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Mediterranean ObserverAugust 4, 2022

The EU Green Deal significantly increased the EU’s climate ambition and set unprecedented emission reduction targets to be reached over the next decades. In particular, the EU is aiming for a 55% decrease in emission levels by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. The ultimate objective is to create the first climate neutral continent by 2050. […]

Mediterranean ObserverAugust 3, 2022

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Malta, Cyprus and Ireland are resisting the EU’s proposal Air Malta warned on Wednesday that a plan to impose a tax on aviation fuel, currently being considered by the EU, will not bring about a moal shift in transport to peripheral islands like Malta, but only considerably raise costs and undermine the economy. Malta, as […]

Mediterranean ObserverAugust 3, 2022

EU agreement on Digital Policy Programme The EU Council and Parliament agreed on the monitoring and cooperation system of the 2030 Policy Programme: Path to the Digital Decade. The programme sets up a monitoring and cooperation system to achieve the common objectives and targets for Europe’s digital transformation set out in the 2030 Digital Compass […]

Mediterranean ObserverAugust 2, 2022

A lack of Russian tourists and the ongoing energy crisis have crippled tourism businesses in Cyprus, with the country set to lose an estimated €600 million in income. While Cyprus’ beaches are bustling with tourists returning after a difficult two years marred by the pandemic, one of the country’s biggest groups of visitors is missing […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 29, 2022

Istanbul Airport saw the most passenger traffic in all of Europe in June, welcoming just shy of 6 million passengers, according to data released by a European airport trade association on Wednesday. Passenger traffic was marginally down from its pre-pandemic level (1.7%) but was more than double – up 115.4% – from last year’s, data […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 29, 2022

An “exceptional” marine heat wave is gripping the western Mediterranean with surface temperatures up to 5 degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than average, according to experts contacted by Agence France-Presse (AFP). Although the record-breaking heatwave that baked northern Europe and Britain this month has subsided, the experts said the persistently hotter-than-normal temperatures in the […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 28, 2022

The FIJET Academy For Young Journalists was officially opened on Monday in Tangier, Morocco, under the theme “The challenges of tourism in the post-pandemic world”, with the participation of Moroccan and foreign experts and academics, as well as journalists benefiting from the program. This prestigious event, organized jointly by the FIJET Academy for young journalists, […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 28, 2022

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COVID uncertainty in Malta blamed for major drops Malta’s airport connectivity is currently the lowest compared to other countries in the Mediterranean, and which are often considered the island’s direct competitors. Malta airport’s connectivity had decreased by some 34 per cent from what it was in 2019, CEO Alan Borg said during a mid-year briefing. […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 26, 2022

Tourist arrivals were up nearly 50% over 2020, the year the pandemic began Tourist arrivals in Malta in 2021 increased by 47%, reaching 968,136 tourists, according to the National Statistics Office. Despite the increase, the number of tourist arrivals remained well below pre-pandemic levels: in 2019, Malta had welcomed just over 2.7 million tourists. The […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 26, 2022

Lufthansa’s ground staff will go on a strike on Wednesday upon the call of the Verdi union to boost its leverage in salary negotiations. The strike is scheduled to start at 3:45 a.m. (1:45 a.m. GMT) on Wednesday and last until 6 a.m. on Thursday. Lufthansa was initially unable to say how many flights would […]

Category: Aviation

Brussels┃Interim Update on EU Fit For 55

Aviation fuel tax will raise costs and undermine the economy, Air Malta warns

Malta Business Bureau (MBB) Brussels Office Reports

Cyprus feels the cost of the Russian tourism deficit

Istanbul Airport is Europe’s busiest in June with 6M passengers

Western Mediterranean hit by ‘exceptional’ heat wave: Experts

Morocco | Tangier welcomes the FIJET Academy For Young Journalists

Malta’s airport connectivity is lowest in Mediterranean

Malta | Just under one million tourists visited Malta in 2021

Lufthansa ground workers to walk out amid airport chaos

MHRA: Quality and Respectful Tourism Must Remain the Priority

MHRA calls for Tax-Free Tips for Hospitality Workers

MHRA Welcomes New Measures to Strengthen Standards and Protect Malta's Tourism Reputation

MHRA: Quality and Respectful Tourism Must Remain the Priority

MHRA calls for Tax-Free Tips for Hospitality Workers

MHRA Welcomes New Measures to Strengthen Standards and Protect Malta’s Tourism Reputation