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Agenda - The Week Ahead 21-27 May 2012
L-Erbgħa, 16 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary Session - Strasbourg
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Newsletter - 21-24 May 2012 - Strasbourg plenary session
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Press release - Libya: MEPs hopeful for upcoming elections but worried about arms smuggling - Committee on Foreign Affairs
L-Erbgħa, 16 ta’ Mejju 2012Hopes for Libya's June elections, the first in almost 50 years, tempered by worries that arms may be smuggled through its porous borders to restless neighbouring countries, were voiced by Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs at a meeting with Libya's Deputy Prime Minister, Mustafa Abushagur, on Tuesday evening.
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National angle - "Europe on the Ground" wins 2012 European Charlemagne Youth Prize
L-Erbgħa, 16 ta’ Mejju 2012Europe on the Ground, a Greek youth media project, was awarded first prize at the 2012 Charlemagne Youth Prize ceremony on 15 May in Aachen. Second prize went to Europe Meets School, an exchange programme for Erasmus students (Czech Republic) and the winner of the third prize was the Cycle Me Home project, a documentary road-movie (Hungary). The Charlemagne Youth Prize is awarded annually to projects that foster a shared sense of European identity and integration among young people.
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National angle - "Europe on the Ground" wins 2012 European Charlemagne Youth Prize
L-Erbgħa, 16 ta’ Mejju 2012"Europe on the Ground", a Greek youth media project, was awarded first prize at the 2012 Charlemagne Youth Prize ceremony on 15 May in Aachen. Second prize went to "Europe Meets School", an exchange programme for Erasmus students (Czech Republic) and the winner of the third prize was the "Cycle Me Home" project, a documentary road-movie (Hungary). The Charlemagne Youth Prize is awarded annually to projects that foster a shared sense of European identity and integration among young people.
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Background - Bank capital rules - 14 May Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee vote
It-Tlieta, 15 ta’ Mejju 2012The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee took a unanimous stand on the latest bank capital requirements legislation on Monday 14 May. The vote gives Parliament's negotiators, led by rapporteur Othmar Karas (EPP, AT), a strong hand in pushing its reform agenda with Member States.
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Press release - MEPs urge EU to act before Sudan and South Sudan go to war - Committee on Foreign Affairs
It-Tlieta, 15 ta’ Mejju 2012The Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday urged the EU to take action on the crises in West, Central and East Africa, particularly the tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. MEPs raised questions about China's role in Sudan – South Sudan relations and said China had been more proactive than the EU and could only gain from the EU's hesitation.
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Press release - Cutting animal transport times is just the start, says Agriculture Committee - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
It-Tlieta, 15 ta’ Mejju 2012The welfare of animals in transport must be improved, but cutting transport time to eight hours must be supplemented by other measures, such as support for local slaughterhouses and meat processing plants, upgrading transport vehicles and full and uniform control of compliance with existing rules throughout the EU, said many Agriculture Committee MEPs in a debate on Monday.
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Press release - Albania: MEPs welcome political progress towards EU candidate status - Committee on Foreign Affairs
It-Tlieta, 15 ta’ Mejju 2012MEPs welcomed Albania's progress towards EU candidate status in a Foreign Affairs Committee exchange of views with Albanian government and opposition representatives on Monday. The electoral and legal systems should take priority in reform efforts, said MEPs, with a view to the presidential election to be held in July.
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Press release - Fiscal Policy: Growth dimension and control of new Commission powers needed - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
It-Tlieta, 15 ta’ Mejju 2012The European Commission should have more control over fiscal policy in EU Member States, but not the free rein it asked for, says the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in texts, voted on Monday, stating a position on the economic governance "two pack". This increased power must be democratically controlled and serve to spur economic growth, MEPs say.
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Press release - Bank capital rules: reform to boost risk resilience and lending to small firms - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
It-Tnejn, 14 ta’ Mejju 2012Bank capital requirements must be strengthened to make banks more risk-resilient and the risk weighting of loans to small firms must be reduced to facilitate lending to the real economy, said Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs in a vote on Monday. Bankers' bonuses must not exceed their fixed pay, they added.
