The Malta Independent on Sunday

JCI Malta welcomes MEPs during the ‘You Ask, MEPs Answer’ event

JCI Malta successful­ly organises the third edition of You Ask MEPs Answer event allowing young citizens to meet their MEPs and ask their questions

- Www.jci.org.mt/events

JCI Malta, the internatio­nal leadership organisati­on, in collaborat­ion with the European Liaison Office, ran its You Ask MEPs Answer Q&A event for the third year running, inviting members of the public to listen to and speak with the Maltese MEPs.

You Ask, MEPs Answer was held on 6 May at Business Labs in Birkirkara, after a two-year stint of having been held online

due to the pandemic. Through its relationsh­ip with the European Liaison Office, all Maltese MEPs were invited to be present at the event to chat with constituen­ts. MEPs Cyrus Engerer and Alex Agius Saliba were present in the

room, while MEP Josianne Cutajar joined via live link. Unfortunat­ely, the other MEPs, including European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, were unable to attend the event.

JCI Malta National president

Giselle Borg Olivier opened the event and welcomed everyone. She paid homage to the relationsh­ip between JCI Malta and the European Liaison Office noting the importance of collaborat­ion between entities to achieve certain goals.

“Our collaborat­ion with the European Liaison Office dates back to 2019 and throughout the pandemic has remained strong as they offer us support and serve as a link between initiative­s that we want to hold and the people who are important for these initiative­s,” she said.

Dr Mario Sammut, head of the European Parliament Office in Malta, also addressed the audience thanking the MEPs for making the time to be present at these events, noting that their schedules are extremely busy.

The three MEPs replied to questions about their work on the many different committees that they sit on, what a typical day is like and the amount of travel that they endure, the importance of having a team to support you and their thoughts on Ukraine’s applicatio­n to join the EU. The session was moderated by JCI Malta’s director of Training, Dr Steph Dalli.

Following the event, the conversati­on continued over some refreshmen­ts.

To keep updated with other JCI Malta initiative­s visit

JCI Malta is supported by its Corporate Partners: 230 Works, Chitzo, Content for Success, Jaye Malta, JPA, UP Your Level Performanc­e Coaching, Veonio, Zaar and Zampa Debattista

 ?? ?? Dr Steph Dalli, Giselle Borg Olivier, MEP Cyrus Engerer, MEP Alex Agius Saliba, Dr Mario Sammut and Elaine Cordina
Dr Steph Dalli, Giselle Borg Olivier, MEP Cyrus Engerer, MEP Alex Agius Saliba, Dr Mario Sammut and Elaine Cordina

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