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Robert Abela, Nouveau Premier Ministre De Malte FÉVRIER AMBAXXATA TAR-REPUBBLIKA TA’ MALTA 2020 AMBASSADE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DE MALTE La Newsletter de l’Ambassade de la République de Malte en France arrivé à Paris le 9 Décembre ces derniers mois, des sans doute des décisions S.E.M CARMELO INGUANEZ et le lendemain, j’ai eu changements politiques difficiles à prendre dans Ambassadeur de Malte en France l’honneur et le plaisir de ont eu lieu à Malte. l’intérêt de la nation et remettre mes lettres des Nous avons un nouveau notre Premier Ministre a créances à Son Excellence Premier Ministre S.E. déjà montré sa volonté et Emmanuel Macron Robert Abela ainsi qu’un sa détermination à agir par Président de la République nouveau Ministre des des exemples concrets. Française. Affaires Etrangères etNotre mission à Les relations bilatérales Européennes S.E. Evarist l’ambassade est de entre Malte et la France sont Bartolo. Ce ministère a consolider la collaboration excellentes mais cela ne maintenant fusionné avec dans de nombreux signifie pas qu’il ne subsiste les affaires européennes. domaines et travailler pas de grand potentiel Il y a également eu pour approfondir les liens pour les faire grandir. d’autres changements de qui existent entre Malte Nous avons beaucoup de postes ministériels. Nous et la France. Avec mon défis communs dans la proposons une nouvelle équipe à l’ambassade j’ai Méditerranée, en Europe équipe avec une tolérance l’intention de travailler sur Chers lecteurs, et globalement dans le zéro pour la corruption, tous les sujets pour trouver monde et tout cela offre de qui, en même temps, de nouvelles voies de C’est avec joie que je nombreuses opportunités va poursuivre le bon coopération dans tous les m’adresse à vous en tant pour une coopération plus travail déjà lancé par le domaines pour le bénéfice que nouvel Ambassadeur étroite entre les deux pays. gouvernement précédent. mutuel de deux peuples – de Malte en France. Je suis Comme vous le savez, Pour réaliser cela, il y a maltais et français. ROBERT ABELA, NOUVEAU PREMIER MINISTRE DE MALTE Le Dr Robert Abela né à droit industriel et en droit Sliema le 7 décembre 1977 du travail, et a agi en tant a pris ses fonctions le 13 que représentant légal de janvier 2020 en tant que diverses entités telles que 14ème Premier ministre l'Autorité de Planification de Malte. Il a reçu son et Air Malta. Il a été élu éducation primaire à député en juin 2017 et l'école des sœurs et à a été nommé conseiller l'école St. Francis puis était juridique du Premier au collège St. Aloysius. ministre Dr Joseph Il a obtenu son diplôme Muscat. d'avocat à l'Université de Malte en 2002. Le Dr Abela est marié à Lydia, née Zerafa, Il a travaillé dans un cabinet également avocate, et ils d'avocats spécialisé en ont une fille Giorgia Mae. droit de la famille, en 1 ROBERT ABELA, NOUVEAU PREMIER MINISTRE DE MALTE Le 12 janvier 2020, Dr Robert Le résultat officiel dedes voix a commencé, il est Fearne n’avait pas perdu les Abela a été élu nouveau chef du l'élection montre que Robert apparu immédiatement que élections, mais que c'était Parti travailliste, une victoire Abela a remporté 9 342 voix, Robert Abela avait obtenu la le parti travailliste qui avait qui lui a ouvert la voie pour soit 57,9% des voix, tandis que majorité des voix, ce qui a été gagné. Il a ajouté qu'il se devenir Premier ministre de Chris Fearne en a remporté confirmé par la suite dans le réjouissait de travailler pour Malte. Cette victoire fait suite 6 798, soit 42,1 %. résultat officiel final. le bien du pays et a souligné au résultat de l'élection des qu'il s'engageait à transmettre membres du Parti travailliste, 16 216 membres du parti Dans ses premiers à l'ensemble du pays l'unité lors de laquelle le Dr Abela travailliste, soit 92,5 % des commentaires en tant existante au sein du Parti a remporté une majorité de électeurs admissibles, ont voté que nouveau chef du parti travailliste. 2 544 voix sur l'autre candidat lors de cette élection. Lorsque travailliste, il a déclaré qu'il Chris Fearne. le processus de décompte n'avait pas gagné et que Chris 2 PRÉSENTATION DES LETTRES DE CRÉANCE DU NOUVEL AMBASSADEUR Le 10 Décembre 2019, S.E.M Carmelo Inguanez, Ambassadeur de Malte en France, a présenté ses lettres de créance au Président de la République française Emmanuel Macron. La cérémonie s'est déroulée au Palais de l'Élysée, en présence du ministre des Affaires étrangères Jean- Yves Le Drian. EVARIST BARTOLO, NOUVEAU MINISTRE DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES Evarist Bartolo, né le 14 octobre 1952 à Mellieha, est membre du Parti travailliste. Membre de la Chambre des représentants depuis 1992, il est ministre de l'Éducation et de la Culture entre 1996 et 1998, sous le mandat d'Alfred Sant. Quand Joseph Muscat accède au pouvoir en 2013, il le nomme ministre de l'Éducation et de l'Emploi. En janvier 2020, le nouveau Premier ministre Robert Abela le désigne ministre des Affaires étrangères. 