Guest post by Marlene Mizzi, Member of the European Parliament November 25, is designated as the International Day for the Elimination of violence against women. The origin of this day started in 1960 when three Dominican sisters were cruelly assassinated for opposing the Trujillo dictatorship. Since then, 25 of November has become the International Day […]
Guest post by Frank Talbot Forty years ago in Helsinki, international leaders signed an agreement on mutual security and cooperation in Europe. With the involvement of the superpowers of the day, one can assume that arriving at an agreement was no easy task. However, the superpowers were not the only prominent voices in the room. […]
Guest Post by Roberta Metsola, Member of the European Parliament The terrorist attacks in Paris shocked us all. Less than a week later we know that grief and anger must give way to a grim determination to counter this terrorist threat and to address both the immediate danger of more attacks and the causes of […]
The Valletta Summit – a stepping stone towards more solidarity Guest post by Miriam Dalli, Member of the European Parliament Malta has, throughout its history, been at the crossroads between Europe and African. Millions of years ago, Malta was indeed a land bridge between the landmasses we today recognise as two of the world’s continents. […]
Having just completed a project evaluating a program of an election management body (EMB), I was excited to discover a new publication conceived by my former colleague, Julie Ballington (follow her on Twitter: @demo_crazy). Not only is this a great, step-by-step guide for EMBs on how to ensure electoral processes are more inclusive, it is […]
Next week, November 3rd, 2014, the European Parliament’s Development Committee will have an extraordinary meeting to discuss two crises and the European Union’s (EU) proposed approach to managing developmental issues post-2015. For Maltese organizations and developmental expertise, this represents an important opportunity to ensure that Malta’s Overseas Development Assistance priorities and the EU’s focus on […]
The Libyan Dialogue convened by the UN needs to resolve three years of multiple conflicts. The Ghadames dialogue brings together House of Representative members, those who have been attending sessions, and some of those who have been boycotting. Dialogue with militias and their political allies was off the table as the internationally recognized government […]
The UN in Libya has begun the process of dialogue to end the crises. Bernard Leon met with opposing members of the House of Representatives prior to the Eid Al Adha holiday. Further discussions are planned, presumably with additional actors representing different communities. This slow, but deliberate process, requires a great deal of good will, […]