en	Follow Commissioner Gentiloni on Twitter: @PaoloGentiloni
mt	Segwi lill-Kummissarju Gentiloni fuq Twitter: @PaoloGentiloni

en	Follow Vice-President Dombrovskis on Twitter: @VDombrovskis
mt	@VDombrovskis

en	For the UK, a purely technical assumption
mt	Għar-Renju Unit, suppożizzjoni purament teknika

en	The forecast for inflation (Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices) in the euro area has been raised to 1.3% in 2020 and 1.4% in 2021, an increase of 0.1 percentage points for both years compared to the Autumn 2019 Economic Forecast.
mt	It-tbassir tal-inflazzjoni (l-Indiċi Armonizzat tal-Prezzijiet għall-Konsumatur) fiż-żona tal-euro żdied b'1.3 % fl-2020 u b'1.4 % fl-2021, żieda ta' 0.1 ta' punt perċentwali għas-sentejn meta mqabbla mat-Tbassir Ekonomiku tal-Ħarifa 2019.

en	In the EU, the forecast for inflation in 2020 has also been raised by 0.1 percentage points to 1.5%.
mt	Fl-UE t-tbassir dwar l-inflazzjoni fl-2020 diġà ogħla b'0.1 ta' punt perċentwali u laħaq il-1.5 %.

en	The longer it lasts, however, the higher the likelihood of knock-on effects on economic sentiment and global financing conditions.
mt	Madankollu, aktar ma ddum aktar tiżdied il-probabbiltà ta' effetti sekondarji fuq is-sentiment ekonomiku u fuq il-kundizzjonijiet tal-finanzjament globali.

en	The baseline assumption is that the outbreak peaks in the first quarter, with relatively limited global spillovers.
mt	Is-suppożizzjoni bażi hija li t-tifqigħa se tilħaq il-livell massimu tagħha fl-ewwel trimestru, b'riperkussjonijiet globali relattivament limitati.

en	Follow DG ECFIN on Twitter: @ecfin
mt	Segwi lil DĠ ECFIN fuq Twitter:

en	The outbreak of the ‘2019-nCoV' coronavirus, with its implications for public health, economic activity and trade, especially in China, is a new downside risk.
mt	It-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus "2019-nCoV", bl-implikazzjonijiet li għandha fuq is-saħħa pubblika u fuq l-attività ekonomika u l-kummerċ, speċjalment fiċ-Ċina, hija riskju negattiv ġdid.

en	As for the coronavirus, it is too soon to evaluate the extent of its negative economic impact."
mt	U għadu kmieni wisq biex jiġi evalwat d-daqs tal-impatt ekonomiku negattiv li se jħalli l-coronavirus."

en	Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for an Economy that works for People, said: "Despite a challenging environment, the European economy remains on a steady path, with continued job creation and wage growth.
mt	Valdis Dombrovskis, il-Viċi President Eżekuttiv għal Ekonomija għas-Servizz tan-Nies, qal: "Minkejja ambjent diffiċli, l-ekonomija Ewropea għadha għaddejja b'ritmu stabbli, hekk kif l-impjiegi baqgħu jinħolqu u l-pagi baqgħu jogħlew.

en	Private consumption and investment, particularly in the construction sector, will continue to fuel economic growth.
mt	Il-konsum u l-investiment privat, speċjalment fis-settur tal-kostruzzjoni, se jkomplu jagħtu spinta lit-tkabbir ekonomiku.

en	The interim forecasts cover annual and quarterly GDP and inflation for the current and following year for all Member States, as well as EU and euro area aggregates.
mt	It-tbassiriet interim ikopru l-PDG annwali u trimestrili u l-inflazzjoni għas-sena attwali u ta' wara għall-Istati Membri kollha, kif ukoll l-aggregati għaż-żona tal-euro u għall-UE kollha kemm hi.

en	Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for the Economy, said: "The outlook for Europe's economy is for stable, albeit subdued growth over the coming two years.
mt	Paolo Gentiloni, il-Kummissarju Ewropew għall-Ekonomija, qal: "Il-prospettiva tal-ekonomija Ewropea għas-sentejn li ġejjin hija waħda fejn it-tkabbir se jkun wieħed stabbli imma mrażżan.

en	Press release6 March 2020Brussels
mt	Marzu 2020Brussell

en	New treatments, in which a dual approach will be adopted.
mt	Trattamenti ġodda, li fihom se jiġi adottat approċċ doppju.

en	A commitment of a similar scale is expected from the pharmaceutical industry so that the total investment in the fast-track call launched on 3 March could reach up to €90 million.
mt	Impenn ta' skala simili huwa mistenni mill-industrija farmaċewtika, li jkun ifisser li l-investiment totali, fis-sejħa rapida li tnediet fit-3 ta' Marzu, jista' jilħaq id-€90 miljun.

en	Furthermore, up to €45 million in Horizon 2020 funding will support additional research through the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a public-private partnership between the Commission and the pharmaceutical industry.
mt	Barra minn hekk, sa €45 miljun f'finanzjament tal-Orizzont 2020 se jappoġġaw riċerka addizzjonali permezz tal- Inizjattiva dwar Mediċini Innovattivi (IMI), sħubija pubblika-privata bejn il-Kummissjoni u l-industrija farmaċewtika.

en	Several EU-funded projects are already contributing to preparedness and response to the COVID-19 outbreak, such as the European Virus Archive - GLOBAL (EVAg) , the PREPARE project and the Commission involvement in the Global research collaboration for infectious disease preparedness (GloPID-R) network.
mt	Diversi proġetti ffinanzjati mill-UE diġà qed jikkontribwixxu għat-tħejjija u r-rispons għat-tifqigħa tal-COVID-19, bħalma huma l-Arkivju tal-Virus Ewropew - GLOBAL (EVAg) , il-proġett PREPARE u l-involviment tal-Kummissjoni fil-Kooperazzjoni fir-riċerka globali għal netwerk ta' tħejjija għall-mard infettiv (GloPID-R) .

en	On 30 January 2020, the Commission launched a special call for expressions of interest to support research on COVID-19 with an initial budget of €10 million mobilised from the special fund for emergency research of the Horizon 2020 programme for research and innovation.
mt	Fit-30 ta' Jannar 2020, il-Kummissjoni nediet sejħa għall-espressjonijiet ta' interess speċjali biex tappoġġa r-riċerka dwar il-COVID-19 b'baġit inizjali ta' €10 miljun immobilizzat mill-fond speċjali għar-riċerka ta' emerġenza, tal-programm Orizzont 2020 għar-riċerka u l-innovazzjoni.

en	Rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests.
mt	Testijiet dijanjostiċi rapidi fil-post tal-kura.

en	With the additional amount from the Horizon 2020 programme, the Commission is scaling up the emergency call launched in January to fight the COVID-19 outbreak to €47.5 million.
mt	Bl-ammont addizzjonali mill-programm Orizzont 2020 , il-Kummissjoni qiegħda żżid is- sejħa ta' emerġenza mnedija f'Jannar biex tiġġieled kontra t-tifqigħa tal-COVID-19, għal €47.5 miljun.

en	Firstly, accelerating the development of new treatments currently in the pipeline (including therapeutic peptides, monoclonal antibodies and broad-spectrum antivirals), and secondly, screening and identifying molecules that could work against the virus, using advanced modelling and computing techniques.
mt	L-ewwel nett, l-iżvilupp aktar mgħaġġel ta' trattamenti ġodda li qegħdin jitħejjew bħalissa (kif ukoll peptidi terapewtiċi, antikorpi monoklonali u antivirali b'azzjoni mifruxa), u t-tieni nett, l-iskrinjar u l-identifikazzjoni tal-molekuli li jistgħu jaħdmu kontra l-virus, bl-użu ta' mudelli avvanzati u tekniki tal-informatika.

en	Independent experts completed the evaluation of the proposals in record time.
mt	Esperti indipendenti mlew l-evalwazzjoni tal-proposti f'ħakka t'għajn.

en	The research will focus on developing a prophylactic vaccine and a therapeutic vaccine, which will be used for prevention and treatment respectively.
mt	Ir-riċerka se tiffoka fuq l-iżvilupp ta' tilqim profilattiku u tilqim terapewtiku, li se jintużaw għall-prevenzjoni u t-trattament rispettivament.

en	This means that the total amount in funding for coronavirus research, mobilised from Horizon 2020 and the industry through IMI, could reach almost €140 million.
mt	Dan ifisser li l-ammont totali tal-finanzjament tar-riċerka dwar il-coronavirus, immobilizzat mill-Orizzont 2020 u mill-industrija permezz tal-IMI, jista' jilħaq kważi €140 miljun.

en	This allowed to select 17 projects involving 136 research teams from across the EU and beyond, which will start working on developing vaccines, new treatments, diagnostic tests and medical systems aimed at preventing the spread of the Coronavirus.
mt	Dan ippermetta li jintgħażlu 17-il proġett li jinvolvu 136 tim ta' riċerka minn madwar l-UE u lil hinn, li se jibdew jaħdmu fuq l-iżvilupp ta' tilqim, fuq trattamenti ġodda, fuq testijiet ta' dijanjosi u fuq sistemi mediċi bil-għan li jiġi evitat it-tixrid tal-Coronavirus.

en	A common standard for online digital identity for people and businesses.
mt	Standard komuni għal identità diġitali online għan-nies u għan-negozji.

en	100 days of the von der Leyen Commission
mt	100 jum mill-Kummissjoni ta' von der Leyen

en	A reliable neighbour: After a deadly earthquake struck Albania in November 2019, the Commission hosted a Donors' Conference, with pledges amounting to €1.15 billion for reconstruction.
mt	Viċin affabbli: Wara terremot fatali li laqat l-Albanija f'Novembru 2019, il-Kummissjoni ospitat Konferenza tad-Donaturi, b'impenji li jammontaw għal EUR 1,15 biljun għar-rikostruzzjoni.

en	New rules on cybersecurity of critical infrastructure and services.
mt	Regoli ġodda dwar iċ-ċibersigurtà tal-infrastruttura u s-servizzi kritiċi.

en	For more information
mt	Għal aktar informazzjoni

en	The new Commission led by President Ursula von der Leyen took office on 1 December 2019.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni l-ġdida mmexxija mill-President Ursula von der Leyen fil-kariga tagħha fl-1 ta' Diċembru 2019.

en	It announced a €232 million investment to boost global preparedness, treatment and research for vaccine development.
mt	Hija ħabbret investiment ta' EUR 232 miljun biex tingħata spinta lit-tħejjija, lit-trattament u lir-riċerka globali għall-iżvilupp ta' tilqima.

en	Becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050
mt	Insiru l-ewwel kontinent newtrali għall-klima fid-dinja sal-2050

en	It also presented a European Green Deal Investment Plan , which should generate €1 trillion of investments to support a green and modern EU economy.
mt	Din ippreżentat ukoll Pjan ta' Investiment għal Ewropa Sostenibbli , li għandu jiġġenera EUR 1 triljun ta' investimenti biex jappoġġa ekonomija ekoloġika u moderna tal-UE.

en	A supporter of multilateral and rules-based world order: the Commission supported the interim appeal arbitration arrangement in the World Trade Organisation.
mt	Sostenitriċi għal ordni dinjija multilaterali u bbażata fuq ir-regoli: il-Kummissjoni appoġġjat l- arranġament ta' arbitraġġ ta' appell proviżorju fl-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tal-Kummerċ.

en	The Commission and the Member States have defined a common approach to ensure the security of 5G networks in the EU.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni u l-Istati Membri ddefinixxew approċċ komuni biex jiżguraw is-sigurtà tan-netwerks 5G fl-UE .

en	It underlined that an independent and impartial appeal stage, giving the necessary guarantees of rulings of the highest quality, must continue to be one of the essential features of the WTO dispute settlement system.
mt	Hija ssottolinjat li stadju ta' appell indipendenti u imparzjali, li jagħti l-garanziji neċessarji ta' deċiżjonijiet tal-ogħla kwalità, irid ikompli jkun wieħed mill-fatturi essenzjali tas-sistema ta' soluzzjoni tat-tilwim tad-WTO.

en	A Digital Services Act, by the end of the year, will bring clearer responsibilities and modernised rules for online platforms.
mt	Att dwar is-Servizzi Diġitali, sa tmiem is-sena, se jġib responsabbiltajiet aktar ċari u regoli modernizzati għall-pjattaformi online.

en	Engagement with the Western Balkans will be a priority for the rest of the mandate.
mt	L-involviment mal-Balkani tal-Punent ser ikun prijorità għall-bqija tal-mandat.

en	The Commission's strategy for Shaping Europe's Digital Future covers everything from cybersecurity to digital education, from platforms to supercomputing.
mt	L-istrateġija tal-Kummissjoni għat- Tiswir tal-Futur Diġitali tal-Ewropa tkopri kollox minn ċibersigurtà għal edukazzjoni diġitali, minn pjattaformi sa supercomputing.

en	As early as day 11, the Commission presented a European Green Deal , a roadmap to stop climate change, cut pollution and protect biodiversity.
mt	Sa minn kmieni mill-11-il jum, il-Kummissjoni ppreżentat Patt Ekoloġiku Ewropew , pjan direzzjonali biex jieqaf it-tibdil fil-klima, jitnaqqas it-tniġġis u tiġi protetta l-bijodiversità.

en	They endorsed a set of mitigating measures, both objective and proportionate, against known security risks.
mt	Huma approvaw sett ta' miżuri ta' mitigazzjoni, kemm oġġettivi kif ukoll proporzjonati, kontra riskji ta' sigurtà magħrufa.

en	It includes the Just Transition Fund, which will invest €7.5 billion from the EU budget in the regions most affected by the industrial transition.
mt	Dan jinkludi l-Fond għal Tranżizzjoni Ġusta, li se jinvesti EUR 7,5 biljun mill-baġit tal-UE fir-reġjuni l-aktar milquta mit-tranżizzjoni industrijali.

en	The Commission also started greening its economic policies and provided a compass to the financial sector for more sustainable investments.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni bdiet ukoll tirrendi aktar ekoloġiċi l-politiki ekonomiċi tagħha u tat direzzjoni lis-settur finanzjarju għal investimenti aktar sostenibbli.

en	The Commission will present a new industrial strategy on its 101st day.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni se tippreżenta strateġija industrijali ġdida fil-101 jum tagħha.

en	As of 16 March, all colleagues in non-critical functions will telework.
mt	Sa mis-16 ta' Marzu, il-kollegi kollha f'funzjonijiet mhux kritiċi se jaħdmu bit-telexogħol.

en	Staff are also offered the possibility to ask questions by email or phone to a dedicated helpdesk 24/7.
mt	Il-persunal qed jiġi offrut ukoll il-possibbiltà li jagħmel mistoqsijiet bl-email jew bit-telefon lill-helpdesk apposta 24/7.

en	Coronavirus: Measures introduced for Commission staff
mt	Il-coronavirus:

en	Staff are informed daily via emails and a regularly updated dedicated webpage.
mt	Il-persunal qed jiġi infurmat kuljum permezz ta' emails u paġna elettronika ddedikata li tiġi aġġornata regolarment.

en	The Commission's approach in the management of this crisis has been to take all possible precautionary measures based on facts and scientific evidence, in consultation with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and in coordination with the national health authorities' guidance and recommendations in the respective host countries.
mt	L-approċċ tal-Kummissjoni fil-ġestjoni ta' din il-kriżi kien li jittieħdu l-miżuri kollha ta' prekawzjoni possibbli abbażi ta' fatti u evidenza xjentifika, f'konsultazzjoni maċ-Ċentru Ewropew għall-Prevenzjoni u l-Kontroll tal-Mard (ECDC), f'konformità mal-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tas-Saħħa (WHO) u f'koordinazzjoni mal-gwida u r-rakkomandazzjonijiet tal-awtoritajiet tas-saħħa nazzjonali fil-pajjiżi ospitanti rispettivi.

en	In case a meeting takes place, the lists of participants are being registered.
mt	F'każ li sseħħ laqgħa, il-listi tal-parteċipanti qed ikunu rreġistrati.

en	Also as from 16 March, all European Schools and Commission crèches/kindergarten will close as a precautionary measure, to reduce the spread of the virus.
mt	Barra minn hekk, mis-16 ta' Marzu, l-iskejjel Ewropej u l-crèches u l-kindergarten kollha tal-Kummissjoni se jagħlqu bħala miżura ta' prekawzjoni, biex inaqqsu t-tixrid tal-virus.

en	It translates into a legal text the negotiating directives approved by Member States in the General Affairs Council on 25 February 2020, in line with the Political Declaration agreed between the EU and the UK in October 2019.
mt	Dan jittrasforma f'test ġuridiku dawk id-direttivi ta' negozjati approvati mill-Istati Membri fil-Kunsill Affarijiet Ġenerali fil-25 ta' Frar 2020, skont id-Dikjarazzjoni Politika li dwarha qablu l-UE u r-Renju Unit f'Ottubru 2019.

en	Michel Barnier, the European Commission's Chief Negotiator, said: "This text demonstrates that an ambitious and comprehensive agreement on our future relationship is possible, on the basis of the EU's mandate and the political ambition agreed with the UK five months ago."
mt	Michel Barnier, il-Kap Negozjatur tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea, qal: "Dan it-test jurina li huwa possibbli li jkun hemm ftehim ambizzjuż u komprensiv dwar ir-relazzjoni tagħna fil-futur, abbażi tal-mandat tal-UE u l-ambizzjoni politika li ħames xhur ilu sar qbil dwarha mar-Renju Unit."

en	A dedicated chapter on governance provides an outline for an overarching framework covering all areas of economic and security cooperation.
mt	Kapitlu apposta li jirrigwarda l-governanza jipprovdi deskrizzjoni ġenerali għal qafas prevalenti li jkopri l-oqsma kollha ta' kooperazzjoni ekonomika u ta' sigurtà.

en	Webpage: The EU and the United Kingdom - Forging a new partnership: Guide to the negotiations
mt	Il-paġna web: L-UE u r-Renju Unit - Il-ħolqien ta' sħubija ġdida: Gwida għan-negozjati

en	The draft text published by the Commission covers all areas of the negotiations, including trade and economic cooperation, law enforcement and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, participation in Union programmes and other thematic areas of cooperation.
mt	Dan l-abbozz tat-test ippubblikat mill-Kummissjoni jkopri l-oqsma kollha tan-negozjati, inklużi l-kooperazzjoni kummerċjali u ekonomika, l-infurzar tal-liġi u l-kooperazzjoni ġudizzjarja f'materji kriminali, is-sehem fi programmi tal-Unjoni u oqsma tematiċi oħra ta' kooperazzjoni.

en	Given developments related to COVID-19, EU and UK negotiators are currently exploring alternative ways to continue discussions, including if possible the use of video conferences.
mt	Minħabba l-iżviluppi relatati mal-COVID-19, in-negozjaturi tal-UE u tar-Renju Unit bħalissa qed jesploraw modi alternattivi kif jissoktaw bit-taħditiet, inkluż l-użu tal-vidjokonferenzi, jekk ikun possibbli.

en	The UK has indicated that it will put forward some texts covering some of the elements of the future EU-UK relationship outlined in the Political Declaration.
mt	Ir-Renju Unit indika li se jressaq xi testi li jkopru wħud mill-elementi tar-relazzjoni fil-ġejjieni bejn l-UE u r-Renju Unit deskritti fid-Dikjarazzjoni Politika.

en	A Partnership that PROTECTS:
mt	Sħubija li TIPPROTEĠI:

en	A Partnership that CONNECTS:
mt	Sħubija li TIRRESPONSABBILIZZA:

en	High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell said: "Our neighbours' strength is also the European Union's strength; the Eastern Partnership remains a crucial element of the EU's foreign policy.
mt	Ir-Rappreżentant Għoli/il-Viċi President Josep Borrell qal: "Is-saħħa tal-ġirien tagħna hija wkoll is-saħħa tal-Unjoni Ewropea; is-Sħubija tal-Lvant tibqa' element kruċjali tal-politika barranija tal-UE.

en	Together for resilient, sustainable and integrated economies
mt	Flimkien għal ekonomiji reżiljenti, sostenibbli u integrati

en	For More Information
mt	Għal Aktar Informazzjoni

en	The Eastern Partnership was launched in 2009 with the aim to strengthening and deepening the political and economic relations between the EU, its Member States and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine.
mt	Is-Sħubija tal-Lvant tnediet fl-2009 bl-għan li ssaħħaħ u tapprofondixxi r-relazzjonijiet politiċi u ekonomiċi bejn l-UE, l-Istati Membri tagħha u l-Armenja, l-Ażerbajġan, il-Belarussja, il-Georgia, ir-Repubblika tal-Moldova u l-Ukrajna.

en	The Commission and the European External Action Service expect the Member States and partner countries to endorse the proposal in view of the Eastern Partnership Summit in June 2020, which will give a mandate to develop a new set of tangible deliverables building on the current 20 Deliverables for 2020.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni u s-Servizz Ewropew għall-Azzjoni Esterna jistennew li l-Istati Membri u l-pajjiżi sħab japprovaw il-proposta fid-dawl tas-Summit dwar is-Sħubija tal-Lvant f'Ġunju 2020, li se tagħti mandat biex jiġi żviluppat sett ta' riżultati tanġibbli abbażi tal-20 riżultat tanġibbli għall-2020 li hemm bħalissa.

en	These aim at increasing trade, strengthening connectivity and deepening economic integration with Armenia , Azerbaijan , Belarus , Georgia , the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine , strengthening democratic institutions, the rule of law, environmental and climate resilience, supporting the digital transformation, and promoting fair and inclusive societies.
mt	Dawn għandhom l-għan li jżidu l-kummerċ, isaħħu l-konnettività u japprofondixxu l-integrazzjoni ekonomika mal- Armenja , l-Ażerbajġan , il-Belarussja , il-Georgia , ir-Repubblika tal-Moldova u l-Ukrajna , filwaqt li jsaħħu l-istituzzjonijiet demokratiċi, l-istat tad-dritt, ir-reżiljenza ambjentali u għat-tibdil fil-klima, jagħtu sostenn lit-trasformazzjoni diġitali u jippromwovu soċjetajiet ġusti u inklużivi.

en	Cooperation in these areas will be an important priority for the EU.
mt	Il-kooperazzjoni f'dawn l-oqsma se tkun prijorità importanti għall-UE.

en	Good governance and democratic institutions, rule of law, successful anti-corruption policies, fight against organised crime, respect of human rights and security, including support to populations affected by conflict, are the backbone of strong and resilient states and societies.
mt	Il-governanza tajba u l-istituzzjonijiet demokratiċi, l-istat tad-dritt, il-politiki kontra l-korruzzjoni li jirnexxu, il-ġlieda kontra l-kriminalità organizzata, ir-rispett tad-drittijiet tal-bniedem u s-sigurtà, inkluż l-appoġġ għall-popolazzjonijiet milquta mill-kunflitti, huma s-sinsla ta' stati u soċjetajiet b'saħħithom u reżiljenti.

en	Together for a resilient digital transformation
mt	Flimkien għal trasformazzjoni diġitali reżiljenti

en	Together with an engaged civil society, free, plural and independent media and the protection of citizens' rights, including the rights of minorities, these are key ingredients for resilient, fair, inclusive, and democratic societies.
mt	Flimkien ma' soċjetà ċivili impenjata, il-libertà u l-pluraliżmu tal-media indipendenti u l-protezzjoni tad-drittijiet taċ-ċittadini, inklużi d-drittijiet tal-minoranzi, dawn huma ingredjenti ewlenin għal soċjetajiet demokratiċi, inklużivi, ġusti u reżiljenti.

en	Current policy objectives were defined through agenda 20 Deliverables for 2020, agreed in 2017.
mt	Riżultat Tanġibbli għall-2020 li sar ftehim dwarha fl-2017.

en	Eastern Partnership: new policy objectives for beyond 2020
mt	Is-Sħubija tal-Lvant: objettivi ġodda ta' politika għal wara l-2020

en	Up to EUR 179 million is available in 2020.
mt	Sa EUR 179 miljun huma disponibbli fl-2020.

en	Up to EUR 800 million is available in 2020.
mt	Sa EUR 800 miljun huma disponibbli fl-2020.

en	Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative
mt	Għal Aktar Informazzjoni

en	This will effectively increase the amount of investment in 2020 and help to front-load the use of the as yet unallocated EUR 28 billion of cohesion policy funding within the 2014-2020 cohesion policy programmes.
mt	Dan se jżid b'mod effettiv l-ammont ta' investiment fl-2020 u se jgħin biex ikun hemm tagħbija fuq quddiem tal-użu tal-finanzjament tal-politika ta' koeżjoni ta' EUR 28 biljun li għadu ma ġiex allokat fi ħdan il-programmi tal-politika ta' koeżjoni 2014-2020.

en	It is essential to act together to secure production, stocking, availability and rational use of medical protective equipment and medicines in the EU, openly and transparently, rather than taking unilateral measures that restrict the free movement of essential healthcare goods.
mt	Huwa essenzjali li naġixxu flimkien biex niżguraw il-produzzjoni, l-istokkjar, id-disponibbiltà u l-użu razzjonali ta' tagħmir mediku protettiv u mediċini fl-UE, b'mod trasparenti u trasparenti, aktar milli jittieħdu miżuri unilaterali li jirrestrinġu l-moviment liberu ta' oġġetti essenzjali għall-kura tas-saħħa.

en	The Commission's assessment for the use of Article 107(3)b for other Member States will take a similar approach.
mt	Il-valutazzjoni tal-Kummissjoni għall-użu tal-Artikolu 107(3)b għal Stati Membri oħra se tieħu approċċ simili.

en	Currently, the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy is of a nature and scale that allows the use of Article 107(3)(b) TFEU.
mt	Bħalissa, l-impatt tat-tifqigħa ta' COVID-19 fl-Italja huwa ta' natura u skala li jippermetti l-użu tal-Artikolu 107(3)(b) tat-TFUE.

en	The international and European aviation industry has been particularly hit. As announced by President von der Leyen on 10 March, to help ease the economic and ecological impact of the outbreak, the Commission is proposing today targeted legislation to temporarily alleviate airlines from the "use-it-or-lose-it" rule - whereby air carriers must use at least 80% of their airports slots within a given period in order to keep them within the corresponding period of the next year.
mt	Kif imħabbar mill-President von der Leyen fl-10 ta' Marzu, biex tgħin ittaffi l-impatt ekonomiku u ekoloġiku ta' din it-tifqigħa, il-Kummissjoni llum qed tipproponi leġiżlazzjoni mmirata biex tnaqqas b'mod temporanju l-linji tal-ajru mir-regola "use-it-or-lose-it" - fejn it-trasportaturi tal-ajru jridu jużaw mill-inqas 80 % tas-slots tal-ajruporti tagħhom fi żmien perjodu speċifiku sabiex jinżammu fil-perjodu korrispondenti tas-sena d-dieħla.

en	COVID-19: Commission sets out European coordinated response to counter the economic impact of the Coronavirus*
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tistabbilixxi rispons koordinat Ewropew kontra l-impatt ekonomiku tal-Koronavajrus*

en	President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said: "The Coronavirus pandemic is testing us all.
mt	Il-President tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea, Ursula von der Leyen, qalet:

en	In the coming weeks, EUR1 billion will be redirected from the EU budget as a guarantee to the European Investment Fund to incentivise banks to provide liquidity to SMEs and midcaps.
mt	Fil-ġimgħat li ġejjin, EUR 1 biljun se jiġu diretti mill-ġdid mill-baġit tal-UE bħala garanzija għall-Fond Ewropew tal-Investiment biex jinċentivaw lill-banek biex jipprovdu likwidità lill-SMEs u lil kumpaniji b'kapitalizzazzjoni medja.

en	This enables the Commission to approve additional national support measures to remedy a serious disturbance to the economy of a Member State.
mt	Dan jippermetti lill-Kummissjoni tapprova miżuri ta' appoġġ nazzjonali addizzjonali biex tirrimedja taqlib serju fl-ekonomija ta' Stat Membru.

en	- To support people so that income and jobs are not affected disproportionally and to avoid permanent effect of this crisis;
mt	- Biex jiġu appoġġati l-persuni b'tali mod li d-dħul u l-impjiegi ma jiġux affettwati b'mod sproporzjonat u biex jiġi evitat l-effett permanenti ta' din il-kriżi;

en	Article 107(2)(b) TFEU enables Member States to compensate companies for the damage directly caused by exceptional occurrences, including measures in sectors such as aviation and tourism.
mt	L-Artikolu 107(2)(b) tat-TFUE jippermetti lill-Istati Membri jikkumpensaw lill-kumpaniji għall-ħsara kkawżata direttament minn okkorrenzi eċċezzjonali, inklużi miżuri f'setturi bħall-avjazzjoni u t-turiżmu.

en	Under this new initiative, the Commission proposes to direct EUR 37 billion under Cohesion policy to the fight against the Coronavirus crisis.
mt	Taħt din l-inizjattiva l-ġdida, il-Kummissjoni tipproponi li jiġu diretti EUR 37 biljun taħt il-Politika ta' Koeżjoni għall-ġlieda kontra l-kriżi tal-Koronavajrus.

en	First, the Commission considers that the COVID-19 pandemic qualifies as an "unusual events outside the control of government".
mt	L-ewwel nett, il-Kummissjoni tqis li l-pandemija tas-COVID-19 tikkwalifika bħala "avvenimenti mhux tas-soltu barra mill-kontroll tal-gvern".

en	Press release16 March 2020Brussels
mt	Stqarrija għall-istampa16 Marzu 2020Brussell

en	It is possible to submit everyone entering the national territory to health checks without formal introduction of internal border controls.
mt	Huwa possibbli li kull min jidħol fit-territorju nazzjonali jsirulu kontrolli tas-saħħa mingħajr ma' jiddaħħlu kontrolli formali fil-fruntieri interni.

en	For More Information
mt	Għal aktar informazzjoni

en	No additional certifications should be imposed on goods legally circulating within the EU single market.
mt	Ma għandha tiġi imposta l-ebda ċertifikazzjoni addizzjonali fuq il-prodotti li jiċċirkolaw legalment fis-suq uniku tal-UE.

en	Commissioners Kyriakides and Johansson have presented the guidelines to EU ministers of Health and of Home Affairs at their first joint video meeting starting at 11am this morning.
mt	Il-Kummissarji Kyriakides u Johansson ippreżentaw il-linji gwida lill-Ministri tal-UE responsabbli mis-Saħħa u mill-Affarijiet Interni fl-ewwel laqgħa konġunta bil-vidjo li bdiet dalgħodu fil-11am.

en	Such border controls should be organised to prevent the emergence of large gatherings (e.g. queues), which risk increasing the spread of the virus.
mt	Dawn il-kontrolli fuq il-fruntiera għandhom jiġu organizzati biex jiġi evitat li jiffurmaw ġemgħat kbar ta' nies (pereż. kjuwijiet), li jżidu r-riskju li jinfirex il-virus.

en	Member States should designate priority lanes for freight transport (e.g. via ‘green lanes').
mt	L-Istati Membri għandhom jagħżlu korsiji ta' prijorità għat-trasport tal-merkanzija (pereż. permezz tal-"korsiji ekoloġiċi").

en	Member States may reintroduce internal border controls for reasons of public policy, which, in extremely critical situations, may include public health.
mt	L-Istati Membri jistgħu jerġgħu jintroduċu kontrolli fil-fruntieri interni għal raġunijiet ta' ordni pubbliku li, f'sitwazzjonijiet kritiċi estremi, jistgħu jinkludu s-saħħa pubblika.

en	The difference between normal health checks and border controls is the possibility to deny entry to individual persons.
mt	Id-differenza bejn il-kontrolli tas-saħħa normali u l-kontrolli fuq il-fruntiera hija l-possibbiltà li persuni individwali ma jitħallewx jidħlu.

en	Commissioner for Trade Phil Hogan, said: "The challenges presented by the spread of COVID-19 justify the urgency of this action.
mt	Il-Kummissarju għall-Kummerċ, Phil Hogan, qal: "L-isfidi ppreżentati mit-tixrid ta' COVID-19 jiġġustifikaw l-urġenza ta' din l-azzjoni.

en	Personal Protective Equipment covers equipment such as masks, protective spectacles and visors, face shields, mouth-nose protection and protective garments.
mt	Tagħmir Protettiv Personali ikopri tagħmir bħal maskri, nuċċalijiet protettivi u viżieri, tarki tal-wiċċ, protezzjoni tal-ħalq u l-imnieħer, u ħwejjeġ protettivi.

en	The Commission will assist Member States in setting up the relevant mechanisms to ensure a smooth and coordinated implementation of the regulation, having regard to factors such as international engagements, the evolution of urgent needs within and outside the EU, and the integration of production and supply chains with such third countries.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni se tassisti lill-Istati Membri fl-istabbiliment ta' mekkaniżmi rilevanti biex tiġi żgurata implimentazzjoni bla xkiel u kkoordinata tar-regolament, b'fatturi meqjusa bħal impenji internazzjonali, l-evoluzzjoni ta' ħtiġijiet urġenti fl-UE u barra minnha, u l-integrazzjoni ta' katini ta' produzzjoni u provvista ma' pajjiżi terzi.

