Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas
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Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas (born January 18, 1979, in Pietà
, Malta
) was a Nationalist Party
(Partit Nazzjonalista) candidate for the 2009 European Parliament
and 2004 European Parliament
elections in Malta
.
and has specialised in European law and politics. She has served as Malta's Legal and Judicial Cooperation Attaché within the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union
since 2004.
(EDS - the student branch of the EPP), as well as to posts within the European Youth Forum
(YJF). In 2002, she was elected vice-president of the Youth Convention on the Future of Europe which paved the way to her being closely involved in the negotiation and drafting of the European Constitutional Treaty and, later, the Lisbon Treaty – two experiences that helped shape her view on European politics.
She has been constantly active within the Partit Nazzjonalista in Malta, serving within the party's international secretariat; actively campaigning for a 'YES' vote in the 2003 EU membership referendum; volunteering with the PN's election arm ELCOM.
as a Nationalist candidate in Malta's first MEP election. Being the youngest Nationalist candidate, with a short campaign and limited resources, she faced her fair share of hurdles and despite not being elected then, she credits the more than 5,000 people who put their faith in her then as the major reason she accepted to contest again in 2009.
She believed that with the discussion of whether Malta should be in or out of the EU being finally over, the 2009-2014 European Parliament legislature should be about Malta's representatives having the ability of making their mark by getting themselves heard and bringing any issue that concerns Malta to the discussion table.
She was not elected, and maintained a low profile within the local scenery ever since.
Pietà, Malta
Tal-Pietà is a small town located on the outskirts of Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Tal-Pietà is the suburb next-closest to the capital after Floriana. Its name is derived from Italian and signifies "mercy".-Description:...
, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
) was a Nationalist Party
Nationalist Party (Malta)
The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It was founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the...
(Partit Nazzjonalista) candidate for the 2009 European Parliament
European Parliament election, 2009
Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...
and 2004 European Parliament
European Parliament election, 2004
Elections to the European Parliament were held from 10 June 2004 to 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom...
elections in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
.
Education and Work
Professionally she is a lawyerLawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and has specialised in European law and politics. She has served as Malta's Legal and Judicial Cooperation Attaché within the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
since 2004.
Politics
In her student years, she formed part of SDM (Studenti Demokristjani Maltin), KNZ (The National Youth Council) and MZPN (Moviment Zgħazagħ Partit Nazzjonalista), before being elected as Secretary General of the European Democrat StudentsEuropean Democrat Students
European Democrat Students is a pan-European centre-right student and youth political association, being the official studnet wing of the EPP, representing over 1.600.000 students and young people in 43 member organisations from 36 countries in Europe...
(EDS - the student branch of the EPP), as well as to posts within the European Youth Forum
European Youth Forum
The European Youth Forum is the platform of the national youth councils and international non-governmental youth organisations in Europe...
(YJF). In 2002, she was elected vice-president of the Youth Convention on the Future of Europe which paved the way to her being closely involved in the negotiation and drafting of the European Constitutional Treaty and, later, the Lisbon Treaty – two experiences that helped shape her view on European politics.
She has been constantly active within the Partit Nazzjonalista in Malta, serving within the party's international secretariat; actively campaigning for a 'YES' vote in the 2003 EU membership referendum; volunteering with the PN's election arm ELCOM.
Participation in MEP Elections
Dr Metsola Tedesco Triccas first ran for the European Parliament elections in 2004European Parliament election, 2004
Elections to the European Parliament were held from 10 June 2004 to 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom...
as a Nationalist candidate in Malta's first MEP election. Being the youngest Nationalist candidate, with a short campaign and limited resources, she faced her fair share of hurdles and despite not being elected then, she credits the more than 5,000 people who put their faith in her then as the major reason she accepted to contest again in 2009.
She believed that with the discussion of whether Malta should be in or out of the EU being finally over, the 2009-2014 European Parliament legislature should be about Malta's representatives having the ability of making their mark by getting themselves heard and bringing any issue that concerns Malta to the discussion table.
She was not elected, and maintained a low profile within the local scenery ever since.