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Agenda - The Week Ahead 14 - 20 May 2012
Il-Ġimgħa, 11 ta’ Mejju 2012Committee and political group meetings - Brussels
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Press release - Fight maritime piracy with military and state-building, say MEPs
Il-Ħamis, 10 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary sessions : MEPs say the fight against piracy off the east-African coast cannot be won by military means alone. In a resolution adopted on Thursday, by 434 votes to 100, with five abstentions, they urge member states to strengthen the EU naval protection force and finance efforts to tackle the causes of piracy. They also call for special courts for pirates.
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Press release - Conventionally-bred plants or animals should be exempt from patents, say MEPs
Il-Ħamis, 10 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary sessions : Parliament wants to protect European breeders from excessive patent protection, which it believes could stifle innovation and progress. In a non-binding resolution adopted on Thursday, it says products such as anti-carcinogenic broccoli or high-yield dairy cows, produced by conventional breeding techniques, should not be patented.
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Press release - MEPs call for trade to build democracy in Arab Spring countries
Il-Ħamis, 10 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary sessions : The EU must do more to promote democracy and stability in its southern Mediterranean neighbourhood by boosting mutually-beneficial trade relations in the wake of the Arab Spring, says Parliament. Efforts should be focused on small businesses as the main drivers of job creation and wealth.
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Press release - EP approves accounts for lion's share of EU spending in 2010
Il-Ħamis, 10 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary sessions : Parliament approved the European Commission's 2010 budget spending on Thursday, under the EU's annual budget discharge procedure. It also endorsed the financial management of almost all the other institutions and agencies and the European Development Fund. However, it postponed the discharges for the Council and the Agencies for Food Safety, Medicines and the Environment.
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Press release - Parliament votes not to defend MEP Tudor's parliamentary immunity
Il-Ħamis, 10 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary sessions : Parliament decided on Thursday not to defend the immunity of Corneliu Vadim Tudor (NA, RO), who had asked that it be upheld in connection with proceedings before Romania's High Court of Cassation.
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Press release - Fighting fraud: MEPs want accurate information on customs duty and VAT evasion
Il-Ħamis, 10 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary sessions : The reporting of fraud and corruption in Member States' spending of EU funds and collection of customs duties and VAT - the traditional sources of the EU budget - must be improved, so as to protect the EU's financial interests and prevent misuse of its funds, says Parliament in a resolution voted on Thursday.
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Press release - Parliament safeguards strict rules on EU toxic chemical exports
Il-Ħamis, 10 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary sessions : MEPs safeguarded strict conditions for the EU's toxic chemical exports in legislation amended on Thursday. The chemicals are those listed in the UN's Rotterdam Convention, which aims to protect the environment and public health in the importing countries.
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Press release - Cross-border defamation by the press
Il-Ħamis, 10 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary sessions : Clearer rules are needed to protect not only the victims of cross-border defamation, but also journalists accused of it, says a resolution approved on Thursday.
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Press release - New deal to cut mobile roaming prices, including data services
Il-Ħamis, 10 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary sessions : The cost of using mobile phones, smartphones and tablets when travelling abroad within the EU will fall sharply from 1 July this year, under an agreement with the Council endorsed by Parliament on Thursday. The new rules will also enable clients to buy roaming services from suppliers other than their home service suppliers and open up the market to new entrants, so as to boost competition and thus reduce prices.
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Press release - EU should nurture small airports as drivers of regional growth, MEPs say
Il-Ħamis, 10 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary sessions : EU aviation policy must pay special attention to the needs of regional airports, says a resolution adopted by Parliament today. Their potential to boost regional development and reduce congestion at major air hubs could be unlocked by integrating them in the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T), MEPs believe.
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Press release - Airport reform package: MEPs question added value for travellers - Committee on Transport and Tourism
L-Erbgħa, 9 ta’ Mejju 2012The Commission's legislative proposals for more competitive ground-handling services, better usage of take-off and landing slots and a harmonised approach to reduce noise nuisance around airports came under severe fire during a hearing with independent experts, representatives of airlines, airports, national aviation authorities and citizens' NGOs in the Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday 8 May.
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Press release - Mr Schulz condemns intimidation in Bahrain and Egypt, tribute to Miguel Portas
L-Erbgħa, 9 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary sessions : President Schulz condemned the growing intimidation of human rights activists in Bahrain and Egypt, and paid a posthumous tribute to journalist and MEP Miguel Portas, in his opening address at the Brussels mini-session on Wednesday.