en	Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel, discussed with the CureVac management via videoconference.
mt	Il-President tal-Kummissjoni Ursula von der Leyen u l-Kummissarju għall-Innovazzjoni, ir-Riċerka, il-Kultura, l-Edukazzjoni u ż-Żgħażagħ, Mariya Gabriel, iddiskutew mal-maniġment ta' CureVac permezz ta' vidjokonferenza.

en	Its vaccine technology is based on messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that stimulate the immune system.
mt	It-teknoloġija tat-tilqim tagħha tissejjes fuq il-molekoli RNA messaġġiera (mRNA) li jistimulaw is-sistema immunitarja.

en	Preliminary studies have shown that the technology holds a promise for rapid response to COVID-19.
mt	L-istudji preliminari juru li t-teknoloġija hija promettenti għal rispons mgħaġġel għall-COVID-19.

en	On 6 March, the Commission announced that it selected 17 projects involving 136 research teams to receive a total funding of €47.5 million from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020.
mt	Fis-6 ta' Marzu, il-Kummissjoni ħabbret l-għażla ta' 17-il proġett li jinvolvu 136 tim ta' riċerka li se jirċievu finanzjament totali ta' €47.5 miljun mill-programm tagħha ta' riċerka u ta' innovazzjoni, tal-Orizzont 2020.

en	In addition, the Commission has committed up to €45 million for research on vaccines and treatments through a call published on 3 March by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) , which is to be matched by the pharma industry, so up to €90 million in all.
mt	Barra minn hekk, il-Kummissjoni impenjat sa €45 miljun għal riċerka fit-tilqim u t-trattamenti permezz ta' sejħa ppubblikata fit-3 ta' Marzu mill- Inizjattiva dwar Mediċini Innovattivi (IMI) , u li magħhom għandha tiżdied l-istess kontribuzzjoni mill-industrija tal-farmaċewtika, jiġifieri ammont totali sa €90 miljun.

en	The Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Ambroise Fayolle, also participated.
mt	Il-Viċi President tal-Bank Ewropew tal-Investiment (il-BEI), Ambroise Fayolle, ħa sehem ukoll.

en	In 2014, CureVac won EU's first ever innovation inducement prize.
mt	Fl-2014, CureVac rebħet l-ewwel premju tal-UE ta' inċentiv għall-innovazzjoni.

en	Today, the Commission offered up to €80 million of financial support to CureVac, a higly innovative vaccine developer from Tübingen, Germany, to scale up development and production of a vaccine against the Coronavirus in Europe.
mt	Illum, il-Kummissjoni offriet appoġġ finanzjarju sa €80 miljun lil CureVac, żviluppatur ta' tilqim innovattiv ħafna minn Tübingen, il-Ġermanja, sabiex iżid l-iżvilupp u l-produzzjoni ta' tilqima kontra l-Coronavirus fl-Ewropa.

en	Coronavirus: Commission offers financing to innovative vaccines company CureVac
mt	Il-Kummissjoni toffri finanzjament lill-kumpanija tat-tilqim innovattiv CureVac

en	The teams will work on developing vaccines, new treatments, diagnostic tests and medical systems aimed at preventing the spread of the Coronavirus.
mt	It-timijiet se jaħdmu fuq l-iżvilupp ta' tilqim, ta' trattamenti ġodda, ta' testijiet ta' dijanjożi u ta' sistemi mediċi bl-għan li jipprevjenu t-tixrid tal-Coronavirus.

en	Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President for Innovation in the European Investment Bank, said: "The EIB is and remains the EU Bank for innovation, even more than ever in the current health crisis.
mt	Ambroise Fayolle, il-Viċi President għall-Innovazzjoni tal-Bank Ewropew tal-Investiment, qal: "Il-BEI huwa u jibqa' l-Bank tal-UE għall-innovazzjoni, issa aktar minn qatt qabel fil-kriżi attwali tas-saħħa.

en	The Commission recognised CureVac's potential to bring life-saving vaccines to people across the planet in safe and affordable ways already in 2014 when CureVac received the first ever EU innovation inducement prize of €2 million, funded by the EU's research and innovation programme, FP7.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni diġà għarfet il-potenzjal li CureVac toffri tilqima li ssalva ħajjet in-nies madwar id-dinja b'mod sikur u affordabbli, meta fl-2014 CureVac kienet rebħet l-ewwel premju tal-UE ta' inċentiv għall-innovazzjoni ta' valur ta' €2 miljun, iffinanzjat mill-programm għar-riċerka u l-innovazzjoni tal-UE, l-FP7.

en	The initial EU budget of the stockpile is €50 million, of which €40 million is subject to the approval of the budgetary authorities.
mt	Il-baġit inizjali tal-UE għall-ħażna huwa ta' EUR 50 miljun, li minnhom EUR 40 miljun huma suġġetti għall-approvazzjoni mill-awtoritajiet baġitarji.

en	To date, all EU Member States participate in the Mechanism, as well as Iceland, Norway, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Turkey.
mt	Sal-lum l-Istati Membri kollha tal-UE jipparteċipaw fil-Mekkaniżmu, flimkien mal-Iżlanda, in-Norveġja, is-Serbja, il-Maċedonja ta' Fuq, il-Montenegro u t-Turkija.

en	The direct grant covers 90 % of the costs of the stockpile while the remaining 10 % are borne by the Member State.
mt	L-għotja diretta tkopri 90 % tal-kosti tal-ħażna filwaqt l-10 % li jifdal jiġġarrbu mill-Istat Membru.

en	The Commission will finance 90% of the stockpile.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni se tiffinanzja 90% tal-ħażna.

en	Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič said: "The EU is taking action to get more equipment to Member States.
mt	Il-Kummissarju għall-Immaniġġjar tal-Kriżi Janez Lenarčič qal: "L-UE qed tieħu azzjoni biex takkwista aktar apparat għall-Istati Membri.

en	In addition, under the Joint Procurement Agreemen t, Member States are in the process of purchasing personal protective equipment, respiratory ventilators and items necessary for coronavirus testing.
mt	Barra minn hekk, skont il-Ftehim ta' Akkwist Konġunt , l-Istati Membri jinsabu fil-proċess li jixtru tagħmir protettiv personali, ventilaturi respiratorji u oġġetti meħtieġa għall-ittestjar tal-coronavirus.

en	The Emergency Response Coordination Centre will manage the distribution of the equipment to ensure it goes where it is needed most.
mt	Iċ-Ċentru ta' Koordinazzjoni tar-Reazzjoni f'każ ta' Emerġenza se jamministra d-distribuzzjoni tal-apparat biex jiżgura li dan imur fejn l-aktar ikun hemm bżonnu.

en	Since its inception in 2001, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has responded to over 330 requests for assistance inside and outside the EU.
mt	Sa mill-bidu tiegħu fl-2001, il-Mekkaniżmu tal-UE għall-Protezzjoni Ċivili rrisponda għal aktar minn 330 talba għall-assistenza fl-UE u barra minnha.

en	President Ursula von der Leyen said: "With the first ever common European reserve of emergency medical equipment we put EU solidarity into action.
mt	Il-President Ursula von der Leyen qalet:

en	The hosting State will be responsible for procuring the equipment.
mt	L-Istat ospitanti se jkun responsabbli biex jakkwista l-apparat.

en	This panel, which was created following a mandate by EU Member States , will be chaired by the Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, and co-chaired by Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.
mt	Dan il-panel, li nħoloq permezz ta' mandat li ngħata mill-Istati Membri tal-UE , se jkun ippresedut mill-President tal-Kummissjoni, Ursula von der Leyen, u kopresedut minn Stella Kyriakides, il-Kummissarju għas-Saħħa u s-Sikurezza Alimentari.

en	COVID-19: Commission launches team of scientific experts
mt	COVID-19: il-Kummissjoni tniedi tim ta' esperti xjentifiċi

en	The panel is composed of seven members from six Member States who will act in their personal capacities and independently.
mt	Il-panel huwa magħmul minn seba' membri minn sitt Stati Membri li se jaġixxu fil-kapaċitajiet personali tagħhom u b'mod indipendenti.

en	Today, the European Commission launched an advisory panel on COVID-19 composed of epidemiologists and virologists from different Member States to formulate EU guidelines on science-based and coordinated risk management measures.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea llum nediet panel konsultattiv dwar COVID-19 magħmul minn epidemjologi u virologi minn Stati Membri differenti biex jifformulaw linji gwida tal-UE dwar miżuri tal-ġestjoni tar-riskju koordinati u bbażati fuq ix-xjenza.

en	COVID-19: Commission launches European team of scientific experts to strengthen EU coordination and medical response
mt	COVID-19: il-Kummissjoni tniedi tim Ewropew ta' esperti xjentifiċi biex issaħħaħ il-koordinazzjoni u r-rispons mediku tal-UE

en	The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) will participate as observers.
mt	Iċ- Ċentru Ewropew għall-Prevenzjoni u l-Kontroll tal-Mard (ECDC), l- Aġenzija Ewropea għall-Mediċini (EMA) u ċ- Ċentru ta' Koordinazzjoni tar-Reazzjoni f'każ ta' Emerġenza (ERCC) se jipparteċipaw bħala osservaturi.

en	Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, said: "Together with our public health professionals, clinical practitioners, epidemiologists and virologists, we are at the forefront of the fight against the spread of COVID-19.
mt	"Flimkien mal-professjonisti tas-saħħa pubblika tagħna, il-prattikanti kliniċi, l-epidemjologi u l-virologi jinsabu fuq quddiem nett fil-ġlieda kontra t-tifrix ta' COVID-19.

en	This panel will play an important role in the EU's medical response to the pandemic.
mt	Dan il-panel se jkollu rwol importanti fir-rispons mediku tal-UE għall-pandemija.

en	The Commission will publish the group's agenda and documents online on the panel's page to ensure transparent, coordinated communications around the EU's response to tackling the spread of the epidemic.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni se tippubblika l-aġenda u d-dokumenti online tal-grupp fuq il-paġna tal-panel biex tiżgura komunikazzjonijiet trasparenti u koordinati dwar ir-rispons tal-UE biex jiġi indirizzat it-tifrix tal-epidemija.

en	National governments have introduced different measures, including travel restrictions and border controls.
mt	Il-gvernijiet nazzjonali daħħlu miżuri differenti, fosthom restrizzjonijiet fuq l-ivvjaġġar u kontrolli mal-fruntieri.

en	The guidelines cover the rights of passengers when travelling by air, rail, ship or bus/coach, maritime and inland waterways, as well as the corresponding obligations for carriers.
mt	Il-linji gwida jkopru d-drittijiet tal-passiġġieri meta dawn ikunu qed jivvjaġġaw bl-ajru, bil-ferrovija, bil-vapur, bil-karozza tal-linja jew bil-kowċ, bil-baħar jew fuq il-passaġġi tal-ilma interni, kif ukoll l-obbligi korrispondenti tat-trasportaturi.

en	Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean said: "In light of the mass cancellations and delays passengers and transport operators face due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission wants to provide legal certainty on how to apply EU passenger rights.
mt	"Fid-dawl tal-kanċellazzjonijiet massivi u tad-dewmien li l-passiġġieri u l-operaturi tat-trasport qed iħabbtu wiċċhom magħhom minħabba l-pandemija tal-COVID-19, il-Kummissjoni trid tipprovdi ċertezza legali dwar kif għandhom jiġu applikati d-drittijiet tal-passiġġieri tal-UE.

en	Press release19 March 2020Brussels
mt	Stqarrija għall-istampa19 Marzu 2020Brussell

en	Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: "The economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is severe.
mt	Il-Viċi President Eżekuttiv Margrethe Vestager, li hija responsabbli mill-politika tal-kompetizzjoni, qalet:

en	On 13 March 2020, the Commission adopted a Communication on a Coordinated economic response to the COVID-19 outbreak setting out these possibilities.
mt	Fit-13 ta' Marzu 2020 l-Kummissjoni adottat Komunikazzjoni dwar Rispons ekonomiku koordinat għat-tifqigħa tal-COVID-19 li tistabbilixxi dawn il-possibbiltajiet.

en	The Commission had adopted a Temporary Framework in 2008 , in response to the global financial crisis.
mt	Fl-2008 l-Kummissjoni adottat Qafas Temporanju b'rispons għall-kriżi finanzjarja globali.

en	The State aid Temporary Framework to support the economy in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, based on Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, recognises that the entire EU economy is experiencing a serious disturbance.
mt	Il-Qafas Temporanju tal-għajnuna mill-Istat li jsostni lill-ekonomija fil-kuntest tat-tifqigħa tal-COVID-19 huwa msejjes fuq l-Artikolu 107(3)(b) tat-Trattat dwar il-Funzjonament tal-Unjoni Ewropea, u jagħraf li l-ekonomija kollha tal-UE għaddejja minn taqlib serju.

en	State aid: Commission adopts Temporary Framework
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tadotta Qafas Temporanju

en	The Framework will be in place until the end of December 2020.
mt	Il-Qafas se jibqa' fis-seħħ sa tmiem Diċembru 2020.

en	(v) Short-term export credit insurance: The Framework introduces additional flexibility on how to demonstrate that certain countries are not-marketable risks, thereby enabling short-term export credit insurance to be provided by the State where needed.
mt	(v) Assigurazzjoni ta' kreditu għall-esportazzjoni għal perjodu qasir: Il-Qafas jintroduċi aktar flessibbiltà dwar kif ikun jista' jintwera li ċerti pajjiżi ma jkunux ta' riskju kummerċjabbli, u b'hekk Stat ikun jista' joħroġ assigurazzjoni ta' kreditu għall-esportazzjoni għal żmien qasir fejn ikun meħtieġ.

en	Article 107(2)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union enables Member States to compensate companies for the damage directly caused by exceptional occurrences, such as those caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, including measures in sectors such as aviation and tourism.
mt	L-Artikolu 107(2)(b) tat-Trattat dwar il-Funzjonament tal-Unjoni Ewropea jippermetti lill-Istati Membri jikkumpensaw lil kumpaniji għall-ħsara li tkun ġiet ikkaġunata direttament minn okkorrenzi eċċezzjonali, bħall-ħsara kkawżata mit-tifqigħa tal-COVID-19, fosthom b'miżuri f'setturi bħal dawk tal-avjazzjoni u t-turiżmu.

en	Coronavirus: Commission proposes to activate
mt	Il-coronavirus: il-Kummissjoni tipproponi li tattiva

en	Coronavirus: Commission proposes to activate fiscal framework's general escape clause to respond to pandemic
mt	Il-coronavirus: il-Kummissjoni tipproponi li tattiva l-klawżola liberatorja ġenerali tal-qafas fiskali biex tirreaġixxi għall-pandemija

en	The Commission's strategy to counter the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic includes using the full flexibility of our fiscal and state-aid frameworks, mobilising the EU budget to allow the EIB Group to provide short-term liquidity to SMEs and directing €37 billion to the fight against coronavirus under the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative.
mt	L-istrateġija tal-Kummissjoni kontra l-impatt ekonomiku tal-pandemija tal-coronavirus tinkludi l-użu tal-flessibbiltà sħiħa tal-oqfsa fiskali u tal-għajnuna mill-Istat tagħna, il-mobilizzazzjoni tal-baġit tal-UE biex il-Grupp tal-BEI jkun jista' jagħti likwidità fuq perjodu qasir ta' żmien lill-SMEs u €37 biljun indirizzati għall-ġlieda kontra l-coronavirus taħt l-Inizjattiva ta' Investiment fir-Rispons għall-Coronavirus.

en	The Commission and the Council have already clarified that the coronavirus pandemic qualifies as an "unusual event outside the control of government".
mt	Il-Kummissjoni u l-Kunsill diġà ċċaraw li l-pandemija tal-coronavirus tikkwalifika bħala "avveniment mhux tas-soltu barra mill-kontroll tal-gvern".

en	The coronavirus pandemic is a major shock for the European and global economies.
mt	Il-pandemija tal-coronavirus hija xokk kbir għall-ekonomiji Ewropej u globali.

en	I want to make sure that we respond to the human as well as socio-economic dimension of the Coronavirus pandemic in the best way possible."
mt	Irrid niżgura li nirrispondu għad-dimensjoni umana kif ukoll soċjo-ekonomika tal-pandemija tal-coronavirus bl-aħjar mod possibbli."

en	The standards are available for free download from the websites of CEN national members.
mt	L-istandards huma disponibbli biex jitniżżlu b'xejn mis-siti web tal-membri nazzjonali tas-CEN .

en	List of available standards:
mt	Għal aktar informazzjoni:

en	Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton said: "We need to act collectively with urgency, solidarity, and audacity.
mt	Il-Kummissarju għas-Suq Intern Thierry Breton qal: "Jeħtieġ li naġixxu flimkien b'urġenza, b'solidarjetà, u b'kuraġġ.

en	The derogation from this business model is a strong European response, based on a sense of social responsibility and solidarity, to address the shortage problem of protective equipment deriving from the Covid-19 epidemics.
mt	Id-deroga minn dan il-mudell ta' negozju hija rispons qawwi Ewropew, ibbażat fuq sens ta' responsabbiltà u solidarjetà soċjali, biex tindirizza l-problema ta' nuqqas ta' tagħmir protettiv li jirriżulta mill-epidemiji tal-Covid-19.

en	The 11 standards developed by CEN and potentially 3 additional ones developed jointly with ISO that are made available cover common filtering masks, medical gloves and protective clothing.
mt	Il-11-il standard żviluppati mis-CEN u potenzjalment 3 standards oħra żviluppati b'mod konġunt mal-ISO li huma disponibbli jkopru l-maskri komuni tal-filtrazzjoni , l-ingwanti mediċi u l-ilbies protettiv.

en	Application of rules for transport workers
mt	L-applikazzjoni tar-regoli għat-trasportaturi

en	Today's note from the Commission includes a full list of recommendations to protect drivers from the coronavirus (Annex 2).
mt	In-nota tal-lum tal-Kummissjoni tinkludi lista sħiħa ta' rakkomandazzjonijiet li jipproteġu lis-sewwieqa mill-Coronavirus (l-Anness 2).

en	Crossing the border, including any checks and health screening, should not take more than 15 minutes.
mt	Il-qsim tal-fruntieri, inkluż kull kontroll u skrinjar tas-saħħa, m'għandux jieħu aktar minn 15-il minuta.

en	Coronavirus: Commission presents practical guidance to ensure continuous flow of goods across EU via green lanes
mt	Il-Coronavirus: il-Kummissjoni tippreżenta gwida prattika biex tiżgura l-fluss kontinwu ta' oġġetti fl-UE permezz tal-korsiji ħodor

en	Following the video-conference between EU Transport Ministers on 18 March, the Commission set up a network of national contact points and a platform to provide information on national transport measures taken by Member States in response to the coronavirus.
mt	Wara l-vidjokonferenza li saret fit-18 ta' Marzu bejn il-Ministri tat-Trasport tal-UE, il-Kummissjoni stabbiliet netwerk ta' punti ta' kuntatt nazzjonali u pjattaforma biex tingħata informazzjoni dwar il-miżuri tat-trasport nazzjonali meħuda mill-Istati Membri b'rispons għall-Coronavirus.

en	Continued and uninterrupted land, waterborne and air cargo services are of crucial importance for the functioning of the EU's internal market and its effective response to the current public health crisis.
mt	Is-servizzi kontinwi u bla waqfien tat-trasport tal-merkanzija fuq l-art, fuq l-ilma u bl-ajru, huma ta' importanza kruċjali għall-funzjonament tas-suq intern tal-UE u għar-reazzjoni effettiva tagħha għall-kriżi attwali tas-saħħa pubblika.

en	Enhanced cooperation among EU Member States and beyond
mt	Kooperazzjoni msaħħa fost l-Istati Membri tal-UE u lil hinn

en	The Commission encourages Member States to set up safe passage transit corridors to allow private drivers and their passengers, such as health and transport workers, as well as EU citizens being repatriated, regardless of their nationality, to directly pass with priority through the country in each necessary direction along the TEN-T Network.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tħeġġeġ lill-Istati Membri jistabbilixxu kurituri tat-trasport b'passaġġ sikur biex is-sewwieqa privati u l-passiġġieri tagħhom, bħall-ħaddiema fis-settur tas-saħħa u t-trasport, u ċ-ċittadini tal-UE li qed jiġu ripatrijati, irrispettivament min-nazzjonalità tagħhom, ikunu jistgħu jgħaddu direttament bi prijorità mill-pajjiż, fi kwalunkwe direzzjoni meħtieġa tul in-Netwerk TEN-T.

en	Coronavirus: harmonised standards for medical devices
mt	Il-Coronavirus: standards armonizzati għall-mezzi mediċi

en	The Commission and the concerned European standardisation organisations (CEN and CENELEC) continuously work together to update and improve the set of harmonised standards available to economic operators in the EU.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni u l-organizzazzjonijiet Ewropej għall-istandardizzazzjoni (is-CEN u s-CENELEC) jaħdmu kontinwament flimkien biex jaġġornaw u jtejbu s-sett ta' standards armonizzati disponibbli għall-operaturi ekonomiċi fl-UE.

en	surgical drapes, gowns and suits
mt	ilbies u bċejjeċ tad-drapp kirurġiċi

en	The revised harmonised standards play a pivotal role in the current coronavirus pandemic because they relate to critical devices* such as:
mt	L-istandards armonizzati riveduti għandhom rwol ċentrali fil-pandemija tal-coronavirus attwali minħabba li jirrigwardaw mezzi kritiċi* bħal pereżempju:

en	Coronavirus: harmonised standards for medical devices to respond to urgent needs
mt	Il-Coronavirus: standards armonizzati għall-mezzi mediċi biex jirrispondu għal ħtiġijiet urġenti

en	Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean declared: "Air cargo amounts to approximately 35% of world trade by value and is a key part of freight transport.
mt	"Il-merkanzija bl-ajru tammonta għal madwar 35 % tal-kummerċ dinji skont il-valur u hija parti ewlenija mit-trasport tal-merkanzija.

en	This is in the common interest of supply chain continuity for goods, including essential ones, such as highly specialised, urgent and critical products such as medical supplies.
mt	Dan huwa fl-interess komuni tal-kontinwità tal-katina tal-provvista għall-oġġetti, inklużi dawk essenzjali, bħall-prodotti speċjalizzati ħafna, urġenti u kritiċi, pereżempju l-provvisti mediċi.

en	Continued and uninterrupted air cargo services are vital for the economy and for fighting the coronavirus.
mt	Is-servizzi tal-merkanzija bl-ajru kontinwi u mingħajr interruzzjonijiet huma vitali għall-ekonomija u għall-ġlieda kontra l-coronavirus.

en	The Guidelines for border management measures to protect health and ensure the availability of goods and essential services adopted by the European Commission on 16 March 2020, stress the principle that all EU internal borders should stay open to freight, and that the supply chains for essential goods continue to function.
mt	Il- Linji Gwida għall-miżuri ta' ġestjoni tal-fruntieri biex tiġi protetta s-saħħa u tiġi żgurata d-disponibbiltà tal-oġġetti u tas-servizzi essenzjali adottati mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea fis-16 ta' Marzu 2020, jenfasizzaw il-prinċipju li l-fruntieri interni kollha tal-UE għandhom jibqgħu miftuħa għall-merkanzija u li l-ktajjen tal-provvista għall-prodotti essenzjali jridu jkomplu jiffunzjonaw.

en	These exceptional measures will be temporary for the duration of the coronavirus crisis.
mt	Dawn il-miżuri eċċezzjonali se jkunu temporanji sakemm iddum il-kriżi tal-coronavirus.

en	European and global supply chains depend on them, and air cargo should be able to continuously deliver products such as food, medical supplies and other products, which are critical to the functioning of vulnerable supply chains.
mt	Il-ktajjen tal-provvista Ewropej u globali jiddependu fuqhom, u l-merkanzija bl-ajru għandha tkun kapaċi twassal, b'mod kontinwu, prodotti bħal ikel, provvisti mediċi u prodotti oħra, li huma kruċjali għall-funzjonament tal-ktajjen tal-provvista vulnerabbli.

en	For more information
mt	Ħażna ta' rescEU

en	- €100 million to help Albania recover from the devastating earthquake on 26 November 2019, part of the €115 million Commission pledge and the total pledge of €1.15 billion;
mt	- EUR 100 miljun biex jgħin lill-Albanija tirkupra mit-terremot devastanti tas-26 ta' Novembru 2019, parti mill-wegħda tal-Kummissjoni ta' EUR 115 miljun u l- wegħda totali ta' EUR 1.15 biljun;

en	Thanks to repatriation flights organised through the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and co-financed by the EU, 2,312 people have been already repatriated to Europe from China, Japan, the U.S., Morocco, Tunisia, Georgia, the Philippines and Cabo Verde since the beginning of the outbreak .
mt	Grazzi għat-titjiriet ta' ripatrijazzjoni organizzati permezz tal-Mekkaniżmu tal-Unjoni tal-Protezzjoni Ċivili u kofinanzjat mill-UE, 2,312 persuna diġà ġew ripatrijati lejn l-Ewropa miċ-Ċina, il-Ġappun, l-Istati Uniti, il-Marokk, it-Tuneżija, il-Georgia, il-Filippini u minn Cabo Verde sa mill-bidu tat-tifqigħa .

en	- €350 million of migration management assistance to Greece, to add to the extra €350 million emergency assistance already being deployed, in line with the commitment of President von der Leyen during her visit to Greece;
mt	- EUR 350 miljun ta' assistenza ta' ġestjoni tal-migrazzjoni lill-Greċja, biex jiżdied mal-EUR 350 miljun li diġà qed jiġu mobilizzati, f'konformità mal- impenn tal-President von der Leyen matul iż-żjara tagħha fil-Greċja;

en	This European Commission proposal will increase the total budget of the first ever rescEU stockpile of medical equipment (ventilators, protective masks and essential medical gear) to €80 million.
mt	Il-proposta tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea se żżid il-baġit totali tal-ewwel ħażna tar-rescEU ta' tagħmir mediku (ventilaturi, maskri protettivi u tagħmir mediku essenzjali) għal EUR 80 miljun.

en	Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, said: "The safe return of our citizens is a priority.
mt	Il-Kummissarju għall-Immaniġġjar tal-Kriżi Janez Lenarčič qal: "Ir-ritorn sikur taċ-ċittadini tagħna huwa prijorità.

en	- €3.3 million additional funding for the European Public Prosecutors' Office (EPPO) to boost its 2020 budget.
mt	- EUR 3.3 miljun f'finanzjament addizzjonali għall-Uffiċċju tal-Prosekutur Pubbliku Ewropew (UPPE) biex tagħti spinta lill-baġit tiegħu għall-2020.

en	Coronavirus: Commission boosts budget for repatriation flights and rescEU stockpile
mt	Il-Coronavirus: il-Kummissjoni tagħti spinta lill-baġit għal titjiriet ta' ripatriazzjoni

en	More than 80 further repatriation flights are planned in the coming days.
mt	Iktar minn 80 titjira ta' ripatrijazzjoni ulterjuri huma ppjanati fil-jiem li ġejjin.

en	Our Emergency Response Coordination Centre continues working 24/7 with Member States in order to meet their requests."
mt	Iċ-Ċentru ta' Koordinazzjoni għal Rispons ta' Emerġenza tagħna jkompli jaħdem 24/7 mal-Istati Membri sabiex jissodisfa t-talbiet tagħhom."

en	The Commission is putting forward a draft amending budget - a proposal to reorganise part of the EU spending for the year in line with the latest priorities - to secure funding for these operations.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni qed tippreżenta abbozz ta' baġit emendatorju - proposta biex tiġi riorganizzata parti mill-infiq tal-UE għas-sena f'konformità mal-aħħar prijoritajiet - biex tiżgura finanzjament għal dawn l-operazzjonijiet.

en	- €3.6 million for the the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control to enhance the capacity to identify, assess and communicate threats to human health from communicable diseases, and in particular to increase the expert capacity in the light of the coronavirus crisis;
mt	- EUR 3.6 miljun għaċ-Ċentru Ewropew għall-Prevenzjoni u l-Kontroll tal-Mard biex tissaħħaħ il-kapaċità tal-identifikazzjoni, tal-valutazzjoni u tal-komunikazzjoni ta' theddid għas-saħħa tal-bniedem minn mard li jittieħed, u b'mod partikolari biex tiżdied il-kapaċità esperta fid-dawl tal-kriżi tal-coronavirus;

en	Press release27 March 2020Brussels
mt	Stqarrija għall-istampa27 Marzu 2020Brussell

en	Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: "Managing the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak requires us to act fast.
mt	Il-Viċi President Eżekuttiv Margrethe Vestager, li hija responsabbli mill-politika tal-kompetizzjoni, qalet:

en	Export-credits enable foreign buyers of goods and/or services to defer payment.
mt	Il-krediti għall-esportazzjoni jippermettu lix-xerrejja ta' prodotti u/jew servizzi jiddifferixxu l-ħlas.

en	Deferred payment implies credit risk for the seller/exporter, against which they insure themselves, typically with the private insurers (so-called export credit insurance).
mt	Il-ħlas differit jimplika riskju ta' kreditu għall-bejjiegħ/esportatur, li jassiguraw lilhom infushom kontrih, tipikament mal-assiguraturi privati (l-hekk imsejħa assiguraturi ta' kreditu għall-esportazzjoni).

en	The public consultation pointed to an imminent insufficiency of private insurance capacity for exports to all countries.
mt	Il-konsultazzjoni pubblika wriet nuqqas imminenti ta' kapaċità ta' assigurazzjoni privata għall-esportazzjonijiet lejn il-pajjiżi kollha.

en	New publications of State aid decisions on the internet and in the Official Journal are listed in the State Aid Weekly e-News .
mt	Pubblikazzjonijiet ġodda dwar id-deċiżjonijiet dwar l-għajnuna mill-Istat fuq l-internet u fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali huma elenkati fuq State Aid Weekly e-News .

en	The Short-term export-credit insurance Communication , which is in force since 2013, provides that trade within 27 EU Member States and nine OECD countries listed in its Annex, with a maximum risk period of up to two years, entails marketable risks and should, in principle, not be insured by the State or State supported insurers.
mt	Il- Komunikazzjoni dwar l-assigurazzjoni ta' kreditu għall-esportazzjoni għal żmien qasir , li ilha fis-seħħ mill-2013, tipprovdi li l-kummerċ f'27 Stat Membru tal-UE u f'disa' pajjiżi tal-OECD elenkati fl-Anness tiegħu, b'riskju massimu ta' sentejn, jinvolvi riskji kummerċjabbli u fil-prinċipju għandu jiġi assigurat mill-Istat jew mill-assiguraturi appoġġjati mill-Istat.

en	The public consultation aimed at assessing the availability of private short-term export-credit insurance capacity for exports to all countries listed as "marketable risk countries" in the Short-term export-credit Communication, with a view to possibly amend the list of "marketable risk countries" as a temporary measure.
mt	Il-konsultazzjoni pubblika kellha l-għan li tivvaluta d-disponibbiltà tal-kapaċità privata tal-assigurazzjoni ta' kreditu għall-esportazzjoni għal żmien qasir għall-esportazzjoni lejn il-pajjiżi kollha elenkati bħala "pajjiżi ta' riskju kummerċjabbli" fil-Komunikazzjoni ta' kreditu għall-esportazzjoni għal żmien qasir, b'ħarsa biex possibbilment tiġi emendata l-lista ta' "pajjiżi ta' riskju kummerċjabbli" bħala miżura temporanja.

en	The State aid Temporary Framework to support the economy in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak adopted on 19 March 2020 had already introduced additional flexibility on how to demonstrate that certain countries were not-marketable, thereby enabling short-term export credit insurance to be provided by the State where needed.
mt	Il- Qafas Temporanju tal-Għajnuna mill-Istat biex jappoġġja l-ekonomija fil-kuntest tat-tifqigħa tal-COVID-19 adottat fid-19 ta' Marzu 2020 kien introduċa flessibbiltà addizzjonali dwar kif jintwera li ċerti pajjiżi ma kinux kummerċjabbli, u għalhekk jiġi permess li l-assigurazzjoni ta' kreditu għall-esportazzjoni għal żmien qasir tingħata mill-Istat fejn meħtieġ.

en	On 23 March 2020, following the indication by some Member States that they expect a global contraction of the private insurance market for exports to all countries due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Commission launched an urgent public consultation.
mt	Fit-23 ta' Marzu 2020, wara l-indikazzjoni minn xi Stati Membri li qed jistennew reċessjoni globali tas-suq tal-assigurazzjoni privata għall-esportazzjonijiet lejn il-pajjiżi kollha minħabba t-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus, il-Kummissjoni nediet konsultazzjoni pubblika urġenti.

en	Before that date to give legal certainty, the Commission will re-assess the situation and give clarity on "marketable risk countries" beyond 31 December 2020.
mt	Qabel dik id-data biex tingħata ċertezza legali, il-Kummissjoni se tivvaluta mill-ġdid is-sitwazzjoni u tagħti ċarezza dwar "pajjiżi ta' riskju kummerċjabbli" sal-31 ta' Diċembru 2020.

