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Drop in development permits in 2020 but Gozo still in overdrive
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has coincided with a sharp drop in new development permits issued by the planning authority. Information tabled recently in parliament shows that compared to…
MEP Roberta Metsola chosen as EPP candidate for EP Presidency
PN MEP Robert Metsola has been chosen as the European People’s Party candidate for the European Parliament President election scheduled for January. The EPP chose Metsola through a vote, putting…
A stab in the back or a step forward?
The cannabis bill reform being piloted by the government is rushed and has only contributed to raise more questions rather than give answers. The discussion so far has been characterised…
A social Europe is important for Europeans
The results of a special Eurobarometer survey, issued earlier this year to gauge the attitudes of Europeans on social issues in the EU, revealed that 88% of Europeans (including Maltese…
Impulse buying
This is one of the videos we produced with the Central Bank of Malta in our budgeting series. Download the Central Bank of Malta and ĠEMMA Video on ‘Impulse Buying’…
Company guilty of unfair dismissal after sacking worker without opportunity to defend himself
A company who fired an employee over a series of “breaches” was found guilty of unfair dismissal after it transpired that it failed to give the employee the opportunity to…
New rules for fair minimum wages in the EU
A new draft EU law will ensure a minimum level of wage protection in all member states, to guarantee decent living standards for workers and their families. MEPs on the…
100 years of parliamentary democracy
The House of Representatives recently marked 100 years of parliamentary democracy. It was on Tuesday November 1, 1921 when Edward, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne presided…
Review of the EU sectoral social dialogue
As announced in theEuropean Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, adopted last March, the European Commission has recently initiated a review ofthe EU sectoral social dialogue. The review, which will…
Going abroad
This is one of the videos we produced with the Central Bank of Malta in our budgeting series. Download the Central Bank of Malta and ĠEMMA Video on ‘Going Abroad’…