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Euro Commissioner backs Scicluna on reform programme transparency [VIDEO]
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EU Eurozone Commissioner Olli Rehn last night joined Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna in calling for EU governments to put their country’s National Reform Programme before Parliament. Commissioner Rehn’s statement was in response to questions posed by Prof Scicluna during the Economic Dialogue on the EU’s Country-by-country recommendations convened by the Parliament’s Economic Committee. These…
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CCCTB
CCCTB “….. din il-proposta se tolqotna ħafna u allura rridu neħduha bis-serjetà.” Ix-xahar li għadda, il-Parlament Ewropew ivvota favur proposta mressqa mill-Kummissjoni dwar l-armonizzazzjoni tal-bażi tat-taxxi għall-kumpaniji li joperaw fl-Ewropa, magħrufa bħala CCCTB (Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base). Din il-proposta qajmet dibattitu bejn l-Istati Membri tal-Unjoni Ewropea fejn, waqt li l-maġġoranza huma favur tagħha,…
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National Reform Programme – L-MEP u Int – Prog 118
Il-gvern Malti għandu jinnegozja mal-Kummissjoni Ewropea r-rakkomandazzjonijiet li għamlet lill-Kunsill dwar il-programm nazzjonali ta’ riforma fosthom dawk dwar l-eta’ tal-pensjoni u l-COLA. Dan jispjegah fid-dettal Il-Membru Parlamentari Ewropew Laburista l-Professur Edward Scicluna f”dan il-118-il Programm l-MEP u INT. – Smash TV : Friday, 8th June, 2012
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MEP Edward Scicluna represents Labour Party on PES ‘Growth and Jobs Pact’
The expert group are finalising the policy document ‘Pact for Growth and Jobs in Europe’, which will be presented by centre-left Prime Ministers and Leaders at the eurozone crisis Summit on June 28th. EU countries each nominated a national expert to represent their party. The Pact includes a series of policy proposals aimed at tackling youth…
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What is the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB)? – L-MEP u Int – Prog 117
In this program MEP Prof. Edward Scicluna explains in detail the proposal known as CCCTB (Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base) which was discussed by the European Commission and subsequently voted in favor by the European Parliament. Malta and other countries including United Kingdom and Ireland are against this controversial proposal which is about the…
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Banek għat-Tiswija
Bħalissa l-attenzjoni tal-media ffukata fuq il-kriżi tal-Greċja u ż-Żona Ewro. Fl-istess ħin, il-kawża vera li ġabet fuqna r-riċessjoni internazzjonali u l-kriżi tad-djun pubbliċi u li wasslet għall-kważi falliment ta’ ħafna banek kemm fl-Amerika kif ukoll fl-Ewropa ftit għadna nisimgħu fuqha. Din kienet il-kriżi finanzjarja li oriġinat fl-Amerika fl-2008. Nassigurakom li din ma ntesietx. Għadab kbir…
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MEPs back Scicluna’s ‘Single Market Report’
Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna today welcomed the vote by the Economic and Monetary Affairs committee which gave an overwhelming majority to his opinion report on reforming the EU’s single market, where it concerns cross-border issues. The ECON committee, on which Prof Scicluna sits as Vice-Chair, yesterday endorsed his opinion on “The 20 main concerns…
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Il-Festival Agrarju tal-Patata fil-Qrendi
Il-MPE Laburista l-Professur Edward Scicluna żar il-Festival Agrarju tal-Patata li nżamm għall-ewwel darba l-Ħadd 27 ta’ Mejju 2012 fil-Ġnien tal-Warda, Il-Qrendi. Huwa kellu l-opportunità li jiddiskuti s-settur agrikolu ma’ numru ta’ bdiewa li kienu qed jesibixxu l-prodotti fil-wirja. Is-Sindku tal-lokal, is-Sur Carmel Falzon ġentilment akkumpanja lil Prof. Scicluna madwar il-post kif ukoll il-Ġnien tal-Kmandant fejn…
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Labour Party against Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base
MEP Edward Scicluna formed part of the Labour Party delegation together with Hon Karmenu Vella (PL Spokesperson for Finance) and Hon Charles Mangion (PL Spokesperson for the Economy) on the 29th May during a meeting with the Malta Business Bureau who confirmed the Labour Party’s opposition to the proposed CCCTB Directive claiming that this goes against the economic interests…
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“GREXIT”
Kif jaf kulħadd, is-sitwazzjoni fil-Greċja sejra mill-ħażin għall-agħar. Illum il-kelma saret “meta” u mhux “jekk” il-pajjiż joħroġ miż-Żona Ewro. Diġà laqqmuha GREXIT, taqsira ta’ Greek Exit. Kulħadd issa kurjuż biex ikollu ħjiel tal-effetti kemm fuq il-Greċja kif ukoll fuq il-kumplament taż-Żona Ewro, inkluża Malta, meta din l-eventwalità sseħħ. Mingħajr Gvern Il-Greċja, kif nafu, għadhom sal-lum…