en	The documents published today offer practical advice on the application of the Commission's recommendation on conformity assessments of PPE , and certain types of medical devices, issued on 13 March.
mt	Id-dokumenti li ġew ippubblikati llum joffru parir prattiku dwar l-applikazzjoni tar- Rakkomandazzjoni tal-Kummissjoni dwar il-proċeduri tal-valutazzjoni tal-konformità tal-PPE u dwar ċerti tipi ta' apparat mediku, tat-13 ta' Marzu.

en	Today, the Commission is making available guidance to assist manufacturers in ramping up production of essential medical equipment and material in three areas: the production of masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE), leave-on hand cleaners and hand disinfectants and 3D printing in the context of the coronavirus outbreak.
mt	Illum, il-Kummissjoni qed tippubblika gwida li tgħin lill-manifatturi jżidu l-produzzjoni ta' tagħmir u materjal mediku essenzjali fi tliet oqsma: il-produzzjoni tal-maskli u tat- tagħmir protettiv personali (PPE), tal-prodotti għat-tindif tal-idejn li jitħallew fuq il-ġilda u tad-diżinfettanti tal-idejn u tal- istampar 3D fil-kuntest tat-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus.

en	Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton said: "We are acting swiftly and mobilising industry to increase and create new production lines for urgent health material and protective equipment across Europe.
mt	Il-Kummissarju għas-Suq Intern Thierry Breton qal: "Qed naġixxu malajr u qed nimmobilizzaw l-industrija biex inkabbru u noħolqu linji ġodda ta' produzzjoni għall-materjal tas-saħħa u għat-tagħmir protettiv urġenti madwar l-Ewropa.

en	The fight against coronavirus requires all hands on deck and our industry's contribution is essential."
mt	Il-ġlieda kontra l-coronavirus tirrikjedi li kulħadd jagħti sehmu, u l-kontribut tal-industrija tagħna hu essenzjali."

en	Press release6 April 2020Brussels
mt	April 2020Brussell

en	A higher risk cover - up to 80% of potential losses on individual loans (as opposed to the standard 50%);
mt	Kopertura ta' riskju ogħla - sa 80 % ta' telf potenzjali fuq self individwali (kontra l-istandard ta' 50 %);

en	Other financial intermediaries can access the guarantees following a swift application process.
mt	Intermedjarji finanzjarji oħra jistgħu jaċċessaw il-garanziji wara proċess ta' applikazzjoni rapidu.

en	Allowing for more flexible terms, including postponement, rescheduling or payment holidays
mt	Permess għal termini aktar flessibbli, inklużi posponiment, skedar mill-ġdid jew moratorju fuq il-pagamenti

en	Horizon 2020 is the EU programme for Research and Innovation running from 2014 to 2020 with a total budget of €77 billion.
mt	Orizzont 2020 huwa l-programm tal-UE għar-Riċerka u l-Innovazzjoni li jibda mill-2014 sal-2020 b'baġit totali ta' EUR 77 biljun.

en	The €1 billion unlocked from the EFSI under the COSME Loan Guarantee Facility and the InnovFin SME Guarantee under Horizon 2020 allows the EIF to provide guarantees worth €2.2 billion to financial intermediaries, unlocking €8 billion in available financing.
mt	Il-EUR 1 biljun disponibbli mill-FEIS taħt il-Faċilità ta' Garanzija ta' Self COSME u l-Garanzija ta' InnovFin għall-SMEs taħt l-Orizzont 2020 jippermettu lill-FEI jipprovdi garanziji b'valur ta' EUR 2.2 biljun lil intermedjarji finanzjarji, li jillibera EUR 8 biljun f'finanzjament disponibbli.

en	COSME is the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) running from 2014 to 2020 with a total budget of €2.3 billion.
mt	COSME huwa l-programm tal-UE għall-Kompetittività tal-Intrapriżi u l-Intrapriżi u l-Intrapriżi Żgħar u Medji (SMEs) li kien għaddej mill-2014 sal-2020 b'baġit totali ta' EUR 2.3 biljun.

en	Simplified and quicker access to the EIF guarantee
mt	Aċċess simplifikat u aktar rapidu għall-garanzija tal-FEI

en	In particular, the InnovFin SME Guarantee (SMEG) Facility provides guarantees and counter-guarantees on debt financing of between €25,000 and €7.5 million to improve access to finance for innovative SMEs and Midcaps.
mt	B'mod partikolari, il- Faċilità ta' Garanziji ta' InnovFin għall-SMEs (SMEG) tipprovdi garanziji u kontrogaranziji fuq finanzjament ta' dejn ta' bejn EUR 25,000 u EUR 7.5 miljun biex ittejjeb l-aċċess għall-finanzjament għal SMEs u kumpaniji b'kapitalizzazzjoni medja innovattivi.

en	SMEs will be able to apply directly to their local banks and lenders participating in the scheme, which will be listed on www.access2finance.eu .
mt	L-SMEs se jkunu jistgħu japplikaw direttament għall-banek lokali tagħhom u s-selliefa li jipparteċipaw fl-iskema, li se tkun elenkata fuq www.access2finance.eu .

en	European Commission Executive Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, Valdis Dombrovskis, said: "Across Europe, our businesses are struggling.
mt	Il-Viċi President Eżekuttiv tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea għal Ekonomija għas-Servizz tan-Nies, Valdis Dombrovskis, qal: "Madwar l-Ewropa, in-negozji tagħna qed ibatu.

en	The Investment Plan for Europe has already generated more than €460 billion of investment and supported 1.1 million start-ups and SMEs across Europe.
mt	Il-Pjan ta' Investiment għall-Ewropa diġà ġġenera aktar minn EUR 460 biljun f'investiment u appoġġa 1.1 miljun negozju ġdid u SMEs madwar l-Ewropa.

en	In that way new money can already start flowing to hard-hit businesses in April.
mt	B'dak il-mod flus ġodda jistgħu diġà jibdew jiċċirkolaw lejn negozji li ntlaqtu ħafna f'April.

en	Focus on working capital loans across the EU;
mt	Enfasi fuq is-self ta' kapital operattiv madwar l-UE;

en	Under InnovFin SMEG, a facility managed by the EIF, financial intermediaries - banks and other financial institutions - are guaranteed against a proportion of their losses incurred on the debt financing covered under the facility.
mt	Taħt InnovFin SMEG, faċilità ġestita mill-FEI, intermedjarji finanzjarji - banek u istituzzjonijiet finanzjarji oħra - huma garantiti kontra proporzjon tat-telf tagħhom fuq il-finanzjament ta' dejn kopert mill-faċilità.

en	This will allow the EIF to issue special guarantees to incentivise banks and other lenders to provide liquidity to at least 100,000 European SMEs and small mid-cap companies hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, for an estimated available financing of €8 billion.
mt	Dan se jippermetti lill-FEI joħroġ garanziji speċjali biex jinċentiva l-banek u selliefa oħra biex jipprovdu likwidità lil tal-anqas 100,000 SMEs Ewropej u kumpaniji żgħar b'kapitalizzazzjoni medja li ntlaqtu mill-impatt ekonomiku tal-pandemija tal-Coronavirus, għal finanzjament disponibbli stmat ta' EUR 8 biljun.

en	We need to act in a coordinated manner.
mt	Jeħtieġ li naġixxu b'mod ikkoordinat.

en	On 13 March 2020, the Commission adopted a Communication on a Coordinated economic response to the COVID-19 outbreak setting out these possibilities.
mt	Fit-13 ta' Marzu 2020 il-Kummissjoni adottat Komunikazzjoni dwar Rispons ekonomiku koordinat għat-tifqigħa tal-COVID-19 li tistabbilixxi dawn il-possibbiltajiet.

en	These include medicinal products (including vaccines) and treatments; medical devices and equipment (including ventilators and protective clothing, as well as diagnostic tools); disinfectants; data collection and processing tools useful to fight the spread of the virus.
mt	Dawn jinkludu prodotti mediċinali (inkluż vaċċini) u trattamenti; apparat u tagħmir mediku (inklużi l-ventilaturi u l-ilbies protettiv, kif ukoll għodod dijanjostiċi); diżinfettanti; il-ġbir tad-data u l-għodod tal-ipproċessar utli biex jiġi miġġieled it-tixrid tal-vajrus.

en	For example, it now enables Member States to give, up to the nominal value of € 800 000 per company, zero-interest loans, guarantees on loans covering 100% of the risk, or provide equity.
mt	Pereżempju, issa l-Istati Membri jistgħu jagħtu, sal-valur nominali ta' EUR 800,000 għal kull kumpanija, self b'imgħax żero, garanziji fuq self li jkopru 100 % tar-riskju, jew jipprovdu l-ekwità.

en	The Temporary Framework recognises that the entire EU economy is experiencing a serious disturbance.
mt	Il-Qafas Temporanju jirrikonoxxi li l-ekonomija kollha tal-UE qed tesperjenza taqlib serju.

en	The amendment Temporary Framework will be in place until the end of December 2020.
mt	Il-Qafas Temporanju emendat se jibqa' fis-seħħ sa tmiem Diċembru tal-2020.

en	On March 19, the Commission adopted a new State aid Temporary Framework to support the economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak, based on Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
mt	Fid-19 ta' Marzu, il-Kummissjoni adottat Qafas Temporanju ġdid dwar l-għajnuna mill-Istat biex tiġi appoġġjata l-ekonomija fil-kuntest tat-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus, abbażi tal-Artikolu 107(3)(b) tat-Trattat dwar il-Funzjonament tal-Unjoni Ewropea.

en	Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy said: "In this emergency it is vital that medical equipment and devices get quickly to where they are needed.
mt	Paolo Gentiloni, il-Kummissarju għall-Ekonomija, qal: "F'din l-emerġenza huwa essenzjali li t-tagħmir u l-apparati mediċi jaslu malajr fejn ikunu meħtieġa.

en	Coronavirus: Commission waives customs duties and VAT
mt	Il-coronavirus: il-Kummissjoni tneħħi d-dazji doganali u l-VAT

en	EU customs legislation ( Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 ) provides for the possibility to grant duty relief for the "benefit of disaster victims".
mt	Il-leġiżlazzjoni doganali tal-UE ( ir-Regolament tal-Kunsill (KE) Nru 1186/2009 ) tipprevedi l-possibbiltà li tingħata eżenzjoni mid-dazju għall-"benefiċċju ta' vittmi ta' diżastri".

en	Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered a video message on today's decision.
mt	Permezz ta' filmat, il-President tal-Kummissjoni, Ursula von der Leyen, wasslet messaġġ dwar id-deċiżjoni tal-lum.

en	Similarly, EU VAT law ( Council Directive 2009/132/EC ) has mirroring provisions as regards exemption from VAT on the final importation of certain goods.
mt	Bl-istess mod, il-liġi tal-UE dwar il-VAT ( id-Direttiva tal-Kunsill 2009/132/KE ) fiha dispożizzjonijiet li jirriflettu dan fir-rigward tal-eżenzjoni mill-VAT fuq l-importazzjoni finali ta' ċerti oġġetti.

en	The Commission has today decided to approve requests from Member States and the UK to temporarily waive customs duties and VAT on the import of medical devices, and protective equipment, from third countries in order to help in the fight against coronavirus.
mt	Illum il-Kummissjoni ddeċidiet li tapprova t-talbiet mill-Istati Membri u mir-Renju Unit biex temporanjament tneħħi d-dazji doganali u l-VAT fuq l-importazzjoni ta' apparati mediċi u tagħmir protettiv minn pajjiżi terzi sabiex tgħin fil-ġlieda kontra l-coronavirus.

en	This measure includes masks and protective equipment, as well as testing kits, ventilators and other medical equipment.
mt	Din il-miżura tinkludi l-maskli u t-tagħmir protettiv, kif ukoll il-kits tal-ittestjar, il-ventilaturi u tagħmir mediku ieħor.

en	Coronavirus: Commission waives customs duties and VAT on the import of medical equipment from non-EU countries
mt	Il-coronavirus: il-Kummissjoni tneħħi d-dazji doganali u l-VAT fuq l-importazzjoni ta' tagħmir mediku minn pajjiżi mhux tal-UE

en	It can be applied to imports by State organisations or approved charitable or philanthropic organisations.
mt	Din tista' tiġi applikata għal importazzjonijiet minn organizzazzjonijiet tal-Istat jew minn organizzazzjonijiet filantropiċi jew tal-karità approvati.

en	On 20 March 2020, the Commission invited all Member States, as well as the UK, to submit a request to waive customs duties and VAT on the importation of protective and other medical equipment from third countries.
mt	Fl-20 ta' Marzu 2020, il-Kummissjoni stiednet lill-Istati Membri kollha, kif ukoll lir-Renju Unit, jippreżentaw talba biex jitneħħew id-dazji doganali u l-VAT fuq l-importazzjoni ta' tagħmir protettiv u tagħmir mediku ieħor minn pajjiżi terzi.

en	In particular: (i) the underlying loan amount per company is linked to cover its liquidity needs for the foreseeable future, (ii) the guarantees will only be provided until the end of this year, (iii) the guarantees are limited to a maximum of six years, and (iv) guarantee fee premiums do not exceed the levels foreseen by the Temporary Framework.
mt	(i) l-ammont ta' self sottostanti għal kull kumpanija huwa marbut mal-kopertura tal-bżonnijiet ta' likwidità tagħha għall-futur prevedibbli, (ii) il-garanziji se jingħataw biss sal-aħħar ta' din is-sena, (iii) il-garanziji huma limitati għal massimu ta' sitt snin, u (iv) il-premium ta' tariffi ta' garanzija ma jaqbżux il-livelli previsti mill-Qafas Temporanju.

en	The scheme has an estimated budget of €350 million.
mt	L-iskema għandha baġit stmat ta' EUR 350 miljun.

en	This amendment will be in place until 31 December 2020, with a possibility to review beforehand.
mt	Din l-emenda se tibqa' fis-seħħ sal-31 ta' Diċembru 2020, bil-possibbiltà li jkun hemm evalwazzjoni qabel dan.

en	The Temporary Framework will be in place until the end of December 2020.
mt	Il-Qafas Temporanju se jibqa' fis-seħħ sa tmiem Diċembru 2020.

en	The Maltese support measure
mt	L-iskema ta' garanzija Maltija

en	The Temporary Framework also enables Member States to combine all support measures granted under the Temporary Framework with existing possibilities to grant de minimis aid company up to €200,000 over three fiscal years.
mt	Il-Qafas Temporanju jippermetti wkoll lill-Istati Membri jikkombinaw il-miżuri kollha ta' sostenn konċessi skont il-Qafas Temporanju ma' possibbiltajiet eżistenti biex tingħata għajnuna de minimis sa EUR 200 000 fuq tliet snin fiskali.

en	The Commission concluded that the measure is necessary, appropriate and proportionate to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State, in line with Article 107(3)(b) TFEU and the conditions set out in the Temporary Framework.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni kkonkludiet li l-miżura hija meħtieġa, xierqa u proporzjonata biex tirrimedja taħwid serju fl-ekonomija ta' Stat Membru, f'konformità mal-Artikolu 107(3)(b) tat-TFUE u mal-kundizzjonijiet stabbiliti fil-Qafas Temporanju.

en	The non-confidential version of the decision will be made available under the case number SA.56843 in the State aid register on the Commission's competition website once any confidentiality issues have been resolved.
mt	Il-verżjoni mhux kunfidenzjali tad-deċiżjoni se ssir disponibbli taħt in-numru tal-każ SA.56843 fir- Reġistru tal-Għajnuna mill-Istat u fuq is-sit tal- kompetizzjoni tal-Kummissjoni ladarba jkunu riżolti xi kwistjonijiet ta' kunfidenzjalità li jista' jkun hemm.

en	State aid: Commission approves €350 million Maltese guarantee scheme to support economy in coronavirus outbreak
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tapprova l-iskema ta' garanzija Maltija ta' EUR 350 miljun b'sostenn għall-ekonomija fil-pandemija tal-coronavirus

en	(v) Short-term export credit insurance: The Framework introduced additional flexibility on how to demonstrate that certain countries are not-marketable risks, thereby enabling short-term export credit insurance to be provided by the State where needed.
mt	(v) Assigurazzjoni għall-esportazzjoni bi kreditu għal żmien qasir: Il-Qafas introduċa aktar flessibbiltà dwar kif ikun jista' jintwera li ċerti pajjiżi ma jkunux ta' riskju kummerċjabbli, u b'hekk Stat ikun jista' joħroġ assigurazzjoni għall-esportazzjoni bi kreditu għal żmien qasir fejn ikun meħtieġ.

en	New publications of State aid decisions on the internet and in the Official Journal are listed in the State Aid Weekly e-News .
mt	Il-pubblikazzjonijiet ġodda dwar id-deċiżjonijiet dwar l-għajnuna mill-Istat fuq l-internet u fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali huma elenkati fuq State Aid Weekly e-News .

en	On 27 March, the Commission further expanded on that flexibility: following an urgent public consultation, the Commission decided to amend the Annex to temporarily remove all countries from the list of "marketable risk" under the Short-term export-credit insurance Communication .
mt	Fis-27 ta' Marzu, il-Kummissjoni kompliet testendi din il-flessibbiltà: wara konsultazzjoni pubblika urġenti, il-Kummissjoni ddeċidiet li temenda l-Anness biex temporanjament tneħħi l-pajjiżi kollha mil-lista ta' "riskju kummerċjabbli" skont il-Komunikazzjoni dwar l-assigurazzjoni għall-esportazzjoni bi kreditu għal żmien qasir .

en	This is European solidarity."
mt	Din hija s-solidarjetà Ewropea."

en	Administration will be simplified.
mt	L-amministrazzjoni se tiġi ssimplifikata.

en	For more information
mt	SURE

en	and to producer organisations for the temporary storage of fishery and aquaculture products.
mt	u lill-organizzazzjonijiet tal-produtturi għall-ħażna temporanja tal-prodotti tas-sajd u tal-akkwakultura.

en	Coronavirus: the Commission mobilises all of its resources
mt	Il-Coronavirus: il-Kummissjoni timmobilizza r-riżorsi kollha tagħha

en	The Emergency Support Instrument
mt	Għal aktar informazzjoni

en	With a new solidarity instrument, we will mobilise €100 billion to keep people in jobs and businesses running.
mt	Permezz ta' strument ġdid ta' solidarjetà, se nimmobilizzaw EUR 100 biljun biex inżommu nies f'impjiegi u negozji għaddejjin.

en	Redirecting all Cohesion Policy funds to fight the emergency
mt	L-indirizzar mill-ġdid tal-fondi kollha ta' Politika ta' Koeżjoni biex tiġi miġġielda l-emerġenza

en	As with the structural funds, the use of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will be made more flexible.
mt	Bħall-fondi strutturali, l-użu tal-Fond Ewropew għall-Affarijiet Marittimi se jsir aktar flessibbli.

en	The first priority would be managing the public health crisis and securing vital equipment and supplies, from ventilators to personal protective gear, from mobile medical teams to medical assistance for the most vulnerable, including those in refugee camps.
mt	L-ewwel prijorità tkun il-ġestjoni tal-kriżi tas-saħħa pubblika u l-iżgurar ta' tagħmir u provvisti essenzjali, minn ventilaturi sa tagħmir protettiv personali, minn timijiet mediċi mobbli sa assistenza medika għal dawk l-aktar vulnerabbli, inklużi dawk fil-kampijiet tar-refuġjati.

en	€100 billion to keep people in jobs and businesses running: the SURE initiative
mt	EUR 100 biljun biex in-nies jinżammu fl-impjiegi u n-negozji jibqgħu għaddejjin: l-inizjattiva

en	Protecting our economy and people with all available means
mt	Il-protezzjoni tal-ekonomija u n-nies tagħna bil-mezzi kollha disponibbli

en	€3 billion will be put into the Emergency Support Instrument, of which €300 million will be allocated to RescEU to support the common stockpile of equipment.
mt	EUR 3 biljun se jiddaħħlu fl-Istrument ta' Appoġġ ta' Emerġenza, li minnhom EUR 300 miljun se jiġu allokati lil RescEU biex tappoġġa l-ħażna komuni ta' tagħmir.

en	to aquaculture farmers for the temporary suspension or reduction of production and provide support;
mt	lill-bdiewa tal-akkwakultura għas-sospensjoni temporanja jew it-tnaqqis tal-produzzjoni u jipprovdu appoġġ;

en	This proposal will not affect the date of application of the In Vitro Diagnostics Medical Devices Regulation, which becomes applicable from 26 May 2022.
mt	Din il-proposta mhux se taffettwa d-data tal-applikazzjoni tar-Regolament dwar l-apparat mediku dijanjostiku in vitro, li jibda japplika mis-26 ta' Mejju 2022.

en	Commission postpones application of the Medical Devices Regulation to prioritise the fight against coronavirus
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tipposponi l-applikazzjoni tar-Regolament dwar l-Apparati Mediċi sabiex tagħti prijorità lill-ġlieda kontra l-coronavirus

en	It is therefore very likely that Member States, health institutions, economic operators and other relevant parties would not have been in a position to ensure its proper implementation and application from the stipulated date of application on 26 May 2020.
mt	Għalhekk huwa ferm probabbli li l-Istati Membri, l-istituzzjonijiet tas-saħħa, l-operaturi ekonomiċi u partijiet rilevanti oħra ma kinux se jkunu f'pożizzjoni li jiżguraw l-implimentazzjoni u l-applikazzjoni xierqa tiegħu mid-data stipulata tal-applikazzjoni fis-26 ta' Mejju 2020.

en	The coronavirus crisis has created extraordinary circumstances that require substantial additional resources and an increased availability of vitally important medical devices.
mt	Il-kriżi tal-coronavirus ħolqot ċirkostanzi straordinarji li jeħtieġu riżorsi addizzjonali sostanzjali u disponibbiltà akbar ta' apparati mediċi ta' importanza vitali.

en	Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, said: "Shortages or delays in getting key medical devices certified and on the market are not an option right now.
mt	Il-Viċi President għall-Promozzjoni tal-Istil ta' Ħajja Ewropew Tagħna, Margaritis Schinas, qal: "L-iskarsezza jew id-dewmien biex l-apparati mediċi ewlenin jiġu ċċertifikati fis-suq bħalissa mhux lokhom.

en	Print friendly pdf
mt	Pdf tajjeb għall-istampar

en	* Clinicians and healthcare professionals interested in receiving more information and for joining the system can contact SANTE-COVID-CLINICIANS-NETWORK@ec.europa.eu
mt	It-tobba u l-professjonisti tal-kura tas-saħħa interessati li jirċievu aktar informazzjoni u li jissieħbu fis-sistema jistgħu jikkuntattjaw lil SANTE-COVID-CLINICIANS-NETWORK@ec.europa.eu

en	Coronavirus: Cross-border treatment of patients
mt	Trattament transkonfinali tal-pazjenti

en	Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, said: "EU unity and solidarity are vital in the fight against Coronavirus.
mt	Il-Viċi President għall-Promozzjoni tal-Istil tal-Ħajja Ewropew Tagħna, Margaritis Schinas, qal: "L-għaqda u s-solidarjetà tal-UE huma vitali fil-ġlieda kontra l-Coronvirus.

en	Solidarity saves lives."
mt	Is-solidarjetà ssalva l-ħajjiet."

en	Moreover, health expenditure is eligible under the Structural Funds and further flexibility to shift funds was already provided as part of the co-ordinated economic response to the coronavirus outbreak.
mt	Barra minn hekk, in-nefqa fuq is-saħħa hija eliġibbli taħt il-Fondi Strutturali u ġiet prevista iktar flessibbiltà għat-trasferiment tal-fondi bħala parti mir-rispons ekonomiku kkoordinat għat-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus.

en	The coronavirus pandemic is putting healthcare systems across the EU under unprecedented and increasing pressure.
mt	Il-pandemija tal-coronavirus qed tpoġġi s-sistemi tal-kura tas-saħħa madwar l-UE taħt pressjoni bla preċedent u li qed tiżdied.

en	Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, responsible for Health and Food Safety said: "We can only overcome the coronavirus crisis together.
mt	Il-Kummissarju Stella Kyriakides, responsabbli għas-Saħħa u s-Sikurezza Alimentari, qalet:

en	The Chinese plane delivered 2 million surgical masks, 200,000 N95 masks and 50,000 testing kits to Italy.
mt	L-ajruplan miċ-Ċina wassal l-Italja żewġ miljun maskra kirurġika, 200,000 maskra tat-tip "N95" u 50,000 kitt tal-ittestjar.

en	Following the direct donation from China to the EU, the Emergency Response Coordination Centre coordinated the distribution to Italy.
mt	Wara din id-donazzjoni diretta taċ-Ċina lill-UE, iċ-Ċentru ta' Koordinazzjoni tar-Reazzjoni f'każ ta' Emerġenza kkoordina d-distribuzzjoni lejn l-Italja.

en	Coronavirus: Chinese aid to the EU delivered to Italy
mt	Il-coronavirus: għajnuna miċ-Ċina lill-UE li ngħatat lill-Italja

en	In February, over 56 tonnes of supplies (protective clothing, disinfectant and medical masks) were delivered to China, provided by France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Estonia, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
mt	Fi Frar, kienu ntbagħtu iktar minn 56 tunnellata ta' provvisti lejn iċ-Ċina (li kienu jinkludu lbies protettiv, diżinfettant u maskri mediċi), li Franza, il-Ġermanja, l-Italja, il-Latvja, l-Estonja, l-Awstrija, ir-Repubblika Ċeka, l-Ungerija u s-Slovenja kienu taw permezz tal-Mekkaniżmu tal-Unjoni għall-Protezzjoni Ċivili.

en	Following an agreement reached between President von der Leyen and Premier Li Keqiang last month, a donation of protective equipment from China to the European Union has now arrived in Rome, Italy.
mt	Wara ftehim li ntlaħaq bejn il-President von der Leyen u l-Prim Ministru Li Keqiang ix-xahar li għadda, issa waslet l-Italja, proprju f'Ruma, donazzjoni ta' tagħmir protettiv li ċ-Ċina tat lill-Unjoni Ewropea.

en	In February, the EU already delivered 56 tonnes of equipment to China," said Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management.
mt	Fi Frar, l-UE kienet diġà bagħtet 56 tunnellata ta' tagħmir lejn iċ-Ċina," qal Janez Lenarčič, il-Kummissarju għall-Ġestjoni tal-Kriżijiet.

en	Mobilising macro-financial assistance for Western Balkan and neighbouring countries with the International Monetary Fund (IMF);
mt	Timmobilizza l-assistenza makrofinanzjarja għall-Balkani tal-Punent u għall-pajjiżi tal-viċinat permezz tal-Fond Monetarju Internazzjonali (FMI);

en	Coronavirus: EU global response to fight the pandemic
mt	Rispons globali tal-UE biex tiġi miġġielda l-pandemija

en	The EU is securing in total €3.07 billion for the whole neighbourhood - €2.1 billion for the South and €962 million for the Eastern Partner countries - and €800 million for the Western Balkans and Turkey.
mt	L-UE qed tiżgura total ta' EUR 3.07 biljun għall-viċinat kollu - EUR 2.1 biljun għan-Nofsinhar u EUR 962 miljun għall-pajjiżi tas-Sħab tal-Lvant - EUR 800 miljun għall-Balkani tal-Punent u tat-Turkija.

en	The EU, as global actor and major contributor to the international aid system, will promote a coordinated multilateral response, in partnership with the United Nations, International Financial Institutions, as well as the G7 and the G20.
mt	L-UE bħala attur globali u kontributur ewlieni għas-sistema ta' għajnuna internazzjonali, se tippromwovi rispons multilaterali kkoordinat, fi sħubija man-Nazzjonijiet Uniti, mal-Istituzzjonijiet Finanzjarji Internazzjonali, kif ukoll mal-G7 u l-G20.

en	Allowing some EU funding from global health initiatives like the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) and the Global Financial Facility to be used to respond to the coronavirus, while ensuring continuation of vital health programmes;
mt	Tippermetti l-użu ta' ċerti fondi tal-UE mill-inizjattivi tas-saħħa globali bħall-Fond Globali għall-ġlieda kontra l-AIDS, it-Tuberkolożi u l-Malarja, l-Alleanza Globali għall-Vaċċini u l-Immunizzazzjoni (GAVI) u l-Faċilità Finanzjarja Globali, bħala rispons għall-coronavirus, waqt li tiġi żgurata l-kontinwazzjoni ta' programmi tas-saħħa vitali;

en	The EU will support Asia and the Pacific with €1.22 billion, another €291 million will go for the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific region, €918 million to support our partners in Latin America and the Caribbean and €111 million to support Overseas Countries and Territories.
mt	L-UE se tappoġġa lill-Asja u lill-Paċifiku b'EUR 1.22 biljun, EUR 291 miljun oħra se jmorru għar-reġjun tal-Afrika, il-Karibew u l-Paċifiku, EUR 918-il miljun lis-sħab tagħna fl-Amerika Latina u l-Karibew u EUR 111-il miljun għall-Pajjiżi u t-Territorji extra-Ewropej.

en	High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, added: "The coronavirus pandemic requires united, global action in response.
mt	Ir-Rappreżentant Għoli/il-Viċi President Josep Borrell, żied jgħid: "Il-pandemija tal-coronavirus timponi risposta komuni fuq livell mondjali.

en	In addition, the overall package includes another €1.42 billion in guarantees for Africa and the neighbourhood from the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD).
mt	Barra minn hekk, il-pakkett globali jinkludi EUR 1.42 biljun oħra f'garanziji għall-Afrika u l-viċinat mill-Fond Ewropew għall-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli (EFSD).

en	Supporting experts training, epidemiological surveillance and strengthening regional health organisations in Africa, Latin American and the Caribbean and Asia and the Pacific;
mt	Tappoġġa t-taħriġ tal-esperti, is-sorveljanza epidemjoloġika u t-tisħiħ tal-organizzazzjonijiet reġjonali tas-saħħa fl-Afrika, l-Amerika Latina u l-Karibew u l-Ażja u l-Paċifiku;

en	Providing guarantee and liquidity provisions to local banks via International Financial Institutions and European Development Finance Institutions, supported by the European Fund for Sustainable Development;
mt	Id-disponibbiltà ta' provvedimenti ta' garanzija u ta' likwidità lill-banek lokali permezz ta' Istituzzjonijiet Finanzjarji Internazzjonali u ta' Istituzzjonijiet Ewropej ta' Finanzjament għall-Iżvilupp, appoġġati mill-Fond Ewropew għall-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli;

en	Supporting communication and awareness efforts on basic protective measures and hygiene advice to prevent the spread;
mt	Tappoġġa l-isforzi ta' komunikazzjoni u ta' sensibilizzazzjoni fir-rigward ta' miżuri protettivi bażiċi u pariri dwar l-iġjene biex jiġi evitat it-tixrid;

en	The first Team Europe packages are already being implemented in the immediate neighbourhood: the Western Balkans, in the East and to the South.
mt	L-ewwel pakketti ta' Team Europe diġà qed jiġu implimentati fil-viċinat immedjat: fil-Balkani tal-Punent, fil-Lvant u lejn in-Nofsinhar.

en	Supporting the private sector, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the self-employed, via guarantees, liquidity provisions and technical assistance and further reorient guarantees from the European Fund for Sustainable Development towards short-term risk-sharing on loans;
mt	Tappoġġa lis-settur privat, speċjalment lill-intrapriżi żgħar u medji (SMEs) u lill-ħaddiema għal rashom, permezz ta' garanziji, provvedimenti ta' likwidità u assistenza teknika u aktar garanziji ta' riallokazzjoni mill-Fond Ewropew għall-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli għall-kondiviżjoni tar-riskju fuq terminu ta' żmien qasir fuq self;

en	Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner, Olivér Várhelyi, said: "As part of our global response to the coronavirus pandemic we are redirecting over €3.8 billion of foreseen funds for the Western Balkans and our immediate neighbours to the East and to the South, to where their real needs are today: for urgent response to the health crisis, to strengthen the health systems and to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the pandemic.
mt	Il-Kummissarju għall-Viċinat u t-Tkabbir Olivér Várhelyi, qal: "Bħala parti mir-rispons globali tagħna għall-pandemija tal-coronavirus, qed norjentaw mill-ġdid aktar minn EUR 3.8 biljun ta' fondi previsti għall-Balkani tal-Punent u l-viċinat immedjat tagħna tal-Lvant u n-Nofsinhar, lejn is-setturi li l-aktar għandhom bżonn: risposta urġenti għall-kriżi tas-saħħa, biex insaħħu s-sistemi tas-saħħa u nimmitigaw l-impatt soċjo-ekonomiku tal-pandemija.

en	The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, commented: "The virus knows no borders.
mt	Il-President tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea, Ursula von der Leyen, qalet:

en	Providing immediate humanitarian support in affected countries, in particular in health, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and logistics;
mt	L-għoti ta' appoġġ umanitarju immedjat lil pajjiżi milquta, b'mod partikolari f'dak li jirrigwarda s-saħħa, l-ilma, is-sanità u l-iġjene (WASH, water, sanitation and hygiene) u l-loġistika;

en	Supporting equal access to health systems for migrants, refugees and host communities.
mt	Tappoġġa l-aċċess ugwali għas-sistemi tas-saħħa għall-migranti, ir-refuġjati u l-komunitajiet ospitanti;

en	The EU's response will focus on the most vulnerable people, including migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons and their host communities and integrate its strategic objectives set out in the Green Deal and the Digital Agenda.
mt	Ir-rispons tal-UE se jiffoka fuq l-aktar persuni vulnerabbli, inklużi l-migranti, ir-refuġjati, il-popolazzjonijiet spostati internament u l-komunitajiet ospitanti tagħhom u se jintegra l-objettivi strateġiċi stabbiliti fil-Ftehim Ekoloġiku u fl-Aġenda Diġitali.

