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Foodbank ‘clients’ trebled since March 2019
In less than two years the number of low-income families and individuals resorting to help from the Foodbank Lifeline Foundation has trebled and now stands at around 300. Such rise which has…
Parliament approves seven-year EU budget 2021-2027
The European Parliament gave its go-ahead to the EU budget, known as Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period between 2021 to 2027. The approval means that EU citizens may start benefitting from this financial package as from the start of the forthcoming year. €15 billion…
A year on – Justice has not been served yet
A year ago, people were looking forward to starting a fresh page following the political turmoil and corruption scandals that led to the resignation of Joseph Muscat as prime minister. Scandals for which journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had…
European Disability Strategy 2010-2020
In its publication of the Evaluation of the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020, the European Commission said that in the last ten years, the strategy helped to remove barriers for persons…
A result which rewards the synergy between the Medicines Authority and UHM
The good review given to the Medicines Authority on its recruitment process in recent years is a living testament to the synergy which can exist when employers and unions work…
New tool to combat terrorism online agreed
A new law that will help to fight the dissemination of terrorist content online has been agreed by Parliament and Council. It targets texts, images, sound recordings or videos that…
The state of the unions and their autonomy
Any trade union aiming to be of service to its members without fear or favour should strive to be autonomous. If this is not the case, it has no freedom…
A Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe
The European Commission has recently adopted a Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe to ensure patients have access to innovative, affordable and safe medicines. It also aims to support the competitiveness, innovative capacity, and…
Port Workers foremen are being discriminated against
The refusal by the government to revise the agreement of port workers foremen who have been left waiting more than a decade, constitutes a huge injustice. These workers are being…
Asylum: MEPs call for more solidarity among EU counties
The 2013 Dublin III Regulation on asylum puts a “disproportionate responsibility on a minority of member states, in particular when high numbers of arrivals occur”, a draft European Parliament resolution has…