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Servizzi Ewropej f’Malta – making the EU more accessible to you
On March 25, MEUSAC was officially relaunched as ‘Servizzi Ewropej f’Malta’ - SEM. Building on the legacy of MEUSAC, the new government agency is adapting its operations and services to…
Salary breaches prompt UHM to seek DIER intervention
Persistent mistakes resulting in hefty deductions in the salaries of OZO Group employees at Wasteserv have prompted UĦM Voice of the Workers to request the intervention of the Director of…
Parliament fast-tracks procedure to adopt Digital Green Certificate by June
To facilitate its adoption by the summer, MEPs decided to accelerate the approval of the Digital Green Certificate, allowing for safe and free movement during the pandemic. With 468 votes…
The long road to redemption
The spate of arraignments made recently in connection with two magisterial inquiries into allegations of kickbacks involving people at the highest echelons of power, businessmen and professionals is just the…
Living, Working and COVID-19 Surveys
Eurofound – the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions - has been studying the far-reaching implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the way people live and work…
A ‘dangerous precedent’ for our Constitutional rights
A Bill being piloted by the government may set a “dangerous precedent” as it would mean that our rights and liberties would no longer be guaranteed by the Constitution but…
COVID-19 vaccines: MEPs quiz top officials on authorisation and contracts
MEPs quizzed the European Commission and European Medicines Agency on latest developments concerning the authorisation and purchase of COVID-19 vaccines. Emer Cooke, Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) updated Members…
Are we barking up the wrong tree?
Last year State agency Ambjent Malta planted close to 22,000 ‘trees’ as part of its remit which includes afforestation projects across the Maltese Islands. The latest part of this green…
Equal pay for equal work – measures proposed
The European Commission has presented a proposal for a directive setting out pay transparency measures, such as pay information for job seekers, a right to know the pay levels for workers…
Freeport and JobsPlus employees not yet vaccinated despite high-risk job
Freeport workers and JobsPlus employees are outraged at the fact that despite their high-risk jobs with respect to COVID-19 exposed, they have not yet been administered the vaccine yet. Although…