Friends of the Earth Malta today welcomes the support of Arnold Cassola (AD), Carmel Cacopardo (AD), David Casa (PN), Marlene Mizzi (PL),Miriam Dalli (PL) for its Politics for People campaign. The Politics for People campaign asks candidates and political parties standing in the European elections on the 24th May to “stand-up for citizens and democracy against...
Friends of the Earth Malta is happy to note that environmental consciousness and sustainability are targets for the V-18 programme following a statement made by chairman, Jason Micallef regarding plans to place a floral carpet in St. George’s square for the Valletta Foundation 2018 events. FoE Malta has however expressed doubt at the effectiveness of...
This afternoon the Coalition for the Abolition of Spring Hunting* thanked the Maltese people for their courage and resolve in standing up for wildlife against the illegal and unsustainable killing of migrating bird in spring. “Every Maltese person who signed the petition to call for a referendum to stop spring hunting should take pride in...
Today, Friends of the Earth Malta is launching a major, pan-European campaign which urges candidates in the European elections to “stand-up for citizens and democracy against the excessive lobbying influence of banks and big business”. Martin Galea De Giovanni from Friends of the Earth Malta says: “Right now there is a major problem with lobbying...
How it will affect our daily life and why everybody should know about it A simple and innocuous sounding acronym – TTIP or Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is enough to make one’s eyes glaze over. Yet this trade deal between the European Union and the United States will eventually affect our daily lives, the...
Environment Groups are extremely concerned by the Authorities’ lack of protection of the environment. The first eight months of this administration have been marked by the introduction of several new policies in favour of more construction, relaxation of existing building regulations, condoning of illegalities and scant enforcement. All this clearly reveals that the administration’s commitment...
Car Free Day to be organised on September 22nd Click here to submit your pictures ! Car free day isn’t just about one day without any cars or motor traffic on our roads. It’s a day when we’re all given the chance to consider how the negative aspects of too much traffic weigh down all...
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Friends of the Earth Malta joined the Coalition in favour of the abolition of spring hunting which has been established today [1]. Its objectives are to ensure that spring hunting is brought to an end in Malta as soon as possible. The Coalition will do this through lobbying both in Malta and at a European level....
In a statement issued today, Friends of the Earth Malta showed its support to Alternattiva Demokratika’s initiative asking for a referendum to prohibit derogations permitting spring hunting. Friends of the Earth also confirmed that it will join the Coalition Against Spring Hunting. For too long, the country has been held to ransom by a large...
