THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DR JOE BORG MEETS THE WINNING TEAMS OF THE NSTF-MINI EUROPEAN ASSEMBLY

THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DR JOE BORG MEETS THE WINNING TEAMS OF THE NSTF-MINI EUROPEAN ASSEMBLY

The Hon Joe Borg, Minister of Foreign Affairs today met the winning teams of the NSTF-Mini European Assembly upon their return from a study-trip of the European Institutions in Brussels and Strasbourg. The study-trip included visits to the European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament in Brussels, as well as to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

At the meeting the students presented Minister Borg with a report of their study-trip, including information on meetings with various high-ranking personalities involved in the day to day running of the European Institutions. Of particular note were the meetings the students held with H.E. G'�nther Verheugen, Commissioner responsible for Enlargement; Mr Lars Erik Folsberg, responsible for the Malta Desk at Directorate General on Enlargement; and meetings with various Members of the European Parliament sitting on the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee. The students also had the opportunity to meet with Dr Walter Schwimmer, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

Whilst congratulating the students on their success during the NSTF-Mini European Assembly, Minister Borg thanked the students for the report. He commended the students on their active participation in the meetings held in Brussels and Strasbourg and augured that the experience gained by students throughout the duration of the Assembly would serve its useful purpose, both as exposure of European Institutions and processes but also as an example of the manner in which Europe functioned in the service of its citizens.

The students in turn thanked the Minister of Foreign Affairs for his support of the events and that rendered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.