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Abela urges ‘strategic and coordinated’ EU response to global shifts
Abela urges ‘strategic and coordinated’ EU response to global shifts

Abela urges ‘strategic and coordinated’ EU response to global shifts

The Prime Minister has called on the European Union to respond in a “strategic and coordinated manner” to rapid geo-economic and geopolitical changes, a he emphasized the importance of the single market for Malta and the EU. Speaking during an informal meeting of European leaders in Alden Biesen castle in Belgium Robert Abela maintained the EU should

EU leaders meet to counter pressure from Russia, China and Trump

EU leaders meet to counter pressure from Russia, China and Trump

Leaders from across the European Union are meeting Thursday in a Belgian castle as the 27-nation bloc faces antagonism from U.S. President Donald Trump, strong-arm economic tactics from China and hybrid threats from Russia - challenges that have prompted a rethink of Europe's approach to diplomacy and trade. "We all know we must change course, and

The cost of non-competitive Europe

The cost of non-competitive Europe

EU heads of state and government will gather at the picturesque Alden Biesen castle in the east of Belgium tomorrow for what EU protocol defines as a European leaders’ ‘retreat’. Instead of rest, reflection or spiritual renewal, the leaders will consider how to accelerate the so far minimal progress on European competitiveness since the famous Draghi