en	Press release8 April 2020Brussels
mt	Stqarrija għall-istampa8 April 2020Brussell

en	The comfort letter
mt	L-ittra ta' konfort

en	The Temporary Framework Communication
mt	Il-Komunikazzjoni Qafas Temporanja

en	Such coordination would be contrary to antitrust rules in normal circumstances.
mt	F'ċirkonstanzi normali din il-koordinazzjoni tmur kontra r-regoli dwar l-antitrust.

en	But in the context of a pandemic like the coronavirus outbreak, such coordination can, with appropriate safeguards, bring important benefits to citizens.
mt	Iżda fil-kuntest ta' pandemija bħat-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus, b'salvagwardji adatti, din il-koordinazzjoni tista' ġġib benefiċċji importanti għaċ-ċittadini.

en	These circumstances risk leading to shortages in critical medical goods, which may worsen as the pandemic evolves.
mt	Hemm riskju li dawn iċ-ċirkostanzi jwasslu għal nuqqas fil-prodotti mediċi kritiċi, li jista' jmur għall-agħar hekk kif tevolvi l-pandemija.

en	The Commission will apply this Communication as of 8 April and until further notice.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni se tapplika din il-Komunikazzjoni mit-8 ta' April u sakemm ma toħroġx avviż ieħor.

en	Antitrust: Commission provides guidance on allowing limited cooperation among businesses, especially for critical hospital medicines during the coronavirus outbreak
mt	L-antitrust: il-Kummissjoni tipprovdi gwida dwar l-awtorizzazzjoni ta' kooperazzjoni limitata bejn l-impriżi, speċjalment għall-mediċini kritiċi għall-isptarijiet matul it-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus

en	To avoid the risk of shortages of essential and scarce products and services because of the unprecedented surge in demand due to the pandemic, we need businesses to cooperate and do it in line with European Competition rules.
mt	Sabiex nevitaw ir-riskju ta' nuqqas ta' prodotti u servizzi essenzjali u skarsi minħabba ż-żieda bla preċedent fid-domanda minħabba l-pandemija, irridu li n-negozji jikkooperaw u jagħmlu dan f'konformità mar-regoli tal-Kompetizzjoni tal-UE.

en	However, the Commission is also ready to exceptionally provide companies with written comfort (comfort letter) concerning specific cooperation projects that need to be swiftly implemented in order to effectively tackle the coronavirus outbreak, especially where there is still uncertainty about whether such initiatives are compatible with EU competition law.
mt	Madankollu, il-Kummissjoni hija lesta wkoll li b'mod eċċezzjonali tagħti lill-kumpaniji konfort bil-miktub (ittra ta' konfort) dwar proġetti speċifiċi ta' kooperazzjoni li jridu jiġu implimentati rapidament sabiex tkun tista' tiġi indirizzata b'mod effettiv it-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus, speċjalment fejn għad hemm inċertezza dwar jekk dawn l-inizjattivi humiex kompatibbli mal-liġi tal-kompetizzjoni tal-UE.

en	For all current information regarding the application of antitrust rules during the time of the coronavirus pandemic, stakeholders can refer to DG COMP's dedicated web page .
mt	Għal kull informazzjoni kurrenti rigward l-applikazzjoni tar-regoli dwar l-antitrust matul iż-żmien tal-pandemija tal-coronavirus, il-partijiet ikkonċernati jistgħu jirreferu għall- paġna web dedikata ta' DĠ COMP .

en	Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean said: "Seafarers are keeping the vital channels for our economy and supply chains open, as 75% of EU global trade and 30% of all goods transported within the EU are moved by sea.
mt	"Il-baħħara qed iżommu miftuħa l-mezzi vitali għall-ekonomija u għall-ktajjen tal-provvista tagħna, billi 75 % tal-kummerċ globali tal-UE u 30 % tal-oġġetti kollha ttrasportati fl-UE jiġu ttrasportati bil-baħar.

en	If individuals on board are known to be infected with the coronavirus, the vessels should be directed to a port in close proximity where hospitals have sufficient capacity.
mt	Jekk ikun magħruf li abbord hemm individwi infettati bil-coronavirus, il-bastimenti għandhom jiġu diretti lejn port fil-qrib fejn l-isptarijiet ikollhom kapaċità suffiċjenti.

en	Coronavirus: guidance on repatriating cruise ship passengers and protecting ship crews
mt	Il-coronavirus: gwida dwar ir-ripatrijazzjoni tal-passiġġieri tal-bastimenti tal-kruċieri u l-ħarsien tal-ekwipaġġ tal-bastimenti

en	Sanitary recommendations and reporting
mt	Rakkomandazzjonijiet sanitarji u rappurtar

en	Additionally, Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager in charge of competition policy, is putting forward a temporary framework explaining when and how firms can obtain guidance or written comfort that cooperation to avoid shortages of essential scarce products and services is in line with competition rules.
mt	Barra minn hekk, il-Viċi President Eżekuttiv Margrethe Vestager li hi inkarigata mill-politika tal-kompetizzjoni qiegħda tipproponi qafas temporanju li jispjega kif u meta l-kumpaniji jistgħu jiksbu gwida jew kliem ta' konfort miktubin li jgħidu li l-kooperazzjoni sabiex jiġu evitati n-nuqqasijiet ta' prodotti u servizzi essenzjali skarsi hija konformi mar-regoli tal-kompetizzjoni

en	We cannot afford to have shortages of life-saving medicines at such a critical moment.
mt	Ma nistgħux naffordjaw li jkollna skarsezzi tal-mediċini li jsalvaw ħajjiet in-nies f'mument tant kritiku.

en	Optimise supply and availability of medicines
mt	Jottimizzaw il-provvista u d-disponibbiltà tal-mediċini

en	Coronavirus: Commission calls on Member States to optimise supply and availability of medicines
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tappella lill-Istati Membri jottimizzaw l-provvista u d-disponibbiltà tal-mediċini

en	I call on the solidarity and responsibility of the EU pharmaceutical industry to increase the production of medicines needed to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients."
mt	Nappella għas-solidarjetà u r-responsabbiltà tal-industrija farmaċewtika tal-UE biex iżżid il-produzzjoni tal-mediċini li huma meħtieġa għall-kura tal-pazjenti bil-coronavirus li jkunu morda serjament."

en	sharing data with relevant epidemiological public bodies, including aggregated data to ECDC.
mt	l-qsim tad-data ma' korpi pubbliċi epidemjoloġiċi rilevanti, inkluż id-data aggregata lill-ECDC.

en	measures to avoid proliferation of incompatible applications, support requirements for interoperability and promotion of common solutions;
mt	miżuri biex tiġi evitata l-proliferazzjoni ta' applikazzjonijiet inkompatibbli, li jissodisfaw ir-rekwiżiti ta' interoperabbiltà u tal-promozzjoni ta' soluzzjonijiet komuni;

en	Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton said: "Digital technologies, mobile applications and mobility data have enormous potential to help understand how the virus spreads and to respond effectively.
mt	Il-Kummissarju għas-Suq Intern Thierry Breton qal: "It-teknoloġiji diġitali, l-applikazzjonijiet mobbli u d-data dwar il-mobbilità għandhom potenzjal enormi li jgħinuna nifhmu kif jinxtered il-virus biex nirreaġixxu b'mod effettiv.

en	We work closely with data protection authorities and will come forward with guidance on the privacy implications soon."
mt	Aħna naħdmu fil-qrib mal-awtoritajiet tal-protezzjoni tad-data u dalwaqt se nipprovdu gwida dwar l-implikazzjonijiet fuq il-privatezza."

en	The data will be fully anonymised and transmitted to the Joint Research Centre (JRC) for processing and modelling.
mt	Id-data se tkun anonimizzata kompletament u tintbagħat liċ-Ċentru Konġunt tar-Riċerka (il-JRC) għall-ipproċessar u l-mudellar.

en	Centrepiece of today's Recommendation is the proposal for a joint toolbox towards a common coordinated approach for the use of smartphone apps that fully respect EU data protection standards.It will consist of:
mt	Il-fulkru tar-Rakkomandazzjoni tal-lum hija l-proposta ta' sett ta' għodod konġunt li jagħti lok għal approċċ ikkoordinat komuni tal-użu ta' applikazzjonijiet għas-smartphone li jirrispettaw kompletament l-istandards tal-protezzjoni tad-data tal-UE.

en	a common approach for modelling and predicting the evolution of the virus through anonymised and aggregated mobile location data.
mt	approċċ komuni għall-immudellar u l-previżjoni tal-evoluzzjoni tal-virus permezz ta' data mobbli tal-pożizzjoni anonimizzata u aggregata.

en	A common coordinated approach for the use of tracing apps
mt	Approċċ komuni kkoordinat biex jintużaw l-applikazzjonijiet ta' traċċar

en	Schools and universities;
mt	Skejjel u universitajiet;

en	o Respect and solidarity.
mt	o Rispett u solidarjetà.

en	Social activity measures (restaurants, cafes) with possible gradation;
mt	Miżuri ta' attività soċjali (ristoranti, kafetteriji) bi gradazzjoni possibbli;

en	o Continuing to reinforce medical and personal protective equipment capacities.
mt	o Il-kontinwazzjoni tat-tisħiħ tal-kapaċitajiet ta' tagħmir protettiv mediku u personali.

en	o Expanding testing capacity and harmonising testing methodologies.
mt	o L-espansjoni tal-kapaċità tal-ittestjar u l-armonizzazzjoni tal-metodoloġiji tal-ittestjar.

en	o Coordination between Member States, to avoid negative effects.
mt	o Koordinazzjoni bejn l-Istati Membri, biex jiġu evitati effetti negattivi.

en	Gatherings of people should be progressively permitted, taking into account the specificities of different categories of activity, such as:
mt	Jenħtieġ li l-ġemgħat ta' nies jiġu permessi progressivament, filwaqt li jitqiesu l-ispeċifiċitajiet tal-kategoriji differenti ta' attivitajiet, bħal:

en	For example, protecting the most vulnerable groups for longer; facilitating the gradual return of necessary economic activities; intensifying regular cleaning and disinfection of transport hubs, shops and workplaces; replacing general states of emergencies with targeted government interventions to ensure transparency and democratic accountability.
mt	Pereżempju, il-protezzjoni tal-aktar gruppi vulnerabbli għal żmien itwal; il-faċilitazzjoni tar-ritorn gradwali tal-attivitajiet ekonomiċi neċessarji; l-intensifikazzjoni ta' tindif u diżinfettar regolari taċ-ċentri tat-trasport, tal-ħwienet u tal-postijiet tax-xogħol; is-sostituzzjoni ta' stati ġenerali ta' emerġenzi b'interventi tal-gvern immirati biex jiġu żgurati t-trasparenza u r-responsabbiltà demokratika.

en	o Gathering harmonised data and developing a robust system of reporting and contact tracing, including with digital tools that fully respect data privacy;
mt	o Il-ġbir ta' data armonizzata u l-iżvilupp ta' sistema robusta ta' rapportar u traċċar ta' kuntatti, inkluż b'għodod diġitali li jirrispettaw bis-sħiħ il-privatezza tad-data;

en	Commercial activity (retail) with possible gradation;
mt	Attività kummerċjali (bejgħ bl-imnut) bi gradazzjoni possibbli;

en	The Commission will develop a Recovery plan, based on a revamped proposal for the next long-term EU budget (Multiannual Financial Framework) and the updated Commission Work Programme for 2020.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni se tiżviluppa Pjan ta' rkupru bbażat fuq proposta riveduta għall-baġit tal-UE li jmiss (il-Qafas Finanzjarju Pluriennali) u l-Programm ta' Ħidma tal-Kummissjoni aġġornat għall-2020.

en	President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said: "Saving lives and protecting Europeans from the coronavirus is our number one priority.
mt	Il-President tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea Ursula von der Leyen qalet:

en	o Appropriate monitoring capacity, including large-scale testing capacity to quickly detect and isolate infected individuals, as well as tracking and tracing capacity.
mt	o Kapaċità ta' monitoraġġ xierqa, inkluż il-kapaċità ta' ttestjar biex individwi infettati jiġu identifikati u iżolati malajr, kif ukoll kapaċità ta' traċċar u rintraċċar.

en	In parallel, the Commission continues to mobilise funding to foster research on the development of vaccine, treatments and medicines.
mt	B'mod parallel, il-Kummissjoni qed tkompli timmobilizza l-finanzjament biex trawwem ir-riċerka dwar l-iżvilupp ta' vaċċin, trattamenti u mediċini.

en	The Commission - in consultation with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - has adopted Guidelines today on different coronavirus tests and their performance;
mt	Il-Kummissjoni - b'konsultazzjoni maċ-Ċentru Ewropew għall-Prevenzjoni u l-Kontroll tal-Mard - illum adottat Linji Gwida dwar it-testijiet tal-coronavirus differenti u l-prestazzjoni tagħhom;

en	It takes into account the expertise of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the panel of scientific experts advising the Commission on the coronavirus.
mt	Dan iqis l-għarfien espert taċ-Ċentru Ewropew għall-Prevenzjoni u l-Kontroll tal-Mard (ECDC) u tat- tim ta' esperti xjentifiċi li jagħtu pariri lill-Kummissjoni dwar il-coronavirus.

en	o Sufficient health system capacity, for example taking into account the occupation rate for intensive care units, the availability of health care workers and medical material.
mt	o Kapaċità suffiċjenti tas-sistema tas-saħħa, pereżempju meta titqies ir-rata ta' okkupazzjoni għall-unitajiet tal-kura intensiva, id-disponibbiltà ta' ħaddiema tal-kura tas-saħħa u ta' materjal mediku.

en	Commissioner for Health and Food safety Stella Kyriakides said: "Returning to normality after the corona lockdowns will require a carefully coordinated and European approach between Member States, based on science and in the spirit of solidarity.
mt	"Ir-ritorn għan-normalità wara l-lockdowns minħabba l-coronavirus se jeħtieġ approċċ Ewropew ikkoordinat bir-reqqa bejn l-Istati Membri, ibbażat fuq ix-xjenza u l-ispirtu ta' solidarjetà.

en	o Developing safe and effective treatments and medicines, as well as developing and fast-tracking the introduction of a vaccine to put an end to the coronavirus.
mt	o L-iżvilupp ta' trattamenti u mediċini sikuri u effettivi, kif ukoll l-iżvilupp u l-introduzzjoni mgħaġġla ta' vaċċin biex jinqered il-coronavirus.

en	The re-start of economic activity should be phased-in: there are several models that can be implemented, e.g. jobs suitable for teleworking, economic importance, shifts of workers, etc.
mt	Jenħtieġ li l-ftuħ mill-ġdid tal-attività ekonomika jsir gradwalment: hemm bosta mudelli li jistgħu jiġu implimentati, eż. l-impjiegi adattati għax-xogħol mid-dar, l-importanza ekonomika, ix-xiftijiet tal-ħaddiema, eċċ.

en	tests detecting the virus;
mt	testijiet għad-detezzjoni tal-virus;

en	There are currently two categories of tests:
mt	Attwalment hemm żewġ kategoriji ta' testijiet:

en	tests detecting antibodies; these tests detect whether the patient has already been exposed to the virus and therefore produced antibodies.
mt	u testijiet għad-detezzjoni tal-antikorpi; permezz ta' dawn it-testijiet ikun jista' jiġi vverifikat jekk il-pazjent kienx diġà ġie espost għall-virus u għaldaqstant ipproduċiex antikorpi.

en	making available tools for assessment of performance, such as reference materials and common methods for the comparison of devices;
mt	id-disponibbiltà ta' għodod għall-valutazzjoni tal-prestazzjoni, bħal materjali ta' referenza u metodi komuni għat-tqabbil tal-apparati;

en	Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, responsible for the Joint Research Centre (JRC), said: "We have been working hard to analyse the information on the quality assurance of the coronavirus tests and devices that are currently being used.
mt	Mariya Gabriel, il-Kummissarju għall-Innovazzjoni, ir-Riċerka, il-Kultura, l-Edukazzjoni u ż-Żgħażagħ, responsabbli miċ-Ċentru Konġunt tar-Riċerka (il-JRC) qalet:

en	the coordination of supply and demand by EU instruments such as the Clearing House, rescEU and joint procurement;
mt	il-koordinazzjoni tal-provvista u tad-domanda permezz ta' strumenti tal-UE bħall-Mekkaniżmu ta' Koordinament, ir-rescEU u l-akkwist konġunt;

en	The manufacturer of a test must prepare a technical file, which demonstrates that the test is safe and performs as intended.
mt	Il-manifattur ta' test irid iħejji fajl tekniku li juri li t-test huwa sikur u li jkollu l-prestazzjoni maħsuba.

en	the establishment of a network of coronavirus reference laboratories across the EU to facilitate the exchange of information, and the management and distribution of control samples;
mt	l-istabbiliment ta' netwerk ta' laboratorji ta' referenza għall-coronavirus fl-UE kollha biex jiġi ffaċilitat l-iskambju tal-informazzjoni, u l-ġestjoni u d-distribuzzjoni tal-kampjuni ta' kontroll;

en	an assessment of common approaches in national strategies;
mt	valutazzjoni tal-approċċi komuni fl-istrateġiji nazzjonali;

en	the drafting of further guidance on performance evaluation and conformity assessment following additional dialogue with the industry and national competent authorities;
mt	it-tfassil ta' gwida ulterjuri dwar l-evalwazzjoni tal-prestazzjoni u l-valutazzjoni tal-konformità wara djalogu addizzjonali mal-industrija u mal-awtoritajiet kompetenti nazzjonali;

en	the fight against counterfeit devices through international cooperation and cooperation between Member States' authorities;
mt	il-ġlieda kontra l-apparati ffalsifikati permezz ta' kooperazzjoni internazzjonali u kooperazzjoni bejn l-awtoritajiet tal-Istati Membri;

en	Press release16 April 2020Brussels
mt	April 2020Brussell

en	The flexibility provided for in EU rules should be used:
mt	Il-flessibbiltà prevista fir-regoli tal-UE għandha tintuża:

en	Frontex stands ready to assist Member States in organising air operations.
mt	Il-Frontex tinsab lesta li tassisti lill-Istati Membri fl-organizzazzjoni tal-operazzjonijiet tal-ajru.

en	The Commission invited Heads of State or Government on 16 March 2020 to introduce a temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU for an initial period of 30 days, prolonged until 15 May.
mt	Fis-16 ta' Marzu 2020, il-Kummissjoni stiednet lill-Kapijiet ta' Stat jew ta' Gvern biex jintroduċu restrizzjoni temporanja fuq l-ivvjaġġar mhux essenzjali lejn l-UE għal perjodu inizjali ta' 30 jum, li ġie estiż sal-15 ta' Mejju.

en	Member States as well as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have temporarily suspended resettlement operations.
mt	L-Istati Membri kif ukoll il-Kummissarju Għoli tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti għar-Refuġjati (UNHCR) u l-Organizzazzjoni Internazzjonali għall-Migrazzjoni (IOM) temporanjament issospendew l-operazzjonijiet ta' risistemazzjoni.

en	Where transfers to the Member State normally responsible cannot take place within the applicable time limit, Member States can still agree bilaterally to nevertheless carry out the transfer at a later date, which is to be encouraged for example for unaccompanied minors and family reunification cases.
mt	Meta trasferimenti lill-Istat Membru normalment responsabbli ma jkunux jistgħu jsiru fil-limitu ta' żmien applikabbli, l-Istati Membri xorta jistgħu jaqblu bilateralment biex madankollu jwettqu t-trasferiment f'data aktar tard, u dan huwa inkoraġġit pereżempju għal minorenni mhux akkumpanjati u każijiet ta' riunifikazzjoni tal-familji.

en	Close cooperation and contacts with third countries on the identification, documentation and return of their nationals should also be maintained.
mt	Għandu jkun hemm ukoll kooperazzjoni u kuntatti mill-qrib ma' pajjiżi terzi dwar l-identifikazzjoni, id-dokumentazzjoni u r-ritorn taċ-ċittadini tagħhom.

en	Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, said: "The pandemic has direct consequences on the way EU asylum and return rules are being implemented and a disruptive effect on resettlement.
mt	Il-Viċi President għall-Promozzjoni tal-Istil ta' Ħajja Ewropew Tagħna, Margaritis Schinas, qal: "Il-pandemija għandha konsegwenzi diretti fuq il-mod kif ir-regoli tal-UE dwar l-asil u r-ritorn qed jiġu implimentati u effett ta' tfixkil fuq ir-risistemazzjoni.

en	Dublin Regulation: Close cooperation between Member States is of fundamental importance for the good functioning of the Dublin system.
mt	Il-kooperazzjoni mill-qrib bejn l-Istati Membri hija ta' importanza fundamentali għall-funzjonament tajjeb tas-sistema ta' Dublin.

en	Reception conditions: Quarantine and isolation measures must be reasonable, proportionate and non-discriminatory.
mt	Il-miżuri ta' kwarantina u ta' iżolament iridu jkunu raġonevoli, proporzjonati u mhux diskriminatorji.

en	Preparatory activities should continue to the extent possible so that resettlement operations can resume smoothly.
mt	L-attivitajiet preparatorji għandhom ikomplu sa fejn ikun possibbli sabiex l-operazzjonijiet ta' risistemazzjoni jkunu jistgħu jissoktaw mingħajr xkiel.

en	Vulnerable persons, in particular unaccompanied minors, and families should receive particular care and attention."
mt	Il-persuni vulnerabbli, b'mod partikolari l-minorenni mhux akkumpanjati, u l-familji għandhom jingħataw attenzjoni partikolari."

en	Fingerprinting: In line with the Eurodac Regulation, where it is not possible to take the fingerprints of an applicant on account of measures taken to protect public health, Member States should take fingerprints as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after such health grounds cease to exist.
mt	F'konformità mar-Regolament Eurodac, fejn ma jkunx possibbli li jittieħdu l-marki tas-swaba' ta' applikant minħabba miżuri meħuda biex tiġi protetta s-saħħa pubblika, l-Istati Membri għandhom jieħdu l-marki tas-swaba' kemm jista' jkun malajr u mhux aktar tard minn 48 siegħa wara li dawn ir-raġunijiet ta' saħħa ma jibqgħux jeżistu.

en	Coronavirus: Commission presents guidance on implementing EU rules on asylum and return procedures and on resettlement
mt	Il-coronavirus: il-Kummissjoni tippreżenta gwida dwar l-implimentazzjoni tar-regoli tal-UE dwar il-proċeduri tal-asil u tar-ritorn u dwar ir-risistemazzjoni

en	As regards pre-removal detention, the temporary restrictions during the pandemic should not be interpreted as automatically leading to the conclusion that a reasonable prospect of removal no longer exists in all cases.
mt	Fir-rigward tad-detenzjoni ta' qabel it-tneħħija, ir-restrizzjonijiet temporanji waqt il-pandemija ma għandhomx jiġu interpretati bħala li jwasslu awtomatikament għall-konklużjoni li prospett raġonevoli ta' tneħħija ma għadux jeżisti fil-każijiet kollha.

en	What kind of apps and functionalities?
mt	Liema tip ta' apps u funzjonalitajiet?

en	accurate information for users on the coronavirus pandemic;
mt	informazzjoni preċiża għall-utenti dwar il-pandemija tal-coronavirus;

en	questionnaires for self-assessment and guidance for individuals (symptom checker functionality);
mt	kwestjonarji għall-awtovalutazzjoni u gwida għall-individwi (il-funzjonalità ta' ċċekkjar tas-sintomi);

en	The guidance focuses on voluntary apps with one or more of the following functionalities:
mt	Il-gwida tiffoka fuq apps volontarji b'waħda jew aktar mill-funzjonalitajiet li ġejjin:

en	Ensuring the accuracy of the data processed: It is a requirement under EU personal data protection rules that any personal data processed by a third party must be accurate.
mt	Huwa rekwiżit tar-regoli tal-UE dwar il-protezzjoni tad-data personali li kwalunwke data personali pproċessata minn parti terza trid tkun preċiża.

en	Trust of Europeans will be key to success of the tracing mobile apps. Respecting the EU data protection rules will help ensure that our privacy and fundamental rights will be upheld and that the European approach will be transparent and proportional."
mt	Il-ħarsien tar-regoli ta' protezzjoni tad-data tal-UE se jiżgura li jiġu mħarsa l-privatezza u d-drittijiet fundamentali tagħna u li l-approċċ Ewropew ikun trasparenti u proporzjonali."

en	Likely to be based on Bluetooth proximity technology, they do not enable tracking of people's locations.
mt	Peress li aktarx jinqdew bit-teknoloġija tal-prossimità Bluetooth, ma jippermettux it-traċċar tal-lokalizzazzjoni tal-persuni.

en	Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Member States, backed by the Commission, have been assessing the effectiveness, security, privacy, and data protection aspects of digital solutions to address the crisis.
mt	Sa mit-tifqigħa tal-pandemija tal-coronavirus, l-Istati Membri, bis-sostenn tal-Kummissjoni, kienu qed jivvalutaw l-aspetti tal-effikaċja, tas-sikurezza, tal-privatezza u tal-protezzjoni tad-data tas-soluzzjonijiet diġitali proposti biex tiġi indirizzata l-kriżi.

en	Without safe and compliant digital technologies, our approach will not be efficient."
mt	Mingħajr teknoloġiji sikuri u konformi, l-approċċ tagħna ma jkunx effiċjenti."

en	A common approach for voluntary and privacy-compliant tracing apps
mt	Approċċ komuni għal applikazzjoni ta' traċċar volontarji u li jikkonformaw mal-privatezza

en	EU Members States, supported by the Commission, have developed an EU toolbox for the use of mobile applications for contact tracing and warning in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
mt	L-Istati Membri tal-UE, bis-sostenn tal-Kummissjoni, żviluppaw sett ta' għodod tal-UE għall-użu ta' applikazzjonijiet mobbli għat-traċċar u t-twissija tal-kuntatti b'reazzjoni għall-pandemija tal-coronavirus.

en	They should be secure and effective.
mt	Għandhom ikunu sikuri u effettivi.

en	While we should be innovative and make the best use of technology in fighting the pandemic, we will not compromise on our values and privacy requirements."
mt	Filwaqt li għandna nkunu innovattivi u nagħmlu l-aħjar użu tat-teknoloġija biex niġġieldu kontra din il-pandemija, m'aħniex se nikkompromettu l-valuri u r-rekwiżiti tal-privatezza tagħna."

en	While allowing for easier, quicker and more efficient tracing than traditional systems based on interviews with infected patients, manual tracing will continue to cover citizens who could be more vulnerable to infection but are less likely to have a smartphone, such as elderly or disabled persons.
mt	Filwaqt li jingħata lok għat-traċċar aktar faċli, aktar rapidu u aktar effiċjenti minn sistemi tradizzjonali bbażati fuq intervisti ma' pazjenti infettati, it-traċċar manwali se jkompli jkopri liċ-ċittadini li jistgħu jkunu aktar vulnerabbli għall-infezzjoni iżda li huwa anqas probabbli li jkollhom smartphone, bħall-persuni anzjani jew il-persuni b'diżabbiltà.

en	All in all, 17 Member States have increased their ODA in nominal terms compared to 2018: Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovenia, Spain as well as the UK.
mt	L-Awstrija, il-Kroazja, Ċipru, ir-Repubblika Ċeka, id-Danimarka, il-Finlandja, Franza, il-Ġermanja, il-Greċja, l-Ungerija, l-Irlanda, il-Latvja, il-Lussemburgu, Malta, ir-Rumanija, is-Slovenja, Spanja, kif ukoll ir-Renju Unit.

en	The data published today is based on preliminary information reported by the EU Member States to the OECD pending detailed final data to be published by OECD in December 2020.
mt	Id-data ppubblikata llum hija bbażata fuq informazzjoni preliminari rrappurtata mill-Istati Membri tal-UE lill-OECD sakemm tiġi ppubblikata d-data finali dettaljata ppubblikata mill-OECD f'Diċembru 2020.

en	The EU's ODA to Least Developed Countries increased for the second consecutive year in 2018, to €19.8 billion, i.e. 0.125% of GNI in 2018.
mt	L-ODA tal-UE għall-Pajjiżi l-Anqas Żviluppati żdiedet għat-tieni sena konsekuttiva fl-2018, għal €19.8 biljun, jiġifieri 0.125% tal-ING fl-2018.

en	However, the ODA to GNI ratio decreased in 8 Member States by at least 0.01: Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Sweden.
mt	Madankollu, il-proporzjon tal-ODA mal-ING naqas fi 8 Stati Membri b'mill-inqas 0.01: il-Belġju, l-Estonja, il-Ġermanja, il-Litwanja, in-Netherlands, il-Polonja, il-Portugall u l-Iżvezja.

en	In 2018, EU28 ODA to Africa increased by 4.3% and reached EUR 25 billion.
mt	Fl-2018, l-ODA tal-UE28 lill-Afrika żdiedet b'4.3% u laħqet il-EUR 25 biljun.

en	EU collective ODA consists of the total ODA spending of EU Member States and the ODA of EU institutions not attributed to individual Member States (notably own resources of the European Investment Bank).
mt	L-ODA kollettiva tal-UE tikkonsisti fl-infiq totali għall-ODA tal-Istati Membri tal-UE u l-ODA tal-istituzzjonijiet tal-UE li ma tkunx attribwita lil Stati Membri individwali (jiġifieri r-riżorsi proprji tal-Bank Ewropew tal-Investiment).

en	The EU remains world's leading donor of ODA with €75 billion
mt	L-UE għadha l-akbar donatur fid-dinja ta' ODA b'€75 biljun

en	The following Member States increased their ODA/GNI ratio by at least 0.01 percentage points: Austria, Cyprus, Finland, France, Luxembourg and Malta.
mt	L-Istati Membri li ġejjin żiedu l-proporzjon tagħhom għall-ODA/ING b'mill-inqas 0.01 punti perċentwali: l-Awstrija, Ċipru, il-Finlandja, Franza, il-Lussemburgu u Malta.

en	Since 2015, on a flow basis, ODA by the EU and its then 28 Member States has grown by 10% €7 billion) in nominal terms but the ODA/GNI ratio has declined by 0.01 percentage points.
mt	Mill-2015 'il quddiem, fuq bażi ta' fluss, l-ODA mill-UE u li sa dak iż-żmien kienu t-28 Stat Membru tagħha kibret b'10% (€7 biljun) f'termini nominali iżda l-proporzjon ODA/ING naqas b'0.01 punti perċentwali.

en	The EU has played a key role in the Integrated National Financing Frameworks, to design financing strategies for sustainable development from all sources of finance.
mt	Integrat, biex tfassal strateġiji ta' finanzjament għall-iżvilupp sostenibbli mis-sorsi ta' finanzjament kollha.

en	Since 2015, on a flow basis, ODA by the EU and its 28 Member States to Least Developed countries has grown by 25% (€4.0 billion) in nominal terms, and the ODA/GNI ratio has increased by 0.02 percentage points.
mt	Mill-2015 'il quddiem, fuq bażi ta' fluss, l-ODA mill-UE u t-28 Stat Membru tagħha lill-pajjiżi l-anqas żviluppati kibret b'25 % (€4.0 biljun) f'termini nominali, u l-proporzjon ODA/ING żdied b'0.02 punti perċentwali.

en	On 7 April 2020, research and innovation Ministers from all 27 EU Member States supported 10 priority actions of the ERAvsCorona Action Plan .
mt	Fis-7 ta' April 2020, il-Ministri għar-riċerka u l-innovazzjoni mis-27 Stat Membru tal-UE appoġġaw 10 azzjonijiet ta' prijorità tal-Pjan ta' Azzjoni ERAvsCorona .

en	Building on long-term investments made before the coronavirus outbreak (through FP7 & Horizon 2020), including on surveillance and preparedness, the EU has rapidly mobilised €48.2 million for 18 shortlisted research projects that are now working on rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests, new treatments, new vaccines as well as on epidemiology and modelling to improve preparedness and response to outbreaks.
mt	Filwaqt li tibni fuq investimenti fit-tul li saru qabel it-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus (permezz tal-FP7 u Orizzont 2020), inkluż fejn jidħlu s-sorveljanza u t-tħejjija, l-UE immobilizzat €48.5 miljun malajr għal 18-il proġett tar-riċerka li ntgħażlu biex bħalissa jaħdmu fuq testijiet dijanjostiċi rapidi fil-punt tal-kura, trattamenti ġodda, tilqimiet ġodda, u fuq l-epidemjoloġija, u l-immudellar ħalli jitjiebu t-tħejjija u r-rispons għat-tifqigħat.

en	It is also contributing €20 million to the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI).
mt	Qed tikkontribwixxi wkoll €20 miljun għall- Koalizzjoni għal Innovazzjoni ta' Tħejjija għall-Epidemija (is-CEPI).

