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Gozo Region Plenary Meeting emphasises regional collaboration
Gozo News
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June 25, 2025
The Gozo Regional Council successfully convened its Plenary Meeting on Saturday, at the Grand Hotel in Ghajnsielem. The event brought together Mayors, Local Councillors, Executive Secretaries, Regional officials and local stakeholders, to discuss...
Rab Veil XP 20L review: An ultralight fastpacking solution brimming with brilliant features
Country Walking
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Designed like a running vest, the Rab Veil XP 20L is an ultralight fast packing pack, which works just as well in a downpour as it does in hot weather. Everything about this waterproof backpack is built for moving fast, with easy access pockets,...
Long Duration Energy Storage With Redox Flow Batteries Market Research Report 2025-2045 Technology Roadmap, SWOT, 45 Manufacturer Profiles With Appraisals
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Explore the burgeoning Redox Flow Batteries (RFB) market set for massive growth in Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) from 2025-2045, potentially surpassing $170 billion globally. This comprehensive report offers...
MFSA publishes findings on Market Abuse Regulation: progress noted, but certain gaps remain
The Malta Independent
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The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a summary of findings from a series of supervisory inspections carried out with investment services providers between 2020 and 2024, focusing on compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation...
EU rule of law report welcomes judicial reforms but flags court delays
Times of Malta
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July 8, 2025
Updated 6.50pm with reactions A new EU rule of law report has welcomed a reform to establish a standards commissioner for the judiciary, but described Malta’s under-resourced and slow courts as an ongoing concern. The report, published by the...
At least 260 affordable housing units to be built, will be offered at 30% less than market price
The Malta Independent
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Kyle Patrick Camilleri Monday, 7 July 2025, 14:02 Last update: about 30 minutes ago In a collaboration between the Archdiocese and the Government of Malta, the Foundation for Affordable Housing (FAH) has announced that at least 260 housing units...
France’s Enzo Balanger wins 2025 Moth Worlds
Mysailing
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July 15, 2025
Malcesine, July 13, 2025 – The 2025 Moth World Championship has officially come to an end on the waters of Lake Garda, closing a week of exceptional technical and sporting level hosted by Fraglia Vela Malcesine from July 6 to 13. The event brought...
7 of the best Christmas cruises for 2025/26
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 7, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Round 3? New flotilla expected to sail to Gaza
Israel Hayom
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July 8, 2025
One month after Israeli naval forces intercepted the vessel "Madleen" carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg, the "Freedom Flotilla to Gaza" organization announced Monday that another humanitarian ship will attempt to reach Gaza on July 13. The...
Partial review of Local Plans on commercialisation of sports facilities
Gozo News
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June 24, 2025
The first phase of a partial review of the Local Plans has been started by the Planning Authority. It said that the purpose of the partial review is to provide a planning policy framework that “aligns with the aims of the Commercialisation of...
Prime Minister certain solution can be found on Swieqi mayor’s garbage complaints
The Malta Independent
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Prime Minister Robert Abela said he is "sure" that a solution can be reached regarding the 'garbage crisis' in Swieqi. On Monday, The Malta Independent published an article about Swieqi mayor Noel Muscat calling upon the Prime Minister to...
UK tourists in Spain with blue or burgundy passports warned over '10-year-rule'
Birmingham Live
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July 8, 2025
Millions of Brits will be jetting off to Spain this year, with the promise of warm weather and sandy beaches. However, an expert is warning UK tourists not to make one passport error which could ruin your holiday. Kylie, known as...
New public space opened in Msida Creek for town’s feast
The Malta Independent
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The Minister for Transport, Infrastructure, and Public Works, Chris Bonett, inaugurated a new public space as part of the Msida Creek project, following consultation and agreement with local residents and organisations. This space, located in...
Illegal buildings: Country still awaits reform in planning appeals – Organisations
Gozo News
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June 23, 2025
Eleven organisations are once again calling for the immediate reform of the “absurd law on planning appeals, which currently allows construction works to begin and be completed even while an appeal is ongoing.” In a joint statement, the...
TMID Editorial: Over-tourism can be damaging to tourism itself
The Malta Independent
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Malta's destination as a tourism hotspot was highlighted in the international press recently, although not in a good way. We are here referring to an article that appeared in the British newspaper the Daily Express, and another in the Metro, which...
If it smells like sewage and closes beaches, then it must be sewage
Times of Malta
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July 6, 2025
Summer is with us. Our children have put yet another scholastic year behind them and thousands of families look forward to spending some quality time on our beaches – a tradition as old and as Maltese as anything you can think of. However, many of...
WATCH | Cami Appelgren: ‘Many think their actions are insignificant, it’s not the case’
Malta Today
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Malta Ranger Unit (MRU) founder Cami Appelgren has called on the government to increase resources for public entities that tackle environmental crime. In an interview with MaltaToday, Appelgren discusses the MRU’s journey since its inception in...
Shades of black
Malta Today
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Whilst walking or driving through any locality in Malta, have you noticed how street surfaces often resemble a checkerboard of patches? The tarmac is rarely uniform. You’ll frequently see streaks of deep black alongside sun-bleached grey, with...
He did it his way: memoirs of John Inguanez
Times of Malta
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July 6, 2025
Mogħdijiet. Ħajti fir-raħal li darba kien, fil-ġurnaliżmu, u Malta li baqgħet tinbidel… by John Inguanez, 2025 Recent months have seen the publication of two excellent accounts of journalism in Malta. The heirs of George Sammut, alias the original...
Gozo and Labour’s 2022 manifesto - Three years on
The Malta Independent
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Emmanuel J. Galea Sunday, 6 July 2025, 08:08 Last update: about 2 days ago In March 2022, the Labour Party asked Gozitans to renew its mandate and offered a tailor-made proposition for the island. Prime Minister Robert Abela framed the "Malta...