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L-MEP u Int – Prog 72 – Mario Draghi
Mario Draghi, Governor of Italy’s Central Bank, will soon quit the job. Come November 1, 2011, and he will be the next President of the European Central Bank, taking over from Jean-Claude Trichet. On Wednesday, June 15, Draghi had a two-hour session grilling by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) of the…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 70 – The Divorce Referendum
ON Saturday, May 28, 2011, the majority of the Maltese people said YES in the Divorce Referendum. The result was a clear one, 53% in favour, however it still gave room for various interpretations, especially in the light of the Parliamentary process and the MPs vote for the green light. This was the topic dealt…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 69 – Christine Lagarde
Ftit aktar minn gimgha ilu Dominique Strauss Khan, Direttur Manigerjali, il-Kap, tal-Fond Monetarju Internazzjonali (IMF) irrizenja minn din il-kariga daqstant importanti. Ic-cirkostanzi li wasslu ghar-rizenja tieghu jafhom kulhadd. Tista’ tghid li minnufih l-attenzjoni ffukat fuq min jista’ jiehu din il-kariga importanti. Franza trid li din il-kariga tibqa’ okkupata minn cittadin Franciz. Fil-jiem li ghaddew Christine Lagarde, Ministru…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 68 – EU on the global stage
The European Union (EU) with 27 member states must mean something. Theoretically the EU should carry weight on the global stage. Should be listened to. But is this so? Does the EU make the impact expected from such a bloc of countries? Prof Edward Scicluna, Labour MEP, shared his thoughts about this during L-MEP U…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 67 – The Arab uprisings
Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria witnessed, and are still witnessing, their people’s uprisings. Two Presidents, Ben Ali of Tunisia and Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak were led to their downfall. Libya is engaged in an ongoing civil war. Syria, Yemen and Bahrain are experiencing their people’s anger. This is not all. Uganda had Presidential and…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 66 – Economic governance
Economic governance is an essential necessity both for an individual country as well as for a group of countries such as the Euro Zone. However, recent lessons learnt from Greece highlighted the need for a stricter economic governance for the Euro Zone. This is being discussed, amongst others, by the European Parliament. Decisions to be…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 65 – Irregular Migration
The ongoing situation in Libya meant a different scenario for irregular migration across the Mediterranean. Malta features prominently in this new scenario. A scenario which, for a few days, created some form of tension between France and Italy. Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna dealt with all this and more during Smash TV discussion programme L-MEP…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 64 – Irregular migration in the Mediterranean
The thousands of people fleeing Libya because of the ongoing war are causing big problems for various Mediterranean countries. Malta was not spared. More than a thousand reached our shores in just a few days. European Union’s help was sought. So far the result was disappointing. Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna discussed all this during…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 63 – Illegal immigration, ESM and Malta
Malta features prominently in the recent EU’s developments on illegal immigration, mainly from Libya; and the workings of the European Stability Mechanism. Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna reviewed these two important issues during Smash TV discussion programme L-MEP U INT on Friday, April 8. L-MEP U INT is aired every Friday at 7.20 p.m. with…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 62 – In solidarity with Greece
Normally meetings earmarked for discussions within the Political Groups of the European Parliament are held in Brussels. The Socialists and Democrats Group (S&D) decided to have their last discussion session, last week in March, in Athens, Greece. This as a sign of solidarity with the Greek Socialist Government at a time when Greece is facing…