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Scicluna OECD speech – Governments must look at GDP and beyond
Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna last Tuesday (26th June 2012) called for European governments to give higher priority to policies aimed at improving the quality of life during a key-note speech at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. He told delegates that “the economic crisis has forced us to re-assess the traditional methods of policy-making and…
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Prof. Edward Scicluna mistieden fuq il-program “dot eu”
L-Ewro Parlamentari Ewropew Laburista l-Professur Edward Scicluna tkellem dwar l-interpellanzi li għamel f’żewġ laqgħat separati tal-Kumitat għall-Affarijiet Ekonomiċi u Monetarji (ECON) mal-Kummissarji Olli Rehn u Jaochim Almuni. Il-Professur Scicluna li kien il-mistieden fuq il-programm Dot eu fuq TVM qal li lill-Kummissarju Olli Rehn għamillu mistoqsija dwar it-trasparenza meta ir-Rapporti Nazzjonali ta’ Riforma ikunu mressqa quddiem il-Parlamenti Nazzjonali, u…
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Prof. Edward Scicluna on Air Malta State Aid Decision [VIDEO]
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The EU Commission has approved the Air Malta restructuring programme. The public pressure which I applied to the EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia during last week’s hearing in the European Parliament has clearly paid off. It is regrettable that it took a public embarrassment to finally get the government to do (give the Commission the…
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Attivita’ Soċjali fiż-Żurrieq
Il-Membru parlamentari Ewropew il-Professur Edward Scicluna waqt attivita’ soċjali ‘Coffee Morning’ fiż-Żurrieq tkellem dwar il-ħidma sfiqa tiegħu fil-Parlament Ewropew. Huwa qal li fl-aħħar ġimgħatejn għamel mistoqsijiet ta’ interess partikolari għal pajjiżna lill-Kummissarji Olli Rehn dwar it-trasparenza fuq ir-Rapporti Nazzjonali ta’ Riforma u u Joaquín Almunia fuq id-dawmien żejjed biex jintlaħaq ftehim fuq ir-ristrutturar tal-Air Malta…
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Laqgħa ta’ Diskussjoni – EJJA U STAQSI – Il-Ġimgħa, 22 ta’ Ġunju – Ġnien l-Istazzjon, Birkirkara
Il-membru Parlamentari Ewropew Laburista l-Professur Edward Scicluna f’laqgħa oħra ta’ diskussjoni ‘Ejja u Staqsi’ f’Birkirkara tkellem dwar ħidmietu fil-Parlament Ewropew u fil-Kumitat għall-Affarijiet Ekonomiċi u Monetarji f’dawn l-aħħar ġimgħat. Huwa qal li f’żewġ laqgħat separati tal-kumitat ECON huwa għamel żewġ interpellanzi kemm lill-Kummissarju Olli Rhen dwar it-trasparenza meta ir-Rapporti Nazzjonali ta’ Riforma ikunu mressqa quddiem…
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Chamber of Commerce Meeting
Labour MEP Professor Edward Scicluna last Friday 22nd June had a meeting with the Manufacturing Economic Group Executive Board of the Chamber of Commerce. Professor Scicluna was invited to meet the Board by the Group Chairman Matthias Fauser to discuss matters of interest and challenges being faced by the industry. L-Ewro Parlamentari…
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The MEP’s Diary: Lies, damn lies and statistics
What do our Members of European Parliament (MEPs) go through during their weekly ordeal in Brussels and Strasbourg? di-ve.com’s “The MEP’s dairy” features one MEP’s agenda every Monday. Labour MEP Prof. Edward Scicluna (Socialists and Democrats) goes through his diary entry for last week. The last couple of weeks have been dominated by the final…
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Nuqqas ta’ Trasparenza
Il-ġimgħa tal-Parlament fi Strasburgu tkun twila u impenjattiva ħafna, u dejjem mimlija bi ġrajjiet importanti. Il-ġimgħa li għaddiet kellna magħna l-Kummissarju Olli Rehn li deher sew fil-Kumitat tagħna u anke fil-Plenarja biex iwieġeb għall-mistoqsijiet u jipparteċipa fid-diskussjoni. Id-diskussjoni fil-Kumitat tal-Ekonomija u Affarijiet Monetarji (ECON) kienet fuq ir-rikmandazzjonijiet li l-Kummissjoni bagħtet lis-27 pajjiż inkluż Malta…
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Recession – L-MEP u Int Prog 120
Dan l-aħħar tħabbar li Malta daħlet f’riċessjoni. Xi jfisser li pajjiż ikun f’riċessjoni u xi jrid jagħmel biex joħroġ minnha? Dawn huma l-mistoqsijiet li għamilna fil-programm ta’ din il-ġimgħa lil Ewroparlamentari Laburista l-Professur Edward Scicluna. It was announced recently that Malta is now in recession. What does it mean for a country to be…
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L-MPEs fuq TVM
Ilu jkun innotat kif it-trattament mill-aħbarijiet tal-PBS tal-ħidma tal-Membri Parlamentari Ewropej Maltin, erba’ Laburisti u żewġ Nazzjonalisti, huwa nieqes minn kull sens ta’ ġustizzja. Stqarrijiet li joħorġu mill-MPEs Nazzjonalisti mill-ewwel isibu posthom fl-aħbarijiet ta’ TVM, hekk ukoll xi tagħrif ieħor dwarhom li jinkiseb. Mhux hekk, iżda, fejn jidħlu l-MPEs Laburisti, tant li kien hemm stqarrijiet…