Archive for Ħarġa 408
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,…
Time to start redeeming the pre-election optimism and pledges
The economic blow delivered by the war in Ukraine to the global economy, at a time when it was still reeling from the Covid-19 shock, does not bode well for…
Common charger: MEPs agree on proposal to reduce electronic waste
MEPs support a common charger for portable electronic devices, reducing e-waste and making the use of different mobile phones, tablets and digital cameras more convenient. The Internal Market and Consumer…
COVID restrictions boosted ICT use by enterprises in Malta
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many enterprises to increase or even shift towards digital technologies to maintain their activities. Eurostat has recently published statistics which showed how the EU has…