About me

About me

Claudette Abela Baldacchino
Deputy Mayor of Qrendi
Member of the Committee of the Regions of the EU
Vice President Socialist Group of the Congress for Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CLARE)

The International Field
I have been a member of the Committee of the Regions (COR) since 2006. Has been appointed as rapporteur for the CoR on behalf of the Party of Eureopan Socialist Group in the CoR, member of the InterGroup for the Mediterranean.

I have also been been entrusted by the Party of the European Socialist's Group within the CoR as one of the coordinators for the PES Manifesto for the European Parliament Elections to be held in June 2009.

In 2008 I was elected Vice President of the Socialist Group in Congress for Local and Regional Authorities in the Council of Europe. I was also appointed rapporteur for the Congress for Local and Regional Authorities.

The Local Field
Vice President of the Local Councils Association and representative of the South East Region. Deputy Mayor of the Qrendi Local Council on the Malta Labour Party List.

Profession
A journalist by profession. Has produced and hosted news bulletins for radio and television since 1992 with One Productions a local TV media station owned by the Malta Labour Party.

Has also produced, presented and hosted a local production on Local Government issues covering both national and international news with regards to local and regional authorities in the European Union and across Europe in general.


Read BA (Hons) Social Administration and Diploma in Social Studies (Women and Development) at the University of Malta.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Ghall-Parlament Ewropew

http://www.illum.com.mt/2008/07/06/t1.html

Rapporteur ghal Kumitat tar-Regjuni tal-Unjoni Ewropeja

http://www.torca.com.mt/news2.asp?artid=5401

Public Hearing : European Parliament

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/hearings/20070227/femm/baldacchino_en.pdf

Qed nahdmu ghal Ewropa aktar umana

http://www.l-orizzont.com/news.asp?newsitemid=45201

Closing Conference: It starts with a scream and ends in silence

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080614/local/local-councils-important-in-fight-against-domestic-violence

For a Good Cause

http://www.appogg.gov.mt/pressreleases.asp?ID=117

In Action

http://photos.pes.org/en/categories/pes-council-sofia/child-care-campaign

An Interview

http://cor.europa.eu/Pesweb/pdf/2512_NEWSLETTER_PSE6_EN.pdf

Chamber of Regions, Council of Europe

https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1249771&Site=COE&BackColorInternet=DBDCF2&BackColorIntranet=FDC864&BackColorLogged=FDC864

The Congress for Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe

http://www.coe.int/t/congress/whoswho/fiche-indiv_en.asp?id=%7BCC1E9F77-93B7-49B0-8100-7CA5B2697E1D%7D

Azores Islands Conference

http://www.mtss.gov.pt/eu2007pt/preview_documentos.asp?r=294%20&m=PDF

Letter from the President of the Socialist Group in the Committee of the Regions

http://www.lca.org.mt/userfiles/Baldacchino%20180308_EN.pdf

Maltese gets European Socialist appointment

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080529/local/maltese-gets-european-socialist-appointment

REPORT

REPORT
TRANSFRONTIER COOPERATION
by
Ms Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO
(Representative of the Chamber of Regions of the Congress
of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe)

http://www.venice.coe.int/docs/2008/CDL-UDT(2008)013-e.pdf

Will you vote in June next year?