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• 16 January 2004 The public-private partnership Environmental Landscapes Consortium planted olive trees at Europa Nursery, in Wied Incita, to mark its first anniversary. Finance and Economic Affairs Minister John Dalli and Environment Minister George Pullicino attended the tree planting ceremony. • 16 January 2004 Six Italian firms have filed 16 submissions for the construction of arterial roads around Malta to be funded by the fifth Italo-Maltese Financial Protocol. Out of the protocol’s total of 75 million Euro the sum of 30 million Euro has been allocated to road construction. • 16 January 2004 The Department of Information announced that Acts passed by Parliament in 2003, and Legal Notices issued in the same year, are to be made available on CD as from next month. The first CD covers 19 parliamentary Acts and the second contains 448 Legal Notices. Further information may be obtained from the site http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/News/newsitems/newspressreleases-acts&notices.asp • 16 January 2004 Malta International Airport reported positive results for December with international passenger movements standing at 131,244, an increase of 3.2 per cent over December 2002. December showed increases in all areas of activities at the airport, MIA said. • 16 January 2004 In a survey on financial crime carried out for the European Commission, respondents were asked to list their top concerns about fraud. In Malta, 86 per cent of those surveyed mentioned corruption, 77 per cent indicated circulation of counterfeit currency, 69 per cent mentioned defrauding the state, including through income tax and VAT evasion, and 66 per cent cited commercial fraud. • 17 January 2004 The Finnish Government is proposing to restrict access of workers from the new EU members in the first two years of enlargement. Under the Bill, workers from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, and Slovakia would only get a job in Finland if a Finn cannot fill the position. Malta and Cyprus are the only two countries from among the 10 acceding countries that are excluded from the draft law. • 17 January 2004 During the Informal Meeting of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs in Galway, Ireland, the Parliamentary Secretary within the Ministry for Social Policy, Francis Agius, took part in the first consultation of the new Irish Presidency. The modernisation of the social security system, and the need to provide productive, longer-lasting and better-paid jobs was discussed. • 17 January 2004 The Parliamentary Secretary in the Finance and Economic Affairs Ministry, Edwin Vassallo, said that feedback from the business sector showed that sales during the post-Christmas period were very positive. The Parliamentary Secretary also announced that the number of licences issued by the Trade Licensing Unit last year amounted to 1,628. Mr Vassallo was meeting business owners in Valletta. • 17 January 2004 The National Statistics Office announced that full-time staff employed with Local Councils had increased from 230 in the year 2001 to 238 the following year. Part-time employment also increased by 6.7 per cent. • 17 January 2004 Former Public Broadcasting Services CEO Tony Mallia passed away aged 61. Mr Mallia is survived by his wife Mary Grima, son Alex, and daughter Madeleine. • 18 January 2004 Air Malta Chairman Lawrence Zammit said that the company's present situation was no longer tenable. Mr Zammit said that, if the company failed to change the working practices that had been valid 20 years ago, the present dismal situation would just get worse. Mr Zammit was speaking at the official inauguration of the company’s first Airbus A320 (9H-AEF). • 18 January 2004 The inauguration ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, who stood in for Prime Minister Edward Fenech-Adami, and by IT and Investment Minister Austin Gatt. Reading out a speech prepared by Dr Fenech-Adami, Dr Gonzi said: "The past three years were the first years that Air Malta registered a loss. Malta's need to have a national airline cannot justify the company's unsustainable situation." • 18 January 2004 In his speech, IT and Investment Minister Austin Gatt said that Air Malta had to focus on its commercial goals and reduce its dependence on travel operators to become a European airline that exploited its new possibilities. "In the light of such harsh competition we have to be able to curb the internal operating costs and concentrate on the company's core business," he said.
• 19 January 2004 Prime Minister Edward Fenech-Adami said that the Maltese people had decided at last year’s referendum and general elections that Malta should not stand alone in the midst of a troubled sea but should join the EU. In this way Malta had acquired the tools to continue moving forward. Dr Fenech- Adami was speaking at a political activity in Gozo. • 20 January 2004 President Guido de Marco received a delegation from the Little Sisters of the Poor, at the Palace, in Valletta. Prof. de Marco said that the Little Sisters were very dear to his heart since he lived so close to their Home in Hamrun and he had visited them so many times. • 20 January 2004 The Parliamentary Secretary within the Ministry for Social Policy, Francis Agius, was received by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, at the Vatican. During the meeting, Dr. Agius explained to His Holiness that the Maltese Government is committed to provide equal opportunities for persons with disabilities. Dr. Agius added that, in the near future, an Active Ageing Programme would be launched. • 20 January 2004 Mr Charles Polidano, who is Director Strategy and Planning at the Office of the Prime Minister, told ‘The Times’ newspaper that the White Paper on the Public Service is calling for more accountability at all levels of the public service structure. Mr Polidano said: “The main tenet to bear in mind when going in for such reform is that a balance needs to be struck between accountability and rights.” • 20 January 2004 More than 200 scientists recently met in Rome at an EU conference on ‘The Role of Research in Combating Antibiotic Resistance’. Michael Borg, Chairman of the National Antibiotic Committee, who represented Malta at the conference, said that the problem of antibiotic resistance is particularly relevant in the local setting. • 21 January 2004 During a joint press conference with Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, at Palazzo del Quirinale in Rome, President Guido de Marco said that the excellent relations existing between Malta and Italy go beyond the usual good neighbourly co-operation. He said: “Our relations are set in history, shaped by geography, and well-rooted in linguistic and cultural ties.” The Maltese President was on an official visit to Italy. • 21 January 2004 A report on the 10 new member countries' state of preparedness for accession to the European Union welcomed the fact that all political parties in Malta now unreservedly support membership. The report, prepared by the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, states: "Malta, politically united on that basis, will be able to make a success of integration into the Union for the good of all concerned.” • 21 January 2004 Social Policy Minister Lawrence Gonzi said that the number of families in which both parents worked was growing, as were the number of single parents in employment. Dr Gonzi was addressing a seminar on the balance between family and work, organised by the National Family Commission. • 21 January 2004 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Social Policy Lawrence Gonzi said that the Government was expected to launch consultations with the social partners over pension reforms at the end of the month. He said that the Government was committed to ensuring that pensions would remain guaranteed for future generations. Dr Gonzi was speaking at a party activity in Mellieha. • 21 January 2004 According to figures released by the National Statistics Office, there were 8,175 registered unemployed persons with the Employment and Training Corporation in December. Of the total, 6,606 were males and 1,569 were females. • 21 January 2004 The Ministry for Youth and the Arts announced that it had received over 90 registrations from various architects, teams and agencies interested in taking part in the competition for the design of the Mnajdra and Hagar Qim Heritage Park. Most of the registrations of interest came from Europe, but there were others from Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Americas. • 21 January 2004 The University of Malta and Heritage Malta signed a collaboration agreement establishing formal co-operation between them. The agreement will identify areas where the University and Heritage Malta can work together for the benefit of dissemination of academic knowledge and a deeper appreciation of the national heritage. • 21 January 2004 Maltacom Group presented its financial statements for the period ending September 30, at a stockbrokers’ meeting. The company’s profitability was up 23 per cent, excluding exceptional items, and its operating profit increased by 24.6 per cent. Incoming Chairman Sonny Portelli said that it was
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