On Thursday, March 28th, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola participated in the MEP Business Dialogue organised by the Malta Chamber of SMEs in collaboration with the European Parliament in Malta.
During his opening speech, SME Chamber President Mr. Paul Abela highlighted the importance of the European Parliament elections and how EU legislation impacts Maltese businesses, especially SMEs. Mr. Abela thanked President Metsola for her open dialogue throughout this term and encouraged Malta’s MEPs, who will be elected in June’s election, to support small businesses within European fora.
MEP Josianne Cutajar also participated virtually during a panel discussion with business people. The panelists, Mr. Marcel Mizzi, Dr. Claire Shoemake, and Mr. Michael Galea, along with MEP Josianne Cutajar, discussed the impact of EU legislation on businesses in Malta, the effect of Brexit, and other issues such as EU Funds.
During the second part of the event, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola participated in a Fireside chat with the Malta Chamber of SME CEO Ms. Abigail Agius Mamo.
Among other topics, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola responded to questions related to businesses, Brexit, shipping, EU environmental tax on shipping, and the EU market and SMEs.
Roberta Metsola also addressed questions from business owners who attended the event.
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