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Good Governance, Good Practices (Valletta)
2018
Are you a strong believer in democracy and access to information? Are you curious about best practices of good governance on a European level? Register now!
Context
During recent years, examples of bad governance, such as the Panama Papers, the Luxleaks, Dieselgate as well as the Paradise Papers, and so forth, have emerged and raised questions about the rule of law, and fueled the rise of populism and EU scepticism. Not the least, Malta, the smallest of the European Member states, has come to the fore as a prominent journalist, who was investigating the Panama papers, was murdered in 2017.
An exchange on best practices of good governance on a European level is therefore urgently needed.
About the event
The one-day conference will discuss good governance in Malta and in the EU. Amongst other topics, the role of public services in Malta and the current state of play of governance in the European Union will be addressed. This project will enable participants to discuss issues and the way forward both on a local and EU level.
This public event will gather Green politicians and activists, civil society activists and journalists to discuss these matters while providing a platform for networking among Greens and civil society organisations active in the field.
Programme
9:00 – 9:30 REGISTRATION
9:30 – 9:40 WELCOME:
Danika Formosa, Project Co-ordinator, Ceratonia Foundation
09:40 – 09:50 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS: THE EUROPEAN GREEN MOVEMENT AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
Aurélie Maréchal, Director Green European Foundation
09:50 – 10:10 THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN ENSURING GOOD GOVERNANCE
Dr George Vital Zammit, Deputy Dean (FEMA), Lecturer, Department of Public Policy
10:10 – 10:40 CLIENTELISM AND GOOD GOVERNANCE: IS CO-EXISTENCE POSSIBLE?
Prof Godfrey Pirotta, Professor at the Department of Public Policy, University of Malta
10:40 – 11:00 SPEAKERS DISCUSSION WITH PARTICIPANTS
Chaired by Mario Mallia, Deputy leader of Alternattiva Demokratika
10:45 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12:00 THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY OF GOVERNANCE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Nóra Köves, Human Rights Activist, Fundamentum
Ioana Banach, Deputy Director Green European Foundation
Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart, Director Fundacja Strefa Zieleni
12:00 – 12:20 GOOD GOVERNANCE AN ESSENTIAL BUILDING BLOCK FOR MALTA’S REPUTATION
Dr Harry Vassallo, Former Chairman Alternattiva Demokratika
12:20 – 12:50 SPEAKERS DISCUSSION WITH PARTICIPANTS
Chaired by Mario Mallia, Deputy leader of Alternattiva Demokratika
12:50 – 13:00 CLOSING REMARKS
Carmel Cacopardo, leader of the Green Party
Registration
The registration for the this event can be found here
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