addio amico mio': European leaders pay tribute to David Sassoli

Colleagues of the European Parliament President honour his legacy and praise him as a "committed" and "passionate" politician following his death aged 65.

11/01/2022

Italy

European Parliament President David Sassoli dies aged 65

The Italian social democrat and former TV news presenter had been in hospital since December 26 with complications resulting from an immune system dysfunction.

11/01/2022

Italy

EU Parliament president Sassoli hospitalised in Italy

Sassoli, 65, suffered a severe case of pneumonia in September.

10/01/2022

World News

David Sassoli absent in EU Parliament due to Legionnaires' disease

The European Parliament president said he would return soon after "tests" related to his hospitalisation with severe pneumonia in September.

09/11/2021

Europe News

EU Parliament sues Commission over failure to act on rule of law

The European Parliament wants the Commission to activate a new budgetary mechanism to freeze EU funds to countries suspected of breaching EU law.

29/10/2021

World News

EU Parliament to sue Commission to force use of rule of law mechanism

The European Commission is being accused of failing to implement a mechanism that withholds EU funds from member states that violate the rule of law.

21/10/2021

World News

Watch back: EU Parliament will make 'certain corrections' to budget

David Sassoli said the EU parliament was pleased with the EU recovery package but would improve on the budget.

22/07/2020

Europe News

European Commission candidates approved ahead of final vote

EU parliament chief David Sassoli has announced the candidates for the European Commission have been approved, setting up a final vote in the European Parliament.

21/11/2019

World

Watch in full: Euronews interviews EU parliament chief David Sassoli

David Sassoli, elected as President of the Eurpean Parliament in July, says rejection of three nominated commissioners and the current block on accession talks for potential new members are simply the normal, healthy functionings of democracy.

13/11/2019

Turkey

EU chief Sassoli says Turkey operation in Syria is 'an act of war'

Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria is "an act of war", says EU Parliament President David Sassoli, who said the EU must do what is necessary to bring the operation to an end.

17/10/2019