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Malta will be joining Eurimages, the Council of Europe’s cultural fund supporting independent film production across Europe, Culture Minister Owen Bonnici said on Tuesday. Speaking at the opening of Malta film Week in Strasbourg, Bonnici said membership of Eurimages will be an “important step in cultural policy and a clear and serious commitment that

The expansion of the Swedish factory Trelleborg will create 100 new jobs and reflects the government’s Malta 2050 Vision priorities in terms of value added investment, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration of the expansion of the factory in Hal Far, Abela said the project, in collaboration with Malta Enterprise and

The police on Tuesday sought information on the whereabouts of Stacy Chircop who is wanted by order of the Magistrate in connection with a pending court case. Anyone with any information was asked to contact the police by sending a message via the police Facebook page or calling the police headquarters, even anonymously, on 21 224001/ 119 or at the

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Anglu Farrugia has proposed the creation of a Mediterranean Peace Charter to establish the region as a beacon of peace, ecological justice, and human dignity. Addressing participants at a conference hosted by Università Kore di Enna in Sicily, Farrugia called for renewed “moral clarity and coherence” in regional

The Nationalist Party called on the government on Tuesday to adopt its proposals for a different economic model after Eurostat figures revealed that Malta’s inflation was higher than the EU average for May. The figures “confirm” that cost of living in Malta continues to surge, with the national rate significantly exceeding the eurozone average, the

Childcare centre operators have voiced concerns over delays in negotiations with the government for a new service agreement to regulate the free childcare scheme. They also complained that the last agreement, which expired in December, did not ensure sustainability. The Childcare Centre Providers Association and the Malta Chamber of SMEs in a joint

Malta's bishops discussed economic and social issues, particularly workers' rights, during a meeting with the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development (MCESD). The council groups representatives of the government, employers and trade unions. Archbishop Charles Scicluna was accompanied by Bishop Joseph Galea Curmi and Daniel Darmanin, president

The Planning Authority Board is set to meet on Thursday to discuss an application for a large sports village in Ta' Qali. The Outline Development Application proposes the building of a sports complex across some 207,000 square metres of land which is situated in an Outside Development Zone along Triq Durumblat in Attard. Part of the proposed site is

The trial by jury of four men accused of being involved in the murders of lawyer Carmel Chircop and journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia is now in its final stage as Madam Justice Edwina Grima began addressing the jury on Tuesday morning. Robert Agius and Jamie Vella stand accused of supplying the explosive used in Caruana Galizia’s murder. George Degiorgio

A recent government amnesty has led to the registration of 96 dangerous animals, including big cats and primates, as part of an initiative to regulate the ownership of exotic wildlife in the country. The figures were revealed by Animal Rights Minister Anton Refalo during a parliamentary session in May, following the closure of a three-month grace period