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‘THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IS IGNORING TRADITIONAL MALTESE FISHERMEN’

Maltese EuroParliamentarian Alfred Sant said that the European Commission is not giving enough attention to traditional fishermen, including Maltese and Gozitan fishermen, in the Mediterranean. The EC cannot understand that certain rules have disrupted the traditional tuna fishing and is not recognizing that traditional fishermen are facing regulatory competitive conditions that cannot permit them making

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‘GOZO NEEDS REGIONAL MANAGEMENT’

‘Gozo, an island smaller than Malta, with its own special features and identity, lags behind due to its dual insularity.’ Alfred Sant stated this while he was explaining his reservations about his vote in favour of a motion in the Strasbourg Plenary about the Union’s GeneraI budget for next year. He stressed that in order

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SANT ON THE IMPACT OF THE RUSSIAN EMBARGO ON AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS

The European Commission said that it has adopted a series of measures against market disturbance following the Russian embargo on agricultural imports from EU member states. Dacian Ciolas, current Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, was answering a question on the subject in the European Parliament poised by Maltese Europarliamentarian Alfred Sant. Alfred Sant asked

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STATE AID TO SMEs IN WARTORN ZONES LIKE UKRAINE AND LIBYA

The European Commision said that, following extensive consultations with Member States and stakeholders, in July 2014 it adopted a series of instruments to ensure a simpler, more flexible and generous state aid framework which provides support to SMEs in zones close to civil strife or war. The European Commision was answering a question posed by

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LITTLE PROGRESS HAS BEEN REGISTERED TO COMBAT EBOLA’

Alfred Sant said today little progress has been registered on the efforts by the EU to combat the Ebola epidemy. The Maltese MEP was commenting in Brussels following a reply by the European Commission to a question submitted in Mid August on the spread of Ebola. The Labour Head of Delegation in the S&D had