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L-Ewro Parlamentari Laburista Prof. Edward Scicluna mistieden fuq TVAM.
L-Ewro Parlamentari Labursita il-Professur Edward Scicluna kien mistieden fuq il-programm TVAM tat-Tlieta 15 ta’ Novembru, 2011 fuq Television Malta flimkien mal-Ministru tal-Finanzi Tonio Fenech fejn gie diskuss il-Budget li gie ipprezentat il-bierah fil-Parlament… Prof. Scicluna tkellem dwar il-problema tad-dejn tal-pajjiz, il-miri tal-Gvern biex inaqqas id-deficit kif ukoll dwar id-decizjoni tal-Gvern li jzid il-leave tal-maternita’ suggett…
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Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex visit to Malta.
Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex will be visiting Malta next week as a special guest of the President’s Award Malta, in preparation for the forthcoming International Award Forum. This is a triennial event chaired by Prince Edward and which brings together National Award Authorities of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award from all over…
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Iż-żona Ewro taħt attakk
B’dak li seħħ fil-Parlamenti tal-Italja u l-Greċja l-ġimgħa l-oħra, il-Gvernijiet Taljani u Griegi kienu t-tielet u r-raba’ pajjiż li triegħdu mis-sisien b’riżultat tal-kriżi tad-djun tagħhom. Mhux b’kumbinazzjoni li t-tnejn għażlu li jitmexxew għal ftit żmien minn ekonomisti ta’ fama u rispett bħall-Professuri Mario Monti (ritratt ta’ isfel) u Lucas Papademos (ritratt xellug) rispettivament. Fil-jiem li…
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Schauble’s forbidden words – L-MEP u Int – Prog 89
Nhar it-Tlieta, 8 ta’ Novembru, 2011, il-Prim Ministru Taljan Silvio Berlusconi ddecieda li jirrizenja. B’hekk jista’ jinghad li l-Gvernijiet tal-hames pajjizi fiz-Zona Ewro li ghaddejjin minn krizi ta’ djun kollha se jkunu garrbu tibdil fit-tmexxija politika ta’ pajjizhom qabel tkun intemmet din is-sena. X’inhu jigri ezatt wara dan it-tibdil? Liema huma l-forzi determinanti li qeghdin…
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Żjara mhux tas-soltu f’Ċipru
Fl-aħħar jumejn ta’ Ottubru li għadda s-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Ġnus Magħquda, Ban Ki-Moon, sejjaħ fi New York lill-President ta’ Ċipru u lill-President tar-Repubblika tat-Tramuntana ta’ Ċipru bil-għan li jżomm ħajja t-tama li xi darba ż-żewg naħat jitwasslu għal ftehim. Għaddew 37 sena minn meta l-armata Torka invadiet il-parti ta’ fuq ta’ Ċipru. Invażjoni li wasslet biex…
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An Unusual Visit to Cyprus – L-MEP u Int – Prog 88
Fl-ahhar jumejn ta’ Ottubru li ghadda s-Segretarju Generali tal-Gnus Maghquda, Ban Ki-Moon sejjah laqghat fi New York bejn il-President ta’ Cipru, u l-President tar-Repubblika Ciprijotta Torka bilghan li tinsab soluzzjoni ghall-qasma Ciprijotta. Il-qasma ta’ Cipru bejn il-komunita Ciprijotta/Griega u dik Ciprijotta/Torka issa ilha mill-1974, minn meta saret l-invazjoni Torka. Minn dakinhar sal-lum il-parti ta’ fuq…
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Edward Scicluna on Papandreou’s move
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s decision to put the eurozone rescue plan to a referendum caused a new round of uncertainty on the eurozone. The question is: why did Papandreou decide for a referendum? Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna replying this question echoed by the “Times Business”, Thursday November 3, 2011, said that he can…
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Getting to grips with statistics and damn lies
Labour MEP Prof. Edward Scicluna was recently appointed as the European Parliament’s statistical governance rapporteur. “The Times” journalist Kurt Sansone talked to Prof. Scicluna seeking the background of the issue and the way forward. The Times carried Sansone’s report on Monday, October 31, 2011, titled “Getting to grips with statistics and damn lies”. Full report…
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Il-piż tad-dejn min se jġorru?
Il-gimgha li għaddiet, x’aktarx aktar minn qatt qabel, ħarset id-dinja u b’mod partikolari dik Ewropea, kienet iffokata fuq Brussels, l-aktar nhar l-Erbgħa li għadda meta tkompla s-Summit tal-Mexxejja tal-Unjoni Ewropea li nbeda l-Ħadd ta’ qabel. Il-kitba fuq il-ħajt ta’ quddiemhom kienet ċara daqs il-kristall: Kollha nafu li s-sitwazzjoni fiż-Żona Ewro kompliet sejra għall-agħar. Irridu nieħdu…
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EP Plenary in Strasbourg – October 24, 2011
Edward Scicluna draws EU and G20 leaders’ attention to Global Economic Governance Report Addressing the European Parliament (EP) Plenary in Strasbourg on Monday, October 24, 2011, Labour MEP Professor Edward Scicluna drew the attention of the European leaders at the EU Summit and the world leaders at the G20 Summit to “the many intelligent and…