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Moreover, Government has set its vision for building breakwaters at the mouth of Marsamxett Harbour. According to studies already commissioned, such a construction would allow the creation of about 2,000 additional berths. Measure 2.15 Initiate divestiture of the entire gas function & supply chain from importation of fuel to distribution in petrol stations from Enemalta Corporation The Enemalta Corporation will be transferring the management and operations of its LPG activities to a private company following approval by Parliament. This bidder was chosen following a competitive tendering process. As part of the conditions the bidder will be building and operating a new state of the art and fully certified LPG bottling and storage facility at Bengħajsa with an investment of over €25 million. The new storage and bottling plant will fully respect the EU stringent criteria as established in the Seveso II Directives, recently adopted by Malta. With regard to the fuel storage installation, this measure has been changed somewhat since the corporation is in the process of commercialisation. Thus, the relocation is to be executed by the preferred bidder after the signing of the concession. Hence, this measure is no longer in the hands of the Maltese Government but will now be the remit of the private sector. Malta National Reform Programme 2008-2010 - 14 -
Employment Increasing employment is one of the key thrusts of the Lisbon Agenda and also one of the top priorities in the current Maltese administration. Through the main thrusts in this area, Malta’s unemployment rate by gender has decreased in the past year to 6.4% which is below the EU 27 and 25, at 7.1% and 7.2% respectively. 16 Nevertheless, Malta has some challenges to face particularly in the areas of older workers and women. In this respect, one has also to keep in mind the socio-cultural characteristics of the Maltese scenario. The Maltese society places a great deal of emphasis on the concept of the family, thus it is a known fact that attracting females back to the labour market is particularly challenging. This is particularly the case with older women who due to the traditional and cultural forces around them, may have never been in actual formal employment. This situation is particularly evident when one notices that with younger people, the employment rates are particularly promising with 44.3% of the 15-24 age bracket and 68.2% of the 25-54 age bracket in employment as opposed to 28% for the 55-64 bracket. 17 Nevertheless, Government is committed to continue working to increase the employment opportunities, as well as facilitating the return to employment of these segments of society by providing a framework that facilitates the work life balance and family friendly measures. The state of play of the NRP 2005-2008 measures relating to employment are outlined below: Measure 3.1 Revise the Employment and Training corporation (ETC) youth strategy to address the needs of the youth group and to generate personalised employment paths for unemployed youths The first draft of the Youth Strategy 2008/2009 was approved and a consultation forum was organised in February 2008. Following this consultation process the strategy was officially launched on the 20th May 2008. 18 Its main aim is to encourage more youth to pursue continuous education and integrate in the world of work, with the necessary skills needed by the economy. More concretely this strategy aims to: • develop a strategy for its youth client group for a two year period; • Develop career paths for youth unemployed; • Youth website ; • Early School Leavers Training / Basic Employment Training; • Enhance Youth Guidance services / Introduction of new Employment Measures; • Youth Employment Measures; and • Developed personalised action plans for youth unemployed. For the period October 2007 till January 2008 the ETC has placed 2051 youths in full time employment and 433 in part time work. Measure 3.2 Train and engage mothers absent from the labour market Mothers are the primary educators of their children, thus it is believed that these can undertake occasional remunerated educational service work that will not disrupt their family routine and child rearing. 16 Eurostat Structural Indicator, Unemployment Rate by Gender, 2007. 17 NSO News Release 173/2008, 1 st October 2008 Labour Force Survey Q2 2008, 18 Youth Strategy 2008/2009. Available online from http://www.etc.gov.mt/docs/ETC%20report.pdf [Accessed on 1 October 2008] Malta National Reform Programme 2008-2010 - 15 -
Page 2 and 3: Contents List of Acronyms..........
Page 4 and 5: Conclusion.........................
Page 6 and 7: IT Information Technology SCM Stand
Page 8 and 9: Introduction The renewed Lisbon Str
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Page 12 and 13: Measure 1.5 Redeploy Government emp
Page 14 and 15: Measure 1.12 Promote public service
Page 16 and 17: Measure 2.1.3 Develop SME loan guar
Page 18 and 19: Measure 2.4 Enhancement of existing
Page 20 and 21: In July 2008 Malta experienced a 1.
Page 24 and 25: The first phase of this initiative
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Page 28 and 29: A consultation paper on the introdu
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Page 36 and 37: Political Summary The re-launch of
Page 38 and 39: Addressing Malta’s Specific Recom
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Page 44 and 45: Older workers Increasing the employ
Page 46 and 47: Implement changes to the tax and be
Page 48 and 49: Containing public health care expen
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Page 52 and 53: Raising educational attainment and
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Page 56 and 57: Macroeconomic Policies Recent Econo
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The results of this investment have
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In this respect, energy efficiency
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Employment Increasing the overall e
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The opposite is true for those with
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The project will help young people
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This process aims to facilitate the
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In addition, MCAST is embarking on
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Apart from the Faculty of ICT, the
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• the Implementation of an on-goi
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Appendix: 01 - List of Measures
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3.4 Manufacturing research projects
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9.0 Addressing Groups at Risk 9.1 E
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15.5 Upgrading of Zewwieqa Waterfro
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Appendix: 02 - Flexicurity Measures
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key competencies to adult learners
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