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

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

Description

In 2020, in response to the unprecedented crisis caused by the coronavirus, the European Commission proposed the recovery instrument NextGenEU.

Out of NextGenEU, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) was developed to help Member States emerge stronger and more resilient from the Covid-19 crisis. To this end, the RRF has made available €672.5 billion in grants and loans to support the reforms and investments undertaken by Member States in their national Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs).

Malta’s national Recovery and Resilience Plan was agreed with the European Commission in September 2021 and contains 16 investment projects and 31 reforms covering the priorities of climate neutrality; decarbonising transport; digital, smart and resilient economy; health; quality education and socio-economic sustainability; strenghtening the institutional framework and REPowerEU. Malta’s total allocation of grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility is €328m.

The implementation of these investment and reform measures within Malta’s plan are well underway. Moreover, the plan was revised in Summer 2023 to include a REPowerEU chapter, supporting renewable energy delopyment and investment into the energy grid and battery storage.

This Annual Event is an opportunity for the authorities and stakeholders to discuss how the Recovery and Resilience Plan is working in practice in Malta. The event will focus, in particular, on how the Plan and other EU funding opportunities is addressing some of Malta’s most pressing socio-economic challenges, such as the energy transition towards renewables, skills and access to finance for small businesses.

The European Commission Representation in Malta in collaboration with the Ministry for Economy, European Funds and Lands is hosting this annual event on 8 November at the historical Auberge de Provence (Museum of Archeology), once the home of the Knights of St John hailing from current-day France. 

Please note that restoration works are ongoing at this heritage site. Please refrain from wearing narrow heels to protect the wooden flooring of the conference room.

More Information:

The Recovery Plan for Europe in Malta

Malta’s Recovery and Resilience Plan page