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2050 targets for sustainable development
Urban development, cultural heritage, health, education, employment, transport, and the digital economy are key areas of a proposed government strategy which aims to foster sustainable development for the next three…
‘Antisemitism remains, and Holocaust denial still exists’
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog called on MEPs to work to eradicate antisemitism in Europe and adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism. Opening the commemoration ceremony, European Parliament…
‘COLA and NI should not be taxable’
UHM proposal would alleviate impact of cost of living Employees should get the entire cost of living allowance as at present part of this compensation is never reaching their pockets…
The affordability of the property market
In just a decade property prices in the Maltese Islands have doubled. In comparison the mean household disposable income (the combined take-home pay of all members of the household) increased…
FIAU steps up action following greylisting
But law-abiding citizens still bearing the brunt of the reputational damage cause In just four years Malta’s anti money-laundering watchdog has stepped up its enforcement action with the annual amount…
Protecting gamers and encouraging growth in the video games sector
Parliament called for gamers to be better protected from addiction and other manipulative practices, while emphasising the potential of this innovative sector. The report - adopted with 577 votes in…
Students having serious problems in spelling of Maltese
SEC Examiners have reiterated their warning about the low level in the spelling of Maltese in the wake of the fact that the absolute majority students lost all marks allocated…
Fresh and local – but for how long?
Results from the 2020 agriculture census have fully exposed the worrying rate of decline of this industry in the Maltese Islands. In just a decade, agricultural holdings fell by 16%,…
Over 90% of EU citizens worried on cost of living spike
The rising cost of living is the most pressing worry for 93% of Europeans, according to the latest European Parliament Eurobarometer survey. Meanwhile, support for the EU remains stable at…
The way forward on waste management
Four years into the nationwide scheme to separate domestic waste, the government has embarked on a number of changes meant to make the entire project more efficient. For this reason,…