Michael Farrugia is Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity with the Maltese Government. He took the stage to open ESN's seminar on 'Investing in the social services workforce' in the lead up to the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2017. He is celebrating 25 years in Parliament this year and is happy to be partnering with ESN's 25th anniversary conference celebrations taking place in Valletta, Malta from 26-28 June 2017. In his address, he talks about the state of social services in Malta and new initiatives taking place there.