METRO FURTHERS NATIONAL EXPANSION IN CANADA

Metro  International  S.A.  ("Metro"),  the  international  newspaper
group, today  announced the  launch of  new editions  in Calgary  and
Edmonton.  The  two  new  editions   are  being  launched  in   equal
partnership with Torstar Corporation.

Metro Calgary will launch in  March, 2007 followed by Metro  Edmonton
in April,  2007.  The new  editions  will be  distributed  through  a
combination  of  promoters,  street  boxes  and  strategic  locations
ramping up to a total daily circulation of 60,000 copies per city.

Alberta is  a  robust  economy,  enjoying  significant  economic  and
population growth.  Alberta's  economic  growth is  forecast  at  +4%
annually from 2005 -  2007 compared to the  Canadian average of  +2%.
Alberta's weekly wages increased by +5.4% in 2005 compared to  Canada
at +3.2%.

Calgary  is  Canada's  fifth  largest  metropolitan  market,  with  a
population of 1.1 million and has the fastest population and economic
growth in  Canada. Edmonton  is Canada's  sixth largest  metropolitan
market, with a population of 1 million.

With these new editions, Metro will be distributed in Canada's top  6
markets, which represent  45% of the  country's total population.  As
such, Metro will be able to offer advertisers a truly national buy in
Canada.

The first Canadian  Metro edition  was launched in  Toronto in  2000,
followed by Metro Montreal in 2001 and Metro Ottawa and Vancouver  in
2005. With Metro Calgary  and Metro Edmonton  now to follow,  Metro's
national Canadian coverage  will amount to  more than 740,000  copies
daily.

For   further   information,   please   visit   www.metro.lu,   email
info@metro.lu or contact:
Pelle Törnberg, President & CEO                                  tel:
+44 (0) 20 7016 1300


ABOUT METRO INTERNATIONAL AND METRO
Metro is the largest and  fastest growing international newspaper  in
the world.  Metro  is  published  in over  100  major  cities  in  20
countries across Europe, North & South America and Asia. Metro has  a
unique global  reach  -  attracting a  young,  active,  well-educated
Metropolitan audience  of over  20 million  daily readers  (or c.  23
million  daily   readers   including  commercial   partners).   Metro
International's advertising  sales have  grown at  a compound  annual
rate of 41% since the launch of the first edition in 1995.

Metro International 'A' and 'B' shares are listed on the OMX Nordic
Exchange's Nordic List under the symbols MTRO SBD A and MTRO SBD B.