The Malta Business Bureau will be launching a new series of information events, Business Meets MEP, which will give local businesses the opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas directly with Malta’s Members of the European Parliament.

The first event will be held on 12 February and the topic of discussion will concern Social and Employment Issues. The event will be moderated by Miriam Dalli who will interview Dr Simon Busuttil. The topics, which shall be discussed at the event, include the Revision of the Working Time Directive and the prospective revision of the Posted Workers directive, the Proposal for the Maternity Leave Directive and the Proposal for the Anti-Discrimination Directive. All these issues, at the core of the EU’s evolving Social Agenda, command a strong and direct bearing on the competitiveness of Maltese

business.

The meetings will be open to the members of the Malta Chamber and the MHRA and to the business

community.

“These events will create an opportunity for the present MEPs and business people to discuss and exchange their views on a number of topical issues. These meetings will also establish and maintain an effective channel of communication linking the demands of local businesses with their representative MEPs, allowing particular business views and expectations to be clearly expressed,” explained Joe Tanti, CEO of the Malta Business Bureau.

“We strongly believe that these regular events will help better inform our MEPs on the core issues affecting local business, consequently also enhancing the MEPs’ own contribution to the political debates at a European level,” he added.

The events will be held on a regular basis at the Hotel Phoenicia on Friday afternoon between 3 and 5pm.