Welcoming the President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier 🇩🇪, the President of Estonia
@AlarKaris 🇪🇪 & the President of Slovakia @ZuzanaCaputova 🇸🇰
#ArraiolosMalta2022
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Welcoming the President of Portugal @presidencia 🇵🇹, the President of Hungary @KatalinNovakMP 🇭🇺 & the President of Latvia @valstsgriba 🇱🇻
#ArraiolosMalta2022
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Welcoming the President of Slovenia @BorutPahor 🇸🇮, the President of Ireland @PresidentIRL 🇮🇪 & the President of Greece @PresidencyGR 🇬🇷
#ArraiolosMalta2022
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The 17th informal meeting of the ‘Arraiolos Group’, will commence soon. The President of Malta George Vella will be joined by the Presidents of Estonia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Hungary.
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In preparation for tomorrow’s #ArraiolosMalta2022 group meeting, this evening, I brought together the Presidents of 🇧🇬 🇩🇪 🇬🇷 🇭🇺 🇮🇪 🇱🇻 🇵🇱 🇵🇹 🇸🇮 at Sant’Anton Palace.
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This evening, I held a meeting with President @BorutPahor of Slovenia at Sant’Anton Palace. We discussed a number of themes that would also be covered during the #Arraiolos Malta meeting, including the situation in Ukraine from geopolitical and energy-security perspectives.
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This afternoon, I received the President of Hungary @KatalinNovakMP, at Sant’Anton Palace.
I took this opportunity to welcome President Novák to the #Arraiolos Group as this is the first occasion in which she is representing #Hungary in this format.
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This morning I visited the Mediterranean Conference Centre to follow the logistical preparations before tomorrow's Arraiolos Group meeting which will be attended by the Presidents of Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia & Slovenia.
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I visited the Mediterranean Conference Centre to follow the logistical preparations before tomorrow's #Arraiolos Group meeting, which will be attended by the Presidents of Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia.
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On the occasion of the opening of the Forensic Year this morning, I attended mass at St John's Co-Cathedral and, soon after, the ceremony held in Court for the speeches by the Chief Justice and the vice-president of the Chamber of Advocates.
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President Vella thanked the Association for the Promotion of Peace for this award and for recognising his humble contribution in the name of the people of Malta. He said that this is a most opportune moment to discuss peace and that we can all be promoters of just peace.
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President George Vella received the ‘Flame of Peace Award’ in recognition of his commitment to the promotion of a culture of respect and #peace. Princess Herta Margarete Habsburg-Lothringen presented the award to the President of Malta during a ceremony held at San Anton Palace.
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Yesterday we celebrated the valuable role of the elderly in our society. During my speech at the ‘Active Ageing Awards’, I spoke about the resilience of the elderly in a changing world, which is also the theme chosen by the United Nations for the #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons.
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During the opening ceremony of Notte Bianca organised by Festivals Malta, I enjoyed meeting some of the local and international artists participating in this #arts and #culture festival in #Valletta. I wish all the best to all those involved in the organisation of this event.
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On the occasion of the International Day for the Elderly, which will be celebrated in a few days, Miriam and I attended a mass organised by #CaritasMalta. Together we celebrated the contribution that the elderly have given and are still giving to our society.
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Today, I visited the Grandmaster’s Palace in Valletta. Architect David Zahra explained the progress of this @heritagemalta project and the discoveries made during the works. These include a cycle of fresco paintings that date back to the rule of Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt.
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A most interesting conversation with author Prof. Charles Briffa following a presentation of a considerable number of books that he authored. Together with representatives from l-Akkademja tal-Malti and Malta Libraries, we discussed the future of the #Maltese language.
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This morning I had a very interesting meeting with the Head of the Maltese Representation in Ramallah, Palestine, Mr Franklin Aquilina. During the meeting, we discussed at length developments related to the political situation in the region.
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We thoroughly enjoyed attending the sixteenth edition of Żejt iż-Żejtun. I thank everyone involved in the organisation of this folk festival. Such activities show us the value of our #culture and #traditions, and it would be a shame to discard them.
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I thanked the outgoing Commissioner for Standards in Public Life, Dr George Hyzler, for his commitment to the promotion of the highest standards for officials occupying important positions in public life. I augured Dr Hyzler success in his new role as a member of the @EUAuditors.
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