Back Michael FRENDO
Former Vice-President of the Venice Commission, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives
GOVERNMENT
Minister of Foreign Affairs with responsibility also for relations with the European Union, International Economic Organisations, External Trade, Development: 2004-2008
Political achievements in this period included:
In September 2006 launched with the EU and with the League of Arab States (September 2006) the Malta Initiative proposing the holding of the first-ever European Union-League of Arab States Ministerial Meeting (49 states). The Foreign Ministers Meeting was held in Malta in February 2008 engaging in an open dialogue on international issues including energy, climate change, development, economic collaboration and regional political issues. Resulting in a Joint Commission-Arab League working group being set up for continuation of the work set out in the Conference’s Malta Communiqué leading up to the second Meeting. Co-chaired the Ministerial meeting with Prince Saud al- Faisal, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia. Amr Musa, Secretary General of the Arab League and EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner also participated together with Javier Solana, EU High Representative, at the time. The second EU-LAS Ministerial Meeting (Malta II) took place in November 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Meetings are now scheduled to be held every two years with the next meeting in Brussels scheduled for 2014.
Minister for Transport, Communications and Technology with responsibility also for Telemalta Corporation (now privatised as GO Plc), Malta Council for Science and Technology, Civil Aviation, Malta International Airport, Maritime Affairs, Malta Maritime Authority, Postal Services, Public Transport Authority, Traffic, Major Roads Network: 1994-1996.
Political achievements relating to telecommunications in that period included:
Minister of Culture with responsibility for Broadcasting, Culture, Sport, Youth: 1992-1994. Minister of State (Parliamentary Secretary) for Youth and the Arts with responsibility for Broadcasting, Culture, Sport, Youth, Consumer Protection: 1990-1992. Political achievements in that period included:
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
European and Mediterranean Issues:
Other publications on European and Mediterranean Issues
Books on European Issues:
Books on ICT Issues:
Shipping:
European Commission for Democracy through Law