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Iż-żejt jitla’ f’wiċċ l-ilma
Ftit tal-jiem ilu l-Gvern Malti talab l-għajnuna tal-Unjoni Ewropea biex tidħol taqsam magħna l-piż fuq pajjiżna li se jkun ifisser l-influss ta’ immigranti rregolari li jkunu qegħdin jitilqu mil-Libja kawża tas-sitwazzjoni li jinsab fiha dak il-pajjiż. Dak li qed jitlob issa l-Gvern Malti, id-delegazzjoni Laburista fil-Parlament Ewropew flimkien mal-Grupp tas-Soċjalisti u d-Demokratiċi (S&D) li minnu…
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Solidarjetà mal-Greċja
Fil-Kalendarju u skeda ta’ ħidma tal-Parlament Ewropew (PE), il-ġimgħa li għaddiet kienet skedata bħala waħda li matulha jsiru diskussjonijiet fi ħdan il-Gruppi Politiċi rappreżentati fil-PE, fil-każ tagħna s-Soċjalisti u d-Demokratiċi (S&D). Din id-darba flok ma ltqajna fi Brussels iltqajna f’Ateni, il-Greċja. F’Ateni b’żewġ għanijiet, b’turija ta’ solidarjetà mal-Gvern Soċjalista Grieg f’dak li għaddej minnu bit-tmexxija…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 61 – The European Stability Mechanism
The Greek and Irish dire financial and economic crisis called for an immediate salvage operation by the other Euro Zone member countries. However, such circumstances meant that the Euro Zone should not be caught unaware, hence the need for a permanent mechanism to be available as soon as the need arises. The days between the…
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Benefiċċju garantit
Nhar l-Erbgħa li għadda l-Parlament Ewropew approva b’maġġoranza kbira rapport li tressaq mill-Kumitat tal-Kostituzzjoni (AFCO) wara li l-Kumitat tagħna (ECON) konna approvajna u għaddejnielu opinjoni li tagħha kont ‘co-rapporteur’. Ir-rapport jittratta dwar tibdil fit-Trattat tal-Unjoni Ewropea (UE). Tibdil li wara li ġie maqbul mill-Kunsill, l-għada, bih se jkun jista’ jitwaqqaf mekkaniżmu ta’ stabbiltà permanenti li…
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EJJA U STAQSI fil-Lukanda Osborne
Nhar il-Gimgha, 1 ta’ April, 2011, Prof Edward Scicluna kompla bis-sensiela ta’ laqghat ta’ kull xahar mal-kostitwenza bazati fuq Distretti Elettorali. Dawn il-laqghat ikunu f’forma ta’ Diskussjonijiet Pubblici bit-tema EJJA U STAQSI. L-attivita tal-Gimgha saret fil-Lukanda Osborne, il-Belt. Matulha Prof Scicluna tratta l-kwistjoni ta’ solidarjeta mehtiega mill-Unjoni Ewropea ma’ Malta fil-kaz tal-immigrazzjoni illegali fid-dawl tal-krizi…
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Small Countries Guaranteed Use of Stability Mechanism
Labour MEP Edward Scicluna yesterday (Wednesday, March 23) welcomed the adoption of Parliament’s report approving a Treaty change to establish the new EU Stability Mechanism which gives specific guarantees that all EU countries, regardless of their size, would be covered by the fund in times of economic crisis. Following lengthy negotiations with the European Council…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 60 – Is-sitt proposti tal-KE
F’Dicembru li ghadda l-Kummissjoni Ewropea ghamlet sitt proposti legislattivi dwar kif behsiebha issahhah il-Patt ta’ Tkabbir u Stabbilita u kif ghandu jkun hemm aktar kordinament bejn il-pajjizi membri. Proposti li, fost affarijiet ohra, jahsbu ghal sorveljar aktar rigoruz tad-djun u deficits nazzjonali u mizuri kontra pajjizi membri li ma jilhqux il-livelli miftehma minn qabel. Proposti li issa jinsabu quddiem…
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Daqqiet tal-frosta
Żiemel li jkun qed jogħtor, li jkun kważi mejjet, inutli li tagħtih bil-frosta. Dan japplika għal kollox u għal kulħadd. Japplika għal individwu u japplika għal pajjiż sħiħ. U għax huwa hekk li neħodha bi kbira, li jiġi l-Kunsill tal-Ministri jipproponi miżuri ħorox immens għal dawk il-pajjiżi mgħobbijin bi djun kbar ħafna drabi li jkunu…
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Scicluna discusses Libya crisis with House of Lords foreign affairs experts
Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna today addressed the House of Lords select committee on Foreign Affairs as part of their inquiry into the situation of North Africa and governance issues in North and sub-Saharan Africa. Prof Scicluna, who was also invited to discuss the role of the European Parliament in African countries, talked about the…
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President Buzek meets with rapporteurs on the economic governance package in Strasbourg
Labour MEP Prof. Edward Scicluna and other EP rapporteurs dealing with economic governance reports met in Strasbourg on Tuesday, March 8. During that week the EP plenary convened in Strasbourg. EP President, Jerzy Buzek, visited the rapporteurs’ group during the same day. Nhar it-Tlieta, 8 ta’ Marzu, 2011, fi Strasbourg, apparti li ppartecipa fil-laqghat tas-Sessjoni…