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Malta with modest 4% minimum wage rise in 2025, but low inflation at 1.8%
Malta’s 4% minimum wage rise in 2025 was significantly below the EU average of 7%, ranking seventh from bottom. On the bright side, however, Malta had among the lowest inflation…
Parliament green lights update of VAT rules to make them fit for digital times
VAT will have to be paid for services provided through online platforms, putting an end to an unfair distortion of competition. It will also fight VAT fraud. On Wednesday, Parliament’s…
The vanishing Maltese worker in the private sector: a workforce at a crossroads
Two recent trips to the UK and Italy starkly highlighted the growing disparities between Malta’s labour market and those abroad. As a tourist, it was impossible not to notice how…
Europe must be responsible for its own security”, Metsola tells EU leaders
At the informal European Council meeting on defence, the European Parliament President Metsola outlined her vision on how Europe can and must strengthen its own security and defence. “More action,…
Fair and consistent traffic enforcement: a call for justice on Malta’s roads
Traffic regulations exist to ensure safety, efficiency, and order on our roads. However, in Malta, enforcement appears to fall disproportionately on minor infractions while more serious and disruptive violations often…
Malta’s mobile usage shifts towards data-centric services in 2023
Malta’s mobile telephony landscape experienced significant shifts in 2023, with mobile subscriptions reaching 750,000, reflecting a year-on-year growth. This brought the penetration rate to an impressive 135% of the population,…
A memory we must preseve
As we mark 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, we are reminded of the darkest chapter in human history—the systematic, industrial-scale genocide that claimed the lives of over six…
Increase in fines fails to curb school truancy
Despite a significant increase in fines and sanctions, school truancy remains a persistent issue, showing no signs of decline. Statistics presented in Parliament reveal that during the last two scholastic…
Holocaust Remembrance Day: a story dedicated to its six million victims
Corrie Hermann, daughter of cellist and Holocaust victim Pál Hermann, addressed MEPs in a plenary session marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day President Roberta Metsola opened the ceremony, which also marked…
António Costa: “We need to work for a stronger transatlantic relationship”
MEPs debated the outcome of the December EU summit with Presidents Costa and von der Leyen, focussing on Ukraine, EU-US relations and the EU’s global role. In his first plenary…