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Brexit and EU Funding – Part 1
It is undeniable that BREXIT will have a significant effect on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) which will cover the period 2021-2027. The EU budget will largely be affected as a result…
Social Security and Brexit
With a Brexit no-deal scenario still on the cards, Member States of the EU and the Union itself have prepared various contingency plans to cover this eventuality. On January 30,…
Taking action on disinformation
The European Commission has presented an action plan intended to counter the spread of disinformation across Europe. The intention is to ensure that the democratic systems of the EU and its Member…
This Time I’m Voting: 2019 European Parliament Elections
The European Parliament Elections are fast-approaching and, according to the European Parliament, “by voting, you help decide what kind of Europe we have in the years to come”. The European Parliament…
European Elections
Citizens of the European Union go to the polls between 23 and 26 May, 2019 to elect the new European Parliament. Maltese citizens will be able to vote on Saturday,…
Incentives for local councils to encourage green procurement
Local Councils are to be incentivised to source goods and services in line with green public procurement criteria as part of the second National Action Plan tied to green…
Prioritising Social Rights in the EU
The European Commission has taken concrete initiatives to put the 20 principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights into practice at European level. The pillar aims to take into account the changing…
Are you voting?
With the upcoming European Parliament elections less than 4 months away, European citizens are being encouraged to register their interests in voting. During these elections, citizens will elect new Members of the European Parliament…
European Parliament flash Eurobarometer: Malta’s EU membership is ‘a good thing’
The European Parliament flash Eurobarometer, which focused on public opinion, and the 2019 MEP elections Lead Candidate Process, also known as Spitzenkandidaten, and European Parliament Media Recall, found that 68% of respondents in Malta feel…
Fake news and online disinformation
The label “fake news” is a recent addition to the news media vocabulary. According to Google Trends it led a relatively obscure life for many years, until the US…