MALTESE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN CPA CONFERENCE IN SCOTLAND

A parliamentary delegation led by the Hon. Dr Anthony Abela, MP and comprising the Hon. Dr Charles Mangion MP and Hon. Mr Carmelo Abela MP, will be attending the 32nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference of the British Islands and Mediterranean Region. Also participating at this conference is Hon. Mr Mario Galea MP, Regional Representative and member of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. The Conference which will be held in Scotland between the 17th and 20th June, 2001, will bring together delegates from Alderney, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Malta, Scotland, UK and Wales.

The 32nd Conference of the British Islands and the Mediterranean Region will be officially opened by Rt Hon Sir David Steel KBE MSP, President of the Scottish Parliament. Amongst the topics on the agenda are:-

The Relationship between the British Islands and Mediterranean Region of the CPA and the European Union;

Equal opportunities for all (including gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, race and disability);

Parliament and the Media – friend or foe; and

Global warming and the possible implications for small countries.

Hon. Dr Anthony Abela, MP will be chairing the topic "Global Warming and the Possible Implications for Small Countries".