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Activists call on Maltese to petition Borg against GM compromise

The Avaaz online activist network is calling on Maltese activists to petition Maltese European Commissioner Tonio Borg not to grant approval to the first new genetically modified crop across Europe in

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5.5% more solid waste treated in 2013

This mainly resulted from an increase of 7.8 per cent in inert mineral waste treatment, which was partly offset by a decrease of 3.4 per cent in non-mineral waste treatment. In 2013, the total amount

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MEP Miriam Dalli urges ‘urgent action’ to protect maritime environment

Speaking ahead of the G7 summit that is due to be held in the coming days, Maltese MEP Miriam Dalli said that more attention to the maritime environment was necessary. Speaking during the plenary session

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PN blasts ‘failure’ of traffic roadmap as air pollution increases

The Nationalist Party has hit out at the government for “failing” to stick to its roadmap to reduce traffic on the roads. “Traffic has now become the public’s biggest headache,” shadow transport minister

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Health directorate issues warning against swimming in Xlendi bay

The authorities have warned against swimming in Gozo's Xlendi bay amid fears the water may be contaminated The environmental health directorate has issued a warning that, until further notice, swimming

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24% of Maltese at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2014

The Statistics on Income and Living Conditions survey revealed that during 2014, the monetary at-risk-of-poverty rate stood at 15.9 per cent. The at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate stood at 23.8

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AD urges government to use EU opt-out to be declared GMO free

Malta should utilise EU opt-out and join Austria and Italy in declaring Malta a GMO-free zone, the Green Party said. Simon Galea, the Alternattiva Demokratika’s spokesperson for animal welfare and...

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