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Traineeships fl-Istituzzjonijiet tal-UE
Il-Parlament Ewropew qiegħed joffri traineeships ta' ħames xhur imħallsin lil nies b'diżabilità, bħala miżura ta' azzjoni pożittiva maħsuba biex tgħin u tħaffef l-integrazzjoni ta' nies b'diżabilità fil-post tax-xogħol.
Nicolette Busuttil
Nicolette Busuttil, studenta tal-Liġi ta' 20 sena li tagħmel xogħol volontarju fiċ-ċentri ta' detenzjoni f'Ħal Safi u Ħal Far hija r-rebbieħa minn Malta tal-Premju Karlu Manju għaż-Żgħażagħ Ewropej ta' din is-sena.
Jerzy Buzek
Il-President tal-Parlament Ewropew Jerzy Buzek se jwettaq żjara uffiċjali f'Malta nhar it-Tnejn 24 u t-Tlieta 25 ta' Jannar 2011.
Is-sitt siġġu għal Malta fil-Parlament Ewropew
Biex tiġi kkjarafikata impressjoni skorretta li ngħatat f'xi artikli fil-midja barranija kif ukoll dik lokali, l-Uffiċċju tal-Parlament Ewropew f'Malta jixtieq jiċċara l-kwistjoni li għandha x'taqsam mal-istatus tal-persuni eletti sabiex jimtlew numru ta' siġġijiet ġodda li se jkun hemm fil-Parlament Ewropew skont it-Trattat ta' Liżbona.  
F'Diċembru 2008, il-Kunsill tal-Unjoni Ewropea ddikjara li jekk it-Trattat ta' Liżbona jkun ratifikat, it-tnax-il pajjiż li għandhom jiżdiedulhom in-numru ta' MPE kif provdut fit-Trattat ta' Liżbona għandhom jingħataw dawn is-siġġijiet waqt il-leġiżlatura 2009-2014, u jekk ikun possibbli fl-2010.
It-Trattat ta' Liżbona jidħol fis-seħħ biss jekk jiġi ratifikat mill-Irlanda wara referendum li għandu jsir fil-ħarifa (probabbilment f'Ottubru) u jkun ukoll iffirmat mill-Presidenti tal-Polonja u r-Repubblika Ċeka, żewġ pajjiżi li l-Parlamenti tagħhom diġà rratifikaw it-Trattat.

F'Mejju 2009, il-Parlament Ewropew approva riżoluzzjoni mhux leġiżlattiva (ir-Rapport Dehaene) li talab biex l-iStati Membri "jippermettu l-elezzjoni minn qabel ta' 18-il Membru supplimentari tal-Parlament Ewropew, sabiex ikunu fil-Parlament bħala osservaturi mid-data meta jidħol fis-seħħ it-Trattat ta' Liżbona".
Il-Parlament Ewropew illum nieda kampanja ta' komunikazzjoni intiża biex tħeġġeġ lil 375 mijun votant Ewropew jipparteċipa fl-Elezzjonijiet Ewropej li se jsiru fis-27 Stat Membru tal-UE f'Ġunju 2009. L-għażla li ċ-ċittadini Ewropej għandhom quddiemhom huwa l-messaġġ ewlieni tal-kampanja istituzzjonali. Il-Parlament Ewropew, fil-fatt, qed jistaqsi liċ-ċittadini mistoqsijiet bħal: "Kemm għandhom ikunu miftuħa l-fruntieri tagħna? X'tip ta' enerġija rridu? Kif nistgħu nsibu bilanċ bejn il-familja u x-xogħol?" It-tweġibiet, li se jagħtu ċ-ċittadini, jagħmlu emfasi li huma n-nies li se jiddeċiedu liema direzzjoni se tieħu l-Ewropa fis-snin li ġejjin.