en	It is the result of a joint effort by the European Commission, the European Bioinformatics Institute of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory ( EMBL-EBI ), the Elixir infrastructure and the COMPARE project , as well as the EU Member States and other partners.
mt	Hi r-riżultat ta' sforz konġunt bejn il-Kummissjoni Ewropea, l-Istitut Ewropew tal-Bijoinformatika tal-Laboratorju Ewropew tal-Bijoloġija Molekolari (l- EMBL-EBI ), l-infrastruttura Elixir u l- proġett COMPARE , kif ukoll l-Istati Membri tal-UE u sħab oħrajn.

en	To strengthen global cooperation, the EU is coordinating international initiatives under the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Diseases Preparedness (GloPID-R), which brings together 29 funding bodies from 5 continents and the WHO.
mt	Biex tissaħħaħ il-kooperazzjoni dinjija, l-UE qed tikkoordina inizjattivi internazzjonali permezz tal- Kollaborazzjoni għar-Riċerka Globali għat-Tħejjija għall-Mard Infettiv (il-GloPID-R), li tlaqqa' flimkien 29 entità tal-finanzjament minn 5 kontinenti u d-WHO.

en	In addition, the EU has mobilised public and private funding of up to €90 million through the Innovative Medicines Initiative , and offered up to €80 million of financial support to the innovative company CureVac to scale up development and production of a vaccine against the coronavirus.
mt	Barra minn hekk, l-UE mmobilizzat finanzjament pubbliku u privat sa €90 miljun permezz tal- Inizjattiva dwar il-Mediċini Innovattivi u offriet madwar €80 miljun bħala appoġġ finanzjarju lill-kumpanija innovattiva CureVac biex iżżid il-ħidma fuq l-iżvilupp u l-produzzjoni ta' tilqima kontra l-coronavirus.

en	At the same time over 50 ongoing or completed European Research Council projects are contributing to the response to the coronavirus pandemic by providing insights from several different scientific fields (virology, epidemiology, immunology, public health, medical devices, social behaviour, crisis management).
mt	Fl-istess waqt, bħalissa għaddejjin jew intemmu aktar minn 50 proġett tal-Kunsill Ewropew tar-Riċerka li jikkontribwixxu għar-rispons għall-pandemija tal-coronavirus billi jipprovdu għarfien minn bosta oqsma xjentifiċi (il-viroloġija, l-epidemjoloġija, l-immunoloġija, is-saħħa pubblika, it-tagħmir mediku, l-imġiba soċjali, il-ġestjoni tal-kriżijiet).

en	The new platform will provide an open, trusted, and scalable European and global environment where researchers can store and share datasets, such as DNA sequences, protein structures, data from pre-clinical research and clinical trials, as well as epidemiological data.
mt	Il-pjattaforma l-ġdida se tipprovdi ambjent Ewropew u dinji miftuħ, affidabbli u skalabbli għar-riċerkaturi biex jaħżnu u jaqsmu settijiet tad-data, bħal sekwenzi tad-DNA, strutturi tal-proteini, data minn riċerka preklinika u provi kliniċi, u data epidemjoloġika.

en	Press release17 April 2020Brussels
mt	Stqarrija għall-istampa17 April 2020Brussell

en	€100 million to help Albania recover from the devastating earthquake on 26 November 2019;
mt	EUR 100 miljun biex jgħinu lill-Albanija tirkupra mit-terremot devastanti tal-26 ta' Novembru 2019;

en	€3.6 million for the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
mt	EUR 3.6 miljun għaċ-Ċentru Ewropew għall-Prevenzjoni u l-Kontroll tal-Mard (ECDC)

en	€45 million to repatriate EU nationals stranded outside the EU;
mt	EUR 45 miljun biex jiġu rimpatrijati ċittadini tal-UE li nqabdu barra mill-UE;

en	Postponing the application of the Medical Devices Regulation
mt	Il-posponiment tal-applikazzjoni tar- Regolament dwar l-Apparat Mediku

en	The votes today allow for: an unprecedented redirection of cohesion policy funds to address the effects of the public health crisis ( CRII+ Initiative ); an additional €3.08 billion of EU funds for healthcare ( the Emergency Support Instrument ) and emergency medical capacity ( rescEU ); additional funding for the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; and a number of other support measures.
mt	Il-votazzjonijiet illum jippermettu: direzzjoni mill-ġdid mingħajr preċedent tal-fondi tal-politika ta' koeżjoni biex jiġu indirizzati l-effetti tal-kriżi tas-saħħa pubblika ( Inizjattiva CRII+ ); EUR 3.08 biljun addizzjonali ta' fondi tal-UE għall-kura tas-saħħa ( l-Istrument ta' Appoġġ ta' Emerġenza ) u għal kapaċità medika ta' emerġenza ( rescEU ); Finanzjament addizzjonali miċ-Ċentru Ewropew għall-Prevenzjoni u l-Kontroll tal-Mard: u numru ta' miżuri oħra ta' appoġġ.

en	The first hosting state will be Romania and the production of the first ventilators has already started.
mt	L-ewwel stat ospitanti se jkun ir-Rumanija u l-produzzjoni tal-ewwel ventilaturi diġà bdiet.

en	€350 million of migration management assistance to Greece, on top of the extra €350 million emergency assistance already being deployed, thus delivering on the Commission's commitment to rapidly mobilise an extra €700 million to manage the extraordinary migration and borders challenges faced by Greece;
mt	EUR 350 miljun ta' assistenza għall-ġestjoni tal-migrazzjoni lill-Greċja, minbarra l-għajnuna ta' emerġenza ta' EUR 350 miljun addizzjonali li diġà qed tintuża, biex b'hekk jitwettaq l-impenn tal-Kummissjoni biex timmobilizza malajr ammont addizzjonali ta' EUR 700 miljun biex jiġu ġestiti l-isfidi straordinarji ta' migrazzjoni u fruntieri li qed tiffaċċja l-Greċja;

en	€3.3 million of additional funding for the European Public Prosecutors' Office (EPPO) to boost its 2020 budget.
mt	EUR 3.3 miljun f'finanzjament addizzjonali għall- Uffiċċju tal-Prosekutur Pubbliku Ewropew (UPPE) biex jagħti spinta lill-baġit tiegħu għall-2020.

en	Additional funds for other priorities
mt	Fondi addizzjonali għal prijoritajiet oħra

en	The Commission welcomes today's votes by the European Parliament which allow for the rapid implementation of a number of Commission proposals to tackle the coronavirus crisis.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tilqa' l-voti tal-lum tal-Parlament Ewropew, li tippermetti l-implimentazzjoni rapida ta' għadd ta' proposti tal-Kummissjoni biex tiġi indirizzata l-kriżi tal-coronavirus.

en	Coronavirus: Parliament's green light for new resources
mt	L-approvazzjoni tal-Parlament għal riżorsi ġodda

en	The hosting State(s) will be responsible for procuring the equipment and the Commission will finance 100% of the medical capacity.
mt	L-Istat(i) ospitanti se jkunu responsabbli biex jakkwistaw it-tagħmir u l-Kummissjoni se tiffinanzja 100% tal-kapaċità medika.

en	Together with case-management support for EPPO mobilised already earlier this year, EPPO's total funding increase for 2020 is therefore at 48%.
mt	Flimkien mal-appoġġ għall-ġestjoni tal-każijiet tal-UPPE diġà mobilizzati aktar kmieni din is-sena, il-finanzjament totali tal-UPPE għall-2020 huwa għalhekk ta' 48%.

en	Assistance will also be granted under the Common Agricultural Policy: granting more flexibility in the use of financial instruments; making it easier for Member States to reallocate money under Rural Development Programmes (RDP) and alleviating the administrative pressure on national authorities dealing with RDPs.
mt	L-għajnuna se tingħata wkoll taħt il-Politika Agrikola Komuni: l-għoti ta' aktar flessibbiltà fl-użu ta' strumenti finanzjarji; issir aktar faċli għall-Istati Membri biex jallokaw mill-ġdid il-flus taħt il-Programmi tal-Iżvilupp Rurali (PŻR) u tittaffa l-pressjoni amministrattiva fuq l-awtoritajiet nazzjonali li jittrattaw mal-PŻR.

en	For More Information:
mt	Għal Aktar Informazzjoni:

en	The initiative will be piloted in 2020 with the objective of becoming a mainstream European financial instrument after 2020, within the next EU multiannual financial framework (2021 - 2027).
mt	Il-fażi pilota tal-inizjattiva se titnieda fl-2020 bl-objettiv li ssir strument finanzjarju standard wara l-2020, fi ħdan il-qafas finanzjarju pluriennali tal-UE li jmiss (2021 - 2027).

en	Kindergartens, nursery schools, early childhood services, and similar organisations are also included in this category.
mt	Il-kindergartens, l-iskejjel preprimarji, is-servizzi tat-tfulija bikrija u organizzazzjonijiet simili huma inklużi f'din il-kategorija wkoll.

en	Eligible students and businesses will be able to access different types of finance (e.g. loans, deferred payments, income-linked loans, etc.) through dedicated financial intermediaries, such as financing institutions, universities, and vocational training centres, guaranteed by the EU.
mt	L-istudenti u n-negozji eliġibbli se jkollhom aċċess għal tipi differenti ta' finanzjament (eż. self, pagamenti differiti, self marbut mal-introjtu, eċċ.) permezz ta' intermedjarji finanzjarji dedikati, bħal pereżempju istituzzjonijiet finanzjarji, universitajiet u ċentri ta' taħriġ vokazzjonali, garantiti mill-UE.

en	In its pilot phase, the S&E Pilot will provide an EU guarantee of up to €50 million backed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), triggering debt financing for skills and education projects in Europe, with the aim of mobilising more than €200 million in total financing.
mt	Fil-fażi pilota tiegħu, l-S&E Pilot se jipprovdi garanzija tal-UE ta' massimu ta' €50 miljun appoġġata mill-Fond Ewropew għall-Investimenti Strateġiċi (FEIS), u b'hekk jattiva l-finanzjament tad-dejn għall-proġetti tal-ħiliet u tal-edukazzjoni fl-Ewropa, bl-għan li jimmobilizza finanzjament totali ta' aktar minn €200 miljun.

en	The S&E Pilot aims to support the following final beneficiaries:
mt	L-S&E Pilot għandu l-għan li jappoġġa lill-benefiċjarji finali li ġejjin:

en	The S&E Pilot will also support the mobility of students and learners pursuing educational programmes in a different Member State other than the one of their residency.
mt	L-S&E Pilot se jappoġġa wkoll il-mobbiltà tal-istudenti u ta' min qed jitgħallem li qed isegwu programmi edukattivi fi Stat Membru differenti minn dak tar-residenza tagħhom.

en	Their objective is to significantly improve the ecosystem of the supply of education, training and skills-related services, including through digital means.
mt	L-objettiv tagħhom huwa li jtejbu b'mod sinifikanti l-ekosistema tal-provvista tal-edukazzjoni, tat-taħriġ u tas-servizzi relatati mal-ħiliet, inkluż permezz tal-mezzi diġitali.

en	A real marathon.
mt	Maratona ta' vera.

en	The group includes the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), GAVI - the Vaccine Alliance - , the Global Fund, UNITAID, the Wellcome Trust and the World Bank.
mt	Il-grupp jinkludi l-Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), il-Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), GAVI - l-Alleanza tal-Vaċċin - il-Global Fund, UNITAID, il-Wellcome Trust u l-Bank Dinji. Flimkien, l-atturi huma impenjati biex isegwu l-mira komuni li jkun hemm l-aċċess ugwali dinji għal kulħadd għal għodod innovattivi fil-ġlieda kontra l-virus COVID-19.

en	Find out more about the effort and how to get involved on the Coronavirus Global Response website: europa.eu/global-response
mt	Sir af iktar dwar l-inizjattiva u kif tista' tinvolvi ruħek fuq is-sit web tar-Rispons Dinji għall-Coronavirus: europa.eu/global-response

en	This follows the announcement by President von der Leyen on 15 April that the Commission would organise an online pledging event to fund the development of a vaccine against COVID-19.
mt	Dan isegwi d-dikjarazzjoni tal- 15 ta' April tal-President von der Leyen fejn ħabbret li l-Kummissjoni se torganizza avveniment online b'appell għal wegħdiet ta' donazzjonijiet biex jiġi ffinanzjat l-iżvilupp ta' vaċċin kontra l-COVID-19.

en	To respond to the joint call for action from health actors, the EU is joining forces with France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Norway and Saudi Arabia to host a pledging conference.
mt	Biex tirrispondi għall-appell komuni għal azzjoni minn atturi tas-saħħa, l-UE qed tingħaqad ma' Franza, il-Ġermanja, ir-Renju Unit, in-Norveġja u l-Arabja Sawdija biex tospita konferenza tad-donaturi.

en	The World Health Organization (WHO) and global health organisations have launched a joint call for action to develop fast and equitable access to safe, quality, effective and affordable diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines against coronavirus.
mt	L-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tas-Saħħa (World Health Organization, WHO) u l-organizzazzjonijiet dinjija tas-saħħa nedew sejħa għal azzjoni bi sħab biex jiġi żviluppat aċċess rapidu u ugwali għal dijanjostiċi, terapiji u vaċċini sikuri, ta' kwalità, effettivi u affordabbli kontra l-coronavirus.

en	On 26 March, in an extraordinary meeting on the coronavirus outbreak, the G20 agreed to establish a global initiative on pandemic preparedness and response to "act as a universal, efficient, sustained funding and coordination platform to accelerate the development and delivery of vaccines, diagnostics and treatments."
mt	Fis-26 ta' Marzu, f'laqgħa straordinarja dwar it-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus, il-G20 qablu li jistabbilixxu inizjattiva dinjija għat-tħejjija u għar-rispons għall-pandemiji biex "tkun pjattaforma ta' finanzjament u ta' koordinazzjoni universali, effiċjenti u sostnuti biex jitħaffef l-iżvilupp u l-kunsinna ta' vaċċini, dijanjostiċi u kura".

en	The present adoption will not have impact on the date of application of the In Vitro Diagnostics Medical Devices Regulation, which becomes applicable from 26 May 2022.
mt	Din l-adozzjoni mhix se taffettwa d-data tal-applikazzjoni tar-Regolament dwar l-apparati mediċi dijanjostiċi in vitro, li se jibda japplika mis-26 ta' Mejju 2022 'il quddiem.

en	The coronavirus crisis increases demand for certain vital medical devices.
mt	Il-kriżi tal-coronavirus iżżid id-domanda għal ċertu apparat mediku ta' importanza vitali.

en	The Commission adopted the proposal on 3 April, and this was followed by the support of the European Parliament on 17 April.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni adottat din il-proposta fit-3 ta' April, u l-Parlament Ewropew ta l-appoġġ tiegħu għaliha fis-17 ta' April.

en	The adopted amendment therefore postpones the application of the Medical Devices Regulation by one year - until 26 May 2021.
mt	Għaldaqstant l-emenda li ġiet adottata tipposponi l-applikazzjoni tar-Regolament dwar l-apparati mediċi b'sena, eżattament sas-26 ta' Mejju 2021.

en	The amendment of the Medical Devices Regulation complements other important measures in the area of medical devices, which the Commission continues to adopt in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
mt	L-emenda tar-Regolament dwar l-apparati mediċi tikkumplimenta miżuri importanti oħrajn fil-qasam tal-apparat mediku li l-Kummissjoni qed tkompli tadotta fil-ġlieda tagħha kontra l-pandemija tal-coronavirus.

en	Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, said: "I welcome the adoption in record time by the European Parliament and the Council of the proposal to postpone by one year the date of application of the Medical Devices Regulation.
mt	Nirringrazzja lill-Parlament u lill-Kunsill talli ttrattaw din il-proposta urġenti b'mod effiċjenti u talli kkooperaw magħna dwarha u approvawha fi żmien rekord."

en	Medical Devices Regulation: Commission welcomes Council support to prioritise the fight against coronavirus
mt	Ir-Regolament dwar l-apparati mediċi: il-Kummissjoni tilqa' l-appoġġ tal-Kunsill biex tingħata prijorità lill-ġlieda kontra l-coronavirus

en	Exceptional derogation from EU competition rules: applicable to the milk, flowers and potatoes sectors, the Commission will authorise the derogation from certain competition rules under Article 222 of the Common Markets Organisation Regulation , that allows operators to adopt self-organisation market measures.
mt	Deroga eċċezzjonali mir-regoli tal-kompetizzjoni tal-UE: applikabbli għas-setturi tal-ħalib, tal-fjuri u tal-patata, il-Kummissjoni se tawtorizza d-deroga minn ċerti regoli tal-kompetizzjoni skont l-Artikolu 222 tar- Regolament dwar l-Organizzazzjoni Komuni tas-Swieq li tippermetti li l-operaturi jadottaw miżuri ta' awtoorganizzazzjoni tas-suq.

en	Consumer price movements will be monitored closely to avoid adverse effects.
mt	Il-movimenti fil-prezzijiet tal-konsumatur se jiġu mmonitorjati mill-qrib biex jiġu evitati l-effetti negattivi.

en	Coronavirus: measures to support the agri-food sector
mt	Il-Coronavirus: miżuri ta' appoġġ għas-settur agroalimentari

en	Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said: "The consequences of the coronavirus crisis are increasingly being felt in the agri-food sector and this is why we have decided to take swift action, in addition to the measures already taken since the outbreak of the crisis.
mt	Il-Kummissarju għall-Agrikoltura Janusz Wojciechowski qal: "Il-konsegwenzi tal-kriżi tal-coronavirus qed jinħassu dejjem aktar fis-settur agroalimentari, għaldaqstant iddeċidejna li nieħdu azzjoni rapida, flimkien mal-miżuri li diġà ttieħdu minn mindu faqqgħet din il-kriżi.

en	Flexibility for market support programmes: the Commission will introduce flexibility in the implementation of market support programmes for wine, fruits and vegetables, olive oil, apiculture and the EU's school scheme (milk, fruits and vegetables).
mt	Flessibilità għall-programmi ta' appoġġ għas-suq: il-Kummissjoni se tintroduċi flessibilità fl-implimentazzjoni tal- programmi ta' appoġġ għas-suq għall-inbid, il-frott u l-ħaxix, iż-żejt taż-żebbuġa, l-apikultura u l- iskema tal-UE għall-iskejjel (ħalib, frott u ħaxix).

en	The Commission is taking swift action and proposes additional exceptional measures to further support agricultural and food markets most affected.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni qed tieħu azzjoni rapida u tipproponi miżuri eċċezzjonali addizzjonali biex tkompli tappoġġa l-aktar swieq agrikoli u alimentari milquta.

en	Coronavirus: Commission announces exceptional measures to support the agri-food sector
mt	Il-Coronavirus: il-Kummissjoni tħabbar miżuri eċċezzjonali ta' appoġġ għas-settur agroalimentari

en	Information for sectors and occupations
mt	Għal aktar informazzjoni

en	At the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, EU-OSHA already published guidance for workplaces .
mt	Fil-bidu tal-pandemija tal-coronavirus, l-EU-OSHA diġà kienet ippubblikat gwida għall-postijiet tax-xogħol .

en	It will be updated regularly with reliable information as the situation evolves.
mt	Din il-gwida se tiġi aġġornata b'mod regolari b'informazzjoni affidabbli hekk kif tevolvi s-sitwazzjoni.

en	European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, said: "Today, more than ever, it is very clear that protecting and promoting occupational safety and health is of the utmost importance for workers, companies, social protection systems and the whole society.
mt	Il-Kummissarju Ewropew għall-Impjiegi u d-Drittijiet Soċjali, Nicolas Schmit, qal: "Illum hu ċar aktar minn qatt qabel li l-protezzjoni u l-promozzjoni tas-saħħa u tas-sigurtà fuq il-post tax-xogħol huma importanti ferm għall-ħaddiema, għall-kumpaniji, għas-sistemi tal-protezzjoni soċjali u għas-soċjetà kollha kemm hi.

en	Targeted amendments to banking rules
mt	Emendi mmirati għar-regoli bankarji

en	Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People said: "We are supporting households and businesses as much as we can to deal with the economic fallout of the Coronavirus.
mt	Valdis Dombrovskis, il-Viċi President Eżekuttiv għal Ekonomija għas-Servizz tan-Nies, qal: "Aħna qed nappoġġjaw lid-djar u lin-negozji kemm nistgħu biex jindirizzaw il-konsegwenzi ekonomiċi tal-Coronavirus.

en	For example, the Communication confirms - and welcomes - the flexibility available in EU rules when it comes to public and private moratoria on loan repayments (EBA guidelines of 2 April).
mt	Pereżempju, il-Komunikazzjoni tikkonferma - u tilqa' - il-flessibilità disponibbli fir-regoli tal-UE f'dak li għandu x'jaqsam ma' moratorji pubbliċi u privati fuq ħlasijiet lura ta' self (linji gwida tal-ABE tal-2 ta' April).

en	The Commission also proposes to advance the date of application of several agreed measures that incentivise banks to finance employees, SMEs and infrastructure projects.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tipproponi wkoll li tavvanza d-data ta' applikazzjoni ta' diversi miżuri miftiehma li jagħtu inċentiv lill-banek biex jiffinanzjaw impjegati, SMEs u proġetti ta' infrastruttura.

en	The Commission proposes exceptional temporary measures to alleviate the immediate impact of Coronavirus-related developments, by adapting the timeline of the application of international accounting standards on banks' capital, by treating more favourably public guarantees granted during this crisis, by postponing the date of application of the leverage ratio buffer and by modifying the way of excluding certain exposures from the calculation of the leverage ratio.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tipproponi miżuri temporanji eċċezzjonali biex ittaffi l-impatt immedjat ta' żviluppi relatati mal-Coronavirus, billi tadatta l-kronoloġija tal-applikazzjoni tal-istandards internazzjonali tal-kontabbiltà fuq il-kapital tal-banek, billi tittratta b'mod aktar favorevoli l-garanziji pubbliċi mogħtija waqt din il-kriżi, billi tipposponi d-data ta' applikazzjoni tar-riżerva ta' proporzjon tal-lieva finanzjarja u billi timmodifika l-mod ta' kif jiġu esklużi ċerti skoperturi mill-kalkolu tal-proporzjon ta' ingranaġġ.

en	For More information
mt	Għal aktar informazzjoni

en	For 2020, the Fund has €800 million at its disposal to provide financial aid to the EU countries worst affected by this crisis.
mt	Għall-2020, il-Fond għandu EUR 800 miljun disponibbli f'għajnuna finanzjarja għall-pajjiżi tal-UE l-agħar milquta minn din il-kriżi.

en	The financial support aims at alleviating the financial burden of the immediate response measures, such as provision of medical assistance and purchase of medical equipment, support to vulnerable groups, measures to contain the spreading of the disease, strengthening preparedness, and more.
mt	L-għajnuna finanzjarja għandha l-għan li ttaffi l-piż finanzjarju tal-miżuri ta' rispons immedjat, bħal provvista ta' assistenza medika u l-akkwist ta' tagħmir mediku, għajnuna lill-gruppi vulnerabbli, miżuri ta' konteniment tal-firxa tal-marda, it-tisħiħ fit-tħejjija, u oħrajn.

en	This proposal was approved in record-time by the European Parliament and the Council, and entered into force on 1 April 2020.
mt	Din il-proposta ġiet approvata f'ħin rekord mill-Parlament Ewropew u mill-Kunsill, u daħlet fis-seħħ fl-1 ta' April 2020.

en	Coronavirus: Commission receives first preliminary application for support from the EU Solidarity Fund for health emergency from Italy
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tirċievi l-ewwel applikazzjoni preliminari għall-għajnuna mill-Fond ta' Solidarjetà tal-Unjoni Ewropea għal emerġenza tas-saħħa mill-Italja

en	Since 1 April 2020, following the Commission's proposal for a Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative , EU Member States can apply for support from the EU Solidarity Fund for health emergency reasons.
mt	Mill-1 ta' April 2020, wara l- proposta tal-Kummissjoni għal Inizjattiva ta' Investiment fir-Rispons għall-Coronavirus , l-Istati Membri tal-UE jistgħu japplikaw għal għajnuna mill-Fond ta' Solidarjetà tal-Unjoni Ewropea għal raġunijiet ta' emerġenzi tas-saħħa.

en	Mexico is the EU's number one trade partner in Latin America with bilateral trade in goods worth €66 billion and trade in services worth another €19 billion (respectively 2019 and 2018 data).
mt	Il-Messiku huwa l-akbar sieħeb kummerċjali tal-UE fl-Amerika Latina b'kummerċ bilaterali ta' prodotti ta' EUR 66 biljun u kummerċ f'servizzi b'valur ieħor ta' EUR 19-il biljun (data tal-2019 u l-2018 rispettivament).

en	Simpler customs procedures will further help boost exports.
mt	Proċeduri doganali aktar sempliċi se jkomplu jgħinu biex tingħata spinta lill-esportazzjonijiet.

en	They reached an agreement in principle two years later, in April 2018, leaving for further discussion some outstanding technical issues.
mt	Huma laħqu ftehim fil-prinċipju sentejn wara, f'April 2018, li ħalla spazju għal aktar diskussjoni dwar xi kwistjonijiet tekniċi pendenti.

en	Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan and Mexican Minister of Economy Graciela Márquez Colín - in a phone call today - agreed on the exact scope of the reciprocal opening of public procurement markets and a high level of predictability and transparency in public procurement processes.
mt	Il-Kummissarju għall-Kummerċ Phil Hogan u l-Ministru Messikan tal-Ekonomija Graciela Márquez Colín - f'telefonata llum - qablu dwar l-ambitu preċiż tal-ftuħ reċiproku tas-swieq tal-akkwist pubbliku u livell għoli ta' prevedibbiltà u trasparenza fil-proċessi tal-akkwist pubbliku.

en	For More Information
mt	Għal iktar informazzjoni

en	EU goods exports exceed €39 billion a year.
mt	L-esportazzjonijiet ta' prodotti tal-UE jaqbżu l-EUR 39 biljun fis-sena.

en	Those are now fully agreed.
mt	Issa hemm qbil sħiħ dwarhom.

en	The EU and Mexico started the negotiations for this new, modernised agreement in May 2016.
mt	L-UE u l-Messiku bdew in-negozjati għal dan il-ftehim il-ġdid u mmodernizzat f'Mejju 2016.

en	On 4 May, our international pledging conference will kick-start global cooperation and support for this work, with the aim to raise €7.5 billion in funding to the benefit of the global community.
mt	Mingħajr dubju, l-iżvilupp u l-użu ta' dijanjostika, trattamenti u tilqim effikaċi se jkunu l-aqwa skoperti biex jitwaqqaf il-coronavirus. Fl-4 ta' Mejju il-konferenza internazzjonali b'appell għal wegħdiet ta' donazzjonijiet se tagħti bidu għall-kooperazzjoni u l-appoġġ globali għal din il-ħidma, bl-għan li jinġabar finanzjament ta' EUR 7.5 biljun għall-benefiċċju tal-komunità dinjija.

en	Coronavirus: Commission issues guidance to mitigate clinical trial disruption in the EU
mt	Il-Kummissjoni toħroġ gwida biex ittaffi t-tfixkil tal-provi kliniċi fl-UE

en	Distribution of medicines to patients in clinical trials: the purpose is to protect the safety and well-being of trial participants and the integrity of the clinical trials.
mt	Id-distribuzzjoni tal-mediċini lill-pazjenti li jkunu involuti fil-provi kliniċi: l-iskop hu li s-sikurezza u l-benessri tal-parteċipanti u l-integrità tal-provi kliniċi jkunu protetti.

en	It also includes a proposal for €750 million of Macro-Financial Assistance and a €1.7 billion package of assistance from the European Investment Bank.
mt	Jinkludi wkoll proposta għal EUR 750 miljun f'Assistenza Makrofinanzjarja u pakkett ta' EUR 1.7 biljun f'assistenza mill-Bank Ewropew tal-Investiment.

en	The EU financial support package of more than €3.3 billion includes reallocations from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance of €38 million of immediate support for the health sector, in particular through delivering essential supplies to save lives, such as personal protective equipment, masks and ventilators; €389 million to address social and economic recovery needs and a €455 million economic reactivation package, in close cooperation with the International Financial Institutions.
mt	Il-pakkett ta' appoġġ finanzjarju tal-UE ta' aktar minn EUR 3.3 biljun jinkludi riallokazzjonijiet mill-Istrument għall-Assistenza ta' Qabel l-Adeżjoni ta' EUR 38 miljun f'sostenn immedjat għas-settur tas-saħħa, b'mod partikolari billi nfornu provvisti essenzjali biex insalvaw il-ħajja tan-nies, bħal tagħmir protettiv personali, maskri u ventilaturi; EUR 389 miljun biex jindirizzaw il-bżonnijiet ta' rkupru soċjali u ekonomiku kif ukoll pakkett għar-riattivazzjoni ekonomika ta' EUR 455 miljun, f'kooperazzjoni mill-qrib mal-Istituzzjonijiet Finanzjarji Internazzjonali.

en	For the 2021-2027 period, the Commission has proposed a total envelope for the Pre-Accession Instrument III of €14.5 billion, of which the lion's share is destined for the Western Balkans.
mt	Għall-perjodu 2021-2027, il-Kummissjoni pproponiet pakkett totali għall-Istrument ta' Qabel l-Adeżjoni III ta' EUR 14.5-il biljun, li minnhom il-biċċa l-kbira huma destinati għall-Balkani tal-Punent.

en	The EU's global response to the coronavirus pandemic follows a ‘Team Europe' approach; combining resources from the EU, its Member States and financial institutions, in particular the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
mt	Ir-rispons globali tal-UE għall-pandemija tal-coronavirus isegwi l-approċċ "Team Europe"; dan billi jgħaqqad ir-riżorsi mill-UE, l-Istati Membri u l-istituzzjonijiet finanzjarji tagħha, b'mod partikolari l-Bank Ewropew tal-Investiment u l-Bank Ewropew għar-Rikostruzzjoni u l-Iżvilupp.

en	The EU is also providing immediate humanitarian assistance to vulnerable refugees and migrants amounting to €4.5 million and €8 million to address pressing needs in migrant camps across the region.
mt	L-UE qed tipprovdi wkoll assistenza umanitarja immedjata lir-refuġjati u l-migranti vulnerabbli li tammonta għal EUR 4.5 miljun u EUR 8 miljun biex jiġu indirizzati l-ħtiġijiet urġenti fil-kampijiet tal-migranti fir-reġjun kollu.

en	EU support to the Western Balkans in tackling the coronavirus
mt	Appoġġ tal-UE lill-Balkani tal-Punent biex jindirizzaw il-coronavirus

en	Initially foreseen as a summit in Zagreb, the meeting will due to the COVID-19 pandemic now take place via videoconference.
mt	Oriġinarjament prevista bħala summit f'Zagreb, minħabba l-pandemija tal-COVID-19 il-laqgħa issa se ssir permezz ta' vidjokonferenza.

en	The Commission foresees a doubling in the provision of grants through the Western Balkans Investment Framework and substantially increasing the financial guarantees to support public and private investment in the region through a dedicated Guarantee Instrument under the Western Balkans Investment Framework.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tipprevedi li tirdoppja l-konċessjoni ta' sovvenzjonijiet permezz tal-Qafas ta' Investiment tal-Balkani tal-Punent u żżid b'mod sostanzjali l-garanziji finanzjarji biex jappoġġaw l-investiment pubbliku u privat fir-reġjun permezz ta' Strument ta' Garanzija ddedikat skont il-Qafas ta' Investiment tal-Balkani tal-Punent.

en	We have already created a stock of masks.
mt	Diġà ħloqna riżerva ta' maskri.

en	EU Member States, the UK (during the transition period), Iceland, Norway, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Turkey participate in the Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
mt	L-Istati Membri tal-UE, ir-Renju Unit (matul il-perjodu ta' tranżizzjoni), l-Iżlanda, in-Norveġja, is-Serbja, il-Maċedonja ta' Fuq, il-Montenegro u t-Turkija jipparteċipaw fil-Mekkaniżmu tal-Unjoni għall-Protezzjoni Ċivili.

en	The strategic medical capacity is part of the wider rescEU reserve, including other capacities such as aerial firefighting means and medical evacuation capacities.
mt	Il-kapaċità medika strateġika hija parti mir-riżerva usa' ta' rescEU, li tinkludi kapaċitajiet oħra bħal huma mezzi tat-tifi tan-nar mill-ajru u kapaċitajiet ta' evakwazzjoni medika.

en	Coronavirus: rescEU masks delivered to Spain, Italy, Croatia
mt	Il-coronavirus: jingħataw maskri ta' rescEU lil Spanja, l-Italja, il-Kroazja

en	How the rescEU capacity works
mt	Kif taħdem il-kapaċità ta' rescEU

en	Coronavirus: rescEU masks delivered to Spain, Italy and Croatia
mt	Il-coronavirus: jingħataw maskri ta' rescEU lil Spanja, l-Italja u l-Kroazja

en	The Emergency Response Coordination Centre manages the distribution of the equipment to ensure it goes where it is needed most.
mt	Iċ-Ċentru ta' Koordinazzjoni tar-Reazzjoni f'każ ta' Emerġenza jamministra d-distribuzzjoni tat-tagħmir biex jiġi żgurat li dan imur fejn l-aktar ikun hemm bżonnu.

