Malta among best in using EU funds
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso arriving for the European Union summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels yesterday.
Malta is among the best performers in allocating EU funds during the 2007-2013 financial period.
The island ranked as the fourth best member state among the 27, it emerged from a detailed breakdown that European Commission president José Manuel Barroso gave to EU leaders during yesterday’s summit.
According to the Commission’s document, by the end of 2011 Malta had already allocated €758 million for projects, which amounts to 91 per cent of the allocation for the island under the current seven-year financial period.
The average in the EU was 76 per cent. The only member states which fared better than Malta were Cyprus and Ireland, which have allocated all their funds, and Belgium at 94 per cent. For the 2007-2013 period, Malta was granted €833 million to spend on various projects until the end of 2015.
The allocation of these funds is not an automatic process and normally follows a delicate regime of bureaucratic and complicated rules, including the submission of detailed plans and proposals, thorough assessments by the Commission services and the final green light for a project to commence.
The bulk of Malta’s EU funds are expected to be come to fruition from this year with multiple infrastructural projects, particularly roads, restoration, new infrastructure in the environmental sector, and various projects in the social field.
The EU is currently negotiating the new financial perspectives for the next seven-year period covering 2014 to 2020.
The negotiations are expected to be wrapped up by the end of this year.
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Michael Magri
Jan 31st 2012, 18:32
Ivan.. you have to pull another one. Funds are not measured according to their commitments. Commitments are and remain budgets. They are measured by their disbursement. How much money was actually spent in Malta. Can you check to see if we are among the bottom ones when you look up this 758 million euro figure..!!??
Cheers mate.....!!
Clint Zammit
Jan 31st 2012, 13:30
Success ihor ghal gvern , avolja ikun hawn kin ma jihux pjacir bil posittiv ghal Malta minhabba akkanizmu politiku. Rizultat wara lihor , prosit
John Azzopoardi
Jan 31st 2012, 12:44
I am not surprised at this mention as people who are sitll running Malta (PN and prior PL) were always prudent. But as we move forward and everyone wants everything, we will fall victims to the same EU and American problem.........called borrow on credit. Just wait and see 10 more years from now.
Victor Vella
Jan 31st 2012, 12:01
Election fever. After lousy times for the oppressed, except for the oppressors, now everything is the best, except Gonzi.
Joseph E Briffa
Jan 31st 2012, 13:56
Victor Vella...are you from l-orizzont?
Philip Hili
Jan 31st 2012, 19:30
@ Joseph E Briffa
YES YES YEEEEEEESSSSSSSS
Andrew Siad
Jan 31st 2012, 11:56
l ahwa ghadna kemm ircevejna certifikat sabih iehor ta mil ewropa!! tal environment protection fuq l environmental performance index!! gejna klassifikati fis 87 post mal pajjizi tat 3 dinja l Gabon u Zambia!! lol
Charles Zammit
Jan 31st 2012, 10:37
@ Sammut Unbeleivable !! Are you living in Europe ?
Ruben Hili
Jan 31st 2012, 10:29
Hemm huma il-par idejn sodi. X'ghandu sod il PL??
A Trapani
Jan 31st 2012, 14:01
il gallarijja.... nispera.... ghax ghada kif giet certified mil periti apparentament
Charles W. Sammut
Jan 31st 2012, 09:21
Yes, indeed, we don't need to go to the moon, we just have to go out in the car. Remember all the hype about our roads being to EU standard if we join? Nobody believes this ballyhoo any more.
Martin Abela
Jan 31st 2012, 11:40
Mr Sammut,
All the main roads that were built on soil and even " bajtar tax xewk" have been re done, now you can cross Malta from the south to Cirkewwa on new roads.
Before you speak don't be biased, it simply shows lack of intelligence.
Andrew Siad
Jan 31st 2012, 11:51
@ Martin Abela
Tidher kemm ilek ma tigi sa ghawdex. lol
ghax c cirkewwa u l ghadira daqt jaghlqu sena qisom baghdad lol
tghid se jilhaq jaqta zigarella gonzi?!
PS fil karnival jaqsmu hafna maltin ta tithajjar
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