The Malta Business Bureau represents The Malta Chamber and the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) in Brussels and Malta. It does so by liaising directly with the European institutions, the Maltese Permanent Representation and with umbrella organisations such as BusinessEurope, EUROCHAMBRES and HOTREC on all policy and funding issues affecting Maltese business interests.
The MBB is currently composed of two offices, the Head Office in Malta and a Representation Office in Brussels.
One of the main tasks of the organisation is to provide information to the Maltese business community with regards to EU policy and legislation related to their operations, while also keeping them up to date in the sphere of EU funding for business. The MBB also has vast experience in EU-funded projects which bring together the EU vision and the interests of the Maltese business community. In addition, the MBB has experience in the field of business support, especially through its Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) service-provision.
In Brussels, the organisation plays a key role in continuing to develop and strengthen the organisation’s ties with its Pan-European networks and European partners. The MBB’s technical experts make it possible for the organisation to thrive in its EU advocacy and policy work, continue following business-related EU policies and also make it possible to target legislative lobbying in Brussels with European legislators, allowing MBB to play an active role in the EU’s legislative process.
TradeMalta is an international business development agency, formed between the Government of Malta and the Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, to help business based in Malta grow bigger, better and faster, in international markets.
We’ve been in Sliema now for over 110 years, stimulating interest in the performing arts for younger people, nurturing local talent and involving ourselves in the lives of our community. When local philanthropist Alphonse Maria Galea laid the foundation stone back then in 1907 he was laying down the roots of a building that would be closely linked to thousands of lives in the Sliema area. Generations of Maltese people, some of whom eventually became Atturi Salesjani, have acted on our stage, built sets, sewn costumes and painted scenery and their sons and daughters have followed after them.
The building has changed a bit since those early days; the stage has grown, new seats were put in, the bar moved around and the shows we put on have changed too. We now open our arms not only to the local community but also to the world. International artists and companies have performed here most notably The Globe Company from London. We always try to vary our programme at Teatru Salesjan so there really is something for everyone. Music-lovers can listen to top-class jazz from Jes Psaila and Luke Briffa, classical music from world-renowned soprano Miriam Cauchi, original compositions from composer Alex Vella-Gregory and, at the cutting edge of modern Maltese music, Red Electrick and the fully femmetastic Fuzz Honeys. Alongside these established performers we also encourage young up and coming artists to try out new material in front of an audience for the first time.