EU-MALTA JOINT PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE TO MEET IN BRUSSELS
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02/11/2001
| The 16th meeting of the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary | Committee comprising Hon Michael Frendo, 1st Vice Chairman; Hon George Vella, 2nd Vice Chairman; Hon Josef Bonnici, Hon Leo Brincat, Hon Chris Cardona, Hon Joe Cilia, Hon Dolores Cristina, Hon John Dalli, Hon Victor Galea Pace and Hon Gavin Gulia, will be held in Brussels on the 5th and 6th November 2001. |
| The meetings will be under the Co-Chairmanship of Hon | Michael Frendo for the Malta Parliament and Hon Luigi Cocilovo for the European Parliament side. |
| Statements on the political situation in Malta and | current EU-Malta relations will be delivered by Hon Joe Borg, Minister of Foreign Affairs representing the Maltese Government, Ms Renilde Loeckx, representing the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and Commissioner Günter Verheugen, representing the European Commission. These statements will be followed by an exchange of views. |
| Mrs Ursula Stenzel, Rapporteur of the European | Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy, on Malta's application for Membership of the European Union, Mr Arhi Palosuo, the EU Chief Negotiator, and Mr Richard Cachia Caruana, Chairman, Core Negotiating Group, will be briefing the committee on Malta’s application for membership of the EU: EU-Malta Accession Negotiations - current situation and future perspectives. |
| Additional to the normal exchange of views, at this | meeting, there will be a particular focus on social and employment policies, where representatives from the European Commission, European Trade Union Confederation, Union of Industrial and Employers’ Confederations of Europe and the Ministry for Social Policy of Malta, will be briefing the committee on the social and employment policies in the framework of the Luxembourg process and their possible implications for Malta. |
| An exchange of views will also be held on the | Euro-Med process. |
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