US EditionRow as EU Parliament Refuses Tribute to Charlie Kirk
The European Parliament cited procedural rules to deny a minute of silence for Charlie Kirk, sparking protests from far-right lawmakers with ties to Donald Trump.
- On September 11, 2025, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, rejected a proposal from far-right members to hold a moment of silence in honor of Charlie Kirk.
- The refusal followed President Roberta Metsola's ruling that such tributes can only occur at plenary sessions' opening, which had passed, and attempts by MEP Charlie Weimers to yield speaking time were cut off.
- Conservative lawmakers protested with desk-banging and shouting, while centrist and left-wing members applauded the chair's intervention condemning political violence and incitement.
- Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old influential US conservative ally of Donald Trump, was killed by a single gunshot on September 10 while addressing gun violence at a university; the European Commission condemned all violence and expressed sympathies to victims' families.
- The event highlighted divisions within the Parliament on honoring Kirk, with far-right members asserting free speech rights and others challenging his political stances, signaling ongoing tensions ahead of the next silence opportunity in October.
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President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, rejected yesterday's proposal by right-wing groups to hold a minute of collection for American Conservative Charlie Kirk, who was killed one day before an event in...
The head of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, denied the right to hold a pickup minute for activist MAGA Charlie Kirk, killed Wednesday at an event organized at an American state university Utah. The controversial article in the European Parliament after Roberta Metsola refused to hold a pickup minute in Charlie Kirk's memory appeared for the first time in Romania TV.
The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metzola, today rejected the request of right-wing parliamentary groups to hold a minute of silence for the murdered American conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
After the fatal attack on right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk, there was a confrontation in the EU Parliament for a memorial action for him. A right-wing conservative wanted to use part of his speaking time for it – but then a social democrat grumbled in between. MP Charlie Weimers of the right-wing populist party Swedes Democrats wanted to use part of his speaking time on Thursday in Strasbourg for a moment of silence. However, he was interrupt…
Polish Member of European Parliament Calls for Moment of Silence for Charlie Kirk, Refused by Leftist Chair
Polish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Dominik Tarczyński called for a moment of silence on Thursday to honor Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA who was assassinated in Utah, but the request was denied by a leftist leader. Lawmakers erupted in protest, shouting and slamming on their desks to drown her out.
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