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EU Accession price euphoria short-lived

Sunday, 15 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The euphoria about prices coming down with EU accession did not last long, the figures published by the National Statistics Office show....

Still Not up to European standards on the new roads

Sunday, 15 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The roads being built under the Italian Financial Protocol are still not up to European standards, and indeed up to the standards of other countries even in the Third World, it was claimed....

Concern Over Air Malta’s new pricing strategy

Sunday, 15 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Concern has been expressed both by employees at Air Malta as well as employees of other airlines, about Air Malta’s new pricing strategy, as yet unpublished, which will be implemented in the winter season, sources said....

Turning Problem – Maltese – into an opportunity

Sunday, 15 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Four months after accession, what had been termed as one of Malta’s most significant achievements in the EU accession process, the use of Maltese anywhere and everywhere in the EU institutions, is becoming more than a millstone....

MEA Expresses concern over industrial actions

Saturday, 14 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Employers’ Association has expressed its concern over the spate of partial industrial actions that are resulting from deadlocks in collective bargaining in various government departments and authorities....

GTA Condemns service suspension

Saturday, 14 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The Gozo Tourism Association said that the suspension of the baggage trolley service on Gozo Channel was detrimental to the Gozo tourism industry....

Aircraft Lands with burst tyre

Saturday, 14 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

An Air Malta Boeing 737 whose tyre burst on take off as it was leaving Malta for Moscow yesterday morning had to make an emergency landing at Luqa airport among fire engines, ambulances and army personnel who...

No To fish farms

Saturday, 14 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Three associations based in Marsascala have taken a common stand against the setting up of an aquaculture zone, saying that the proposed project will harm the tourism industry in the area....

Government Replies to Vittoriosa local council

Saturday, 14 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The government said that Vittoriosa local council had raised over Lm25,000 from fines and donations in the 2004 financial year....

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