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Il-Holqien tax-Xoghol u Kondizzjonijiet Ahjar Wara l-Krizi Ekonomika
Professor Scicluna gave an account of the various forms of precarious work and compared the situation in Malta to other Member States. He said that though the situation in Malta is not as bad as the European Union average, it is fast catching up. This is reflecting itself in an increasing number of working…
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Draft EU Treaty Change – L-MEP u Int – Prog 98
This week the European Parliament resumed its business. As expected the crisis in the euro zone is on top of the agenda. At the end of last year we were given to understand that the crisis would be resolved. However, the problem is still with us. At the same time the draft agreement about the…
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Il-Holqien tax-Xoghol u Kondizzjonijiet Ahjar Wara l-Krizi Ekonomika
Il-Fondazzjoni IDEAT tistiednek tattendi ghal konferenza nazzjonali dwar il-holqien tax-xoghol u kondizzjonijiet ahjar wara l-krizi ekonomika fl-Ewropa. Se jiehdu sehem ghadd ta’ ekonomisti u politici esperti f’dan il-qasam. Fost il-partecipanti se jkun hemm: Pervenche Beres (MEP u Vici-President tal-Kumitat għall-Affarijiet Ekonomiċi u Monetarji fil-Parlament Ewropew), Prof. Edward Scicluna (MEP u President tal-Kumitat għall-Affarijiet Ekonomiċi u…
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Programm t’awsterita li seta’ kien evitat
Il-gimgha li ghaddiet, b’mod mill-iktar sottili, il-Gvern habbar li l-Kummissjoni Ewropea ma kienetx sodisfatta bil-Bagit 2012, u ghalhekk kienet qed titlob revizjoni tieghu bi tnaqqis ta’ 0.59% mill-infiq pubbliku, liema percentwal jissarraf f’madwar €40 miljun. Ritianne Agius mill-gurnal Kullhadd tkellmet mal-ekonomista, l-Prof. EDWARD SCICLUNA, biex jispjega f’termini facli x’ifisser it-tnaqqis ta’ €40 miljun mill-infiq pubbliku, ghalfejn…
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It-Trattat dwar il-patt fiskali
Il-Ġimgħa li għaddiet reġa’ beda jiltaqa’ l-Parlament Ewropew. Kif wieħed jistenna fuq nett tal-aġenda hemm id-diskussjoni dwar iż-Żona Ewro. Din il-problema spiċċajna s-sena biha u erġajna sibniha ma’ wiċċna fis-sena l-ġdida. Qabel il-Milied, il-Kummissarju Olli Rehn kien qal li jekk il-pajjiżi taż-Żona Ewro ma kinux se jsibu soluzzjoni għall-problema tal-ewro fi żmien għaxart ijiem, iż-Żona…
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Malta’s own austerity programme
The Minister of Finance had been warned. The European Commission has now got teeth. They were given to it by the European Parliament in the economic governance package. And Olli Rehn, the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, has said from day one that he meant to use them. The media cannot be blamed…
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Spending cuts will freeze 500 public sector jobs
EU orders for €40 million in cuts will dampen recruitment drive and government programmes. Labour MEP Edward Scicluna has said government will have to wipe off as many as 500 jobs in a recruitment freeze to save millions in spending on the European Commission’s orders. Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi announced Friday a 0.59% cut in…
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Government’s Bad Debt – L-MEP u Int – Prog 97
Skond ir-rapport tal-Awditur ghas-sena 2010 il-Gvern ghandu jigbor aktar minn biljun ewro f’arretrati minn mill-Income Tax, VAT u minn sorsi ohra. F’dan il-programm l-Ewroparlamentari Laburista, il-Professur Edward Scicluna jitkellem bhala ekonomista dwar kif ihares lejn dawn l-arretrati u kif din il-problema tista’ tigi indirizzata.
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Baġit li ma kkonvinċiex
Waqt l-eċċitament u spekulazzjonijiet li ġraw dawn l-aħħar jiem sew fuq avvenimenti politiċi u dawk ta’ kronaka lokali baxx baxx iżżerżqet l-aħbar li l-Gvern se jagħmel xi reviżjoni parzjali fil-Baġit li għadu kemm għadda. Ir-raġuni li ta l-Prim Ministru hi li l-andament ekonomiku minn nofs Novembru lil hawn ħżien. Sa fejn naf jien u jaf…
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Year 2011 in retrospect – L-MEP u Int – Prog 96
In today’s final programme in the series MEP u Int for the year 2011, Labour Member of the European Parliament, Professor Edward Scicluna speaks about the political and economic problems that the world had to face during the year and about the possible challenges for the year 2012. Professor Scicluna talks about the events…