A political deal has been reached on a €90 billion EU fund to help promote employment and social inclusion in member states over the next seven years.
The agreement on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) was reached between the European Parliament and EU member states in the Council.
Maltese MEP David Casa is the European Parliament s lead negotiator on the ESF+, which will provide resources to member states for economic and societal recovery after the COVID-19 health crisis.
The fund is the EU s main tool for promoting employment and social inclusion by helping people get work, or a better job, integrating disadvantaged people into society and ensuring fair opportunities.
From running the state employment agency to leading the prime minister’s office, and now as Finance Minister,
Clyde Caruana has a lot to say. He sat down with
Ivan Martin to discuss how he plans to run the government purse.
Malta’s new Finance Minister Clyde Caruana is very confident Malta will not be put on the money laundering black list as a final review of the country’s regulatory regime is expected in 2021.
In an interview with
Times of Malta, the prime minister’s right-hand man turned government purse string, says he is set to meet global anti-money laundering body, the FATF, in the coming weeks and believes the country will not be put on its ‘grey list’ of non-compliant jurisdictions.
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Cleveland Congresswoman Marcia Fudge has been nominated to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the president-elect Joe Biden s administration.
Updated 11:00 a.m., Dec. 10, 2020
Housing and neighborhood advocates in Northeast Ohio and beyond reacted with optimism Wednesday to news that Cleveland Congresswoman Marcia Fudge would be President-elect Joe Biden s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Biden campaign made it official Thursday morning in a press release calling her a longtime champion of affordable housing, urban revitalization, infrastructure investment, and other reforms to enhance the safety, prosperity, and sustainability of American communities.