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Remote working and the future Technology Enabled Office

Sightings of eBikes, electric scooters and electric skateboards are on the rise in Malta. Many people believe that these mobility options do not provide a solution for their day-to-day lives due to typical inability to use them to get to work which may be further...

The Team | 08/05/2021

Environment

Daily generation of New Water reaches 4.2 million litres

Water. A natural resource so vital for our planet that there can be no life without it. Over decades water security became more important and as the Maltese population grew exponentially, the dependence on it increased. Throughout the years, Malta had to become...

The Team | 07/05/2021

Economy

ANALYSIS: Decomposing the largest financial assistance ever granted to families and businesses

In 2020 Malta recorded its largest deficit in history. At €1,300 million it amounted to 10.1% of GDP. By contrast, in 2019 it ran a surplus of €50 million, or 0.4% of GDP. But in a year of considerable challenges, how did the Government counter this abrupt shock on...

The Team | 07/05/2021

Environment Health

How COVID-19 affected the demand for vehicles in Malta

It’s safe to say that COVID-19 has significantly changed every aspect of our lives. One key change was the substantial lack of necessity to travel around, as many people worked from home and shifted to online shopping. We’ve all been there. Late afternoon, mobile in...

The Team | 06/05/2021

Brussels Bubble Health

How tiny Malta is shaping the future of the EU Health Sector

When the Juncker Commission was voted in office in 2014 everyone agreed with its motto to “act big on big things and small on small things”. By the end of its term, the general consensus was that health policy fell victim to this approach and was side-lined by the...

The Team | 06/05/2021

Economy Social

More than 40,000 women joined or re-joined the workforce since 2017

Malta has historically had a very low female employment rate, with the highest gender gap in employment across the EU. This led recent administrations to make female employment a key priority, thereby raising potential output and making the Maltese economy more...

The Team | 05/05/2021

Politics

A tale of two surveys across two crises

Over a period of a week, two independently held surveys carried out for the European Commission indicated a strong sense of optimism that is pervading Maltese society, even in these testing times. The first survey, the Eurobarometer, was held towards the end of...

The Team | 05/05/2021

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EU Leaders to meet in Porto

Observers in Brussels will be shifting their attention to Porto this week as the city on the banks of the Douro River plays host to the European Social Summit on 7-8 May. The Porto Social Summit comes at a critical and challenging phase as the EU plots its recovery...

The Team | 04/05/2021

Economy Social

Fewer people in a vulnerable situation in 2020

Official statistics released by NSO indicate that in 2020, although we were in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, the number of people in a situation of severe material deprivation declined from 17,506 in 2019 to 16,636 in 2020. This means that one in twenty...

The Team | 04/05/2021

Economy

More businesses registered in Malta in 2020, despite COVID

By the end of 2020 the number of registered businesses in Malta amounted to 130,745, up from 126,032 the previous year. Nearly 4,000 of this additional increase was due to sole owners and partnerships. Moreover, there were also an additional 717 limited liability...

The Team | 04/05/2021

Politics

The Rule of Law conundrum: Is Malta on the right track?

The criticism directed towards Malta on the state of its rule of law, particularly by EU institutions has been very sharp and direct. Yet the Maltese Government set out on a major reform of its constitution and institutional setup which have been in place since...

The Team | 04/05/2021

Environment

Malta maintains positive decline in air pollution

Malta is maintaining the trend following the 50% drop in air pollution in 2020, TheJournal.mt is informed. Following the first ‘semi-lockdown’ in Malta last year, air pollution decreased staggeringly and rapidly — and although Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels went...

The Team | 03/05/2021

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