en	In these first deliveries, already 330,000 masks have now been delivered to Italy, Spain and Croatia.
mt	F'dawn l-ewwel kunsinni diġà sa issa ġew ikkonsenjati 330,000 maskra lill-Italja, Spanja u l-Kroazja.

en	I thank Romania and Germany for being the first Member States to host the rescEU equipment," said Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič.
mt	Nirringrazzja lir-Rumanija u lill-Ġermanja talli kienu l-ewwel Stati Membri li ospitaw tagħmir ta' rescEU," qal il-Kummissarju għall-Ġestjoni tal-Kriżi, Janez Lenarčič.

en	Consumer price movements and any possible partitioning of the internal market will be monitored closely to avoid adverse effects.
mt	Il-movimenti tal-prezzijiet għall-konsumatur u kwalunkwe kompartimentalizzazzjoni possibbli tas-suq intern se jiġu mmonitorjati mill-qrib biex jiġi evitat li jkun hemm effetti negattivi.

en	Coronavirus: agri-food sector
mt	Coronavirus: il-Kummissjoni tadotta pakkett ta' miżuri biex tkompli tappoġġa s-settur agroalimentari

en	Temporary derogation from EU competition rules: Article 222 of the Common Markets Organisation Regulation (CMO) allows the Commission to adopt temporary derogations from certain EU competition rules in situations of severe market imbalances.
mt	L-Artikolu 222 tar- Regolament dwar l-Organizzazzjoni Komuni tas-Swieq (CMO) jippermetti lill-Kummissjoni tadotta derogi temporanji minn ċerti regoli tal-UE dwar il-kompetizzjoni f'sitwazzjonijiet ta' żbilanċi qawwija ħafna fis-suq.

en	Flexibility for market support programmes: the Commission will allow flexibility in the implementation of market support programmes for wine, fruits and vegetables, table olives and olive oil, apiculture and the EU's school scheme (covering milk, fruit and vegetables).
mt	Flessibilità għall-programmi ta' appoġġ għas-suq: il-Kummissjoni se tippermetti flessibilità fl-implimentazzjoni tal-programmi ta' appoġġ għas-suq għall-inbid, il-frott u l-ħxejjex, iż-żebbuġ tal-mejda u ż-żejt taż-żebbuġa, l-apikultura u l-iskema tal-UE għall-iskejjel (li tkopri l-ħalib, il-frott u l-ħxejjex).

en	This comes on top of the de-minimis aid for the agricultural sector and the increased state aid ceiling previously adopted.
mt	Dan jiżdied mal-għajnuna de minimis għas-settur agrikolu u jikkomplementa ż-żieda tal-limitu massimu tal-għajnuna mill-Istat li ġiet adottata qabel.

en	Applications to participate in the scheme will open from 7 May 2020.
mt	L-applikazzjonijiet għall-parteċipazzjoni fl-iskema se jiftħu fis-7 ta' Mejju 2020.

en	Member States can offer support of up to €5,000 per farmer and €50,000 per small business.
mt	L-Istati Membri jistgħu joffru appoġġ b'ammont massimu ta' EUR 5,000 għal kull bidwi u ta' EUR 50,000 għal kull impriża żgħira.

en	The pledging marathon will continue.
mt	Maratona kontinwa ta' ġbir ta' fondi

en	The Coronavirus Global Response builds on the commitment made by G20 leaders on 26 March.
mt	Ir-Rispons Globali għall-Coronavirus jibni fuq l-impenn li ħadu l-mexxejja tal-G20 fis-26 ta' Marzu.

en	The pledging event was co-convened by the European Union, Canada, France, Germany, Italy (also incoming G20 presidency), Japan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (also holding the G20 presidency), Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom.
mt	L-avveniment b'appell għal wegħdiet ta' donazzjonijiet kien imsejjaħ b'mod konġunt mill-Unjoni Ewropea, Il-Kanada, Franza, il-Ġermanja, l-Italja (li se jkollha l-presidenza li jmiss tal-G20), il-Ġappun, ir-Renju tal-Arabja Sawdija (li għandu l-presidenza attwali tal-G20), in-Norveġja, Spanja u r-Renju Unit.

en	To help reach the objectives of the Coronavirus Global Response, the European Commission is committing €1 billion in grants and €400 million in guarantees on loans through reprioritisation of Horizon 2020 (€1 billion), RescEU (€80 million), the Emergency Support Instrument (€150 million) and external instruments (€170 million).
mt	(EUR 1 biljun), ta' RescEU (EUR 80 miljun ), tal- Istrument għall-Appoġġ ta' Emerġenza ( EUR 150 miljun) u tal-istrumenti esterni (EUR 170 miljun).

en	This includes a pledge of €1.4 billion by the Commission.
mt	Dan jinkludi wegħda ta' donazzjoni ta' EUR 1.4 biljun mill-Kummissjoni.

en	On 24 April, the World Health Organization (WHO) and an initial group of health actors launched a collaboration for the accelerated development, production and equitable global Access to COVID-19 Tools - the ACT Accelerator.
mt	Fl-24 ta' April, l-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tas-Saħħa (WHO) u grupp inizjali ta' atturi tas-saħħa varaw kollaborazzjoni għall-iżvilupp aċċellerat, il-produzzjoni u l-aċċess ekwu globali għall-Istrumenti tal-COVID-19 - l-ACT Accelerator.

en	Governments and global health organisations joined forces against coronavirus.
mt	Il-gvernijiet u l-organizzazzjonijiet globali tas-saħħa ngħaqdu kontra l-coronavirus.

en	€100 million will be donated to CEPI and €158 million to the World Health Organization.
mt	EUR 100 miljun se jingħataw lill-Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (Il-Koalizzjoni għall-Innovazzjoni fit-Tħejjija għal Epidemija, CEPI) u EUR 158 miljun lill-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tas-Saħħa.

en	Today, the Commission registered €7.4 billion, equivalent to $8 billion, in pledges from donors worldwide during the Coronavirus Global Response pledging event.
mt	Illum, il-Kummissjoni rreġistrat EUR 7.4 biljun, l-ekwivalenti ta' USD 8 biljun, f'wegħdiet minn donaturi madwar id-dinja matul l-avveniment b'appell għal wegħdiet ta' donazzjonijiet tar-Rispons Globali għall-Coronavirus.

en	In the European Commission's view, it would bring together partners like the WHO, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust and some of the initial convenor countries as well as many recognised global health actors such as CEPI, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Global Fund or UNITAID.
mt	Fil-fehma tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea, dan il-qafas għandu jġib flimkien sħab bħall-WHO, il-Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, il-Wellcome Trust u uħud mill-pajjiżi organizzaturi inizjali kif ukoll bosta atturi rikonoxxuti li jaħdmu fil-qasam tas-saħħa globali bħaċ-CEPI, Gavi, l-Alleanza għall-Vaċċini, il-Fond Globali jew l-UNITAID.

en	Funding, including the EU contribution, pledged since 30 January 2020 - the date when the WHO declared coronavirus a global health emergency - will be counted as part of the Coronavirus Global Response funding target with the commitment that these will contribute to and align with the ACT-Accelerator framework.
mt	Il-finanzjament, inkluża l-kontribuzzjoni tal-UE, imwiegħed mit-30 ta' Jannar 2020 'l hawn - id-data li fiha d-WHO iddikjarat il-coronavirus bħala emerġenza tas-saħħa globali - se jgħodd bħala parti mill-mira ta' finanzjament tar-Rispons Globali għall-Coronavirus bl-impenn li dan jikkontribwixxi għall-qafas tal-ACT-Accelerator u jallinja miegħu.

en	A cooperation framework to align global efforts
mt	Qafas ta' kooperazzjoni biex jiġu allinjati l-isforzi globali

en	Grounded in a vision of a planet protected from human suffering and the devastating social and economic consequences of the coronavirus, an initial group of global health actors launched a call to action for global collaboration for the accelerated development, production and equitable global access to new coronavirus essential health technologies.
mt	Mirfuda fuq viżjoni ta' pjaneta protetta mit-tbatija umana u l-konsegwenzi soċjali u ekonomiċi devastanti tal-coronavirus, grupp inizjali ta' atturi tas-saħħa globali vara sejħa għall-azzjoni favur kollaborazzjoni globali għall-iżvilupp aċċellerat, il-produzzjoni u l-aċċess ekwu globali għal teknoloġiji tas-saħħa essenzjali ġodda tal-coronavirus.

en	A steep drop in inflation
mt	Tnaqqis qawwi fl-inflazzjoni

en	The coronavirus pandemic has severely affected consumer spending, industrial output, investment, trade, capital flows and supply chains.
mt	Il-pandemija tal-coronavirus laqtet b'mod serju l-infiq tal-konsumaturi, l-output industrijali, l-investiment, il-kummerċ, il-flussi tal-kapital u l-katini tal-provvista.

en	It is based on a set of assumptions about the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic and associated containment measures.
mt	Huwa bbażat fuq sett ta' suppożizzjonijiet dwar l-evoluzzjoni tal-pandemija tal-coronavirus u l-miżuri ta' konteniment assoċjati.

en	Spring 2020 Economic Forecast: A deep and uneven recession, an uncertain recovery
mt	Tbassir Ekonomiku tar-Rebbiegħa 2020: reċessjoni profonda u mhux omoġenja, irkupru inċert

en	For the EU, inflation is forecast at 0.6% in 2020 and 1.3% in 2021.
mt	Fl-UE, l-inflazzjoni hija mbassra tkun 0.6 % fl-2020 u 1.3 % fl-2021.

en	The shock to the EU economy is symmetric in that the pandemic has hit all Member States, but both the drop in output in 2020 (from -4¼% in Poland to -9¾% in Greece) and the strength of the rebound in 2021 are set to differ markedly.
mt	Ix-xokk għall-ekonomija tal-UE huwa simetriku, fis-sens li l-pandemija laqtet lill-Istati Membri kollha, imma kemm it-tnaqqis fl-output fl-2020 (minn -4¼% fil-Polonja sa -9¾% fil-Greċja) u l-qawwa tal-effett rebound fl-2021 huma mistennija jkunu differenti b'mod sinifikanti.

en	Inflation in the euro area, as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), is now forecast at 0.2% in 2020 and 1.1% in 2021.
mt	L-inflazzjoni fiż-żona tal-euro, kif imkejla mill-Indiċi Armonizzat tal-Prezzijiet għall-Konsumatur (HICP), issa prevista li tkun 0.2 % fl-2020 u 1.1 % fl-2021.

en	‘Automatic stabilisers', such as social security benefit payments compounded by fiscal discretionary measures are set to cause spending to rise.
mt	L-"istabbilizzaturi awtomatiċi", bħall-pagamenti tal-benefiċċji tas-sigurtà soċjali, flimkien ma' miżuri diskrezzjonali fiskali huma mistennija li jikkawżaw żieda fl-infiq.

en	Follow DG ECFIN on Twitter: @ecfin
mt	Segwi lid-DĠ ECFIN fuq Twitter:

en	Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for the Economy, said:"Europe is experiencing an economic shock without precedent since the Great Depression.
mt	Paolo Gentiloni, il-Kummissarju Ewropew għall-Ekonomija, qal: "L-Ewropa qed tesperjenza xokk ekonomiku mingħajr preċedent mid-Depressjoni l-Kbira 'l hawn.

en	The interim forecasts cover annual and quarterly GDP and inflation for the current and following year for all Member States, as well as EU and euro area aggregates.
mt	It-tbassiriet interim ikopru l-PDG annwali u trimestrali u l-inflazzjoni għas-sena attwali u ta' wara għall-Istati Membri kollha, kif ukoll l-aggregati għaż-żona tal-euro u għall-UE kollha kemm hi.

en	After having been on a declining trend since 2014, the public debt-to-GDP ratio is also set to rise.
mt	Wara t-tendenza ta' tnaqqis irreġistrata mill-2014, il-proporzjon tad-dejn pubbliku għall-PDG huwa wkoll mistenni li jiżdied.

en	The key new elements concern: (i) the interaction between the EU and FATF listing process; (ii) an enhanced engagement with third countries; and (iii) reinforced consultation of Member States experts.The European Parliament and the Council will have access to all relevant information at the different stages of the procedures, subject to appropriate handling requirements.
mt	L-elementi ġodda ewlenin jikkonċernaw: (i) l-interazzjoni bejn il-proċess ta' elenkar tal-UE u tal-FATF; (ii) involviment imsaħħaħ ma' pajjiżi terzi; and (iii) reinforced consultation of Member States experts.The European Parliament and the Council will have access to all relevant information at the different stages of the procedures, subject to appropriate handling requirements.

en	Countries which have been listed: The Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Cambodia, Ghana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Panama and Zimbabwe.
mt	Il-Baħamas, il-Barbados, il-Botswana, il-Kambodja, il-Għana, il-Ġamaika, il-Mauritius, il-Mongolia, il-Myammar, in-Nikaragwa, il-Panama u Żimbabwe.

en	The Commission amended the list in the form of a Delegated Regulation.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni emendat il-lista fil-forma ta' Regolament Delegat.

en	Countries which have been delisted: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Guyana, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka and Tunisia.
mt	I-Bożnija-Ħerzegovina, l-Etjopja, il-Guyana, ir-Repubblika Demokratika tal-Poplu tal-Laos, is-Sri Lanka u t-Tuneżija.

en	Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said: "We need to put an end to dirty money infiltrating our financial system.
mt	Il-Viċi President Valdis Dombrovskis qal: "Jeħtieġ li l-infiltrazzjoni tas-sistema finanzjarja tagħna mill-flus maħmuġa tieqaf darba għal dejjem.

en	For more information
mt	Pjan ta' Azzjoni

en	A single EU rulebook: while current EU rules are far-reaching and effective, Member States tend to apply them in a wide variety of different manners.
mt	Ġabra unika tar-regoli tal-UE: filwaqt li r-regoli attwali tal-UE huma estensivi u effettivi, l-Istati Membri għandhom it-tendenza li japplikawhom f'firxa wiesgħa ta' modi differenti.

en	The six pillars are as follows:
mt	Pajjiżi li ġew elenkati:

en	Diverging interpretations of the rules therefore lead to loopholes in our system, which can be exploited by criminals.
mt	Interpretazzjonijiet diverġenti tar-regoli għalhekk twassal għal lakuni fis-sistema tagħna, li jistgħu jiġu sfruttati mill-kriminali.

en	The EU's global role: the EU is actively involved within the Financial Action Task Force and on the world stage in shaping international standards in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
mt	Ir-rwol globali tal-UE: l-UE hija involuta b'mod attiv fit-Task Force ta' Azzjoni Finanzjarja u fix-xena dinjija fit-tfassil ta' standards internazzjonali fil-ġlieda kontra l-ħasil tal-flus u l-finanzjament tat-terroriżmu.

en	Authorities, stakeholders and citizens will have until 29 July to provide their feedback.
mt	L-awtoritajiet, il-partijiet interessati u ċ-ċittadini se jkollhom sad-29 ta' Lulju biex jipprovdu l-feedback tagħhom.

en	In the first quarter of 2021, the Commission will propose to set up an EU-level supervisor.
mt	Fl-ewwel kwart tal-2021, il-Kummissjoni se tipproponi t-twaqqif ta' superviżur fil-livell tal-UE.

en	Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management, is travelling today to Bangui on the first flight and will meet H.E. Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic, as well as humanitarian organisations.
mt	Janez Lenarčič, il-Kummissarju għall-Immaniġġjar tal-Kriżijiet illum jinsab fi triqtu lejn Bangui fuq l-ewwel titjira u se jiltaqa' mal-E.T. Faustin-Archange Touadéra, il-President tar-Repubblika Ċentru-Afrikana, kif ukoll ma' organizzazzjonijiet umanitarji.

en	Since 2014, the Central African Republic received more than €770 million in humanitarianassistance from the EU and its Member States.
mt	Sa mill-2014, ir-Repubblika Ċentru-Afrikana rċeviet aktar minn EUR 770 miljun f'għajnuna umanitarja mill-UE u l-Istati Membri tagħha.

en	The Global EU response to Coronavirus follows a Team Europe approach.
mt	Ir-rispons Globali tal-UE għall-Coronavirus isegwi approċċ ta' Team Europe.

en	In addition to humanitarian aid, the EU has mobilised over €30 million for the coronavirus response via its different instruments, including the Bêkou Trust Fund.
mt	Minbarra l-għajnuna umanitarja, l-UE mmobilizzat aktar minn EUR 30 miljun għar-rispons tal-coronavirus permezz tal-istrumenti differenti tagħha, inkluż il-Fond Fiduċjarju Bêkou.

en	Commissioner Janez Lenarčič said: "Leaving any area of the world unprotected today leaves us all unprotected tomorrow.
mt	Il-Kummissarju Janez Lenarčič qal: "Jekk xi żona tad-dinja titħalla mingħajr protezzjoni llum, għada nkunu kollha kemm aħna mingħajr protezzjoni.

en	It draws on contributions from all EU institutions and combines the resources mobilised by EU Member States and financial institutions, to address the humanitarian, health, and other consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
mt	Huwa jagħmel użu minn kontribuzzjonijiet mill-istituzzjonijiet kollha tal-UE u jgħaqqad ir-riżorsi mobilizzati mill-Istati Membri u mill-istituzzjonijiet finanzjarji tal-UE, biex jiġu indirizzati l-konsegwenzi umanitarji, sanitarji u oħrajn tal-pandemija tal-coronavirus.

en	This can be a lifeline for some of the most vulnerable communities worldwide."
mt	Dan jista' jkun essenzjali għal uħud mill-komunitajiet l-aktar vulnerabbli madwar id-dinja."

en	Press release8 May 2020Brussels
mt	Stqarrija għall-istampa8 Mejju 2020Brussell

en	The travel restriction, as well as the invitation to extend it, applies to the ‘EU+ area', which includes all Schengen Member States (including Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, and Romania) and the 4 Schengen Associated States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) - 30 countries in total.
mt	Ir-restrizzjoni fuq l-ivvjaġġar, kif ukoll l-istedina biex tiġi estiża, tapplika għaż-"żona UE+", li tinkludi l-Istati Membri kollha ta' Schengen (fosthom il-Bulgarija, il-Kroazja, Ċipru u r-Rumanija) u l-4 Stati Assoċjati maż-żona ta' Schengen (l-Iżlanda, il-Liechtenstein, in-Norveġja u l-Iżvizzera) - total ta' 30 pajjiż.

en	Today the Commission invited Schengen Member States and Schengen Associated States to extend the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU for another 30 days, until 15 June.
mt	Illum il-Kummissjoni stiednet Stati Membri Schengen u Stati Assoċjati ma' Schengen biex testendi r-restrizzjoni temporanja fuq vjaġġar mhux essenzjali lejn l-UE għal 30 jum ieħor, sal-15 ta' Ġunju.

en	On 8 April, the Commission called for prolonging the travel restriction until 15 May.
mt	Fit-8 ta' April, il-Kummissjoni talbet li tittawwal ir-restrizzjoni fuq l-ivvjaġġar sal-15 ta' Mejju.

en	The Commission will continue to assist Member States in implementing the restriction on non-essential travel to the EU, including through regular videoconference meetings with Home Affairs Ministers.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni se tkompli tassisti lill-Istati Membri fl-implimentazzjoni tar-restrizzjoni fuq vjaġġar mhux essenzjali lejn l-UE, inkluż permezz ta' laqgħat b'vidjokonferenza regolari mal-Ministri tal-Affarijiet Interni.

en	Restrictions on free movement and internal border controls will need to be lifted gradually before we can remove restrictions at the external borders and guarantee access to the EU for non-EU residents for non-essential travel."
mt	Ir-restrizzjonijiet fuq il-moviment ħieles u l-kontrolli fil-fruntieri interni jeħtieġ li jitneħħew qabel ma nkunu nistgħu nneħħu r-restrizzjonijiet fil-fruntieri esterni u niggarantixxu aċċess għall-UE għar-residenti mhux tal-UE għal vjaġġar mhux essenzjali."

en	Restoring the normal functioning of the Schengen area of free movement is our first objective as soon as the health situation allows it.
mt	Ir-restawr tal-funzjonament normali taż-żona Schengen tal-moviment liberu huwa l-ewwel objettiv tagħna minn meta s-sitwazzjoni tas-saħħa tippermetti dan.

en	The Commission invited Heads of State or Government on 16 March 2020 to introduce a temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU for an initial period of 30 days.
mt	Fis-16 ta' Marzu 2020 il-Kummissjoni stiednet lill-Kapijiet ta' Stat jew ta' Gvern biex jintroduċu restrizzjoni temporanja fuq l-ivvjaġġar mhux essenzjali lejn l-UE għal perjodu inizjali ta' 30 jum.

en	Press release - Coronavirus: Commission presents practical guidance on implementing the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU, 30 March 2020
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tippreżenta gwida prattika dwar l-implimentazzjoni tar-restrizzjoni temporanja fuq vjaġġar mhux essenzjali lejn l-UE, tat-30 ta' Marzu 2020

en	Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, said: "Simplification and burden reduction, especially for SMEs, is particularly needed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
mt	Maroš Šefčovič, il-Viċi President għar-Relazzjonijiet Interistituzzjonali u l-Prospettiva, qal: "Is-simplifikazzjoni u t-tnaqqis tal-piżijiet, speċjalment għall-SMEs, huma meħtieġa b'mod partikolari wara l-konsegwenzi tal-pandemija COVID-19.

en	From 2015 to 2019, the REFIT platform supported the process of simplifying EU law and reducing regulatory burdens, for the benefit of civil society, business and public authorities.
mt	Mill-2015 sal-2019, il-pjattaforma appoġġjat il-proċess ta' simplifikazzjoni tal-liġi tal-UE u t-tnaqqas tal-piżijiet regolatorji żejda għall-benefiċċju tas-soċjetà ċivili, in-negozju u l-awtoritajiet pubbliċi.

en	The Fit for Future Platform - consisting of a government group and a stakeholder group - brings together Member States' national, regional and local representatives, the Committee of the Regions, the European Economic and Social Committee and stakeholder groups with practical expertise in various policy areas.
mt	Il-Pjattaforma Fit for Future - li tikkonsisti fi grupp governattiv u grupp ta' partijiet interessati - tgħaqqad flimkien ir-rappreżentanti nazzjonali, reġjonali u lokali tal-Istati Membri, il-Kumitat tar-Reġjuni, il-Kumitat Ekonomiku u Soċjali Ewropew u gruppi ta' partijiet interessati b'għarfien espert prattiku f'diversi oqsma ta' politika.

en	The Commission is committed to simplifying EU law and reducing unnecessary costs as part of its regulatory fitness and performance (REFIT) programme .
mt	Il-Kummissjoni hija impenjata li tissimplifika l-liġi tal-UE u tnaqqas l-ispejjeż mhux meħtieġa bħala parti mill- programm dwar l-idoneità u l-prestazzjoni tar-regolamentazzjoni (REFIT) .

en	Once operational, wider public and stakeholders will be able to provide input to the Platform's work on simplification and burden reduction.
mt	Ladarba tibda taħdem, il-pubbliku inġenerali u l-partijiet interessati se jkunu jistgħu jagħtu kontribut lill-ħidma tal-Pjattaforma dwar is-simplifikazzjoni u t-tnaqqis tal-piżijiet.

en	Commission launches the Fit for Future Platform and invites experts to join
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tniedi l-Pjattaforma Fit for Future u tistieden esperti biex jingħaqdu magħha

en	€45 million will be provided by the pharmaceutical industry, IMI associated partners and other organisations involved with the projects, bringing the total investment to €117 million.
mt	€45 miljun se jingħataw mill-industrija farmaċewtika, mill-IMI, mis-sħab assoċjati u minn organizzazzjonijiet oħra involuti fil-proġetti, u b'hekk l-investiment totali jitla' għal €117-il miljun.

en	Moreover, since January 2020 the Commission has mobilised a total of €352 million under Horizon 2020.
mt	Barra minn hekk, minn Jannar 2020 il-Kummissjoni mmobbilizzat total ta' € 352 miljun fi ħdan Orizzont 2020.

en	The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) is a public-private partnership between the European Commission and the pharmaceutical industry represented by the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA).
mt	L- Inizjattiva dwar il-Mediċini Innovattivi (IMI) hija sħubija pubblika-privata bejn il-Kummissjoni Ewropea u l-industrija farmaċewtika rrappreżentata mill-Federazzjoni Ewropea tal-Industriji u l-Assoċjazzjonijiet Farmaċewtiċi (EFPIA).

en	With this funding from Horizon 2020 and our industry and other partners, we are speeding up the development of coronavirus diagnostics and treatments, essential tools that we need to tackle the global emergency."
mt	Permezz ta' dan il-finanzjament minn Orizzont 2020, mill-industrija tagħna u minn sħab oħra, qed inħaffu l-iżvilupp ta' dijanjostika u ta' trattamenti tal-coronavirus, li huma għodod essenzjali biex inkunu nistgħu nindirizzaw l-emerġenza globali."

en	On 4 May, the Commissionpledged €1.4 billion in total during the Coronavirus Global Response pledging event, of which €1 billion comes through Horizon 2020 and is aimed at developing vaccines, new treatments and diagnostic tools to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
mt	Fl-4 ta' Mejju, matul is-Summit dwar ir- Rispons Globali għall-Coronavirus , il-Kummissjoniwegħdet li tipprovdi total ta' €1.4 biljun, li minnhom €1 biljun ġejjin minn Orizzont 2020 u huma maħsuba għall-iżvilupp ta' vaċċini, trattamenti ġodda u għodod dijanjostiċi sabiex jiġi evitat it-tixrid tal-coronavirus.

en	Coronavirus: €117 million granted for treatments and diagnos
mt	€117-il miljun mogħtija għat-trattamenti u għad-dijanjostika

en	There is also strong involvement of small and medium businesses (SMEs), which make up over 20% of the participants and will receive 17% of the budget.
mt	L-intrapriżi żgħar u medji (SMEs), li jirrappreżentaw aktar minn 20 % tal-parteċipanti, huma involuti ferm u se jirċievu 17 % tal-baġit.

en	Coronavirus: €117 million granted for treatments and diagnostics through the Innovative Medicines Initiative
mt	€117-il miljun mogħtija għat-trattamenti u għad-dijanjostika permezz tal-Inizjattiva dwar il-Mediċini Innovattivi

en	In order to fund a larger number of high-quality proposals, the Commission increased its commitment to €72 million (up from the originally planned €45 million) from Horizon 2020 , the EU's research and innovation programme.
mt	Sabiex tiffinanzja għadd akbar ta' proposti ta' kwalità għolja, il-Kummissjoni saħħet l-impenn tagħha billi żiedet €72 miljun (mal-€45 miljun ippjanati oriġinarjament) fi ħdan il-programm tal-UE għar-riċerka u l-innovazzjoni, Orizzont 2020 .

en	This includes, among others, €48.2 million awarded to 18 research projects that have started working on preparedness and response to outbreaks, rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests, new treatments and new vaccines.
mt	Dan jinkludi, fost l-oħrajn, €48.2 miljun li ngħataw għal 18-il proġett ta' riċerka li bdew jaħdmu fuq it-tħejjija u r-rispons għat-tifqigħat, it-testijiet dijanjostiċi rapidi u qrib il-pazjent, it-trattamenti ġodda u l-vaċċini ġodda.

en	The Commission announced today that 8 large-scale research projects, aimed at developing treatments and diagnostics for the coronavirus,were selected in a fast-track call for proposals, launched in March by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a public-private partnership.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni llum ħabbret li ntgħażlu tmien proġetti ta' riċerka fuq skala kbira, bl-għan li jiġu żviluppati trattamenti u dijanjostika għall-coronavirus, f'sejħa għal proposti rapida li tnediet f'Marzu mill-Inizjattiva dwar il-Mediċini Innovattivi (IMI), sħubija pubblika-privata.

en	* updated on 8/05/2020, 20h25 with a new paragraph
mt	* aġġornata fit-8.5.2020, 20:25, permezz ta' paragrafu ġdid

en	Moreover, until at least 75% of the recapitalisation is redeemed a strict limitation of the remuneration of their management, including a ban on bonus payments, is applied.
mt	Barra minn hekk, sakemm ikunu ġew mifdija mill-inqas 75 % tar-rikapitalizzazzjoni tapplika limitazzjoni stretta tar-remunerazzjoni tal-maniġment tagħhom, inkluż projbizzjoni fuq il-ħlas ta' bonuses.

en	Moreover, until at least 75% of the recapitalisation is redeemed, beneficiaries, other than small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are in principle prevented from acquiring a stake of more than 10% in competitors or other operators in the same line of business, including upstream and downstream operations.
mt	Barra minn hekk, sakemm jiġu mifdija mill-inqas 75 % tar-rikapitalizzazzjoni, il-benefiċjarji, li mhumiex intrapriżi żgħar u medji (SMEs), huma fil-prinċipju pprojbiti milli jakkwistaw sehem ta' iktar minn 10 % f'kompetituri jew operaturi oħra fl-istess linja ta' negozju, inkluż operazzjonijiet upstream u downstream.

en	When approving a scheme, the Commission will request the separate notification of aid to a company above the threshold of €250 million for individual assessment.
mt	Meta tapprova skema, il-Kummissjoni se titlob in-notifika separata ta' għajnuna lil kumpanija 'l fuq mil-limitu ta' €250 miljun għal finijiet ta' valutazzjoni individwali.

en	This concerns debt instruments that are subordinated to ordinary senior creditors in case of insolvency proceedings, and complements the toolbox available to Member States under the existing Temporary Framework including to grant debt with senior ranking to companies in need.
mt	Din tirrigwarda strumenti ta' dejn li f'każ ta' proċedimenti ta' insolvenza jiġu ttrattati b'mod subordinat fil-konfront tal-kredituri ordinarji preferuti, u tikkomplementa s-sett ta' strumenti disponibbli għall-Istati Membri skont il-Qafas Temporanju eżistenti, inkluż il-konċessjoni ta' dejn superjuri lill-kumpaniji fil-bżonn.

en	On 19 March 2020, the Commission adopted a new State aid Temporary Framework to support the economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak, based on Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
mt	Fid-19 ta' Marzu 2020, il-Kummissjoni adottat Qafas Temporanju ġdid dwar l-għajnuna mill-Istat biex jingħata sostenn lill-ekonomija matul it-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus, abbażi tal-Artikolu 107(3)(b) tat-Trattat dwar il-Funzjonament tal-Unjoni Ewropea.

en	At the same time, the Temporary Framework sets a number of safeguards to avoid undue distortions of competition in the Single Market.
mt	Fl-istess waqt il-Qafas Temporanju jistabbilixxi għadd ta' salvagwardji biex jiġu evitati distorsjonijiet bla bżonn tal-kompetizzjoni fis-suq uniku.

en	(v) Prohibition of cross-subsidisation and acquisition ban: To ensure that beneficiaries do not unduly benefit from the recapitalisation aid by the State to the detriment of fair competition in the Single Market, they cannot use the aid to support economic activities of integrated companies that were in economic difficulties prior to 31 December 2019.
mt	Sabiex ikun żgurat li l-benefiċjarji ma jibbenefikawx indebitament mill-għajnuna ta' rikapitalizzazzjoni mingħand l-Istat għad-detriment tal-kompetizzjoni ġusta fis-suq uniku, ma jistgħux jużaw l-għajnuna biex isostnu attivitajiet ekonomiċi ta' kumpaniji integrati li kienu f'diffikultajiet ekonomiċi qabel il-31 ta' Diċembru 2019.

en	As solvency issues may materialise only at a later stage as this crisis evolves, for recapitalisation measures only the Commission has extended this period until the end of June 2021.
mt	Madankollu, jista' jkun li l-problemi tas-solvenza jimmaterjalizzaw iktar tard fil-qafas tal-kriżi, u għalhekk il-Kummissjoni estendiet dan il-perjodu sal-aħħar ta' Ġunju 2021 għall-miżuri ta' rikapitalizzazzjoni biss.

en	Press release13 May 2020Brussels
mt	Stqarrija għall-istampa13 Mejju 2020Brussell

en	Europe is home to a vibrant tourism ecosystem.
mt	Fl-Ewropa nsibu ekosistema dinamika tat-turiżmu.

en	The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) foresees a 60% to 80% reduction in international arrivals, amounting to losses of between €840 and €1.100 billion in export revenues worldwide.
mt	L-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tat-Turiżmu (l-UNWTO) tipprevedi li l-wasliet internazzjonali se jonqsu b'bejn 60 % u 80 % u li dan se jwassal għal telf ta' bejn EUR 840 biljun u EUR 1.100 biljun fid-dħul mill-esportazzjoni fil-livell dinji.

en	Such tracing apps must be voluntary, transparent, temporary, cybersecure, using anonymised data, should rely on Bluetooth technology and be inter-operable across borders as well as across operating systems.
mt	It-tali applikazzjonijiet għat-traċċar tal-kuntatti jridu jkunu volontarji, trasparenti, temporanji u siguri mil-lat taċ-ċibersigurtà u jridu jkunu jużaw data anonimizzata, jkunu jiddependu fuq it-teknoloġija tal-"Bluetooth" u jkunu interoperabbli bejn il-fruntieri u bejn is-sistemi operattivi.

