The Ernst and Young (EY) Chief Economist for the Eurozone Dr Marek Rozkrut, held an informal meeting with the social partners before the EY Parthenon Malta Future Realised conference. The Chairman of MCESD remarked that in these turbulent times it was important to do what is right rather than what is next. He maintained the […]
The Malta Council for Economic and Social Development (MCESD) organised a business breakfast with the theme ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ: ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐. Upon MCESDโs invitation, the President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Christa Schweng attended and participated in this business breakfast accompanied by the head of cabinet Mr Markus Stock. The […]
In a meeting of the Maltese Council for Economic and Social Development the social partners discussed the pre-budget document. The social partners presented their proposals to the government. Present at the MCESD meeting were the Minister for Finance and Employment Clyde Caruana and the Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue Andy Ellul. The proposals presented by […]
In a meeting of the Maltese Council for Economic and Social Development the social partners discussed the impact of ย inflation on the Maltese economy. The Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Social Dialogue the Hon. Andy Ellul attended the meeting together with the social partners. The Chairperson of the MCESD, Mr James Pearsall gave an account of […]
During seminar for stakeholders, organised by the Malta Employers’ Association (MEA) and chaired by the speaker of the House of Representatives inside the plenary of the Maltese Parliament, a number of challenges reinforced with recommendations from representations of Government entities were discussed, to combat the shortfall of skills in the local labour market. Present for […]
MCESD Chairperson held a virtual meeting with MEP David Casa. This meeting served as an opportunity to further discuss topics that were tackled during the MCESD meeting including: the impact of inflation on disposable income, security of supplies, and the logistical issues of those products being imported and exported facing Maltese business. During this meeting, […]
The Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue Hon. Andy Ellul, attended and participated for the first time a meeting of the Civil Society Committee. The Civil Society Committee within the MCESD is chaired by Ben Rizzo and meets once a month to discuss with the representatives within it, important issues affecting the country and our citizens. […]
MCESD Chairperson held a meeting with MEP Alex Agius Saliba. This meeting served as an opportunity to discuss some of the recommendations of the fairness report, which is one of the five research reports conducted by the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development. Issues such as Remote Work, Telework, Digital nomads (i.e. people working […]
A joint conference between France Stratรฉgie and the French National Productivity Council, the OECD and the European Commission was organised to take stock of productivity and competitiveness in the euro zone. MCESD Chairperson James Pearsell and Executive Secretary Adriana Chircop followed and participated this conference. Along with other items which fell under the agenda, the […]
Greenhouse gas emission reduction is a key policy objective for Malta. This research paper identifies various international success stories and presents results from stakeholder consultation. Increased policy focus on greenhouse gas reduction, fuel switching and alternative sourcing of electricity, and uptake of solar photovoltaics, were identified as the main gradual factors favouring this transition to […]