AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoLabour Workplace Policy: Malta’s debate on paid leave for pregnancy loss is echoed abroad as Ireland prepares five days of paid leave for women who miscarry before 23 weeks, with costs carried by employers. Gender & Work: A new push highlights Malta’s rising female employment (77.2%) alongside concerns about women’s under-representation in senior public posts. Tourism Enforcement: Swieqi crackdowns saw 12 on-the-spot fines and a full building closure by the Malta Tourism Authority over short-let licensing breaches. Planning & Compliance: Parliament figures show 3,261 stop-work orders and 244 fines issued by OHSA and BCA in four months, with permit revocations not clearly answered. Digital Government: MDIA issued a tender for Malta’s European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet, aiming to let residents identify, verify age, store documents and sign electronically across the EU. Economy & Demography: Malta’s population is now 31.1% non-Maltese, underlining growing reliance on an international workforce. EU Payments: The ECB picked 36 firms for the digital euro pilot, with Malta absent from the initial group. International Spotlight: A Libya unification push continues via US-linked diplomacy, while Pakistan is ranked worst in a global digital fraud protection index.
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