en	A recommendation which aims to make travel vouchers an attractive alternative to cash reimbursement for consumers;
mt	rakkomandazzjoni bil-għan li l-vawċers tal-ivvjaġġar ikunu alternattiva attraenti għar-rimborż fi flus kontanti għall-konsumaturi;

en	Saving jobs with up to €100 billion in financial relief from the SURE programme:
mt	issalva l-impjiegi billi tagħti għajnuna finanzjarja ta' ammont massimu ta' EUR 100 biljun mill-programm imsejjaħ "SURE":

en	In Europe, the summer is a crucial season for tourism:during an average summer season (June-August) residents of the EU make 385 million tourism trips and spend €190 billion.
mt	Fl-Ewropa, is-sajf huwa staġun importanti ferm għall-industrija, tant li s-soltu fis-sajf (bejn Ġunju u Awwissu), ir-residenti tal-UE jagħmlu 385 miljun vjaġġ turistiku u jonfqu EUR 190 biljun.

en	Today we propose a common European approach to managing what will remain a difficult 2020 summer season, while preparing for a more sustainable and digital tourism ecosystem in the future."
mt	Illum qed nipproponu approċċ komuni Ewropew għall-ġestjoni tal-istaġun tas-sajf tal-2020 li xorta waħda se jkun wieħed diffiċli, filwaqt li nħejju għal ekosistema iktar sostenibbli u diġitali tat-turiżmu fil-ġejjieni."

en	For tourists and travellers
mt	Għat-turisti u għall-vjaġġaturi:

en	Free movement and cross-border travel are key to tourism.
mt	Il-moviment liberu u l-ivvjaġġar transfruntier huma essenzjali għat-turiżmu.

en	The Commission will organise a European tourism convention with EU institutions, the industry, regions, cities and other stakeholders to jointly build the future of a sustainable, innovative and resilient European tourism ecosystem - the ‘European Agenda for Tourism 2050'.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni se torganizza konvenzjoni Ewropea dwar it-turiżmu flimkien mal-istituzzjonijiet tal-UE, mal-industrija, mar-reġjuni, mal-bliet u ma' partijiet ikkonċernati oħrajn biex flimkien magħhom tibni l-ġejjieni ta' ekosistema Ewropea tat-turiżmu li tkun sostenibbli, innovattiva u reżiljenti, jiġifieri "l-Aġenda Ewropea għat-Turiżmu għall-2050".

en	Press release11 May 2020Brussels
mt	Stqarrija għall-istampa11 Mejju 2020Brussell

en	Financing and investment operations supported by the InvestEU Fund;
mt	L-operazzjonijiet ta' finanzjament u ta' investiment appoġġati mill-Fond InvestEU;

en	The draft amending Regulation and all details about the public consultation are available at: https://ec.europa.eu/competition/consultations/2020_gber/index_en.html
mt	L-abbozz ta' Regolament emendatorju u d-dettalji kollha dwar il-konsultazzjoni pubblika jinsabu hawn: https://ec.europa.eu/competition/consultations/2020_gber/index_en.html

en	To facilitate the implementation of the next Multilateral Financial Framework and to improve the interplay between EU fund rules and State aid rules, the Council of the EU, following a Commission proposal adopted in June 2018, adopted in November 2019, an amendment to the EU's State aid Enabling Regulation (Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1588).
mt	Biex tiġi ffaċilitata l-implimentazzjoni tal-Qafas Finanzjarju Multilaterali li jmiss u biex tittejjeb l-interazzjoni bejn ir-regoli dwar il-fondi tal-UE u r-regoli dwar l-għajnuna mill-Istat, il-Kunsill tal-UE, wara proposta tal-Kummissjoni adottata f'Ġunju 2018, f'Novembru 2019 adotta emenda għar-Regolament ta' Awtorizzazzjoni tal-UE dwar l-għajnuna mill-Istat (ir-Regolament tal-Kunsill (UE) 2015/1588).

en	European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) projects, known as Interreg policy.
mt	Il-proġetti tal-Kooperazzjoni Territorjali Ewropea (KTE), magħrufa bħala l-politika Interreg.

en	Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) projects having received a "Seal of Excellence" under Horizon Europe, as well as projects under the future Co-fund programme;
mt	Il-proġetti ta' Riċerka, Żvilupp u Innovazzjoni (RŻI) li rċevew "Siġill ta' Eċċellenza" taħt Orizzont Ewropa, kif ukoll proġetti taħt il-programm futur Kofinanzjament;

en	The Commission carried out a first public consultation from 27 July until 27 September 2019 on a targeted review of the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER), in order to extend its application, under a limited set of conditions, to national funds involved in the following three areas:
mt	Bejn is-27 ta' Lulju u s-27 ta' Settembru 2019 il-Kummissjoni wettqet l-ewwel konsultazzjoni pubblika dwar rieżami speċifiku tar-Regolament għall-Eżenzjoni Ġenerali Sħiħa (General Block Exemption Regulation, GBER), sabiex, abbażi ta' sett limitat ta' kundizzjonijiet, l-applikazzjoni tiegħu tkun tinkludi wkoll il-fondi nazzjonali involuti fit-tliet oqsma li ġejjin:

en	This is possible because of safeguards embedded in EU programmes managed centrally by the Commission.
mt	Dan huwa possibbli minħabba s-salvagwardji inkorporati fil-programmi tal-UE ġestiti ċentralment mill-Kummissjoni.

en	We encourage all public authorities, companies and others stakeholders to participate in this important consultation, which is the second one on this initiative."
mt	Aħna ninkoraġġixxu lill-awtoritajiet pubbliċi, il-kumpaniji u l-partijiet ikkonċernati l-oħrajn kollha biex jipparteċipaw f'din il-konsultazzjoni importanti, li hija t-tieni waħda dwar din l-inizjattiva."

en	Press release12 May 2020Brussels
mt	Stqarrija għall-istampa12 Mejju 2020Brussell

en	Safeguards are in place to avoid undue distortions of competition in the Single Market: conditions on the necessity, appropriateness and size of intervention; conditions on the State's entry in the capital of companies and remuneration; conditions regarding the exit of the State from the capital of the companies concerned; conditions regarding governance including dividend ban and remuneration caps for senior management; prohibition of cross-subsidisation and acquisition ban and additional measures to limit competition distortions; transparency and reporting requirements.
mt	Hemm salvagwardji fis-seħħ biex jiġu evitati distorsjonijiet mhux dovuti tal-kompetizzjoni fis-Suq Uniku: kundizzjonijiet marbuta mal-ħtieġa, mal-adegwatezza u mal-portata tal-intervent; kundizzjonijiet marbuta mad-dħul tal-Istat fil-kapital tal-kumpaniji u mar-remunerazzjoni; kundizzjonijiet rigward il-ħruġ tal-Istat mill-kapital tal-kumpaniji kkonċernati; kundizzjonijiet rigward il-governanza, inklużi l-projbizzjoni ta' dividendi u l-limiti massimi ta' rimunerazzjoni għall-maniġers superjuri projbizzjoni ta' sussidjar reċiproku u ta' akkwist u miżuri addizzjonali biex jillimitaw id-distorsjonijiet tal-kompetizzjoni; rekwiżiti ta' trasparenza u rappurtar.

en	The Temporary Framework, as amended on 3 April and 8 May 2020, provides for the following types of aid, which can be granted by Member States:
mt	Il-Qafas Temporanju, kif emendat fit- 3 ta' April u t- 8 ta' Mejju 2020, jipprevedi t-tipi ta' għajnuna li ġejjin, li jistgħu jiġu mogħtija mill-Istati Membri:

en	The European Commission has approved a Maltese aid scheme of €11.5 million to support investments in the production of productsthat are relevant to the coronavirus outbreak, including vaccines, ventilators and personal protective equipment.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea approvat skema ta' għajnuna Maltija ta' EUR 11.5-il miljun biex tappoġġja investimenti fil-produzzjoni tal-prodotti li huma rilevanti għat-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus, inklużi vaċċini, ventilaturi u tagħmir protettiv personali.

en	The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework adopted by the Commission on 19 March 2020, as amended on 3 April and 8 May 2020.
mt	Din l-iskema ġiet approvata skont il- Qafas Temporanju tal-għajnuna mill-Istat adottat mill-Kummissjoni fid-19 ta' Marzu 2020, kif emendat fit- 3 ta' April u fit- 8 ta' Mejju 2020.

en	(i) Direct grants, equity injections, selective tax advantages and advance payments of up to €100,000 to a company active in the primary agricultural sector, €120,000 to a company active in the fishery and aquaculture sector and €800,000 to a company active in all other sectors to address its urgent liquidity needs.
mt	(i) Għotjiet diretti, injezzjonijiet ta' ekwità, benefiċċji selettivi fuq it-taxxa u ħlasijiet bil-quddiem sa EUR 100,000 lil kumpanija attiva fis-settur agrikolu primarju, EUR 120,000 lil kumpanija attiva fis-settur tas-sajd u l-akkwakultura u EUR 800,000 lil kumpanija attiva fis-setturi l-oħrajn kollha biex tindirizza l-ħtiġijiet ta' likwidità urġenti tagħha.

en	This €11.5 million Maltese scheme will support investments for the production of these crucial products.
mt	Din l-iskema Maltija ta' EUR 11.5-il miljun se tappoġġja l-investimenti fil-produzzjoni ta' prodotti kruċjali.

en	The scheme will have a total budget of €11.5 million.
mt	L-iskema se jkollha baġit totali ta' EUR 11.5-il miljun.

en	(iii) Subsidised public loans to companies (senior and subordinated debt) with favourable interest rates to companies.
mt	(iii)Self pubbliku ssussidjat lill-kumpaniji (dejn superjuri u dejn subordinat) b'rati ta' interess favorevoli għall-kumpaniji.

en	Malta notified to the Commission under the Temporary Framework a scheme to support investments in the production of coronavirus-relevant products.
mt	Malta nnotifikat lill-Kummissjoni skont il- Qafas Temporanju , skema li tappoġġja l-investimenti fil-produzzjoni ta' prodotti rilevanti għall-coronavirus.

en	Member States can also give, up to the nominal value of €800,000 per company zero-interest loans or guarantees on loans covering 100% of the risk, except in the primary agriculture sector and in the fishery and aquaculture sector, where the limits of €100,000 and €120,000 per company respectively, apply.
mt	L-Istati Membri jistgħu jagħtu wkoll, sal-valur nominali ta' EUR 800,000 għal kull kumpanija, self b'imgħax żero, jew garanziji fuq self li jkopru 100 % tar-riskju, ħlief fis-settur primarju tal-agrikoltura u fis-settur tas-sajd u l-akkwakultura, fejn japplikaw il-limiti ta' EUR 100,000 u EUR 120,000 għal kull kumpanija rispettivament.

en	We continue to work closely with all Member States to find solutions to tackle the outbreak, in line with EU rules."
mt	Inkomplu naħdmu mill-qrib mal-Istati Membri kollha biex insibu soluzzjonijiet biex tiġi indirizzata t-tifqigħa, f'konformità mar-regoli tal-UE"

en	Is there a vaccine available?
mt	Hemm tilqima disponibbli?

en	Questions and answers24 February 2020Brussels
mt	Frar 2020Brussell

en	A global research and innovation forum was organised by the World Health Organization and GloPID-R on 11-12 February, to identify research priorities across 10 different thematic areas.
mt	Forum globali ta' riċerka u innovazzjoni kien organizzat mill-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tas-Saħħa u GloPID-R fil-11-12 ta' Frar, biex jiġu identifikati l-prijoritajiet tar-riċerka fi 10 oqsma tematiċi differenti.

en	- €100 million will go to urgently needed research related to diagnostics, therapeutics and prevention, including €90 million through the Innovative Medicines Initiative, a partnership between the EU and the pharmaceutical industry.
mt	- EUR 100 miljun se jmorru għar-riċerka meħtieġa b'mod urġenti relatata ma' dijanjostika, terapiji u prevenzjoni, inkluż EUR 90 miljun permezz tal-Inizjattiva dwar Mediċini Innovattivi, sħubija bejn l-UE u l-industrija farmaċewtika.

en	2) The Commission, with support from relevant EU agencies, in particular the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), is providing technical guidance related to: risk assessments; case definition for diagnosis and aligned reporting of suspected and confirmed cases; infection prevention and control in health care settings; advice for travellers; updated information on therapeutics and vaccines; contact tracing on aircrafts; management of points of entry and aviation sector recommendations.
mt	2) Il-Kummissjoni, b'appoġġ minn aġenziji rilevanti tal-UE, b'mod partikolari ċ-Ċentru Ewropew għall-Prevenzjoni u l-Kontroll tal-Mard (ECDC), l-Aġenzija Ewropea għall-Mediċini (EMA) u l-Aġenzija tal-Unjoni Ewropea tas-Sikurezza tal-Avjazzjoni (EASA), qed tipprovdi gwida teknika relatata ma': valutazzjonijiet tar-riskju adegwati; definizzjoni tal-każijiet għad-dijanjożi u r-rappurtar allinjat ta' każijiet suspettati u kkonfermati; prevenzjoni u l-kontroll tal-infezzjonijiet fl-ambitu tal-kura tas-saħħa; pariri lil min jivvjaġġa; informazzjoni aġġornata dwar it-terapiji u l-vaċċini; traċċar ta' kuntatti fuq inġenji tal-ajru; ġestjoni tal-punti tad-dħul u rakkomandazzjonijiet lis-settur tal-avjazzjoni.

en	COVID-19, previously named 2019-nCoV, was identified in China at the end of 2019 and is a new strain of coronavirus that has not been previously known in humans.
mt	Il-COVID-19, li qabel kienet imsemmija 2019-nCoV, ġiet identifikata fiċ-Ċina fl-aħħar tal-2019 u hija razza ġdida tal-coronavirus li qabel ma kinitx magħrufa fil-bnedmin.

en	For instance, the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) originated from camels and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) originated from civet cats.
mt	Pereżempju, il-coronavirus tas-sindrome respiratorja tal-Lvant Nofsani (MERS-CoV) oriġina mill-iġmla u s-Sindromu Respiratorju Akut Severe (SARS) oriġina mill-qtates tas-sidru.

en	Systematic implementation of infection prevention and control measures were effective in controlling SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV.
mt	L-implimentazzjoni sistematika tal-miżuri ta' prevenzjoni u ta' kontroll tal-infezzjonijiet kienet effettiva fil-kontroll tas-SARS-CoV u l-MERS-CoV.

en	- €15 million are planned to be allocated in Africa, including to the Institute Pasteur Dakar, Senegal to support measures such as rapid diagnosis and epidemiological surveillance.
mt	- Huma ppjanati li jiġu allokati EUR 15 miljun fl-Afrika, inkluż lill-Istitut Pasteur Dakar, is-Senegal biex jappoġġja miżuri bħal dijanjożi rapida u sorveljanza epidemjoloġika.

en	The Health Security Committee's Communicators' network.
mt	In-network tal-Komunikaturi tal-Kumitat tas-Sigurtà tas-Saħħa.

en	pain in the muscles and
mt	uġigħ fil-muskoli u

en	Member States continuously inform the Commission and share information regarding their levels of preparedness.
mt	L-Istati Membri kontinwament jinfurmaw lill-Kummissjoni u jaqsmu l-informazzjoni dwar il-livelli ta' tħejjija tagħhom.

en	The European Commission has a 24/7 Emergency Response Coordination Centre that is coordinating repatriation flights with EU Member States.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea għandha Ċentru ta' Koordinazzjoni għal Rispons ta' Emerġenza 24/7 li qed jikkoordina t-titjiriet ta' ripatrijazzjoni ma' Stati Membri tal-UE.

en	Supportive care (e.g. supportive therapy and monitoring, oxygen therapy, fluid management and antivirals) can be highly effective for those infected.
mt	Il-kura ta' appoġġ (eż. it-terapija u l-monitoraġġ ta' appoġġ, it-terapija bl-ossiġnu, il-ġestjoni tal-fluwidi u l-antivirali) tista' tkun effettiva ħafna għal dawk infettati.

en	There are currently no vaccines against coronaviruses, including COVID-19.
mt	Bħalissa ma hemm l-ebda vaċċini kontra l-coronaviruses, inkluża l-COVID-19.

en	The EU Civil Protection Mechanism has facilitated the repatriation of 447 EU citizens from Wuhan, China.
mt	Il-mekkaniżmu tal-Protezzjoni Ċivili tal-UE ffaċilita r-ripatrijazzjoni ta' 447 ċittadin tal-UE minn Wuhan, iċ-Ċina.

en	The EU's Response to COVID-19
mt	Ir-Rispons tal-UE għall-COVID-19

en	Is there a vaccine against COVID-19?
mt	Hemm vaċċin kontra l-COVID-19?

en	On 19 February, France sent a plane to Wuhan with a 20-tonne cargo of surgical masks, gloves, thermometers and disinfectant, which also included material from Latvia and Estonia.
mt	Fid-19 ta' Frar, Franza bagħtet ajruplan lejn Wuhan b'tagħbija ta' 20 tunnellata maskri kirurġiċi, ingwanti, termometri u diżinfettant, li kien jinkludi wkoll materjal mil-Latvja u mill-Estonja.

en	Another EU-funded project, the European Virus Archive GLOBAL ( EVAg ) has already made available more than 1,000 kits that support the diagnosis of the novel coronavirus, to 79 countries worldwide.
mt	Proġett ieħor iffinanzjat mill-UE, l-Arkivju tal-Virus Ewropew ( EVAg ) diġà għamel disponibbli aktar minn 1,000 kitt li jappoġġjaw id-dijanjożi tal-coronavirus il-ġdid, għal 79 pajjiż madwar id-dinja.

en	This happens mainly through the "Global research collaboration for infectious disease preparedness" (GloPID-R) network, the secretariat of which is EU funded.
mt	Dan iseħħ prinċipalment permezz tan-network "Kollaborazzjoni tar-riċerka globali għall-istat ta' tħejjija għall-mard infettiv" (GloPID-R), li s-segretarjat tiegħu huwa ffinanzjat mill-UE.

en	4) To boost global preparedness, prevention and containment of the virus, new funding worth €232 million will be allocated to different sectors, namely:
mt	4) Biex tingħata spinta lill-tħejjija globali, il-prevenzjoni u t-trażżin tal-virus, se jiġi allokat finanzjament ġdid li jiswa EUR 232 miljun għal setturi differenti, jiġifieri:

en	- €114 million will support the World Health Organization (WHO), in particular the global preparedness and response global plan.
mt	- EUR 114 miljun ser jappoġġaw l-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tas-Saħħa (WHO), b'mod partikolari fit-tħejjija globali u l-pjan tar-rispons globali.

en	The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is monitoring the outbreak through epidemic intelligence activities, and provides risk assessments to guide EU Member States and the European Commission in their response activities.
mt	Iċ-Ċentru Ewropew għall-Prevenzjoni u l-Kontroll tal-Mard (ECDC) qed jissorvelja t-tifqigħa permezz ta' attivitajiet ta' intelligence epidemiku, u jipprovdi valutazzjonijiet tar-riskju biex jiggwida lill-Istati Membri tal-UE u lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea fl-attivitajiet ta' rispons tagħhom.

en	As of 21 February, over 30.5 tonnes of personal protective equipment to China has been provided by France, Germany, Italy, Latvia and Estonia.
mt	Sa mill-21 ta' Frar, aktar minn 30.5 tunnellata ta' tagħmir protettiv personali għaċ-Ċina ġie pprovdut minn Franza, il-Ġermanja, l-Italja, il-Latvja u l-Estonja.

en	What is the mode of transmission?
mt	X'inhu l-mod ta' trażmissjoni?

en	If people with COVID-19 are tested and diagnosed in a timely manner and rigorous infection control measures are applied, the likelihood of sustained human-to-human transmission in community settings in the EU/EEA is low.
mt	Jekk persuni bil-COVID-19 jiġu ttestjati u dijanjostikati fil-ħin u jiġu applikati miżuri ta' kontroll rigorużi tal-infezzjoni, il-probabbiltà ta' trażmissjoni sostnuta minn bniedem għall-ieħor f'ambjenti ta' komunità fl-UE/ŻEE hija baxxa.

en	More serious cases develop severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis and septic shock that can lead to the death of the patient.
mt	Każijiet aktar serji jiżviluppaw f'pulmonite gravi, sindromu ta' diffikultà respiratorja akuta, sepsis u xokk settiku li jista' jwassal għall-mewt tal-pazjent.

en	Where do Coronaviruses come from?
mt	Minn fejn jiġu l-Coronaviruses?

en	- €3 million allocated to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism for repatriation flights of EU citizens from Wuhan, China.
mt	- EUR 3 miljuni allokati għall-Mekkaniżmu tal-UE għall-Protezzjoni Ċivili għal titjiriet ta' ripatrijazzjoni ta' ċittadini tal-UE minn Wuhan, iċ-Ċina.

en	A third repatriation flight was organised by France, repatriating more than 70 EU citizens who were still in Wuhan.
mt	It-tielet titjira ta' ripatrijazzjoni li kienet organizzata minn Franza, ġabet lura lil aktar minn 70 ċittadin tal-UE li kienu għadhom f'Wuhan.

en	What are the symptoms of COVID-19?
mt	X'inhuma s-sintomi tal-COVID-19?

en	Absolutely not.
mt	Żgur li le.

en	Up to €179 million is available in 2020.
mt	Fl-2020 hemm disponibbli sa EUR 179 miljun ewro.

en	The Stability Programmes will be presented in April 2020.
mt	Il-Programmi ta' Stabbiltà se jiġu ppreżentati f'April 2020.

en	1) €37 billion of European public investment
mt	1) EUR 37 biljun ta' Investiment Pubbliku Ewropew

en	Would standard cohesion policy rules apply or would you rather activate emergency clauses?
mt	Se japplikaw ir-regoli standard tal-politika ta' koeżjoni jew tippreferi li jiġu attivati l-klawżoli ta' emerġenza?

en	Continued and uninterrupted maritime services are of key strategic importance for trade to and from the whole EU, with 75% of goods arriving to the EU by sea, and 30% of intra EU trade going on vessels.
mt	Is-servizzi marittimi kontinwi u mingħajr interruzzjoni huma ta' importanza strateġika ewlenija għall-kummerċ lejn u mill-UE kollha, b'75 % tal-prodotti jaslu fl-UE bil-baħar, u 30 % tal-kummerċ fl-UE jkun għaddej fuq il-bastimenti.

en	This is foreseen under article 107(3)(b) TFEU.
mt	Dan huwa previst skont l-Artikolu 107(3)(b) TFUE.

en	The Commission is fully aware of the critical situation in Italy.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni hija kompletament konxja tas-sitwazzjoni kritika fl-Italja.

en	3) Access to the EU Solidarity Fund
mt	3) Aċċess għall-Fond ta' Solidarjetà tal-UE

en	Due to the extraordinary decline in passenger demand, which is expected to continue in the coming weeks, slot usage will be below the 80% threshold imposed by EU rules for the winter 2019-2020 and summer 2020 scheduling periods.
mt	Minħabba t-tnaqqis straordinarju fid-domanda tal-passiġġieri, li huwa mistenni li jkompli fil-ġimgħat li ġejjin, l-użu tas-slots se jkun taħt il-livell limitu ta' 80 % impost mir-regoli tal-UE għall-perjodi ta' skedar tax-xitwa tal-2019-2020 u tas-sajf 2020.

en	A video conference will take place with all Transport Ministers on 18 March to discuss, among other urgent transport-related matters linked to the COVID-19 epidemic, also these aspects.
mt	Se ssir konferenza bil-video mal-Ministri tat-Trasport kollha fit-18 ta' Marzu biex jiġu diskussi, fost kwistjonijiet urġenti oħra relatati mat-trasport marbuta mal-epidemija COVID-19, anki dawn l-aspetti.

en	*** For MS with no remaining amounts, this is due to project selection rate close to or exceeding 100% before CRII
mt	*** Għall-Stati Membri li ma fadlilhomx ammonti, dan huwa dovut għar-rata tal-għażla tal-proġetti li tkun qrib il-100% jew li tkun se taqbeż il-100% qabel is-CRII.

en	The Commission considers that the flexibility to cater for "unusual events outside the control of government" is applicable to the current situation, allowing Member States to temporarily depart from required fiscal adjustments.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tqis li l-flessibilità li tipprovdi għal "avvenimenti mhux tas-soltu barra mill-kontroll tal-gvern" hija applikabbli għas-sitwazzjoni attwali, li tippermetti lill-Istati Membri li jiddevjaw temporanjament mill-aġġustamenti fiskali dovuti.

en	The Commission also welcomes the statements made by the EBA and Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and the calls for flexibility in the application of the prudential framework (i.e. capital and liquidity buffers, including Pillar 2 Guidance), as well as relief in the composition of Pillar 2 requirements.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni tilqa' wkoll id-dikjarazzjonijiet magħmula mill-EBA u mill-Mekkaniżmu Superviżorju Uniku (MSU) u s-sejħiet għal flessibbiltà fl-applikazzjoni tal-qafas prudenzjali (jiġifieri riżervi kapitali u ta' likwidità, inkluż il-Gwida tal-Pilastru 2), kif ukoll għajnuna fil-kompożizzjoni tar-rekwiżiti tal-Pilastru 2.

en	The violent spread of the virus determined the current lack of availability of necessary medical protective equipment.
mt	It-tixrid vjolenti tal-virus iddetermina n-nuqqas attwali ta' disponibbiltà ta' tagħmir protettiv mediku li huwa meħtieġ.

en	The banks can benefit from the additional liquidity from April 2020, allowing them to increase their support SMEs.
mt	Il-banek jistgħu jibbenefikaw minn likwidità addizzjonali minn April 2020, u din tippermettilhom li jżidu l-appoġġ tagħhom għall-SMEs.

en	Similar measures were adopted in the past, including in 2001 after the tragic September 11 attacks, and in 2003 during the SARS outbreak.
mt	Miżuri simili ġew adottati fl-imgħoddi, inkluż fl-2001 wara l-attakki traġiċi tal-11 ta' Settembru, u fl-2003 matul it-tifqigħa tas-SARS.

en	Is the Commission concerned that the provision of flexibility will create risks to fiscal sustainability?
mt	Il-Kummissjoni hija mħassba li l-provvediment ta' flessibbiltà se joħloq riskji għas-sostenibbiltà fiskali?

en	This is expected to mobilise €8 billion of working capital financing and support at least 100,000 small and medium-sized businesses and small mid-cap companies in the EU.
mt	Dan huwa mistenni li jimmobilizza EUR 8 biljun ta' finanzjament ta' kapital operatorju u se jappoġġa mill-inqas 100,000 negozju żgħir u medju kif ukoll kumpaniji b'kapitalizzazzjoni medja fl-UE.

en	Will it be at the expense of cohesion policy?
mt	Din se tkun għad-detriment tal-politika ta' koeżjoni?

en	2) Maximum flexibility in applying EU spending rules
mt	2) Flessibbiltà massima fl-applikazzjoni tar-regoli tal-infiq tal-UE

en	As banks play an essential role in financing households and businesses in the EU, it is essential that they can continue providing liquidity to the economy.
mt	Peress li l-banek għandhom rwol essenzjali fil-finanzjament tal-unitajiet domestiċi u tan-negozji fl-UE, huwa essenzjali li jkunu jistgħu jkomplu jipprovdu l-likwidità lill-ekonomija.

en	The table contains four columns:
mt	It-tabella fiha erba' kolonni:

en	What is the role of the banking sector in view of the statements made by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Banking Authority (EBA)?
mt	X'inhu r-rwol tas-settur bankarju fid-dawl tad-dikjarazzjonijiet magħmula mill-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew (BĊE) u mill-Awtorità Bankarja Ewropea (ABE)?

en	What expenditure could be facilitated by providing this flexibility?
mt	Liema nefqa tista' tiġi ffaċilitata meta tingħata din il-flessibbiltà?

en	** According to the Withdrawal Agreement, the CPR applies to the UK until programme closure
mt	** Skont il-Ftehim dwar il-Ħruġ, is-CPR japplika għar-Renju Unit sal-għeluq tal-programm

en	The will help to frontload the use of the as yet unallocated EUR 37 billion of cohesion policy funding within the 2014-2020 cohesion policy programmes, thus providing a much needed boost to economic investments.
mt	Dan se jgħin biex jiġi antiċipat l-użu ta' EUR 37 biljun ta' finanzjament mill-politika ta' koeżjoni li s'issa mhumiex allokati fil-programmi tal-politika ta' koeżjoni għall-2014-2020, biex b'hekk tingħata l-ispinta tant meħtieġa lill-investimenti ekonomiċi.

en	European Coordinated Response on Coronavirus: Q&A
mt	Niżguraw solidarjetà fis-Suq Uniku

en	In order to monitor the problem and assess impacts and risks, the Commission is in constant contact with Member States' ministries responsible for tourism, specialised international organisations (United Nations World Tourism Organisation and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) and the EU industry.
mt	Sabiex timmonitorja l-problema u tivvaluta l-impatti u r-riskji, il-Kummissjoni tinsab f'kuntatt kostanti mal-ministeri responsabbli għat-turiżmu tal-Istati Membri, mal-organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali speċjalizzati (l-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tat-Turiżmu u l-Organizzazzjoni għall-Kooperazzjoni u l-Iżvilupp Ekonomiċi tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti) u mal-industrija tal-UE.

en	The Commission is pursuing all outstanding cases.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni qed issegwi l-każijiet kollha pendenti.

en	They disrupt logistics and distribution chains, which rely on central warehouses.
mt	Ifixklu l-ktajjen tal-loġistika u tad-distribuzzjoni, li jiddependu fuq imħażen ċentrali.

en	The Commission will make available €1 billion from the EU budget to act as a guarantee to the European Investment Fund, via its existing programmes COSME and Innovfin.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni se tagħmel disponibbli EUR 1 biljun mill-baġit tal-UE biex iservi ta' garanzija għall-Fond Ewropew tal-Investiment permezz tal-programmi eżistenti tagħha COSME u InnovFin.

en	Concretely and among other things, the Commission provided the sector and the Member States with a legal analysis on the application of the Package Travel Directive (PTD).
mt	B'mod konkret u fost affarijiet oħra, il-Kummissjoni pprovdiet lis-settur u lill-Istati Membri b'analiżi legali dwar l-applikazzjoni tad-Direttiva dwar il-Vjaġġi Kollox Kompriż (PTD, Package Travel Directive).

en	Taking into account the average co-financing rates across Member States, these about €8 billion will be able, in combination with co-financing from the EU budget of some €29 billion, to trigger total EU budget support of €37 billion.
mt	Filwaqt li jitqiesu r-rati medji ta' kofinanzjament fl-Istati Membri, madwar EUR 8 biljun, flimkien ma' kofinanzjament mill-baġit tal-UE ta' madwar EUR 29 biljun, se jkunu jistgħu jixprunaw l-investiment totali mill-baġit tal-UE ta' EUR 37 biljun.

en	The Commission is preparing a special legal framework defining a concrete set of flexible support measures that could be applied on the basis of Article 107 (3)(b) TFEU in case of need.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni qed tħejji qafas legali speċjali li jiddefinixxi sett konkret ta' miżuri ta' appoġġ flessibbli li jista' jiġi applikat abbażi tal-Artikolu 107(3)(b) TFUE f'każ ta' bżonn.

en	Why did you initially announce €25 billion but are now talking about €37 billion?
mt	Għaliex fil-bidu int ħabbart EUR 25 biljun iżda issa qed titkellem dwar EUR 37 biljun.

en	What are the next steps?
mt	Kif se jseħħ dan?

en	Use money from the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund to invest in their healthcare systems: purchase of health and protective equipment, disease prevention, e-health, medical devices (including respirators, masks and similar), securing of the working environment in the health care sector and ensuring access to health care for the vulnerable groups.
mt	Jużaw flus mill-Fond Ewropew għall-Iżvilupp Reġjonali u mill-Fond Soċjali Ewropew biex jinvestu fis-sistemi tal-kura tas-saħħa tagħhom: ix-xiri ta' tagħmir ta' saħħa u ta' protezzjoni, il-prevenzjoni tal-mard, is-saħħa elettronika, it-tagħmir mediku (inklużi r-respiraturi, il-maskri u affarijiet simili), l-iżgurar ta' ambjent tax-xogħol għas-settur tal-kura tas-saħħa u l-iżgurar tal-aċċess għall-kura tas-saħħa għall-gruppi vulnerabbli.

en	How much of the €1 billion is fresh money?
mt	Kemm mill-EUR 1 biljun ewro huwa finanzjament ġdid?

en	Member States would have normally needed to reimburse a total of about €8 billion of the unused pre-financing they received for 2019 by end-June 2020.
mt	L-Istati Membri normalment ikollhom iħallsu lura l-ammont totali ta' madwar EUR 8 biljun mill-prefinanzjament mhux użat li jkunu rċevew għall-2019 sa tmiem Ġunju 2020.

en	What period will the waiver cover?
mt	Id-deroga liema perjodu tkopri?

en	The transfer is voluntary.
mt	It-trasferiment huwa volontarju.

