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Prof Edward Scicluna jkompli bis-sensiela ta’ Diskussjonijiet Pubblici
L-Ewroparlamentari Laburista Prof Edward Scicluna nhar il-Gimgha, 20 ta’ Mejju, 2011, kompla bis-sensiela ta’ Diskussjonijiet Pubblici bit-tema EJJA U STAQSI. Is-sensiela ssir fuq bazi distrettwali u din kienet immirata ghat-Tmien Distrett Elettorali u saret Il Cortile, Naxxar. Tul din l-attivita Prof Scicluna wiegeb ghal diversi mistoqsijiet min-naha tal-udjenza li b’rizultat taghhom tratta diversi suggetti, fosthom…
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Ugandan political leaders accept scicluna report as basis for dialogue
Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna presented his report as EU Chief Election Observer on the Ugandan elections in the midst of mounting public unrest and political violence following the Presidential and Parliamentary elections held in February. The result of the elections was not accepted by the Opposition who have made accusations of corrupt practices during…
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Let’s not be strong with the weak and weak with the strong
Prof Edward Scicluna said that with regards to irregular immigration our guiding principle should be “not to be weak with the strong and strong with the weak”. There has to be a detention policy but it should never be accepted that pitiful, shameful conditions prevail at these detention centers. “What I saw at the Marsa…
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Malta’s debt to GDP ratio and the deficit
The Malta Business Weekly (28 April 2011) asked Prof Edward Scicluna for his reaction to the fact that at the end of 2010 Malta registered at debt to GDP ratio of 68%, beyond the 60% benchmark, but less than the 69.1% of GDP projected in the national budget. He was also referred to the Government…
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Scicluna welcomes government change of heart on treaty guarantee
Edward Scicluna today welcomed the statement made by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi to Parliament on the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). Dr Gonzi confirmed the agreement negotiated by Prof Scicluna as one of Parliament’s Rapporteurs on the ESM which ensures that Malta will have the same rights as all other eurozone members with regard to the…
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Prof Edward Scicluna addresses CEPS event
On March 22nd 2011, Prof Edward Scicluna spoke as a guest speaker at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) event “The Lisbon Treaty changes: theory applied” on the European Stability Mechanism established by the new treaty change. The event was held in Brussels. During his speech, Prof Scicluna spoke about the need for all…
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Small Countries Guaranteed Use of Stability Mechanism
Labour MEP Edward Scicluna yesterday (Wednesday, March 23) welcomed the adoption of Parliament’s report approving a Treaty change to establish the new EU Stability Mechanism which gives specific guarantees that all EU countries, regardless of their size, would be covered by the fund in times of economic crisis. Following lengthy negotiations with the European Council…
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Scicluna discusses Libya crisis with House of Lords foreign affairs experts
Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna today addressed the House of Lords select committee on Foreign Affairs as part of their inquiry into the situation of North Africa and governance issues in North and sub-Saharan Africa. Prof Scicluna, who was also invited to discuss the role of the European Parliament in African countries, talked about the…
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President Buzek meets with rapporteurs on the economic governance package in Strasbourg
Labour MEP Prof. Edward Scicluna and other EP rapporteurs dealing with economic governance reports met in Strasbourg on Tuesday, March 8. During that week the EP plenary convened in Strasbourg. EP President, Jerzy Buzek, visited the rapporteurs’ group during the same day. Nhar it-Tlieta, 8 ta’ Marzu, 2011, fi Strasbourg, apparti li ppartecipa fil-laqghat tas-Sessjoni…
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Konferma li l-Grupp Popolari fil-PE rrifjuta azzjoni qawwija ghal burden sharing
Dokumentazzjoni li qed nghaddu lill-media llum mid-delegazzjoni Ewroparlamentari Laburista ssahhah dak li d-delegazzjoni sostniet fl-istqarrija taghha ta’ nhar il-Hamis li ghadda li biha kkundannat in-nuqqas ta’ qbil li wrew il-Partiti Popolari Ewropej (EPP) fil-kwistjoni tal-‘burden sharing’ u nuqqas ta’ solidarjetà ma’ Malta biex jinqasam il-piz li mistenni jinholoq bl-immigrazzjoni fil-Mediterran kawzata mill-krizi Libjana. Iz-zewg Ewroparlamentari…