{"id":2548,"date":"2019-05-02T09:31:18","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T07:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&#038;p=2548"},"modified":"2019-05-02T09:31:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T07:31:18","slug":"15-il-sena-mis-shubija-ta-malta-fl-ue-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/15-il-sena-mis-shubija-ta-malta-fl-ue-2\/","title":{"rendered":"15 years of Malta\u2019s EU accession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2540\" src=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/faf6896b4e5d6b926dcc44b07155416ddb70eb29-1556430075-5cc53cfb-620x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/faf6896b4e5d6b926dcc44b07155416ddb70eb29-1556430075-5cc53cfb-620x348.jpg 620w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/faf6896b4e5d6b926dcc44b07155416ddb70eb29-1556430075-5cc53cfb-620x348-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">May 1, 2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0marks the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a015 year anniversary of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Malta\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">EU accession. Needless to say that during this time, EU accession visibly and tangibly changed Malta in a variety of ways<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, including in the employment sector.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In a bid to invest in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">education,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">training systems and workforce skills to meet the changi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ng demands of the labour market,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Malta benefit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ed from various EU funding opportunities such as the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/esf\/home.jsp?langId=en\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">European Social Fund<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Furthermore, through their day-to-day meetings with other\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">inistries and officials from o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ther EU Member States, Maltese g<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">overnment representatives have helped create and implement a vast array of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/social\/main.jsp?catId=157\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">labour laws<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0which mainly\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">revolve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0around two aspects: wo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">rking conditions and informing,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">consulting workers.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0These regulations and directives have\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">shaped<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the current scenario in the l<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ocal and European labour market<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Additionally, Malta has<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and is supporting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0initiatives such as the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/business-economy-euro\/economic-and-fiscal-policy-coordination\/eu-economic-governance-monitoring-prevention-correction\/european-semester\/framework\/europe-2020-strategy_en\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Europe 2020 Strategy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/priorities\/deeper-and-fairer-economic-and-monetary-union\/european-pillar-social-rights_en\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">European Pillar of Social Rights<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">both\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">aiming to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0improve employability, employment rates and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">job security.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Whil<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0reflecting on Malta\u2019s participation in the field of employment within the context of its 15 year accession anniversary, one must also look towards the future in order to keep ensuring that access to the labour market is open to everyone and safe for all Maltese and EU citizens.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; May 1, 2019\u00a0marks the\u00a015 year anniversary of\u00a0Malta\u2019s\u00a0EU accession. 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