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EU Budget and post-COVID-19 Recovery Package
During the past few weeks, Malta participated in a four-day summit in Brussels, for which the Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi remarked, “Malta expects a fair and just deal on the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Recovery Fund, which...
Covid-19 Crisis: Exit Strategy Plan
Since the outbreak of the crisis, both national and European policy makers have adopted expansionary fiscal and monetary policy stance to help ease pressure and inject liquidity into the economy. National governments and the European Central Bank focus on different...
COVID-19 Measures in Malta and the EU Impact on the Maltese Economy
The coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented public health emergency in recent
history. It is also an extreme economic shock that requires coordinated and vital
policy reaction to support those at risk.
Foreign workers – a burden or a boon for the economic state?
Traditionally, Malta was considered to be a source country with persons fleeing its shores in hope for better opportunities. In the last two decades, Malta has witnessed a shift in migratory patterns, as it has turned from a country of emigration to a country of...
LEAD – An initiative launched by Partit Laburista on Gender Equality
The initiative LEAD launched by Partit Laburista brought the issue of gender inequality to the forefront of its political agenda. LEAD represents the first step towards addressing this issue. It is an initiative geared at providing women the opportunity to be involved...