Healthy eating habits start young, so the EU and its member states should do and spend more to encourage kids to eat healthy and local foods, Parliament said on Wednesday. To ensure that they get healthy eating lessons, as well as school milk, fruit, and vegetables from EU schemes, Parliament amended draft rules and approved a mandate for MEPs to negotiate their final form with EU member states.

‘Reaching Out to Girls Today, Empowering Women Tomorrow’ On Friday, 6th March, the Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee (MEUSAC) organised a Youth Debate, titled ‘Reaching Out to Girls Today, Empowering Women Tomorrow’ at the University. This was one of the events being organised by MEUSAC for the European Year for Development (EYD2015).

As the national coordinator for the European Year for Development 2015 (EYD2015), the Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee (MEUSAC), on February 25, organised the first major public event for this year – a half-day conference on development education targeted at educators, academics, experts and representatives of Non-Governmental Development Organisations (NGDOs).

On occasion of the Public Service week, Heritage Malta will be opening all its museums and sites for free on Sunday 1st February.

As 2015 begins, so does the European Year for Development (EYD2015) − a year dedicated to raising awareness, engaging Europeans everywhere in the EU’s development cooperation and sparking a debate around the motto ‘Our world, our dignity, our future’. The EYD2015 was proposed by the European Commission and unanimously adopted by the European Parliament and Council. It is an opportunity to showcase the strong commitment of the EU and its…

The EU has dedicated 2015 to development cooperation and aid to highlight the importance of international development and the key role played by the EU and its member states. The Parliament will be closely involved with the events that will include the European Development Days, thematic hearings organised by the EP’s development committee and the World EXPO in Milan.

As part of the Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress campaign, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) today launched its e-guide on managing stress and psychosocial risks.

Until just a few generations ago, children used to inhabit the streets where they ran, jumped, danced, climbed and played. This is no more the case as children today are less physically active, and their lives have become scheduled from dawn to dusk with no time to play.

The International Museum Day, a celebration held every year around mid-May, is approaching. In order to increase public awareness on Malta’s rich Cultural Heritage, ICOM-Malta is encouraging museum patrons to participate in this international event. This year, the theme of the International Museum Day is “Museum collections make connections.”

Amidst a crowd of children gathered in a classroom at the Birkirkara Primary School, Minister for Education and Employment Evarist Bartolo and four MEP candidates today launched the book “Taqtax għad-Dritt”, published by the European Parliament Information Office in Malta, and featuring simple stories and activities for children.