Europe Day 2010 events - Debate at the House of Representatives(07/05/2010)
To underline the importance of the Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion an interactive debate between school children and leading political figures was held at the House of Representatives, Valletta. 'Poverty and Social Exclusion - Do we take things for granted?' was the theme selected for this year's debate.
The European Commission Representation in Malta in collaboration with the European Parliament Valletta Office organised a discussion session. This session, under the chairmanship of the Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives, featured a debate between secondary school children and the leaders of today, namely government ministers, opposition spokespersons, MEP Edward SCICLUNA (S&D) - who made the opening remarks of the debate - and MPs. Six teams of school children aged between 14 and 15 made a short intervention on how we can address 'Poverty and Social Exclusion'. The school childrens' interventions were followed by replies from the leaders of today.
