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The International Council of Museums Malta is inviting the general public, to participate in the International Museum Day events which will officially be held around the 18th of May 2012. This is an annual international event, during which thousands of museums celebrate and raise awareness regarding a particular theme, this year entitled, “Museums in a [...]

In the first quarter this year, meat production and the producer value declined by 11.5 and 8.5 per cent respectively when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2011. Meat production in the first quarter amounted to 2,810 tonnes, a drop of 11.5 per cent over the comparative period last year. An increase of 5.6 per [...]

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) today published for the first time details of the operation of a model aircraft mounted with cameras to detect illegal trapping sites in April. CABS said “the hunting association FKNK, that has published numerous statements on this matter over the past few days has, according to CABS, deliberately misled [...]

In April, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices went up by 3.4 per cent over the previous month. This primarily reflected a periodic increase of 14.5 per cent in the Restaurants and Hotels Index due to higher-priced accommodation services. The Clothing and Footwear Index registered an increase of 5.7 per cent, mainly due to a [...]

A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held today in Brussels. During the meeting, Ministers reached a general approach agreement on two proposals to amend the capital requirement rules for banks and investment firms at a European level. The proposals amend and replace the existing Capital Requirement Directive (CRD) and divide [...]

Outbound tourist trips during March amounted to 24,451, an increase of 6.0 per cent over the corresponding month last year. Total nights spent abroad during the first quarter were estimated at 410,834. The number of outbound tourist trips towards EU countries was calculated at 21,481, while a further 2,970 trips headed towards non-EU destinations. EU [...]