ALFRED SANT ON PEOPLE AT RISK OR POVERTY
The European Commission said that up to the end of 2012, €12.9 billion were invested in social inclusion measures, and further €10.3 billion have been also committed. With regards to The programming period 2014-2020, it was agreed for the first time in the context of cohesion policy and with a view to ensure sufficient resources
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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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BOGĦOD MINN BRUSSELL
Din kienet ġimgħa li d-deputati Ewropej, jew il-maġġoranza tagħhom, qattgħu bogħod minn Brussell (jew Strasburgu). Kienet zmien maħsub biex l-istess deputati jzuru l-kostitwenzi li tellgħuhom u jzommu f’kuntatt magħhom. Jien qed nipprova nagħmel dan ukoll billi kemm jista’ jkun kull ġimgħa, nerġa’ niġi Malta. Talanqas ikollok il-Ġimgħa, parti mis-Sibt u parti mill-Ħadd li matulhom tkun
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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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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 – all sections – 22.10.2014
I want to register my major reservations on my vote in favour of this motion. Contrary to what is being stated, in the operation of aid funds set under the annual budget, the EU is implementing a one-size-fits-all approach – the same measure is being applied to all. I refer to two examples from Malta’s
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Response to Ebola crisis (debate) – Written Statement – 20.10.2014
Since facing the threat of Ebola, public and international authorities aimed at not raising panic. For months, we have received statements minimizing the threat. As time passed by, they seemed to be too optimistic. In African countries the crisis worsened. Ebola cases spread to Europe and the US. The WHO says that a major outbreak
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