3 RÉUNION MINISTÉRIELLE DE MALTE SUR LES MIGRATIONS Un nouveau pas vers la solidarité Le 23 septembre 2019, les ministres de l'Intérieur de la France, de l'Allemagne, de l'Italie et de Malte, en présence de la Présidence finlandaise du Conseil de l'UE et de la Commission européenne, se sont réunis pour discuter des défis migratoires auxquels est confrontée la région de la Méditerranée centrale. Cette réunion a été organisée dans le cadre du suivi des réunions précédentes tenues dans d'autres capitales européennes et en prévision de nouvelles discussions impliquant également les autres États membres de l'UE. Le ministre maltais de l'intérieur et de la sécurité autres États membres pour qui acceptent participeront être laissés seuls, et un nationale, Michael Farrugia, acceptation du document. à la réinstallation. Enfin,mécanisme de seuil doit a noté que le pré-accord Après approbation, les les pays de première ligne être mis en place. Malte conclu ce jour est le premier pays devront se porter qui sont soumis à des espère que de nouveaux d'une longue série. Celui- volontaires comme lieux de tensions en raison des flux progrès seront réalisés au ci doit être présenté aux débarquement, et les autres migratoires ne doivent pas niveau de l'UE. 4 LE PREMIER MINISTRE JOSEPH MUSCAT A L'UNESCO Le Premier ministre de la République de Malte était l'un des invités d'honneur et intervenant à l’évènement "(RE) génération - Repenser le multilatéralisme avec les jeunes acteurs du changement", qui s'est tenu à l'UNESCO le 26 novembre 2019 à Paris. En marge de la réunion, le Premier ministre Muscat a également eu l'occasion d’échanger avec le Premier ministre de la République tunisienne, Youssef Chahed. FONDS MONDIAL POUR LA LUTTE CONTRE LE SIDA, LA TUBERCULOSE ET LE PALUDISME Le Premier ministre Joseph Muscat, accompagné du vice- Premier ministre et ministre de la Santé, Chris Fearne, a participé à la conférence de haut niveau, du Fonds mondial pour la lutte contre le sida, la tuberculose et le paludisme les 9 et 10 octobre 2019 à Lyon. La contribution pluriannuelle de Malte témoigne de l’importance que nous attachons à la lutte contre ces maladies infectieuses par tous les moyens possibles et de lutte contre les grandes continue de poser les bases pandémies. Le sida, la d’un monde plus sain, plus juste et plus équitable pour tuberculose et le paludisme les générations actuelles et demeurent des menaces futures. majeures pour la santé mondiale. Accueillie par la France, La 6ème conférence de Une reconstitution réussie reconstitution des ressources du Fonds mondial permettra du Fonds Mondial, a débuté de sauver 16 millions de en présence du Président de vies, d'éviter 234 millions la République, Emmanuel d'infections d'ici 2023 et de Macron. mettre le monde sur la bonne voie pour atteindre l’un des L’objectif principal de cette objectifs du développement conférence fût de réunir pour durable qui est de mettre un 2020-2022 le financementterme aux épidémies de sida, public et privé nécessaire à tuberculose et paludisme d'ici la poursuite de sa mission 2030. 5 REPRÉSENTATIONS DE L'AMBASSADE DE MALTE EN FRANCE Le 26 novembre 2019, Malte était représentée par Nicole Malte était représentée par Aldo Farrugia, Directeur Sarsero, Chargée d’Affaires a.i. à l’Ambassade de Malte, général - Unité des taxes juridiques et internationales - à la réunion des ministres de l’Education des Etats au Forum mondial sur la transparence et l'échange parties à la Convention culturelle européenne, de renseignements. Le Forum mondial compte 158 organisée dans le cadre de la Présidence française du membres sur un pied d'égalité et constitue le principal Comité des Ministres du Conseil de l’Europe sur le thème organisme international chargé de veiller à la mise « L’éducation à la citoyenneté à l’ère du numérique » à la en œuvre des normes de transparence et d'échange Maison de la Chimie à Paris. d'informations convenues au niveau international dans le domaine fiscal. Le Forum mondial a célébré son 10e anniversaire au siège de l’OCDE. Le 29 octobre 2019, l'Ambassade de la République de Le 16 octobre 2019, l'Ambassade de Malte en France a Malte en France a assisté à l'inauguration officielle participé à la conférence sur "Le lien entre l'océan et du Centre européen de judaïsme (CEJ). Inauguré par le climat : vers la COP25" organisée par l'Ambassade le Président de la République française, le projet a pour du Chili en France.
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