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Title: ABOUT MEUSAC

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Business Breakfast Information Session for
EURES stakeholders Friday 30th January 2009,
Phoenicia Hotel, Floriana
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ABOUT MEUSAC

The Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee
(MEUSAC) was reconstituted in May 2008, after
having been originally set up before Maltas
accession to the European Union (EU) for
discussion on the accession negotiations.
It absorbed the role of the Forum Malta
fl-Ewropa, which itself took over from the Malta
EU Information Centre (MIC), as the main
government information outlet on matters relating
to the EU after accession.
Dr Vanni Xuereb, an EU law expert, was appointed
Head of MEUSAC in 2008.

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ABOUT MEUSAC

MEUSAC has three main areas of activities
Information (Head Dr Gabriella Pace)
Consultation (A/Head Mr Julian Micallef)
Support on EU Programmes and Funds (Head Ms
Maria Schembri)

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INFORMATION UNIT
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INFORMATION UNIT

The need felt by MEUSAC to disseminate
information about the European Union has led to
the formation of the Information Unit.
On a daily basis, the Information Unit
Provides information on EU-related developments
and funding programmes
Receives calls and emails from citizens,
officials from the public sector, individuals
from private entities and other bodies, on
queries related to their rights and obligations
as EU citizens.

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INFORMATION UNIT

Contributes to printed media on a weekly basis
Produces its own in-house publications
Participates in local television and radio
programmes to clarify and explain
Certain EU facts and news that viewers or
listeners may be interested to know regarding EU
legislation and policy initiatives
EU citizens rights
And serves as a signpost to the local
authorities/agencies responsible for the matter
being tackled.

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INFORMATION UNIT

Other key commitments include
The issuing of a bi-weekly newsletter,
distributed with a local newspaper, that features
news, interviews, success stories and slots of
general facts and figures about the European
Union (MEUSACs Newsletter)
The issuing of a monthly electronic newsletter on
funding (Funding 4 yEU)
Kun Af, Sehmna fl-Ewropa L-Unjoni Ewropea u Int
weekly radio programmes on local radio stations
which provide listeners with the opportunity to
Learn about topical issues through interviews and
news features
Obtain information on funding opportunities and
success stories.

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CONSULTATION UNIT
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CONSULTATION UNIT

The Consultation Unit services
MEUSACs Core Group
The Sectoral Committees
Whenever there is the obligation for consultation
with stakeholders on EU developments, MEUSACs
Consultation Unit liaises with different line
Ministries.

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CONSULTATION UNIT

The Chairperson of MEUSAC's Core Group is the
Parliamentary Secretary for Public Dialogue and
Information, Dr. Chris Said.
The Core Group is composed of senior government
officials and a wide representation of civil
society, mainly
4 political parties
Constituted bodies (mainly employer
representatives and trade unions)
Individuals appointed on the basis of their
competence and expertise
3 NGO representative organisations (in the
process of being selected)

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CONSULTATION UNIT

All representatives at MEUSACs Core Group (CG)
are willing to achieve common goals in so far as
European policy is concerned in the best
interests of Malta.
Issues with national implications are discussed
at CG level.
The CG is also open to cooperation with the House
of Representatives, the Maltese Members of the
European Parliament, the Economic and Social
Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
The CG Meeting takes place at least once a month.
Since its first meeting on 29/08/2008, the CG has
already discussed a wide array of matters, which
include migration policy, labour law,
anti-discrimination and energy policy.

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CONSULTATION UNIT

The Sectoral Committees are 9 in total, and
generally reflect the Council of the European
Unions formations, which are
General Affairs
Economic and Financial Affairs
Justice and Home Affairs
Employment, Social Policy and Health
Competitiveness and Consumer Affairs
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy
Agriculture and Fisheries
Environment
Education, Youth and Culture

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FUNDING UNIT
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FUNDING UNIT

Challenges for Local Councils and NGOs
One of the important challenges facing any
non-governmental organisation or Local Council is
how to keep the good work of the organisation
going.
How can such an organisation attract a broad base
of
support to sustain itself?
Where can it go to get technical assistance on
how to
diversify its sources of support?

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FUNDING UNIT

Identifying funding opportunities
The Unit provides support and assistance to local
councils and civil society organisations in
identifying EU funding opportunities that meet
their project requirements.
The level of support that the Unit can offer is
tailored to fit the organisations necessities
and provides guidance on funding and assistance
on the development of project implementation
plans.

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FUNDING UNIT

Technical Assistance
The Unit
Organises one-to-one sessions to discuss projects
that the organisation would like to develop.
Provides technical assistance to help
beneficiaries in drawing up funding applications.
Acts as a consultant on various fields, such as
the eligibility of projects against funding
criteria, and in the actual procedures that would
lead to the submission of an application.

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MEUSAC CONTACT INFORMATION

Address MEUSAC, 280,
REPUBLIC STR,
VALLETTA, VLT 1112 Info Line 356 2590
9101 Fax 356 2122 7580 Email
info.meusac_at_gov.mt Web-site http//www.meusac.go
v.mt
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