Dr Simone Borg, Malta Ambassador on climate change issues, receives the French National Order of Merit
On 5 October 2017, French Deputy Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Brune Poirson bestowed the medal of the National Order of Merit to Dr Simone Borg, Malta Ambassador on climate change.
'Dear Simone, you are a Global citizen, a believer in the strength of international governance and negotiations. You are also a true European, dedicated to making the EU a model for transition to greener economies', said Minister Poirson.
Notably, Ambassador Borg, in her capacity as advisor to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, contributed to the success of the 2015 COP21 conference in Paris and to the subsequent ratification of the Paris Agreement by Malta.
Notably, Ambassador Borg, in her capacity as advisor to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, contributed to the success of the 2015 COP21 conference in Paris and to the subsequent ratification of the Paris Agreement by Malta.
The award ceremony took place onboard the French aviso Commandant Ducuing in the presence of Minister for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change José Herrera and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela. Also present were French Ambassador to Malta Béatrice Le Fraper Du Hellen, MEUSAC Director Vanni Xuereb and Nature Trust Malta Vincent Attard.
In her acceptance speech, Ambassador Simone Borg recalled the three values of the French Republic: 'equality, fraternity and liberty'. The Paris Agreement on climate change showed that those values continued to guide France