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David Casa (born 16 November 1968 in
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) is a Maltese politician and
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. He is Malta's longest serving MEP, having served since June 2004. As a member of the Nationalist Party in Malta, he belongs to the
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. Casa has been described by
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as a key MEP for his work as co-rapporteur on the Social Climate Fund. As
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, he was a member of the Bureau of the European Parliament. He is Co-Chair of the Media Working Group of the European Parliament and the EPP's Head of National Delegation for Malta.


Recent Work


Key legislation

In 2019, Casa successfully negotiated the Work-Life Balance Directive, which enshrined paternal leave as an EU right for the first time. In 2021, he concluded negotiations on the European Social Fund Plus, paving the way for €88 billion to be deployed in the 2021-2027 period. In 2023, he finalised the Social Climate Fund, a multibillion euro proposal to ensure social justice in the EU's Fit-for-55 climate package under the European Green Deal. The report, led jointly with Dutch MEP Esther de Lange received decisive backing by the European Parliament in committee and plenary stages. In 2024, as the EPP's negotiator on the EU Disability Card and the EU Parking Card, he helped reach a deal to bolster access to mobility rights across the European Union for up to 100 people living with disabilities.


Quaestor

He was elected
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of the European Parliament, having withheld his nomination for a second term to support the candidature of
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for
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. As Quaestor, he was responsible for establishing the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.


Coordinator, Employment and Social Affairs Committee

Casa is known for his work in the
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and was the European Parliament's lead negotiator on landmark legislation on social affairs. He was the EPP Group Coordinator for the EMPL Committee for two terms during the 8th legislature, having been reelected unanimously in 2017.


European Parliament

Mr. Casa was the EPP coordinator for the employment and social affairs committee (EMPL) and also serves as the substitute for the economic and monetary affairs committee (ECON). In the past years, David was a member of the TAXE committee and a full member of the PANA committee, which was entrusted with an inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion in th
European Union
David Casa became the first ever Maltese member of the European Parliament to lead and successfully negotiate a directive on behalf of the European People's Party (EPP). The directive introduced 10 days of paid paternity leave, and out the 4 months of parental leave for each parent, 2 months will now be paid and non-transferable between parents. This law also provides for 5 days of annual carers' leave and the right to request flexible working arrangements. On 26 February 2019 the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs approved the agreement David Casa reached with the Council on the Work Life Balance Directive. This brings the proposed directive one step closer to becoming EU law. The agreement was approved with 31 votes in favour and 3 votes against. In 2020, David Casa was nominated Co-Chair of the Media Working Group of the European Parliament. The other Co-Chair is
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MEP Ramona Strugariu. In 2021, David Casa presided over the first edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, for which he was responsible as Quaestor of the European Parliament and as Co-Chair of the Media Working Group. The first edition was won by
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for the Pegasus Project.


Early career

* 1987: Member of the Executive Committee of the Union of Bankers * 1990: Personal Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs * 1995: Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister * 1998: Member of the Council of the Confederation of Malta Trade Unions (CMTU) * 1998: Personal Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs * 2001: Founder and Secretary-General of the 'Yes to Europe Movement' * 2004: Elected as a Member of the European Parliament (2004 - 2009) * 2009: Elected as a Member of the European Parliament (2009 - 2014) * 2014: Elected as a Member of the European Parliament (2014 - 2019) * 2019: Elected as a Member of the European Parliament (2019 - 2024)


Moviment Iva

David Casa was one of the founding members and subsequently Secretary General of the Moviment Iva ("Yes to Europe Movement"), an organisation which played a fundamental role in the campaign in favour of Malta's accession to the European Union in the run-up to the referendum on th
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Mr. Casa was Secretary of the Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee (MEUSAC) and subsequently served as advisor and Personal Assistant to Prof Guido de Marco during his tenure as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister. This role also ensured that David followed the process of membership closely since its inception. In 1999, when Professor Guido de Marco became President, David Casa was the Inter-Ministerial Coordinator for
.U. Matters in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
David was active in the Council of the Confederation of Malta Trade Unions and later he formed part of the Executive Committee of the Union of Bankers. In the field of broadcasting, he led political programmes on Radio 101. Such programmes were aimed at providing information in relation to Malta and the European Union.


Recognition

* Croce dell'Ordine - Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM)


References


External links

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David Casa website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Casa, David 1968 births Living people People from Valletta Nationalist Party (Malta) MEPs MEPs for Malta 2004–2009 MEPs for Malta 2009–2014 MEPs for Malta 2014–2019 MEPs for Malta 2019–2024 MEPs for Malta 2024–2029