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MEPs tackle EU’s top killer in CVD awareness raising campaign
“EU citizens must be aware of the risk of CVD’s. On their side, policymakers must make a difference by adopting heart healthy legislation and making sure that CVD are given the appropriate attention on the policy agenda,” says Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna. Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna is one of a group of MEPs…
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Prof. Scicluna reaffirms PL’s support to the setting up of a Maltese cooperative bank
Labour MEP Prof. Edward Scicluna today reaffirmed the Labour’s party pledge to support the setting up of a cooperative bank in Malta. He said that the Labour Party supports the idea of setting up a cooperative bank and that it is foursquare behind the movement’s ideals and principles since it is convinced that the active…
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FEMA visit the European Parliament in Brussels
Professors, Lecturers and officials from the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy (FEMA) from the University of Malta had the opportunity to visit the European Parliament in Brussels on the 26th of September. They met with Prof Edward Scicluna MEP and Dr Simon Busuttil MEP with whom they engaged in a highly interesting debate.…
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Know your candidate – Prof Edward Scicluna MEP
Ħila – Esperjenza – Kredibilita’ Prof Edward Scicluna MEP is interviewed for Team PL. He talks about his work as an MEP, and his vision for Malta’s future, Edward is contesting the upcoming general elections on the 5th and the 8th districts. L-Ewroparlamentari Laburista il-Professur Edward Scicluna huwa intervistat għat- Team PL bħala…
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Labour Party Congress – ‘A Future that Unites Us’
Labour MEP Professor Edward Scicluna attended the workshops and followed attentively the discussions during the first Labour Party Congress held thoughout the week. Guest speakers discussed subjects such as the economy, education, energy, health, the environment and civil society. The Congress came to an end with a successful fundraising event towards the electoral campaign on Sunday 23rd September. Professor…
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Prof Scicluna on One Radio – “Ma’ Pauline”
Labour MEP Professor Edward Scicluna was a guest on the discussion programme “Ma’ Pauline” on One Radio on Wednesday 19th September 2012. He was interviewed by Pauline Miceli about the European Banking Union proposal, the recession and the country’s economic situation. Professor Scicluna was also asked about the nomination he received for the prestigious…
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Life after Debt – L-MEP u Int – Prog 131
The word ‘Debt’ has negative implications. There are different types of debts: private, company, bank and also public debt. Can debts be sustainable? At which point can debt become dangerous? How can we deal with past debts? This was discussed with Labour MEP Professor Edward Scicluna on the program L-MEP U INT (The MEP and…
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Stampar tal-flus
Id-deċiżjoni li għadu kemm ħa l-President tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew Mario Draghi li se jibda jixtri l-bonds tal-gvernijiet fiż-żona ewro, b’maturità ta’ inqas minn tliet snin, dehret li kkalmat xi ftit is-swieq finanzjarji internazzjonali. Għalina l-ewroparlamentari fil-kumitat tagħna ma kinitx sorpriża għax kif spjegajt fil-bidu tax-xahar l-istess deċiżjoni Draghi tkellimha magħna “in camera”. Għall-kuntrarju fil-Ġermanja nħolqot…
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European Monetary Policy – L-MEP u Int – Prog 130
A few days ago the European Central Bank announced that it would start buying bonds of governments in the Euro zone. This move calmed the financial markets in view that this is part of a proposal to address the Euro crisis. However this sparked off a controversy since Germany is resisting this proposal. Will this…
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Biex nitgħallmu mill-passat
Minħabba ċ-ċokon tal-ekonomija Maltija, Malta hi meqjusa bħala ‘small open economy’. Ekonomija miftuħa jeħtiġilha politika ekonomika differenti minn ekonomija magħluqa. Kontra l-pajjiżi tal-Amerika t’Isfel li kienu jipprattikaw dik li ngħidulha politika tal-‘import substitution’ li tinkoraġġixxi li jingħalqu s-swieq għall-importazzjoni biex b’hekk tippermettilhom jipproduċu dawk l-oġġetti huma stess, il-pjan ta’ żvilupp tal-Prim Ministru Mintoff għas-snin 1973-1979 ma…