Tag: Malta
Vice President Katainen in #Malta for a #CitizensDialogue
Tomorrow (5 March) Vice President Jyrki Katainen (pictured) will be in Valletta, Malta, where he will meet Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. He will participate in a Citizens’ Dialogue on the Future of Europe at the G.F. Abela Junior College in Msida. He will also attend a working breakfast with MEP Roberta Metsola, as well as business representatives on ‘Bringing […]
#RuleofLaw – MEPs express concern about impartiality of law enforcement in #Malta and #Slovakia
MEPs have expressed serious concerns over the fight against corruption and organised crime, impartiality of law enforcement and judicial independence in Malta and Slovakia. The Civil Liberties Committee adopted a draft resolution condemned the “continuous efforts of a growing number of EU member states’ governments to weaken the rule of law, the separation of powers […]
#DontBeAMule – More than 1,500 #MoneyMules identified in worldwide #MoneyLaundering sting
Working together with Europol, Eurojust and the European Banking Federation (EBF), police forces from over 20 States arrested 168 people (so far) as part of a coordinated money laundering crackdown, the European Money Mule Action (EMMA). This international swoop, the fourth of its kind, was intended to tackle the issue of ‘money mules’, who […]
#Latvia becomes 19th EU country to join #eHealth co-operation for personalized health care
Latvia has signed the European Declaration on linking genomic databases across borders that aims to improve understanding and prevention of disease and allow for more personalized treatments, in particular for rare diseases, cancer and brain-related diseases. The Declaration is an agreement of co-operation between the countries that want to provide secure and authorized cross-border access to national and […]
Commission requests #Malta #MoneyLaundering watchdog to step up supervision of banks
The European Commission has adopted an opinion requiring the Maltese anti-money laundering supervisor (Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit) to continue taking additional measures to fully comply with its obligations under the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive. Following the Commission’s request, the European Banking Authority (EBA) investigated and concluded that Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) was breaching […]
#EAPM – #HTA debate moves to Sofia for key conference
As the debate on EU-wide health technology assessment (HTA) reaches Council level after a positive vote on the Commission’s proposals at the latest Strasbourg plenary, the Bulgarian capital Sofia will host a conference on HTA’s implications for personalised medicine, writes European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM) Executive Director Denis Horgan. The Brussels-based EAPM, and its […]
Countries launch UN work to shut down global trade in #TortureTools
On 24 September, the Alliance for Torture-Free Trade agreed to step up the pace of its efforts and work towards a United Nations instrument – such as a binding convention – to stop the trade in instruments for torture and the death penalty. The Alliance for Torture-Free Trade is an initiative of the European Union, […]
