Entrepreneurs’ gripe over delays By
Miriam Dunn
Problems with the Planning Authority, Customs, the Police
and the VAT Office are among the most common encountered by businessmen
during their daily operations, according to a report published last
week
Sales expected to get better
By Kurt
Sansone
A survey conducted by the GRTU in the first week of the Christmas
shopping spree has found that 76 per cent of retailers expect things
to go better even though just over half of them reported having
‘good’ sales
Xmas card weathers email By
Kurt Sansone
With Maltapost handling a whopping 4.5 million postal items
during the Christmas period, Public Relations Officer Tony Barbaro
Sant has no doubt that the Christmas card has retained its special
place despite the extensive use of emails and electronic cards
FOCUS
The Laeken Summit – an overview
At last weekend’s EU Laeken Summit, EU leaders moved forward
on reforms, named candidate countries likely to finalise negotiations
next year but faltered when it came to deciding on the location
of its infrastructural agencies. Following is an overview of the
summit’s results
INTERVIEW
Planning and development
- a critical balancing act
Those involved in the planning profession often find themselves
carrying out a precarious balancing act - weighing social, economic
and environmental considerations in order to find the best possible
solution in the circumstances of the day with the future in mind.
David Lindsay speaks to Chamber of Planners President Vince Magri
and General Secretary Tony Ellul about the profession and its chamber
OPINION
All chapters on the table
Last week, Foreign Minister Joe Borg addressed the Fifth Accession
Conference in Brussels, during which he highlights the particular
progress made by Malta in its bid to meet the EU’s accession
criteria