en	What is new?
mt	X'hemm ġdid?

en	The rate of advance payments will go up from 50% to 70% for direct payments, and from 75% to 85% for rural development payments.
mt	Ir-rata tal-pagamenti bil-quddiem se tiżdied minn 50 % għal 70 % għall-pagamenti diretti, u minn 75 % għal 85 % għall-pagamenti għall-iżvilupp rurali.

en	In real terms, over €3.8 billion are earmarked for the FEAD for the 2014-2020 period.
mt	F'termini reali, aktar minn EUR 3.8 biljun huma assenjati għall-FEAD għall-perjodu 2014-2020.

en	What will happen if the coronavirus outbreak is invoked as a reason of force majeure?
mt	X'jiġri jekk it-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus tiġi invokata bħala raġuni ta' force majeure?

en	The first Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative package consisted of three main elements : about €8 billion of immediate liquidity to accelerate up to €37 billion of European public investment, flexibility in applying EU spending rules and extend the scope of the EU Solidarity Fund.
mt	L- ewwel pakkett ta' Inizjattiva ta' Investiment fir-Rispons għall-Coronavirus kien jikkonsisti fi tliet elementi ewlenin : madwar EUR 8 biljun ta' likwidità immedjata li se jaċċelera għal EUR 37 biljun ta' investiment pubbliku Ewropew, flessibbiltà fl-applikazzjoni tar-regoli tal-infiq tal-UE u aċċess għall-Fond ta' Solidarjetà tal-UE.

en	Facilitating EU-funded investments
mt	L-iffaċilitar ta' investimenti ffinanzjati mill-UE

en	Providing 100% of co-financing (instead of 85%) to be applied for the accounting year 2020-2021
mt	Il-provvediment ta' 100 % tal-kofinanzjament (minflok ta' 85 %) għandu jkun applikat għas-sena kontabilistika 2020-2021

en	What are the conditions for applying a 100% EU co-financing rate for cohesion policy programmes?
mt	X'inhuma l-kundizzjonijiet biex tiġi applikata rata ta' kofinanzjament mill-UE ta' 100 % għall-programmi tal-politika ta' koeżjoni?

en	The Commission proposes notably to:
mt	Il-miżuri proposti jinkludu:

en	Possibility to deliver food aid and basic material assistance through electronic vouchers (lower risk of contamination).
mt	Il-possibilità li tingħata għajnuna alimentari u assistenza għall-materjal bażiku permezz ta' kupuni elettroniċi (b'riskju aktar baxx ta' kontaminazzjoni).

en	In addition to the measures directly linked to the EAFRD under the CRII+, the Commission is proposing further flexibility and simplification of other Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) instruments.
mt	Minbarra l-miżuri direttament marbuta mal-FAEŻR taħt is-CRII+, il-Kummissjoni qed tipproponi aktar flessibbiltà u simplifikazzjoni ta' strumenti oħra tal-Politika Agrikola Komuni (PAK).

en	This includes food, clothing and other essential items for personal use, e.g. shoes, soap and shampoo.
mt	Dan jinkludi ikel, ħwejjeġ u oġġetti essenzjali oħra għall-użu personali, eż. żraben, sapun u xampù.

en	Transfers shall not affect resources allocated to the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) .
mt	It-trasferimenti ma għandhomx jaffettwaw ir-riżorsi allokati għall- Inizjattiva favur l-Impjieg taż-Żgħażagħ (Youth Employment Initiative, YEI) .

en	Will the Commission waive the obligation to comply with applicable management and control rules under cohesion policy?
mt	Il-Kummissjoni se tneħħi l-obbligu ta' konformità mar-regoli ta' ġestjoni u kontroll applikabbli skont il-politika ta' koeżjoni?

en	The proposed modification does not imply any changes in the Multiannual Financial Framework annual ceilings for commitments and payments.
mt	Il-modifika proposta ma timplika l-ebda tibdil fil-limiti massimi annwali tal-Qafas Finanzjarju Pluriennali għall-impenji u l-pagamenti.

en	Extend the possibility to make use of a non-statistical sampling method;
mt	Testendi l-possibbiltà li jsir użu minn metodu ta' kampjunar mhux statistiku;

en	Given the urgency of the support needed, it will be possible to apply a simplified procedure for amendments to Member States' operational programmes related to the specific measures and the reallocation of financial resources.
mt	Minħabba l-urġenza tal-appoġġ meħtieġ, se jkun possibbli li tiġi applikata proċedura simplifikata għal emendi tal-programmi operazzjonali tal-Istati Membri relatati mal-miżuri speċifiċi u l-allokazzjoni mill-ġdid ta' riżorsi finanzjarji.

en	Therefore, where the coronavirus outbreak is invoked as a reason of force majeure, information on the amounts for which it has not been possible to make a payment application shall be provided at an aggregate level by priority for operations of total eligible costs of less than €1,000,000.
mt	Għalhekk, fejn it-tifqigħa tal-coronavirus tiġi invokata bħala raġuni ta' force majeure, l-informazzjoni dwar l-ammonti li għalihom ma kienx possibbli li ssir applikazzjoni għal pagament għandha tiġi pprovduta fuq livell aggregat skont il-prijorità għall-operazzjonijiet tal-kostijiet totali eliġibbli ta' anqas minn EUR 1,000,000.

en	The coronavirus crisis presents an unprecedented challenge for the operations supported by FEAD.
mt	Il-kriżi tal-Coronavirus tippreżenta sfida bla preċedent għall-operazzjonijiet appoġġati mill-FEAD.

en	Postpone the deadline for the submission of annual reports for 2019;
mt	Tipposponi l-iskadenza għas-sottomissjoni tar-rapporti annwali għall-2019;

en	This will enable the possibility of a higher co-financing of different measures, without the need of programme amendments.
mt	Dan jippermetti l-possibbiltà ta' kofinanzjament ogħla ta' miżuri differenti, mingħajr il-ħtieġa ta' emendi fil-programm.

en	For example, it will be possible to deliver food aid and basic material assistance through electronic vouchers and to provide the protective equipment, and thus lower risk of contamination.
mt	Pereżempju, se jkun possibbli li tingħata għajnuna alimentari u assistenza għall-materjal bażiku permezz ta' kupuni elettroniċi u li jkun ipprovdut it-tagħmir protettiv, u b'hekk ikun hemm anqas riskju ta' kontaminazzjoni.

en	This flexibility is provided for through: transfer possibilities across the three cohesion policy funds (the European Regional Development Fund , European Social Fund and Cohesion Fund ); transfers between the different categories of regions; and also through flexibility when it comes to thematic concentration.
mt	Din il-flessibbiltà hija pprovduta permezz ta': possibbiltajiet ta' trasferiment bejn it-tliet fondi tal-politika ta' koeżjoni (il- Fond Ewropew għall-Iżvilupp Reġjonali , il- Fond Soċjali Ewropew u l- Fond ta' Koeżjoni ); trasferimenti bejn il-kategoriji differenti tar-reġjuni; u anke permezz ta' flessibbiltà f'dak li għandu x'jaqsam mal-konċentrazzjoni tematika.

en	Additional amendments to the EMFF Regulation aim to ensure a flexible reallocation of financial resources within the operational programmes.
mt	Emendi addizzjonali għar-Regolament tal-FEMS għandhom l-għan li jiżguraw riallokazzjoni flessibbli ta' riżorsi finanzjarji fil-programmi operazzjonali.

en	What measures will directly support farmers and rural areas under the CRII+?
mt	Liema miżuri se jappoġġaw b'mod dirett lill-bdiewa u ż-żoni rurali taħt is-CRII+?

en	Also, it will be possible to finance measures at 100% for the accounting year 2020-2021.
mt	Se jkun ukoll possibbli li jkunu ffinanzjati 100 % tal-miżuri għas-sena kontabilistika 2020-2021.

en	How will you allow limited financial flexibility at the closure of programmes?
mt	Kif se tippermetti flessibbiltà finanzjarja limitata fl-għeluq tal-programmi?

en	Supporting farmers and rural areas
mt	Appoġġ għall-bdiewa u għaż-żoni rurali

en	How does the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative Plus (CRII+) complement the measures adopted under the first package?
mt	Kif tikkumplimenta l-miżuri adottati taħt l-ewwel pakkett, l-Inizjattiva ta' Investiment fir-Rispons għall-Coronavirus Plus (CRII+)?

en	Is there any limit regarding the transfer of resources between categories of regions?
mt	Hemm xi limitu rigward it-trasferiment ta' riżorsi bejn il-kategoriji tar-reġjuni?

en	Give the exceptional and temporary possibility for Member States to request for cohesion policy programmes a co-financing rate of 100% to be applied for the accounting year 2020-2021;
mt	Tagħti l-possibbiltà ta' darba u temporanja lill-Istati Membri li, għall-programmi tal-politika ta' koeżjoni, jitolbu rata ta' kofinanzjament ta' 100 % li għandha tiġi applikata għas-sena kontabilistika 2020-2021;

en	However, in the current situation, to reduce administrative burdens and delays in implementation, the review and update of the ex-ante assessment and updated business plans or equivalent documents will no longer be required until the end of the programming period.
mt	Madankollu, fis-sitwazzjoni kurrenti, biex jitnaqqsu l-piżijiet amministrattivi u d-dewmien fl-implimentazzjoni, ir-rieżami u l-aġġornament tal-valutazzjoni ex ante u l-pjanijiet ta' direzzjoni tan-negozju aġġornati jew dokumenti ekwivalenti mhux se jkunu aktar meħtieġa sa tmiem il-perjodu ta' programmazzjoni.

en	As we are in the last year of the 2014-2020 programming period, this full flexibility applies to the 2020 budget appropriations only.
mt	Fid-dawl li ninsabu fl-aħħar sena tal-perjodu ta' programmazzjoni 2014-2020, din il-flessibilità sħiħa tapplika għall-approprjazzjoni tal-baġit tal-2020 biss.

en	Vessels that have already reached the maximum six month duration of EMFF support for temporary cessation under article 33 of the EMFF Regulation will nevertheless be eligible for support under the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative Plus measures until the end of 2020.
mt	Madankollu, il-bastimenti li jkunu diġà laħqu d-durata massima ta' sitt xhur ta' appoġġ mill-FEMS għal waqfien temporanju skont l-Artikolu 33 tar-Regolament dwar il-FEMS xorta se jkunu eliġibbli għall-appoġġ taħt il-miżuri tal-Inizjattiva ta' Investiment fir-Rispons għall-Coronavirus Plus sa tmiem l-2020.

en	Currently, Member States can transfer up until 3% of allocated funds between regions.
mt	Bħalissa, l-Istati Membri diġà jistgħu jittrasferixxu sa 3 % tal-fondi allokati bejn ir-reġjuni.

en	As regards the cohesion policy funds and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the audit authorities may decide, based on their professional judgement, to use a non-statistical sampling method for the accounting year starting on 1 July 2019 and ending on 30 June 2020.
mt	Fir-rigward tal-fondi tal-politika ta' koeżjoni u l-Fond Ewropew għall-Affarijiet Marittimi u s-Sajd, l-awtoritajiet tal-awditjar jistgħu jiddeċiedu, abbażi tal-ġudizzju professjonali tagħhom, li jużaw metodu ta' kampjunar mhux statistiku għas-sena kontabilistika li tibda fl-1 ta' Lulju 2019 u tispiċċa fit-30 ta' Ġunju 2020.

en	In the programming 2014-2020 period, Member States have to concentrate support on interventions that bring the greatest added value in relation to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
mt	Fil-perjodu ta' programmazzjoni 2014-2020, l-Istati Membri jridu jikkonċentraw l-appoġġ fuq interventi li jġibu l-akbar valur miżjud fir-rigward tal-istrateġija tal-Unjoni għal tkabbir intelliġenti, sostenibbli u inklużiv.

en	Create additional flexibility to transfer resources between the cohesion policy funds, and between categories of regions;
mt	Toħloq flessibbiltà addizzjonali biex jiġu trasferiti riżorsi bejn il-fondi tal-politika ta' koeżjoni, u bejn kategoriji tar-reġjuni;

en	Farmers and other rural development beneficiaries will be able to benefit from loans or guarantees of up to €200,000 at favourable conditions, such as very low interest rates or favourable payment schedules under the EAFRD.
mt	Il-bdiewa u benefiċjarji oħra tal-iżvilupp rurali se jkunu jistgħu jibbenefikaw minn self jew garanziji sal-massimu ta' EUR 200,000 b'kundizzjonijiet favorevoli, bħal rati ta' interess baxxi ħafna jew skedi ta' pagament favorevoli taħt il-FAEŻR.

en	The Commission will finance 100% of the medical capacity.
mt	Il-Kummissjoni se tiffinanzja 100 % tal-kapaċità medika.

en	Who can use strategic capacity of critical medical assets under rescEU?
mt	Min jista' juża l-kapaċità strateġika tal-assi mediċi kritiċi taħt rescEU?

en	rescEU capacities are primarily available to complement national capacities of all countries that are part of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM): all EU Member States, the UK during the transition period and six Participating States (Iceland, Norway, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Turkey).
mt	Il-kapaċitajiet tar-rescEU huma primarjament disponibbli biex jikkumplimentaw il-kapaċitajiet nazzjonali tal-pajjiżi kollha li huma parti mill-Mekkaniżmu tal-Unjoni għall-Protezzjoni Ċivili (UCPM): l-Istati Membri kollha tal-UE, ir-Renju Unit matul il-perjodu ta' tranżizzjoni u sitt Stati Parteċipanti (l-Iżlanda, in-Norveġja, is-Serbja, il-Maċedonja ta' Fuq, il-Montenegro u t-Turkija).

en	The initial EU budget of the capacity is €80 million, of which €70 million is subject to the approval of the budgetary authorities.
mt	Il-baġit inizjali tal-UE għall-kapaċità huwa ta' EUR 80 miljun, li minnhom EUR 70 miljun huma suġġetti għall-approvazzjoni mill-awtoritajiet baġitarji.

en	boost the swift development of medication and testing methods.
mt	tagħti spinta lill-iżvilupp rapidu ta' metodi ta' medikazzjoni u ttestjar.

en	EU Solidarity for Health Initiative
mt	L-Inizjattiva Solidarjetà għas-Saħħa tal-UE

en	The budget could be further reinforced through these means as well as fresh budget appropriation in 2021 once a budget for 2021 is in place (based on an agreement on the MFF 2021-2027).
mt	Il-baġit jista' jissaħħaħ aktar permezz ta' dawn il-mezzi kif ukoll permezz ta' approprjazzjoni ta' baġit ġdida fl-2021 ladarba jkun fis-seħħ baġit għall-2021 (ibbażat fuq ftehim dwar il-QFP 2021-2027).

en	The team in charge will include experts in crisis management, health policy, transport, EU public procurement and financial management.
mt	It-tim inkarigat se jinkludi esperti fil-ġestjoni tal-kriżijiet, fil-politika tas-saħħa, fit-trasport, fl-akkwist pubbliku tal-UE u fil-ġestjoni finanzjarja.

en	The EU has already taken a series of action to address the coronavirus pandemic across the EU, in the Western Balkans and in the Eastern Partnership countries.
mt	L-UE diġà wettqet sensiela ta' azzjonijiet biex tindirizza l-pandemija tal-coronavirus madwar l-UE kollha, fil-Balkani tal-Punent u fil-pajjiżi tas-Sħubija tal-Lvant.

en	The medical capacity will be hosted by one or several Member States.
mt	Il-kapaċità medika se tkun ospitata minn Stat Membru wieħed jew aktar.

en	The Emergency Support Instrument will allow the EU to provide a coordinated EU response throughout the different stages of the crisis.
mt	L-Istrument għall-Appoġġ ta' Emerġenza se jippermetti lill-UE tipprovdi rispons ikkoordinat tal-UE matul l-istadji differenti tal-kriżi.

en	To secure the necessary financing, the Commission is relying entirely on the EU budget for 2014-2020 and mobilising all available resources within the spending limits for 2020.
mt	Biex jiġi żgurat il-finanzjament meħtieġ, il-Kummissjoni qed tiddependi kompletament fuq il-baġit tal-UE għall-2014-2020 u qed timmobilizza r-riżorsi disponibbli kollha fil-limiti tal-infiq għall-2020.

en	How the rescEU medical capacity works?
mt	Kif taħdem il-kapaċità medika ta' rescEU?

en	The hosting State will be responsible for procuring the equipment.
mt	L-Istat ospitanti se jkun responsabbli mill-akkwist tal-apparat.

en	support the imports, transport and distribution of protective gear, focusing on worst hit regions;
mt	tappoġġa l-importazzjoni, it-trasport u d-distribuzzjoni ta' tagħmir protettiv, b'enfasi fuq ir-reġjuni l-aktar milquta;

en	The Emergency Response Coordination Centre will manage the distribution of the equipment to ensure it goes where it is needed most.
mt	Iċ- Ċentru ta' Koordinazzjoni tar-Reazzjoni ta' Emerġenza se jamministra d-distribuzzjoni tal-apparat biex jiżgura li dan imur fejn l-aktar ikun hemm bżonnu.

en	To finance this action, the Commission is mobilising €3 billion from the EU budget, of which €2.7 billion will be channelled through the Emergency Support Instrument and €300 million though the rescEU medical equipment capacity.
mt	Biex tiġi ffinanzjata din l-azzjoni, il-Kummissjoni qed timmobilizza EUR 3 biljun mill-baġit tal-UE, li minnhom EUR 2.7 biljun se jiġu allokati permezz tal-Istrument għall-Appoġġ ta' Emerġenza u EUR 300 miljun permezz tal-kapaċità tat-tagħmir mediku rescEU.

en	What action can be undertaken via the Emergency Support Instrument?
mt	Kif se tkun iffinanzjata din l-azzjoni?

en	Yes.
mt	Iva.

en	Q&A: Global EU response to the coronavirus pandemic
mt	Rispons globali tal-UE għall-pandemija tal-coronavirus

en	They will also help distribute sanitation toolkits and protective materials.
mt	Se jgħinu wkoll fid-distribuzzjoni ta' pakketti sanitarji u materjali protettivi.

en	In the Western Balkans, the EU has already mobilised considerable funds for immediate support to the health sector amounting to €38 million (€ 4 million for Albania for immediate lifesaving medical equipment, including 5 fully equipped ambulances,respirators, digital mobile x-rays and state of the art equipment for intensive care, €7 million for Bosnia and Herzegovina, to equip hospitals with 7,500 testing kits and personal protecting equipment, €5 million for Kosovo for laboratory and protection equipment, including 30 respirators, 5 fully equipped ambulances and 400 hospital beds, €3 million for Montenegro for medical equipment, including 100 respirators, ten mobile X-ray devices and personal protective equipment, €4 million for North Macedonia for medical equipment and supplies, including 20 respirators, 5000 testing sets and substantial quantities of personal protective equipment; and €15 million for Serbia to pay for five cargo flights carrying 280 tonnes of emergency medical supplies procured by Serbia and for supplies for vulnerable groups in society).
mt	Fil-Balkani tal-Punent, l-UE diġà mmobilizzat fondi konsiderevoli għall-appoġġ immedjat għas-settur tas-saħħa li jammontaw għal EUR 38 miljun (EUR 4 miljun għall-Albanija għal tagħmir mediku li jsalva l-ħajja meħtieġ immedjatament, inklużi 5 ambulanzi attrezzati b'kollox, respiraturi, makkinarji mobbli għall-X-rays diġitali u tagħmir bl-ogħla livell tekniku għall-kura intensiva, EUR 7 miljun għall-Bożnija-Ħerzegovina, biex l-isptarijiet jiġu attrezzati b'7,500 kit għat-testijiet u tagħmir protettiv personali, EUR 5 miljun għall-Kosovo għal tagħmir protettiv u tal-laboratorji, inklużi 30 respiratur, 5 ambulanzi attrezzati b'kollox u 400 sodda għall-isptarijiet, EUR 3 miljun għal Montenegro għal tagħmir mediku, inklużi 100 respiratur, 10 makkinarju mobbli għall-X-ray; EUR 4 miljun għall-Maċedonja ta' Fuq għal tagħmir mediku u provvisti mediċi, inklużi 20 respiratur, 5,000 set għat-testijiet u kwantitajiet sostanzjali ta' tagħmir protettiv personali; u EUR 15-il miljun għas-Serbja biex tħallas għal ħames titjiriet ta' merkanzija b'280 tunnellata ta' provvisti mediċi ta' emerġenza akkwistati mis-Serbja u għall-provvisti għall-gruppi vulnerabbli fis-soċjetà).

en	In Asia, the EU is supporting vulnerable families in Cox's Bazar, in Bangladesh, hygiene promotion activities are being scaled up to reduce the risk of infection.
mt	Fl-Asja, l-UE qed tappoġġja lill-familji vulnerabbli f'Cox's Bazar fil-Bangladesh, qed jiżdiedu l-attivitajiet ta' sensibilizzazzjoni dwar l-iġjene sabiex jitnaqqas ir-riskju ta' infezzjoni.

en	The EU has also pledged €475 million to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis, Malaria for 2019-2022, €26.5 million to the Global Financing Facility, €114 million to the World Health Organisation- with a recent €25 million top-up- and €45 million to the United Nations Fund for Population (UNFPA).
mt	L-UE wegħdet ukoll EUR 475 miljun lill-Fond Globali għall-Ġlieda kontra l-AIDS, it-Tuberkulożi u l-Malarja għall-2019-2022, EUR 26.5 miljun lill-Faċilità ta' Finanzjament Globali, EUR 114-il miljun lill-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tas-Saħħa - b'ammont supplimentari riċenti ta' EUR 25 miljun - u EUR 45 miljun lill-Fond tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti għall-Popolazzjoni (UNFPA).

en	From the overall package of €15.6 billion, €3.25 billion are channelled to Africa, including €2.06 billion for sub-Saharan Africa and €1.19 billion for the Northern African neighbourhood countries.
mt	Mill-pakkett kumplessiv ta' EUR 15.6 biljun, EUR 3.25 biljun huma ddirezzjonati għall-Afrika, inkluż EUR 2.06 biljun għall-Afrika sub-Saħarjana u EUR 1.19 biljun għall-pajjiżi tal-Viċinat tat-Tramuntana tal-Afrika.

en	With the funds redirected bilaterally, the support for the Eastern partners tackle to coronavirus crisis totals at €962 million.
mt	Bil-fondi ridirezzjonati bilateralment, l-appoġġ għall-pajjiżi sħab tal-Lvant jindirizza l-kriżi tal-coronavirus b'total ta' EUR 962 miljun.

en	Examples of how the EU also supports Latin America and the Caribbean
mt	Eżempji ta' kif l-UE se tappoġġja wkoll lill-Amerka Latina u lill-Karibew

en	In Jamaica, the EU funded PROMAC programme has financed 29 intensive care unit ventilators.
mt	Fil-Ġamajka, il-programm PROMAC iffinanzjat mill-UE, kien is-sors ta' finanzjament għal 29 ventilatur għall-unitajiet tal-kura intensiva.

en	The laboratory originally designed to test milk and other food products can now perform up to 1,000 coronavirus tests a day.
mt	Il-laboratorju li oriġinarjament kien iddiżinjat biex jittestja l-ħalib u prodotti oħra tal-ikel issa jista' jwettaq sa 1,000 test għall-coronavirus kuljum.

en	The EU contributes to global health initiatives with €1.3 billion until 2020, including €200 million to the Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) and Global Financial Facility , for the current strategic period 2016-2020.
mt	L-UE tikkontribwixxi għall-inizjattivi tas-saħħa globali b'EUR 1.3 biljun sal-2020, inklużi EUR 200 miljun għall-Alleanza għat-Tilqim (GAVI) u l-Faċilità Finanzjarja Globali, għall-perjodu strateġiku attwali mill-2016 sal-2020.

en	Africa is a priority for the EU.
mt	L-Afrika hija prijorità għall-UE.

en	EU health programmes have achieved impressive results in different sectors in the period 2013-2017.
mt	Il-programmi tas-saħħa tal-UE kisbu riżultati impressjonanti f'setturi differenti mill-2013 sal-2017.

en	up to €45 million from Horizon 2020, and a similar commitment from the pharmaceutical industry, for projects to develop treatments and diagnostics to better tackle the coronavirus pandemic and to increase preparedness for potential future outbreaks.
mt	sa massimu ta' EUR 45 miljun minn Orizzont 2020, u impenn simili mill-industrija farmaċewtika, għall-proġetti biex jiġu żviluppati t-trattamenti u d-dijanjostika biex il-pandemija tal-coronavirus tiġi indirizzata aħjar u biex ikun hemm tħejjija akbar għal tifqigħat potenzjali fil-futur.

en	Were Team Europe packages developed for the Western Balkans?
mt	Il-pakketti tat-Tim Ewropa ġew żviluppati mal-Balkani tal-Punent?

en	Will programmes be put on hold to prioritise the fight against the coronavirus?
mt	Il-programmi se jiġu sospiżi sabiex tingħata prijorità lill-ġlieda kontra l-coronavirus?

en	In addition, over €374 million has been reallocated and redirected to help the partners mitigate the socio-economic impact of the pandemic (€46.5 million for Albania, €73.5 million for Bosnia and Herzegovina, €63 million for Kosovo, €50 million for Montenegro, €63 million for North Macedonia; and €78.5 million for Serbia).
mt	Barra minn hekk, aktar minn EUR 374 miljun ġew riallokati u ridirezzjonati biex jgħinu lis-sħab itaffu l-impatt soċjoekonomiku tal-pandemija (EUR 46.5 miljun għall-Albanija, EUR 73.5 miljun għall-Bożnija-Ħerzegovina, EUR 63 miljun għall-Kosovo, EUR 50 miljun għall-Montenegro, EUR 63 miljun għall-Maċedonja ta' Fuq;

en	Which sectors will be affected?
mt	Liema setturi se jintlaqtu?

en	Two research collaborative projects were launched in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018, through the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership from the Horizon 2020, to tackle the Ebola epidemic preparedness, in collaboration with the Africa CDC: ALERRT and PANDORA-ID-NET.
mt	Żewġ proġetti kollaborattivi ta' riċerka tnedew fl-Afrika sub-Saħarjana fl-2018, permezz tas-Sħubija għall-Provi Kliniċi bejn Pajjiżi Ewropej u Pajjiżi li qed Jiżviluppaw minn Orizzont 2020, biex tiġi indirizzata t-tħejjija għall-epidemija tal-ebola, f'kollaborazzjoni mas-CDC tal-Afrika: ALERRT u PANDORA-ID-NET.

en	To help mitigate the socio-economic impact of the crisis, the EU will make use of up to €200 million under the 2019 and 2020 bilateral cooperation programmes.
mt	Biex tgħin biex jittaffa l-impatt soċjoekonomiku tal-kriżi, l-UE se tuża sa massimu ta' EUR 200 miljun fl-ambitu tal-programmi ta' kooperazzjoni bilaterali tal-2019 u l-2020.

en	The EU External Investment Plan (EIP) includes a €1.55 billion financial guarantee - the EFSD guarantee -, of which €500 million is being made available for the EU's neighbourhood, to bring in much more public and private investment.
mt	Il-Pjan ta' Investiment Estern (EIP) tal-UE jinkludi garanzija finanzjarja ta' EUR 1.55 biljun - il-garanzija tal-EFSD - li minnha EUR 500 miljun qed jitqiegħdu għad-dispożizzjoni tal-viċinat tal-UE, sabiex ikun involut ferm aktar investiment pubbliku u privat.

en	€5 million to train researchers and establish cohort of epidemiologists on disease outbreak and pandemic response in sub-Saharan Africa, in collaboration with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
mt	EUR 5 miljun biex jitħarrġu r-riċerkaturi u jiġi stabbilit koorti ta' epidemjologi dwar it-tifqigħa tal-mard u r-rispons għall-pandemiji fl-Afrika sub-Saħarjana, f'kollaborazzjoni maċ-Ċentri Afrikani għall-Kontroll u l-Prevenzjoni tal-Mard (is-CDC tal-Afrika).

en	With up to €140 million, the European Commission will support research on diagnostics, treatment and prevention, including €90 million through the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a partnership between the EU and the pharmaceutical industry, and through the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), a partnership between the EU, 14 European countries and 16 Africa countries.
mt	B'massimu ta' EUR 140 miljun, il-Kummissjoni Ewropea se tappoġġja r-riċerka dwar id-dijanjostika, it-trattament u l-prevenzjoni, inklużi EUR 90 miljun permezz tal-Inizjattiva dwar Mediċini Innovattivi (IMI), sħubija bejn l-UE u l-industrija farmaċewtika, u permezz tas-Sħubija għall-Provi Kliniċi bejn Pajjiżi Ewropej u Pajjiżi li qed Jiżviluppaw (EDCTP), sħubija bejn l-UE, 14-il pajjiż Ewropew u 16-il pajjiż Afrikan.

en	A Georgian producer of medical textiles has produced 40,000 medical gowns within a week after he was able to purchase 12 additional sewing machines thanks to a micro-grant provided by the E.
mt	Produttur ta' tessuti mediċi mill-Georgia pproduċa 40,000 ġagaga medika fi żmien ġimgħa wara li rnexxielu jixtri 12-il magna tal-ħjata addizzjonali bis-saħħa ta' mikrogħotja provduta mill-UE.

en	The EU on 30 March committed a further €240 million to support hosting countries and refugees in response to the Syrian crisis via the EU Regional Trust Fund (EUTF Syria).
mt	Fit-30 ta' Marzu, l-UE impenjat EUR 240 miljun oħra biex tappoġġja lill-pajjiżi ospitanti u lir-rifuġjati bħala rispons għall-kriżi fis-Sirja permezz tal-Fond Fiduċjarju Reġjonali tal-UE (EUTF Sirja).

en	In 2017, the EU launched the EBO-SURSY project, which improves the Ebola virus disease detection in wildlife in African countries.
mt	Fl-2017, l-UE nediet il-proġett EBO-SURSY li jtejjeb l-individwar tal-marda tal-virus tal-ebola fl-organiżmi selvaġġi fil-pajjiżi Afrikani.

en	The coronavirus pandemic will exacerbate food systems fragility already being addressed through EU humanitarian and development response programmes.
mt	Il-pandemija tal-coronavirus se taggrava l-fraġilità tas-sistemi alimentari li diġà qed tiġi indirizzata permezz tal-programmi għall-iżvilupp u ta' rispons umanitarju tal-UE.

en	For example, the EU has financed the purchase of protective equipment including masks, gloves, gown, googles, eye shields and hygiene items for 60 primary health care centres.
mt	Pereżempju, l-UE ffinanzjat l-akkwist ta' tagħmir protettiv inklużi maskri, ingwanti, ġagagi, nuċċalijiet protettivi, tagħmir protettiv għall-għajnejn u oġġetti għall-iġjene għal 60 ċentru tal-kura tas-saħħa primarja.

en	In order to ensure the docking of the cruise ships Zaandam and Rotterdam in Florida on 2 April, the cruise operator took responsibility for organising repatriations / medical treatment while the flag State (the Netherlands) assisted diplomatically.
mt	Sabiex jiżgura li l-bastimenti tal-kruċieri Zaandam u Rotterdam jittrakkaw fi Florida fit-2 ta' April, l-operatur tal-kruċieri ħa r-responsabbiltà li jorganizza r-ripatrijazzjonijiet/ it-trattament mediku waqt li l-Istat tal-bandiera (in-Netherlands) għen mil-lat diplomatiku.

en	Throughout the course of docking, if anyone on board presents symptoms compatible with COVID-19 (including sudden onset of at least one of the following: cough, fever, or shortness of breath), this should be reported to the competent authority immediately.
mt	Matul il-perjodu li fih bastiment ikun trakkat, jekk xi ħadd abbord jippreżenta sintomi kompatibbli mal-COVID-19 (fosthom il-feġġ għal għarrieda ta' mill-inqas wieħed minn dawn: sogħla, deni, jew qtugħ ta' nifs) dan għandu jiġi rrappurtat minnufih lill-awtorità kompetenti.

en	However, we have been informed by the European Maritime Safety Agency that between 8 and 11 April, 11 cruise ships will approach Europe, carrying around 8 000 people.
mt	Madankollu, l-Aġenzija Ewropea għas-Sigurtà Marittima infurmatna li bejn it-8 u l-11 ta' April, 11-il bastiment tal-kruċieri, li qed iġorru madwar 8 000 ruħ, se jersqu lejn l-Ewropa.

en	If the ship is flying a non-EU flag, Member States should accommodate it for humanitarian reasons, but it is recommended that they ask the cruise ship operator to make appropriate financial and logistical arrangements (e.g. required personal protective equipment, facilities for quarantine, hiring of buses, charter flights) before docking.
mt	Jekk il-bastiment ikun qed itajjar bandiera mhux tal-UE, l-Istati Membri għandhom jakkomodawh għal raġunijiet umanitarji, iżda huwa rakkomandat li jitolbu lill-operatur tal-bastiment tal-kruċieri biex jagħmel arranġamenti finanzjarji u loġistiċi xierqa qabel jittrakka (eż. tagħmir personali protettiv meħtieġ, faċilitajiet ta' kwarantina, kiri ta' xarabanks, titjiriet charter).