Parliamentary Secretary Jesmond Mugliett meets Council of Europe Secretary General

Maltese young people stand to benefit as a result of a recent visit to Strasbourg by the Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, the Hon.Jesmond Mugliett.

During his short visit to the Council of Europe's capital, Mr. Mugliett had various meetings with top officials in the fields of Youth and Sport, culminating in a meeting with the Council of Europe Secretary-General, Mr Walter Schwimmer.

At these meetings, Mr Mugliett discussed opportunities available to young people in the Council of Europe programmes and projects and considered the prospects for Council of Europe projects to be held in Malta next year. The Council of Europe officials showed interest in organising English Language courses in Malta, as well as in holding a Youth Trainer Course and a Euro-Mediterranean Youth Forum on the Island, to which Maltese young people would be invited to participate.

The Parliamentary Secretary presented the Youth Policy to the Council of Europe authorities and made a formal request for the Council to review the Maltese Policy in the coming months. The Hon. Mugliett also met the officials responsible for the Sport sector where the possibility of assistance in drafting a Sport Law was discussed.