Month: December 2016

  • Finance Minister meets European Banking Federation

    Finance Minister meets European Banking Federation

    Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna met with a delegation from the European Banking Federation, during which he expounded on the priorities of the 2017 Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.   PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The meeting focused on the Capital Markets Union, insolvency law, the need for educational…

  • Laqgħat bilaterali mal-Ministri Ewropej

    Laqgħat bilaterali mal-Ministri Ewropej

    Iktar ma qed jersaq il-bidu tal-Presidenza ta’ Malta fl-Unjoni Ewropea, jiġifieri fil-bidu tas-sena d-dieħla, iktar wieħed qiegħed jinnota kif il-Prim Ministru  qed isiefer iktar biex jiltaqa’ ma’ numru ta’ kapijiet ta’ gvernijiet Ewropej. Bl-istess mod, ċertu ministri, qegħdin isiefru biex jiltaqgħu ma’ ministri Ewropej li jkopru dekasteri simili. Fil-każ tiegħi, bħala l-Ministru għall-Finanzi, qed ikolli…

  • Innovazzjoni u politika li tisfratta

    Innovazzjoni u politika li tisfratta

    Mhux l-ewwel darba li tisma’ lil min jgħid, “ara f’hiex ġejna” jew “ara kif tbiddilna”. Per eżempju tidħol f’lukanda u tara familja li suppost ġew biex igawdu x-xemx u s-sbuħija tal-baħar u tarahom ġol-lobby moħħhom fil-kompjuter mitlufin u ma jkellmux lil xulxin. Jew inkella tara nies illi minflok imorru jixtru fil-ħwienet, jibqgħu id-dar u jixtru…

  • Malta to keep momentum on current ECOFIN programme – Minister Scicluna

    Malta to keep momentum on current ECOFIN programme – Minister Scicluna

    Malta, like some other Member States, still has some reservations on the proposed amendments to the Anti-Tax Avoidance Draft Directive (ATAD), and the Maltese Government requires more time to fully analyse and assess its implications, and to consult with the Opposition in Parliament.   PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Minister for Finance…

  • Maltese and German Finance Ministers meet in Berlin

    Maltese and German Finance Ministers meet in Berlin

    Yesterday, Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna held bilateral talks with German Federal Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble in Berlin as part of the preparations for the 2017 Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.   PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Minister Scicluna and Minister Schäuble discussed areas of common interest…

  • Finance Minister meets the Lord Mayor of London

    Finance Minister meets the Lord Mayor of London

    Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna met with the Lord Mayor of London Dr Andrew Parmley ahead of the upcoming Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union. During the meeting held at the Ministry for Finance, Prof. Scicluna and Dr Parmley spoke about areas of common interest in the light of the forthcoming Presidency of…