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Sehem l-UE fuq il-palk dinji
L-impatt li għandha l-Unjoni Ewropea (UE) fuq ix-xena internazzjonali, fuq il-palk dinji, huwa kompatibbli mal-kobor, mal-importanza tagħha? Sfortunatament nibża’ li le. Dan ma jirriżultax minħabba xi nuqqas ta’ qbil bejn il-gruppi Ewropej fil-Parlament jew bejn il-Prim Ministri jew Ministri fil-Kunsill. Filfatt aktar għandna qbil milli differenzi, qbil fuq ħafna kwistjonijiet importanti fil-kamp ekonomiku, dak tal-ambjent,…
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Is-solidarjetà fl-UE hi skarsa?
Huwa issa ċar daqs il-kristall li s-solidarjetà fl-Unjoni Ewropea mhix hemm fejn jidħol il-tqassim tal-piż li jaqa’ sproporzjalment fuq xi pajjiżi minħabba l-immigrazzjoni irregolari. Fil-laqgħa tal-Ministri tal-Intern tal-pajjiżi membri tal-Unjoni Ewropea nhar il-Ħamis li għadda, għaxar pajjiżi membri vvolontarjaw li jieħdu total ta’ 323 refuġjat minn Malta. Il-Ġermanja qalet li tieħu mitt refuġjat, waqt li…
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Stedina ghal Diskussjoni Pubblika – Naxxar
Is-sensiela ta’ Diskussjonijiet Pubblici bit-tema EJJA U STAQSI mtella’ mill-Ewroparlamentari Laburista Prof Edward Scicluna se tkompli nhar il-Gimgha, 20 ta’ Mejju, 2011, fit-8.00 p.m. f’Il Cortile, Tal-Balal, Naxxar. Il-Professur Scicluna se jitkellem dwar hidmietu fil-Parlament Ewropew b’risq pajjizna; l-inkarigi moghti mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea; il-krizi ekonomika u finanzjarja fiz-Zona Ewro; l-avvenimenti li qeghdin jigru fil-pajjizi qrib taghna…
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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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L-MEP u Int – Prog 66 – Economic governance
Economic governance is an essential necessity both for an individual country as well as for a group of countries such as the Euro Zone. However, recent lessons learnt from Greece highlighted the need for a stricter economic governance for the Euro Zone. This is being discussed, amongst others, by the European Parliament. Decisions to be…
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Governanza ekonomika: x’se tfisser għal pajjiżna
Gvern jiġi elett biex jara li flus il-poplu jkunu minfuqin sew. Il-mod li jinġabru t-taxxi u ssir l-ispiża pubblika hi xjenza soċjali li, jekk ma titmexxiex kif imiss, ikollha konsegwenzi ekonomiċi u soċjali serji għal pajjiż. Jiġu affettwati r-rata li jiġi kkreat jew mitluf ix-xogħol, dik tal-inflazzjoni, kif ukoll r-rata ta’ familji li jaqgħu fil-faqar…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 65 – Irregular Migration
The ongoing situation in Libya meant a different scenario for irregular migration across the Mediterranean. Malta features prominently in this new scenario. A scenario which, for a few days, created some form of tension between France and Italy. Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna dealt with all this and more during Smash TV discussion programme L-MEP…
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Ma nkunux dgħajfa ma’ min hu b’saħħtu
Il-kwistjoni tal-migrazzjoni irregolari mix-xtut tal-Afrika ta’ Fuq lejn l-Ewropa ħadet dimensjoni ġdida b’dak li seħħ fuq il-“fruntiera” bejn Franza u l-Italja u r-riżultat ta’ dan. Il-“vulkan se jisplodi” bejn Franza u l-Italja “tmewwet” b’laqgħa bejn Sarkozy u Berlusconi f’Ruma l-ġimgħa l-oħra li minnha ħarġu jappellaw biex ikun riformat il-Ftehim ta’ Schengen tal-1985 li bih kienu…
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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…