Maltese MEP Alfred Sant said that the eurozone should agree to a general increase of 5% in the minimum wage across the whole of Europe. The Maltese MEP made this proposal during an economic dialogue and exchange of views with Nadia CalviƱo, Minister for the Economy and Enterprise of Spain at the Committee on Economic
There is an increasing trend in Europe to combat tax evasion by eliminating tax competition. Measures against tax competition between EU member states agreed upon by the traditional political parties in Europe as well within the European Commission undermine Maltaās interests, said Maltese MEP Alfred Sant and former Prime Minister Alfred Sant when addressing a
Brexit negotiations between the EU and the UK were fully flawed. The UK should have been asked first to clear as a matter of principle and policy what future relationship it sought. The EU should have indicated what relationship it found acceptable. Agreement would have been sought on this. Negotiations between the EU and the
Maltese MEP Alfred Sant has criticised the European Commission on its disproportionate treatment to Malta on the enforcement of anti-money laundering rules when compared to the much more serious case of Latvia. Dr Sant was reacting in a supplementary question to a reply by EC Commissioner Vera Jourova to the Maltese MEP’s Parliamentary Question on
Labour MEP and Former Prime Minister Alfred Sant told the European Parliament that the approach to the militarisation of the EU is unwise and likely in future to provoke new crises. āWe are getting the impression that the proposed militarization of the EU is part of a hasty response to overcome any future temptation of
Labour MEP and Former Prime Minister Alfred Sant voted against a resolution supporting the introduction of a harmonised digital tax in Europe as āa matter of non-negotiable principleā. Taxation should remain part of each EU member stateās sovereignty, remarked the Maltese MEP when explaining his vote against the resolution āDigital services tax and non-adoption of