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Press release - Towards better detection and EU-wide withdrawal of dangerous medicines - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
It-Tlieta, 8 ta’ Mejju 2012The adverse effects of medicinal products will be better monitored in future, to prevent the recurrence of cases like the French diabetes medicine "Médiator" (benfluorex), which led to many deaths. Changes to existing EU legislation, backed by the Public Health Committee on Tuesday, would trigger an automatic EU safety evaluation in the event of a safety alert about a medicinal product in any EU Member State.
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Press release - Making it easier for the police to seek evidence in other EU countries - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
It-Tlieta, 8 ta’ Mejju 2012The police would get better and faster support from their counterparts in other EU countries, for example when asking them to conduct house searches or interview witnesses, under a proposed European Investigation Order endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday. The new rules would set deadlines for gathering the evidence requested and limit the grounds for refusing such requests.
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Background - The European Parliament 2009-2011: key legislation approved by MEPs
It-Tlieta, 8 ta’ Mejju 2012The European Parliament's current President, Jerzy Buzek, is soon to hand over the reins to his successor, who will be chosen by the full body of MEPs at the Strasbourg plenary session in January 2012. This mid-way point between the European elections of 2009 and 2014 gives an opportunity to review some of the main legislation adopted by MEPs over the last two and a half years.
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Background - Roaming - Questions and Answers
It-Tlieta, 8 ta’ Mejju 2012The cost of using mobile phones, smartphones and tablets when travelling within the EU will fall sharply from 1 July this year, under a provisional agreement between MEPs and national governments to be voted by Parliament on Thursday 10 May.
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Newsletter - 9-10 May 2012 - Brussels plenary session
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Press release - Open Days 2012: behind the scenes in Parliament
It-Tnejn, 7 ta’ Mejju 2012General : The European Parliament will mark this year's anniversary of the Schumann Declaration by opening its doors to citizens and offering them many activities that provide behind-the-scenes insights into Parliament's activities.
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Agenda - The Week ahead 7 - 11 May 2012
Il-Ġimgħa, 4 ta’ Mejju 2012Plenary Session and Committee Meetings – Brussels
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Background - ACTA before the European Parliament
Il-Ġimgħa, 27 ta’ April 2012The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is being debated in the European Parliament's International Trade Committee, which will make a formal recommendation to Parliament as a whole on whether or not to approve it. Parliament cannot amend the agreement, but only approve or reject it. If it does not give its consent, then the agreement falls as far as the EU is concerned.
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Agenda - The Week Ahead 30 April - 6 May
Il-Ġimgħa, 27 ta’ April 2012External Parliamentary Activities Week
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Press release - Financial markets should be organised, transparent and fair for investors - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Il-Ħamis, 26 ta’ April 2012Investor protection, better organisation of markets, new trading platforms and algorithmic trading emerged as the key issues for MEPs in draft financial market legislation discussed in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
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Press release - PIP breast implants: "learn the lessons of this fraud" - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Il-Ħamis, 26 ta’ April 2012A breast implant register, more stringent checks and product traceability, and a pre-market authorisation system are among the measures proposed by the Environment and Public Health Committee on Wednesday to prevent a recurrence of the PIP defective breast implants case. The resolution was passed unanimously.
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Press release - ACTA: reject and maybe renegotiate, says European Parliament rapporteur - Committee on International Trade
L-Erbgħa, 25 ta’ April 2012The European Parliament should reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) because it is not clear enough to protect citizens' rights, said rapporteur David Martin (UK, S&D) in his formal recommendation to the International Trade Committee on Wednesday. However, he acknowledged that an alternative way to protect Europe's intellectual property is needed, and could perhaps be found by renegotiating the agreement.
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Press release - EU staff costs: how to make savings, yet allow the institutions to work - Committee on Legal Affairs
L-Erbgħa, 25 ta’ April 2012Raising the retirement age of EU staff, cutting the costs of their salaries and pension adjustment method and reducing their paid travelling time are among proposals, approved by the Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday, to make substantial savings on EU administration costs. The committee also agreed on a series of provisions to improve efficiency and prevent conflicts of interest.
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Press release - Schengen: internal border checks must be a last resort - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
L-Erbgħa, 25 ta’ April 2012Schengen Treaty Member States may reimpose checks at internal borders in the event of a serious threat to their public policy or to internal security, for up to ten days, says draft legislation as amended by the Civil Liberties Committee on Wednesday. In a separate vote on visa legislation, MEPs also backed a clause allowing the emergency reimposition of visa requirements for third country nationals crossing the EU's external frontiers.
