Mr John Bonello, Chairman Mr Simon Vaughan Johnson, CEO Distinguished guests, May I start by thanking you for inviting me to be with you on this very important occasion for HSBC and for asking me to address you in this impressive setting. As the CEO has just said, after what Read more…
SESSION: ‘TRANSPARENCY AND REPORTING’ Thank you, President Macron, Prime Minister Ardern, Your Majesty, Excellencies, I am pleased to participate in this high-level discussion on a pressing issue that affects us all. I thank all the speakers who took the floor before me for their valid, clear contributions to our exchanges. Read more…
Irrid nibda billi nsellem lill-kelliema distinti li qiegħdin magħkom illum sabiex tiġi mnedija il-Konferenza dwar il-Ġejjieni tal-Unjoni Ewropea. Irrid insellem ukoll lil dawk kollha li ingħaqdu magħna permezz tal-midja soċjali hekk kif l-iskop tal-okkażjoni tal-lum huwa propju l-inklużjoni taċ-ċittadini tagħna f’dan id-dibattitu. Dibattitu li għandu jwassal sabiex jipprovdi direzzjoni ċara Read more…
Malta’s geographical position could not but lead to it being wanted as a prized strategic possession by any nation that had, or aspired to have, power in the Mediterranean. The Order of the Knights of St. John’s reluctant relocation to Malta in 1530, brought to Malta its first real, protracted Read more…
L-Ewwel Simpożju tal-Presidenza dwar il-Kultura jiffoka fuq ‘Malta and France: Shared histories, new visions’ L-Uffiċċju tal-President organizza l-ewwel wieħed mis-sensiela ta’ Simpożji tal-Presidenza dwar il-Kultura bit-tema ‘Malta and France: Shared histories, new visions’ (Malta u Franza: Passat Kondiviż, Viżjonijiet Ġodda). Is-sensiela għandha l-għan li tesplora u tispjega r-rabtiet storiċi u Read more…
Waqt iċ-ċerimonja tal-Public Service Awards, li ġabet fi tmiemha s-seba’ edizzjoni tal-Ġimgħa għas-Servizz Pubbliku, il-President ta’ Malta George Vella faħħar il-miżuri li qed jieħu s-Servizz Pubbliku favur il-ħarsien tal-ambjent. Semma l-isforzi tas-Servizz Pubbliku biex ikun fuq quddiem nett fil-pajjiż li jibdel il-flotta tal-vetturi tiegħu għal waħda moderna u bl-inqas tniġġis Read more…
Honourable Minister for the Environment, Climate Change & Planning [Aaron Farrugia], Mr Martin Saliba, Chairperson of the Executive Council, Perit Vincent Cassar, Chairperson of the Planning Board, Distinguished Guests, I must begin by congratulating Professor Alex Torpiano for the very well- deserved award in recognition of outstanding achievements through his Read more…
