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‘We could manage the economy better’
As the euro crisis heightens, economist and MEP Edward Scicluna speaks to Christian Peregin about the need for unity, Labour’s plans for the future and the prospects of being the next Finance Minister. Last week you announced your intention to contest the general election on the Labour ticket. Are you the…
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Scicluna in ECB meeting with Draghi
Labour MEP Edward Scicluna will form part of a small delegation from the European Parliament for a meeting with the President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi and other council members. The meeting is being held at the ECB in Frankfurt tomorrow. Prof. Scicluna is the vice-president of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.…
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Sibniha s-‘silver bullet’ għall-kriżi
Aktar ma jsiru ‘summits’ tal-mexxejja tal-Unjoni Ewropea, aktar qiegħda tikber l-aspetattiva li l-aħħar soluzzjoni misjuba u miftiehma se tkun dik li ssolvi darba għal dejjem il-problemi li għaddejja minnhom l-ewro. Meta Olli Rhen bħala Kummissarju, ħabbar li l-kriżi tant hi serja li kien baqa’ biss għa-xart ijiem biex tinstab dik is-soluzzjoni aħħarija qabel ma ż-Żona…
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Embedded balanced budget law – L-MEP u Int – Prog 93
At the much awaited Summit of the European Union held on Thursday 8 December, 2011, agreement was reached about the measures that should be introduced to address the euro zone problems. Britain was the only European Union country which was against the agreement. In the programme MEP u Int we will discuss with Labour MEP…
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Ten Days to Go… – L-MEP u Int – Prog 92
L-attenzjoni tad-dinja finanzjarja hija iffukata fuq l-Ewropa minhabba l-krizi fiz-zona ewro. Il-Kummissarju Ewropew ghall-Ekonomija ukoll wissa illi l-Ewropa ghandha ghaxart ijiem zmien biex tiddeciedi kif ser tilqa ghal din il-krizi. Il-Parlament Ewropew din il-gimgha wkoll iddiskuta din il-krizi f’sessjoni plenarja li fiha tkellem ukoll l-Ewro-Parlamentari Laburista il-Prof Edward Scicluna. Illum din il-krizi tinteressana mill-qrib ghaliex…
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Għaxart ijiem żmien
Il-ġimgħa li għaddiet, l-attenzjoni tad-dinja finanzjarja reġgħet kienet iffokata fuq l-Ewropa minħabba l-kriżi fiż-Żona Ewro. Fl-istess ġimgħa, il-Ministri tal-Finanzi taż-Żona Ewro reġgħu ltaqgħu biex jaraw kif se jilqgħu għal din il-kriżi. Anke l-Parlament Ewropew iltaqa’ f’Sessjoni Plenarja nhar il-Ħamis li għadda fejn il-futur tal-eurobonds u l-kriżi tad-djun kienet it-tema prinċipali tad-dibattitu li sar fil-Parlament fil-preżenza…
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Edward Scicluna will be contesting the forthcoming general election
He made this announcement on Norman Hamilton’s TV discussion programme Bla Agenda, saying he had been invited by Joseph Muscat to join the labour team for the coming elections. ____________________________________________________________ Edward Scicluna to contest general election from the Times of Malta Labour MEP Edward Scicluna yesterday announced he will contest the next general…
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Scicluna to lead S & D group on eurobonds
Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna has been appointed as the Socialist and Democrat group spokesman on eurobonds. Prof Scicluna negotiated the Parliament’s first proposal for eurobonds with Liberal MEP Sylvie Goulard during the economic governance ‘six pack’. They will now tackle the Commission Green Paper on “Options for Stability Bonds” which is widely expected to…
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Laqgħa ta’ Diskussjoni – L-Ewro Sfidi Godda – L-Erbgha , 7 ta’ Dicembru – Phoenicia, Floriana
Iz-zona Ewro li tigbor fiha s-17-il pajjiz fl-Ewropa li ghandhom l-ewro bhala l-munita nazzjonali taghhom ilkoll, ghaddejja minn krizi kbira. Ghar minn hekk hadd ghadu ma jaf kif ser tispicca din il-krizi. Hemm min qed jistaqsi jekk din hux ser twassal li xi pajjizi, b’mod partikolari l-Grecja, johorgu miz-zona ewro. Sahansitra hemm min qed jara…
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Il-voodoo f’Togo u Benin
IL-Ġimgha l-oħra Benin, pajjiż Afrikan, li jinsab fil-Punent ta’ dak il-kontinent, kienet fl-aħbarijiet minħabba ż-żjara tal-Papa Bendittu XVI. L-għan taż-żjara tal-Papa kienet biex jiċċelebra l-150 sena mill-evanġelizzazzjoni tal-pajjiż u li ffirma ftehim li jinkludi rakkomandazzjonijiet magħmulin mill-mexxejja tal-Knisja Kattolika Afrikana rigward l-isfidi li għandu fosthom il-kunflitti mdemmijin, il-faqar u l-korruzjoni. Fl-istess ħin madwar 80 mil…