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Press release - Better working conditions and social rights for seasonal workers - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
L-Erbgħa, 25 ta’ April 2012Non-EU seasonal workers would enjoy basic working and living conditions, such as a minimum wage and decent accommodation, under draft legislation endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee on Wednesday. These rules would tackle exploitation, while preventing temporary stays from becoming permanent. The Commission estimates that over 100,000 third-country seasonal workers come to the EU every year.
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Press release - Financial transaction tax: a wider and stronger net is possible - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
L-Erbgħa, 25 ta’ April 2012The proposed financial transaction tax should be better designed to capture more traders and to make evading it unprofitable, says a resolution adopted on Wednesday by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. The resolution also says the tax should go ahead even if only some Member States opt for it.
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Angolu Nazzjonali
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Perspettiva nazzjonali - Il-Premju Ewropew Karlumanju għaż-Żgħażagħ 2012 - data tal-għeluq ġdida
It-Tlieta, 24 ta’ Jannar 2012Id-data tal-għeluq biex jiġu sottomessi proġetti għall-Premju Ewropew Karlumanju għaż-Żgħażagħ 2012 ġiet posposta għat-13 ta' Frar 2012. B'hekk qiegħed jingħata ċans biex iktar kandidati jkunu jistgħu jieħdu sehem fil-ħames edizzjoni ta' dan il-premju.
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Perspettiva nazzjonali - MEPs minn Malta, l-Greċja u Ċipru f'seminar dwar l-immigrazzjoni
It-Tlieta, 9 ta’ Awissu 2011
Grupp imħallat ta' Membri Parlamentari Ewropej, ġurnalisti u rappreżentanti ta' diversi NGOs mill-Greċja, Ċipru u Malta ġew flimkien fil-Belt Valletta għall-ewwel minn serje ta' seminars reġjonali dwar l-immigrazzjoni u l-ażil.
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Perspettiva nazzjonali - Studenti jiċċelebraw Jum l-Ewropa fi Pjazza San Ġorġ, il-Belt Valletta
It-Tlieta, 17 ta’ Mejju 2011
Aktar minn tliet mitt tifel u tifla mill-iskejjel primarji nġabru fi Pjazza San Ġorġ fil-Belt Valletta għal attività li ttellgħet fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum l-Ewropa, nhar it-Tnejn 9 ta' Mejju, avveniment li l-mistieden distint tiegħu kien il-President ta' Malta Ġorġ Abela. Flimkien mal-Kap tal-Uffiċċju tal-Parlament Ewropew f’Malta Dr. Julian Vassallo, il-Kap tar-Rappreżentanza tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea f’Malta l-ġdid is-sur Martin Bugelli attendew ambaxxaturi mill-iStati Membri tal-UE.
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Perspettiva nazzjonali - Jum l-Ewropa 2011 - Festival tal-Futbol tal-Parlament Ewropew f'Għawdex
It-Tnejn, 9 ta’ Mejju 2011
Il-kunflitti li għaddejjin bħalissa fid-dinja Għarbija qed jagħtu tifsira speċjali lil Jum l-Ewropa hekk kif ġnus sħaħ f’pajjiżi ġirien tal-Unjoni Ewropea kienu qed jipperikolaw ħajjithom sabiex jiksbu l-libertajiet u l-opportunitajiet li jgawdu minnhom illum iċ-ċittadini tal-UE.
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Perspettiva nazzjonali - "Kid's Project, Kibera" għall-Premju Karlu Manju għaż-Żgħażagħ Ewropej 2011
It-Tnejn, 9 ta’ Mejju 2011
Kids' Palace Kibera, proġett sottomess minn John Paul Cauchi, żagħżugħ Malti ta' 25 sena li għamel xogħol volontarju f´Kibera, li tinsab fil-belt kapitali tal-Kenja Nairobi, se jkun mal-finalisti tal-Premju Karlu Manju għaż-Żgħażagħ Ewropej ta' din is-sena. Kids' Palace huwa proġett volontarju li nbeda minn żgħażagħ Maltin u huwa intiż sabiex jassisti ommijiet adolexxenti f'faqar estrem u b'mard bħal HIV u AIDS, biex ikunu jistgħu joħorġu jaħdmu u jtejbu l-għixien tagħhom.
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