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L-MEP u Int – Prog 67 – The Arab uprisings
Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria witnessed, and are still witnessing, their people’s uprisings. Two Presidents, Ben Ali of Tunisia and Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak were led to their downfall. Libya is engaged in an ongoing civil war. Syria, Yemen and Bahrain are experiencing their people’s anger. This is not all. Uganda had Presidential and…
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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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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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L-MEP u Int – Prog 64 – Irregular migration in the Mediterranean
The thousands of people fleeing Libya because of the ongoing war are causing big problems for various Mediterranean countries. Malta was not spared. More than a thousand reached our shores in just a few days. European Union’s help was sought. So far the result was disappointing. Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna discussed all this during…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 63 – Illegal immigration, ESM and Malta
Malta features prominently in the recent EU’s developments on illegal immigration, mainly from Libya; and the workings of the European Stability Mechanism. Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna reviewed these two important issues during Smash TV discussion programme L-MEP U INT on Friday, April 8. L-MEP U INT is aired every Friday at 7.20 p.m. with…
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L-MEP u Int – Prog 62 – In solidarity with Greece
Normally meetings earmarked for discussions within the Political Groups of the European Parliament are held in Brussels. The Socialists and Democrats Group (S&D) decided to have their last discussion session, last week in March, in Athens, Greece. This as a sign of solidarity with the Greek Socialist Government at a time when Greece is facing…
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Public Discussion Osborne Hotel, Valletta
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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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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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L-MEP u Int – Prog 59 – Women’s Day
Nhar it-Tlieta, 8 ta’ Marzu, kien celebrat Jum il-Mara. Din is-sena habat il-mitt anniversarju minn meta gie celebrat l-ewwel darba. Tfakkar tista’ tghid madwar id-dinja kollha, u minn diversi istituzzjonijiet, fosthom il-Parlament Ewropew li kien qed jiltaqa’ fi Strasbourg. X’kien l-andament fil-Parlament Ewropew? Dan kien is-suggett trattat mal- Ewroparlamentari Laburista l-Professur Edward Scicluna fil-programm televiziv…