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.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Mobilising for Democracy – election turnout and voting behaviour

L-Unjoni Ewropeja ghandha tagixxi ghar-rejaltajiet godda li qed jizviluppaw fost il-familji ….interess kbir mis-Socjalisti Ewropej ghall-proposta tal-Partit Laburista biex iz-zghazagh jinghataw id-dritt tal-vot mill-eta’ ta’ 16-il sena…. Claudette Abela Baldacchino Koordinatur tal-Manifest tas-Socjalisti ghall-Elezzjonijiet tal-Parlament Ewropew

L-Unjoni Ewropeja ghandha tagixxi ghar-rejaltajiet godda li qed jizviluppaw fost il-familji fosthom kategoriji godda ta’ nies li qed jispiccaw eskluzi u mcahhda socjalment minhabba l-mod li bih qed jizviluppaw l-affarijiet b’mod internazzjonali.

Hekk sostniet Claudette Abela Baldacchino il-koordinatur tal-manifest tas-socjalisti ewropej ghall-elezzjonijiet tal-parlament ewropew ghal Gunju 2009 u Membru tal-Kumitat tar-Regjuni fi prezentazzjoni lill-membri tal Grupp Socjalista li kien qed jiltaqa f’laqgha straordinarja fi Brussell bit-tema Mobilising for Democracy – election turnout and voting behaviour.

Id-delegazzjoni Maltija fil-laqgha straordinarja tal-Grupp Socjalista fil-Kumitat tar-Regjuni kienet immexxija mill-President tal-Assocjazzjoni tal-Kunsilli Lokali Michael Cohen flimkien mas-Sindku ta’ Sta Lucija Frederick Cutajar, il-Kunsilliera tan-Nadur Maria Natoli, is-Sindku tax-Xaghra Joe Cordina u l-Vici Sindku taz-Zejtun Joan Agius.

Il-prezentazzjoni maltija qajjmet interess kbir fost il-membri tal-Grupp Socjalista fil-Kumitat tar-Regjuni li semghu b’attenzjoni u approvaw b’akklamazzjoni l-metodu progressiv li bih il-Partit Laburista qed ifassal il-futur taz-zghazagh f’pajjizna, fosthom bil-proposta biex iz-zghazagh jinghataw id-dritt tal-vot mill-eta ta’ sittax-il sena. Giacomo FILIBECK, President taz-Zghazagh Socjalisti Ewropej (ECOSY) li kien fost il-kelliema fil-laqgha straordinarja tal-Grupp qal li qed ihares ‘il quddiem biex jaqsam il-hsibijiet tieghu maz-zghazagh maltin f’konferenza li qed jorganizzaw il-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti u li tulha ser tkun diskussa din il-proposta.

Tul id-diskors taghha fil-laqgha straordinarja tal-Grupp Socjalista, Claudette Abela Baldacchino sostniet li fuq livell Ewropew, il-mira wkoll ghandha tkun li z-zghazagh ikunu kontributur ewlieni fid-decizjonijiet li jittiehdu. Ghaliex tkun opportunita mitlufa jekk l-Unjoni Ewropeja titlef mill-potenzjal, l-idejat u l-hsibijiet li ghandhom iz-zghazagh.

Sostniet li z-zghazagh jitkellmu wkoll dwar il-htigijiet, l-aspirazzjonijiet u l-futur li jridu. U l-Unjoni Ewropeja ghandha tara li tisma u tagixixxi fuq dan ukoll. Iz-zghazagh jitkellmu dwar ir-realta umana gdida li qed tfegg mhux biss fosthom izda wkoll fost il-familji taghhom. Abela Baldacchino qalet li z-zghazagh, l-istess bhal familji jitkellmu dwar ir-realtajiet godda li qed jiltaqghu maghhom fosthom il-kategorija gdida ta’ nies li qed jispiccaw emarginati u mcahhda socjalment kawza tas-sitwazzjoni li qed tizviluppa b’mod internazzjonali kawza tal-prezzijiet dejjem joghlew.

Il-politici ewropej sostniet Claudette Abela Baldacchino ghandhom l-obbligu li jindirizzaw lil din il-kategorija gdida ta’ nies jekk verament iridu li z-zghazagh, il-familji jhossuhom parti mill-progett Ewropew.

L-istess bhal ma l-Unjoni Ewropeja ghandha tagixxi ghall-pjaga socjali li qed tizviluppa fil-Mediterran b’negozju kbir ta’ traffikar tan-nies. Claudette Abela Baldacchino semmiet kif Malta hija milquta minn din il-pjaga socjali fejn fl-ewwel 10 xhur ta’ din is-sena dahlu f’pajjizna 75% aktar ta’ immigranti rregolari milli dahlu s-sena li ghaddiet. Mhux biss l-Unjoni Ewropeja ghandha tagixxi ghas-sitwazzjoni li qed tizviluppa f’pajjizna qalet Abela Baldacchino, izda hemm bzonn ta’ sforz kollettiv mill-istati membri biex in-negozju ta’ traffikar ta’ tfal, nisa u rgiel jigi wkoll indirizzat bis-serjeta.

1 comment:

NEVILLE said...

Prosit Claudette ta'l-ideat progressivi b'laqta socjali li rnexxielek tohrog f'dan id-diskors.
Wasal iz-zmien li l-Unjoni Ewropea ssir akta socjali ghaliex hawn faxxa kbira ta' nies li qeghda tbati.
Rigward iz-zghazagh iva jehtieg li l-pajjizi Ewropej jaghtu aktar lehen liz-zghazagh ghaliex huma parti integrali mill-izvilupp tal-pajjizi.

Will you vote in June next year?