Stefano Mallia encouraged to contest MEP elections
Malta Chamber officer Stefano Mallia approached by PN commission to contest the MEP elections.
The Commission of the Nationalist Party tasked with vetting prospective candidates contesting various elections on a PN ticket has approached Stefano Mallia to contest the MEP elections.
Mallia, who for a brief period of time also served as president of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, confirmed he had been approached by the commission.
He however refused to confirm whether he was contesting, insisting it was up to the Commission to confirm the names.
"The Commission approached me and I confirmed my interest. It's now up to the Commission to announce the names of the approved candidates," Mallia told MaltaToday.
In the eventuality that he contests the MEP elections, Mallia will be resigning his post from the Chamber, as dictated by the statute.
Mallia is the Managing Director of Europa Research and Consultancy Services, a company specializing in the provision of EU consultancy. He also holds a directorship in a number of companies in various fields such as IT, financial services and real estate development.
He has been a key author of a number of documents concerning Structural Funds in Malta such as the Programming Compliment and the Fisheries Operational Programme. He has also carried out evaluations for the European Commission of various EU funded projects and Programmes.
Mallia also represents Maltese employers within the European Economic and Social Committee.
He was a senior advisor on Regional Policy to PN leader Simon Busuttil.