"At a time when some people are attacking Europe , let's remember the battles Simone Veil fought", said Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne at the European Parliament, as she inaugurated a building in the institution named after the late French politician. Veil was the EU parliament's first female president back in 1979 and very much remains a "role model" for current EU parliament president Roberta Metsola and others. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES (COMPLETE VIDI34498YG_EN et VIDI344A7G8_EN)