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Just 15% of inspected sites were CRPD compliant
Less than one in six building sites inspected by the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability in 2021 were found to be compliant with minimum accessibility standards. The…
Watch: What is the EU proposing to beef up its budget?
Interview with Prof. Philip von Brockdorff The UHM representative in the European Economic and Social Committee, Prof. Philip von Brockdorff has recently submitted the opinion of this institution on the…
Għadira Bay Road ‘to re-open by Sunday’
(Photo: Ivana Busuttil/ Maltese Roads Traffic Updates) Motorists who commute through Għadira Bay will take a huge sigh of relief in the wake of the news as this major arterial…
OHSA denounces 800 court case backlog
Slow court proceedings are once again being blamed by the occupational health and safety watchdog as a major stumbling block in enforcing existing legislation with the backlog of cases rising…
No balanced budget before 2027, higher debt for the next decade
Malta’s national debt will remain above the pre-pandemic level for the next decade while it will take at least until 2027 to achieve a balanced budget, the Central Bank of…
€7.20 price hike in just four months for essential items
A list of essential items from three major supermarket chains in Malta has increased by an average of € since the turn of the year according to a study being…
Malta’s minimum wage is stalling
Minimum wage earners in Malta have had the third lowest salary increase in the EU in 2022, with only Bulgaria and Latvia faring worse where minimum wages were frozen. However,…
Ombudsman’s probe results in the introduction of right to appeal car towing fine
An investigation by the Ombudsman into a complaint by an aggrieved motorist whose vehicle was towed by an enforcement agency, resulted in the introduction to the right of appeal on…
Active Aging Minister meets UHM at the start of his mandate
“Care of the elderly must be given with the same dedication as if they were members of our family, but this requires full cooperation of all those involved in the…
Has the gender mechanism backfired?
The number of female candidates directly elected to parliament in a general election has dropped to a 25-year low with just four women winning a seat without having to rely…