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World Leaders Struggle to Raise Vaccination Rates as COVID-19 Surges
With the Northern Hemisphere heading into winter and COVID-19 cases on the rise across Europe and North America, political leaders from Washington to Brussels are struggling to persuade a pandemic-weary public to get vaccinated against the disease that…
THE MINISTRY FOR AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FOOD AND ANIMAL RIGHTS AND THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIAT FOR EUROPEAN FUNDS Public consultation document on the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan for Malta 2023-2027
€167 million in investments in the agricultural sector Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights Anton Refalo and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi launched a public consultation document related to th…
When Aliens Attack: Australia’s Native Species Under Threat
A new report warns that Australia’s native wildlife is in the “grip of an unprecedented alien attack.” Experts at the national science agency, the CSIRO, are predicting that much of the country’s unique flora and fauna is in danger of disappearing by 2…
THE MINISTRY FOR TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS Adventure Park inaugurated with an investment of €2.3 million
Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg inaugurated the Adventure Park, the first out of six areas of the Malta National Park, with an investment of €2.3 million with works carried out by the Public Works department. Minist…
THE MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLANNING Target for the recovery of 70% of single-use beverage containers by the end of 2022; private operator to distribute reverse vending machines by next April
As the national regulator of the Beverage Container Refund Scheme (BCRS), the main role of the Circular Economy Malta (CEM) agency is to ensure that the existent regulations governing the scheme are complied with and that stipulated targets are met, thereby safeguarding the environment. The first target of collecting 70% of the single-use containers that were placed on the market during the year 2022 and are registered with the scheme is envisaged to be reached by December of next year. Works related to the installation of the factory in which the recycling process will take place are planned to
THE MINISTRY FOR SOCIAL ACCOMMODATION Ħal Mula social housing regeneration project completed
Minister for Social Accommodation Roderick Galdes visited to the social housing blocks of Ħal Mula in Ħaż-Żebbuġ following the completion of a regeneration project – which renovated 14 blocks housing 84 families – through an investment of approximately €527,788. Minister Roderick Galdes described the existing social housing buildings as, “resources that are there to meet the needs that develop in society, generation after generation. Therefore, it does not make any sense to let them decay. Allowing the social housing buildings to degenerate would be a grave loss to the whole of society.” This regeneration project is part of