Economy and Tourism

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European Parliament adopts position on Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) New private buildings constructed as early as 2028 will be required to be zero-emission. Solar energy solutions must be installed on all public and private non-residential buildings where economically and technically feasible. The next step is for the Parliament and Council to negotiate a […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 27, 2023
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Challenges such as inflationary costs including food and labour costs, and supply chain shortages – negatively impacting operations according to survey. The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) has today presented the BOV Deloitte Restaurants performance results for the Year 2022 along with the outcome of a Diners Sentiment Analysis from across the Maltese islands […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 21, 2023
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The Council today formally adopted an amending regulation to include REPowerEU chapters in the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The purpose is to strengthen the strategic autonomy of the EU by diversifying its energy supplies and ending its dependency on Russian fossil fuel imports. This is the final step of the adoption procedure. In practical terms, member states […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 18, 2023
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Free Training Course Registration Now Open The MaQuaM training programme is an ECVET certified Education/Training programme for Marina Managers with the focus on Yachting and Coastal Tourism that involves companies and institutions from Italy, Malta, Greece, and Albania. This Erasmus project is spearheaded by NAVIGO, a company for the innovation and development of yachting based […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 18, 2023
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The Feeding Knowledge Pilot Study, which was officially launched by Hon Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli, is spearheaded by Dr Bernice Sant, alongside Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA), with the intention to be extremely helpful for health-conscious people, to dine in restaurants and any other places offering catering services, to include the Macro-nutrient details, namely […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 14, 2023
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In a number of ecosystems, skills availability is one of the most frequently cited obstacles to investments across the EU negatively impacting the availability of goods and services for example in the advanced manufacturing sector and the construction, energy and tourism ecosystems. The hospitality industry alone is estimated to lack 800 000-1 000 000 workers. […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 13, 2023
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Position Paper Context Increasing recycling and reuse rates are central parts of achieving the EU’s circularity objectives. The proposed review of the Packaging & Packaging Waste Directive will aim to bring packaging legislation in line with the objectives set out in EU strategies such as the EU Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan. […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 1, 2023
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The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) presented the BOV-Deloitte Hotels’ Quarterly Performance Review for the overall and forth quarter results of year 2022. Raphael Aloisio, Deloitte Financial Advisory Leader, stated that after a difficult first quarter, tourist arrivals gained momentum in the last 3 quarters of the year. On a cumulative basis, tourist arrivals […]

Mediterranean ObserverJanuary 27, 2023
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Following a dialogue with Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC) which includes EU Member States authorities responsible for consumer law, Google agreed to introduce certain changes in Google Store, Google Play Store, Google Hotels and Google Flights in order to ensure compliance with EU consumer law. The action was coordinated by the European Commission. Have you […]

Mediterranean ObserverJanuary 19, 2023
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Schemes operated by Malta Enterprise and the Energy and Water Agency (EWA) are supporting more companies as they invest in sustainable operations. Minister for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise Miriam Dalli highlighted the positive impacts of this Government support to businesses during a visit to Paradise Bay Hotel, one of many businesses benefitting from these […]


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