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Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan in Malta: Achievements and Challenges

This annual event, hosted by the European Commission Representation in Malta in collaboration with the Ministry for Economy, European Funds and Lands, is an opportunity for the authorities and stakeholders to discuss how the Recovery and Resilience Plan is working in Malta. The event will focus, in particular, on the energy transition towards renewables, skills and access to EU financing for small businesses.

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General information8 November 2023
Bios and photos of speakers (EN)
  • Recovery and Resilience Facility
  • Wednesday 8 November 2023, 09:00 - 13:00 (CET)
  • Valletta, Malta

Programme

  1. 8 Nov 2023, 09:00 - 13:00 (CET)
    Implementation of Recovery Plan in Malta: Achievements and Challenges

    9:00 – 9:20 Opening remarks

    •  Lorenzo Vella, Head of European Commission Representation in Malta
    •  Celine Gauer, Director General, SG-RECOVER, European Commission
    •  Hon. Dr Chris Bonett, Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds, Ministry for Economy, European Funds and Lands

    9:20 – 10:20 Green transition: renewables and REPowerEU

    •  Celine Gauer, Director General, SG-RECOVER, European Commission
    •  Dr Joseph Vassallo, Division Manager, Interconnect Malta
    •  David Xuereb, Chairman, Malta Council for Economic andSocial Development
    •  Prof. Luciano Mule Stagno, Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Malta
    •  Dr Suzanne Maas, Climate Campaign Coordinator, Friends of the Earth Malta

    10:20 – 10:40 Coffee break



    10:40 – 11:40 Addressing skills: green, digital, medical and beyond

    • Isabel Grilo, Director, DG ECFIN
    • Hon. Dr Clifton Grima, Minister for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation
    • Marthese Portelli, CEO, The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry
    • Josef Bugeja, Secretary General, General Workers Union
    • Matthew Caruana, CEO, Junior Achievement Malta

    11:40 – 12:00 Coffee break



    12:00 – 13:00 Accessing (EU) funding by SMEs

    • Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski,Director, DG GROW
    • Claude Sammut, Director, Ministry for Economy, European Funds and Lands
    • Denise Fiorentino, CEO, Servizzi Ewropej f’Malta (SEM)
    • Abigail Mamo, CEO, Malta Chamber of SMEs
    • Daniel Borg, CEO, Gozo Business Chamber

    Closing remarks

Practical information

When
Wednesday 8 November 2023, 09:00 - 13:00 (CET)
Where
Gran Salon
Auberge de Provence (Museum of Archeology), Republic Street, Valletta, Malta
Languages
English

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