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Reflections on the IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings – L-MEP u Int – Prog 135
In this week’s programme ‘L-MEP u Int’, Labour MEP Professor Edward Scicluna looks back and expresses his views on the IMF – World Bank Group Annual Meetings held in Tokyo which he attended last week. He said that the focus of these meetings was the ongoing financial and economic crisis. Professor Scicluna said that…
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European Single Market: Discerning the Opportunities and Challenges for Maltese Business
Labour MEP Prof. Edward Scicluna was invited to a half-day conference on Tuesday 16th October entitled ‘European Single Market: Discerning the Opportunities and Challenges for Maltese Business’, organised by the Malta Business Bureau (MBB) and the European Commission Representation in Malta as part of this year’s Single Market Week activities. [nggallery id=102] – Tuesday, 16th October, 2012…
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Naxxar locals give animal circus the thumbs down
Naxxar residents are up in arms and petitioning to have a planned animal circus relocated out of their locality. At least 70 residents of St Paul, Garden, Ship Wreck, Jesuits and Marquis Ġużeppi Scicluna streets, including Labour MEP Edward Scicluna, have signed a petition that is being sent to the local council and the…
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Iż-Żona Ewro taħt skrutinju f’Tokyo
Il-laqgħat annwali tal-Fond Monetarju Internazzjonali, l-IMF u l-Bank Dinji huma bħal mekka u jirnexxilhom jiġbdu lejhom, qishom b’ritwal, eluf ta’ uffiċjali għolja ta’ ħafna istituzzjonijiet u aġenziji finanzjarji u regolatorji, kif ukoll ministri tal-finanzi, gvernaturi tal-bankek ċentrali u esperti ekonomiċi oħra minn madwar id-dinja. Għal dawn l-aħħar ħmistax-il sena irnexxieli nattendihom kollha taħt kappel jew…
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IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings – L-MEP u Int – Prog 134
The Annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group meetings were held between the 9 and 14 October in Tokyo. Labour MEP Professor Edward Scicluna attended these meetings together with international economic and financial experts, finance ministers and Central Bank presidents from all over the world. Professor Scicluna has been attending these meeting for…
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Prof Edward Scicluna – dot eu TVM [WATCH]
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Labour MEP Professor Edward Scicluna was featured on TVM’s programme dot eu on Saturday 13 October. He was interviewed by the producer and presenter Keith Demicoli. Professor Scicluna amongst other things talked about what made him take the decision to contest the general elections as a Labour Party candidate. He also spoke about his work…
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Labour MEP Scicluna at IMF/WB Annual Meetings in Tokyo
“It is customary for the annual IMF/WB meetings to serve in putting peer pressure on a number of countries and regions to confrom with the latest economic and financial consensus. This time it was the Eurozone’s turn to come under fire.” This was stated by Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna who is currently attending the…
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The EU State of the Union Address 2012 – L-MEP u Int – Prog 133
Labour MEP Professor Edward Scicluna describes the ‘State of the Union Address 2012’ that European Commission President Jose’ Manuel Barroso presented at the Plenary session of the European Parliament on the 12 September in Strasbourg as a roadmap for the future of the European Union. This important speech was discussed in this MEP u…
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Id-dejn għandu jbeżża’?
FL-IMĦUĦ ta’ bosta l-kelma “Dejn” hija xi ħaġa li għandha tweġġa’ r-ras, sew jekk id-djun huma ta’ individwu, ta’ kumpanija, ta’ bank jew djun ta’ pajjiż. Imma d-djun huma kollha xorta? Jistgħu d-djun ikunu sostenibbli? F’liema punt id-dejn isir perikoluż? Kif nistgħu nirrimedjaw għal dejn li diġà sar? Dawn huma ħafna mistoqsijiet li żgur li…
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Prof Edward Scicluna MEP – dot eu TVM
Labour MEP Professor Edward Scicluna was featured on the programme dot eu on Television Malta on Saturday 6 October 2012. He spoke about the proposal put forward by EU commissioner Viviane Reding that by the year 2020 state-owned companies must have 40 per cent women on their corporate Boards. Professor Scicluna said that due to…