Guido de Marco 
Former President of Malta
The President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, sends his condolences to the Maltese people and the family and friends of Guido de Marco, President of Malta from 1999 to 2004 who died on Thursday morning (12 August 2010). "Guido de Marco has led Malta into the European Union and was a highly respected politician and statesman. My thoughts are with the family of Guido de Marco and with the Maltese people.  Guido de Marco embodied the best qualities of a modern politician: he was a true patriot who loved his country and his people and he was an open-minded and committed European statesman who was deeply respected all over Europe."
Traineeships mal-Parlament Ewropew
Il-Parlament Ewropew irawwem l-ugwaljanza ta' l-opportunitajiet u jħeġġeġ nisa u rġiel b'diżabilità biex japplikaw għat-traineeships tiegħu. Fl-2006, bħal miżura ta' azzjoni pożittiva, il-Parlament Ewropew nieda traineeship speċifiku għal nies b'diżabilità.
Selezzjoni ta´films minn Alain Resnais
Films minn Alain Resnais
Nhar it 8, 13 u 15 ta' Lulju, l-Uffiċċju tal-Parlament Ewropew f'Malta b'kollaborazzjoni mal-Ambaxxata Franċiża f'Malta organizzaw wiri ta' films mill'produttur magħruf Alain Resnais. Il-films kienu miftuħa għall-pubbliku inġenerali kienu Mon Oncle d'Amérique, On Connaît la Chanson u Hiroshima Mon Amour. Dokumentarji qosra mill-istess awtur intwerew qabel kull film.  

Matul it-tlett iljieli kien hemm attendenza tajba ħafna bis-sala tal-konferenzi f'Dar l-Ewropa tkun dejjem mimlija. Wara kull attivita', dawk li attendew kellhom ukoll l-opportunita' jiddiskutu l-films waqt riċeviment zgħir li sar fit-terrazzin li jaghti fuq il-Port il-Kbir.
Events in Gozo
In collaboration with the Ministry for Gozo and the Gozo College, the European Commission Representation in Malta and the European Parliament Office in Malta organised a number of activities to celebrate Europe Day in Gozo, Malta's sister island. These included musical and artistic performances, re-enactments by College students and artistic performances. These activities were also a prelude to the Lejlet Lapsi - Notte Gozitana introductory celebrations which will feature a number of artistic, cultural and folkloristic performances. Maltese European Commissioner John Dalli and The Hon. Giovanna Debono, Minister for Gozo delivered speeches during the events.  MEP Louis GRECH (S&D, MT) was also scheduled to speak at the event but had to cancel due to important Labour Party activities.
Six of the participating football nurseries
The fourth edition of the European Parliament Sports Festival took place at De La Salle College, Birgu.  Some three hundred participants, including Under-14 Football Nurseries from all over Malta and Gozo and children from other philanthropic organisations, this year got a chance to try out a number of sporting disciplines including football, hockey, net ball, volley ball, basket ball and baseball.  Footballs printed with the EP logo were distributed to all participating children by Dr Julian Vassallo, Head of the European Parliament Office in Malta, MEP Simon BUSUTTIL (EPP, MT) and Mr William Martin, Acting Head of the European Commission Representation in Malta.
Dr Julian Vassallo, Head of the European Parliament Office in Malta delivering speech on the occasion of Europe Day
The main square of Valletta was transformed into a colourful fun-for-all area with numerous interactive and educational games and a giant map of Europe. Various animators engaged children and adults alike to participate in edutainment-oriented activities to mark the 60th anniversary of the declaration of Robert Schuman as well as the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.
Traineeships mal-Parlament Ewropew
Żgħażagħ li jixtiequ jtejbu l-għarfien tagħhom dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea jistgħu japplikaw għal traineeships bi ħlas u oħrajn mingħajr ħlas mal-Uffiċċju tal-Parlament Ewropew f'Malta. Min jintgħażel ikun parti minn tim ibbażat f'Dar l-Ewropa, il-Belt Valletta, li xogħolu huwa li jispjega x'inhu r-rwol tal-Parlament Ewropew liċ-ċittadini Maltin u kif dan jaffettwahom.