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Merry Christmas
Filwaqt li nirringrazzjakom ghall-appogg li taghtuni u l-kuragg li taghmluli biex inkompli b’hidmieti fil-Parlament Ewropew b’risq il-poplu Malti u Ghawdxi kollu, nittama li kellkom Milied hieni, nawgura li tghaddu l-ahhar jiem tas-sena 2010 fil-paci u s-sliem mal-familji taghkom, u niehu l-opportunita biex inwassal l-isbah xewqat lill-poplu Malti u Ghawdxi ghal Sena Gdida mimlija risq u…
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The goings-on inside Africa
The joint parliamentary meeting between the delegation of the European Parliament and the delegation from the African, Caribbean and Pacific parliaments (EU-ACP) is not anything like the grandiose Commonwealth meetings of the respective members’ heads of state. They are more down-to-earth affairs where you are more able to connect with the host country and its…
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L-MEP u INT – Prog 47 – Governanza ekonomika globali
F’diversi programmi L-MEP U INT l-Ewroparlamentari Laburista l-Professur Edward Scicluna tratta il-governanza ekonomika, il-mekkanizmi li ghandhom juzaw il-pajjizi ghal tmexxija ekonomika tajba. L-aktar li tkellem dwar dan is-suggett kien fuq livell ta’ Zona Ewro, fejn zviluppat krizi kbira li wasslet biex kellhom jinghataw ghajnuniet kbar il-Grecja u l-Irlanda. F’dan il-programm Prof Scicluna jespandi d-diskussjoni dwar…
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L-MEP u INT – Prog 46 – EU, Malta and Africa
Wara li ghall-programm precedenti L-MEP U INT morna Kinshasa, fil-Kongo, biex tkellimna mal-Ewroparlamentari Laburista l-Professur Edward Scicluna, ghal dan il-programm qed nirritornaw lejn Brussels. Ma’ Prof Scicluna niddiskutu ghaliex l-Unjoni Ewropea, u ahna, Malta, mhux biss bhala pajjiz individwali imma wkoll bhala pajjiz membru tal-UE ghandu jkollna interess fil-kontinent Afrikan. Niddiskutu wkoll id-diffikultajiet ghat-thaddim u…
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X’għandu jimportana mill-Afrika
GĦal ħafna snin għal ħafna Maltin u Għawdxin l-Afrika kienet biss post għal xi ftit sorijiet u patrijiet missjunarji qalbiena. Min-naħa tagħna, bħala poplu wieħed, konna nibgħatu xi flus u xi ħwejjeġ użati, nirċievu santa b’xi ritratt ta’ ringrazzjament, u kuntenti li xogħolna għamilnieh. Aktar tard permezz tar-relazzjonijiet ġodda mal-Libja bdejn niskopru l-Afrika ta’ Fuq.…
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Further EU expansion littered with obstacles
In the past decade the EU has undergone a massive expansion in its member states – from 18 to 27 countries – taking in much of the eastern bloc as well as the likes of Cyprus and Malta. Now EU enlargement is faced with a bigger challenge, the integration of the western Balkan nations, including…
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Minn Brussels għal Kinshasa
GĦADDEJT il-ġimgħa l-oħra f’żewġt ibliet ferm ’il bogħod minn xulxin, għalkemm b’rabtiet sto riċi u kolonjali, L-ewwel nofs għaddejtu fi Brussels f’ħid ma normali b’suġġett mhux daqshekk normali fil-Parlament Ewropew, u t-tieni nofs f’Kinshasa fir-Repubblika Demokratika tal-Kongo, fl-Afrika, eks-kolonja tal-Belġju, u għal xi żmien kienet magħrufa bħala Zaire. Dan għamiltu bħala parti mid-Delegazzjoni Parlamentari tal-Parlament…
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L-MEP u INT – Prog 45 – Minn Brussels ghal Kinshasa
Il-programm L-MEP U INT tal-Gimgha, 3 ta’ Dicembru, 2010, huwa mifrux fuq hidmet il-Professur Edward Scicluna minn Brussels ghal Kinshasa, fir-Repubblika Demokratika tal-Kongo. Fi Brussels Prof Scicluna ha sehem fil-laqgha tal-Kumitat tal-Affarijiet Monetarji u Ekonomici (ECON) li ghaliha attenda wkoll il-President tal-Bank Centrali Ewropew, Trichet, laqgha li trattat il-krizi li ghaddejja minnha l-Ewro bhalissa. F’Kinshasa…
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Commission response deepens mystery on Maltese ID cards
Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna reacted with disappointment to the refusal of the European Commission to divulge whether it was funding the replacement of Malta’s outdated ID cards system, adding that the Maltese government was guilty of “purposely sowing seeds of needless confusion”. Following repeated questions by Labour MP Leo Brincat on the issue, the…
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L-MEP u INT – Prog 44 – IMF Malta Preliminary Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Malta Preliminary Report was published recently. The Report said that Malta weathered the global recession relatively well but cautioned that vulnerabilities are rising in Malta’s financial sector saying that high credit risk and growing exposure to securities in parts of the Maltese banking sector call for heightened vigilance and determined supervisory…