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It-Trattat dwar il-patt fiskali
Il-Ġimgħa li għaddiet reġa’ beda jiltaqa’ l-Parlament Ewropew. Kif wieħed jistenna fuq nett tal-aġenda hemm id-diskussjoni dwar iż-Żona Ewro. Din il-problema spiċċajna s-sena biha u erġajna sibniha ma’ wiċċna fis-sena l-ġdida. Qabel il-Milied, il-Kummissarju Olli Rehn kien qal li jekk il-pajjiżi taż-Żona Ewro ma kinux se jsibu soluzzjoni għall-problema tal-ewro fi żmien għaxart ijiem, iż-Żona…
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Malta’s own austerity programme
The Minister of Finance had been warned. The European Commission has now got teeth. They were given to it by the European Parliament in the economic governance package. And Olli Rehn, the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, has said from day one that he meant to use them. The media cannot be blamed…
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Spending cuts will freeze 500 public sector jobs
EU orders for €40 million in cuts will dampen recruitment drive and government programmes. Labour MEP Edward Scicluna has said government will have to wipe off as many as 500 jobs in a recruitment freeze to save millions in spending on the European Commission’s orders. Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi announced Friday a 0.59% cut in…
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Government’s Bad Debt – L-MEP u Int – Prog 97
Skond ir-rapport tal-Awditur ghas-sena 2010 il-Gvern ghandu jigbor aktar minn biljun ewro f’arretrati minn mill-Income Tax, VAT u minn sorsi ohra. F’dan il-programm l-Ewroparlamentari Laburista, il-Professur Edward Scicluna jitkellem bhala ekonomista dwar kif ihares lejn dawn l-arretrati u kif din il-problema tista’ tigi indirizzata.
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Baġit li ma kkonvinċiex
Waqt l-eċċitament u spekulazzjonijiet li ġraw dawn l-aħħar jiem sew fuq avvenimenti politiċi u dawk ta’ kronaka lokali baxx baxx iżżerżqet l-aħbar li l-Gvern se jagħmel xi reviżjoni parzjali fil-Baġit li għadu kemm għadda. Ir-raġuni li ta l-Prim Ministru hi li l-andament ekonomiku minn nofs Novembru lil hawn ħżien. Sa fejn naf jien u jaf…
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Year 2011 in retrospect – L-MEP u Int – Prog 96
In today’s final programme in the series MEP u Int for the year 2011, Labour Member of the European Parliament, Professor Edward Scicluna speaks about the political and economic problems that the world had to face during the year and about the possible challenges for the year 2012. Professor Scicluna talks about the events…
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IL-FAQAR IL-LUM
Mis-sebghinijiet lil hawn, ghallinqas sa ftit snin ilu kont tisma hafna josservaw li ghal grazzja t’Alla l-faqar minn Malta kien inqata’. Dan ghaliex, kontra dak li kien jigri qabel, ma kontx izjed tara minn jittallab, jghix f’xi kerrejja, ma jaffordjax jixtri zarbun, jew jixtri l-ikel bil-kreditu tal-grocer. Sew il-pagi, anke tal-izghar fost il-haddiema, kienu bdew…
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Poverty Today – L-MEP u Int – Prog 95
Il-faqar fid-dinja tal-lum Fil-granet tal-Milied u l-Ewwel tas-Sena kulhadd jiccelebra permezz ta’ parties u ikliet mal-familja u l-hbieb. Biss nafu li mhux kulhadd jista’ jaghmel dan, jew almenu mhux fuq l-istess livell, ghaliex jezistu faxex tas-socjeta’ li huma vulnerabbli, li humafqar. F’dan il-programm l-Ewroparlamentari Laburista, il-Professur Edward Scicluna, jitkellem dwar x’nifhmu bil-kelma faqar…
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Massive ECB Liquidity Operation – L-MEP u Int – Prog 94
Fis-Summit tal-Mexxejja tal-Unjoni Ewropeja li sar dan l-ahhar intlahaq ftehim dwar x’jehtieg li jsir biex dawn il-pajjizi jindirizzaw il-problemi fiz-zona ewro. L-Ingilterra iddecidiet li ma tkunx parti minn dan il-ftehim. F’dan il-programm l-Ewroparlamentari Laburista il-Professur Edward Scicluna jitkellem dwar x’ifisser ezattament dan il-ftehim u jekk il-problemi fiz-zona ewro humiex ser jigu solvuti. Jghid ukoll x’ifisser…
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Laqgħa ta’ Diskussjoni – L-Ewro Sfidi Godda – L-Erbgha , 7 ta’ Dicembru – Phoenicia, Floriana
Nhar l-Erbgha, 7 ta’ Dicembru, 2011, l-Ewroparlamentari Laburista u Vici-Chairman ghall-Affarijiet Ekonomici u Monetarji tal-Parlament Ewropew, il-Professur Edward Scicluna, indirizza diskussjoni pubblika bit-tema l-Ewro – Sfidi Godda, li saret fil-lukanda Phoenicia, il-Furjana. Din il-laqgha giet indirizzata wkoll mill-Mexxej tal-Partit Laburista u Kap tal-Oppozizzjoni, Dr. Joseph Muscat. Ghal-laqgha attendew Membri Parlamentari Laburisti, rapprezentanti ta’ Korpi Kostitwiti,…