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Zmien ta’ mistrieh u riflessjoni
Il-Parlament Ewropew jinsab aggornat ghall-btajjel tas-sajf. Ninsabu weqfin sal-ahhar gimgha ta’ Awwissu meta mbaghad nergghu nibdew ir-rutina. Zmien ta’ mistrieh minn hafna skarigg ta’ vjaggar, ta’ laqghat twal ta’ kumitati u tal-plenarja. Imma fl-istess hin zmien ta’ riflessjoni fuq dak li jkun sar u dak li jkun mistenni jsir, jew jitkompla, malli nergghu nibdew niltaqghu.…
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Taxxa fuq transazzjonijiet finanzjarji
F’ĠUNJU li għadda l-President tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea (KE) Josè Manuel Barroso, kiteb lill-mexxejja tal-pajjiżi membri tal-Unjoni Ewropea (UE) u qalilhom li fil-ħarifa li ġejja l-Kummissjoni se tkun qiegħda tipproponi li tiddaħħal taxxa fuq it-transazzjonijiet finanzjarji (TTF) li jsiru fil-pajjiżi membri tal-UE. Fl-istess ħin l-UE tkun qiegħda taħdem biex din il-forma ta’ tassazzjoni ma tkunx għall-pajjiżi tal-UE…
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Prof. Scicluna’s EJJA U STAQSI at the Waterfront Hotel
Malta’s unspent EU funds was amongst the topics dealt with by Labour MEP Prof. Edward Scicluna on Friday, July 15, 2011, during a Public Discussion themed “Ejja u Staqsi”. Venue of the event was The Waterfront Hotel, Gzira. This was the sixth Public Discussion held monthly by Prof. Scicluna on an Electoral District basis this…
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‘Rating agency’ Ewropea… tagħmel sens?
Moody’s kienet dik l-aġenżija li ħmistax ilu sfiduċjat tista’ tgħid għal kollox lill-Portugall. Qabel kienet għamlet l-istess lill-Greċja u lill-Irlanda, u issa bdiet iddur għall-Italja wkoll. Dan minkejja li dawn il-pajjiżi kien qablu li jimplimentaw programmi ta’ miżuri ta’ awsterità bil-għan li jikkontrollaw is-sitwazzjoni finanzjarja u ekonomika ferm ħażina li jinsabu fiha, u bil-pajjiżi taż-Żona…
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Scicluna asks EU Commission about Malta’s unspent EU funds
Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna has called on the European Commission for clarity on the low level of cohesion fund spending in Malta. In a parliamentary question to the Commission, Prof Scicluna has questioned why Malta is receiving payments that barely cover its own contributions to the EU budget. Under the seven year EU financial framework…
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Il-leave tal-maternità: x’ghandu jaghmel il-Gvern
Dan l-aħħar reġgħet sabet ruħha fuq il-mejda tad-diskussjoni l-estensjoni tal-maternity leave wara li ftit ġranet ilu numru ta’ pajjiżi membri tal-Unjoni Ewropea, inkluż Malta, ma qablux mal-proposta tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea biex il-perjodu tal-leave tal-maternità jittella’ għal 20 ġimgħa. Għamlu dan għal diversi raġunijiet. Il-Gvern Malti jgħid li biex jaqbel ma’ proposta bħal din irid ikun hemm…
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L-Afrika ta’ Fuq u l-Ewropa tal-Lvant: hemm xi xebħ?
Tmiem is-snin tmenin ġab miegħu l-waqgħa tal-ħajt ta’ Berlin u ftit wara l-waqgħa tal-Komuniżmu. Il-popli fil-pajjiżi tal-Ewropa tal-Lvant taħt ġwienaħ l-Unjoni Sovjetika tajru s-sistema Komunista kemm f’dik li hi tmexxija politika kif ukoll ekonomika. Iddiżintegrat ukoll l-Unjoni Sovjetika nnifisha. L-ewwel xhur ta’ din is-sena kienu kkaratterizzati minn avvenimenti simili fil-kontinent Nord Afrikan, b’rivoluzzjonijiet li bdew…
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Scicluna leads debate on the future for European manufacturing
Prof Edward Scicluna MEP led the European Parliament as Chairman of the ‘Financial Framework for Manufacturing’ Roundtable organised by the European Forum for Manufacturing (EFM) in Brussels yesterday. The debate looked at the market conditions for manufacturing following the financial crisis. The event brought together MEPs, high-level representatives from the European Commission and EU Presidency…
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EJJA U STAQSI – Fil-Lukanda Waterfront f’The Strand Gzira
Is-sensiela ta’ Diskussjonijiet Pubblici, bit-tema EJJA U STAQSI, li matulha l-Ewroparlamentari Laburista l-Professur Edward Scicluna jiltaqa’ u jiddiskuti mal-kostitwenti, tkompli nhar il-Gimgha, 15 ta’ Lulju, 2011, fil-Lukanda Waterfront, f’The Strand, Gzira. L-attivita tibda fit-8.00 p.m. Prof. Scicluna jitratta l-ahhar zviluppi li jkun hemm fil-Parlament Ewropew, b’dawk prezenti jinghataw kull opportunita jaghmlulu mistoqsijiet. _______________________ Public Discussion…
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An opportunity Europe has missed
The six reports in the EU Economic Governance package have finally been adopted by the European Parliament, albeit narrowly and with the political groups divided and disappointed. It is a package which has been difficult to explain by those involved in shaping it and is doubtless more difficult for the people outside to understand. These…