This study examines Malta's peer-to-peer (P2P) rental market by comparing rental listings from Facebook Marketplace and an aggregation of real estate agencies' adverts, while the Housing Authority's official register is used as the benchmark characterising the local rental market. Using a...

This paper presents the findings derived from a comprehensive survey conducted by the Central Bank of Malta, in collaboration with the National Statistics Office, with the aim of analysing payment habits in Malta. The research explores individuals' perspectives on various aspects, including...

This study examines Malta's peer-to-peer (P2P) rental market by comparing rental listings from Facebook Marketplace and an aggregation of real estate agencies' adverts, while the Housing Authority's official register is used as the benchmark characterising the local rental market. Using a...

Malta's Cohesion Policy has yielded transformative results across two programmes, addressing significant challenges while fostering economic growth and sustainability. With a focus on research and innovation, sustainable water and waste management, energy efficiency and renewable energy,...

This unique insight into the corporate investment in Malta examines companies' finance needs and the constraints they face. The 2024 edition also provides insight into the pressing issues facing firms, such as climate change, high energy costs and the green transition. The survey, which has been...

Malta's Cohesion Policy has yielded transformative results across two programmes, addressing significant challenges while fostering economic growth and sustainability. With a focus on research and innovation, sustainable water and waste management, energy efficiency and renewable energy,...

The VAT Gap represents the difference between expected VAT revenues and those actually collected, reflecting compliance challenges, policy inefficiencies, and enforcement gaps. As part of the European Commission's ongoing efforts to improve VAT compliance and revenue collection, these 27 country...

In 2022, the effectiveness of Malta's public administration ranked below the EU-27 average, with 0.80 on a range of -2.5 to +2.5, falling below the figures recorded in previous years. Some of the most discussed issues linked to government effectiveness are the alleged cases of integrity and...

As of November 2021, there were no ELD occurrences in Malta.1 Malta noted in its report to the Commission for ELD occurrences up to 30 April 2013 pursuant to then article 18(1) of the ELD that it had applied parts of the ELD to two cases 'to make operators shoulder responsibility for possible...

This report documents the work done in the most recent annual update for Malta. This work was carried out by the EUROMOD core development team, based at the JRC in Seville, in collaboration with the national team.

Cedefop's work on qualifications frameworks dates back to 2003. The Centre has contributed to the conceptual development of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and has supported its further implementation, working alongside national authorities and stakeholders to introduce and develop...

The aim is to identify gaps in the monitoring network for Malta according to the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2881). The analysis is conducted considering the data officially reported by Malta for the last five years (2019-2023) to EEA's Repornet2. Data has been...

As of the end of 2023, the population of Malta was estimated to be 563 443, of whom 298 625 were male and 264 818 were female. Of the total population, 158 207 were foreign nationals. 1 According to the Labour Force Survey, the number of people employed during the third quarter of 2023 was...

The withdrawal of public sector intervention from Malta's housing market commenced in the early 1990s, while financial markets were liberalised in 1994. These developments were likely behind the significant expansion in credit and house price appreciation experienced over the past two decades,...

The Maltese fishing sector is relatively small and is comprised mostly of small-scale fishing operations. There are no mandatory training requirements for fishers in Malta. In 2018 voluntary training courses were offered to fishers by the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. In recent years,...

The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how they manage food in their daily lives through a survey. Based on their...

The Maltese authorities have made significant progress towards gender equality over the last two decades. Supportive government policies and a steady inflow of foreign labor have played a key role in increasing women's participation in the labor market. In addition, the attainment of higher...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI models and their use have significantly advanced in recent years, evolving from their historical role in automating routine tasks to now performing complex cognitive functions. As a result, it has the potential to reshape the job landscape across a...

Malta's rapid growth over the past two decades has gone hand in hand with a significant expansion of the population. This has created bottlenecks in infrastructure, which will need to be addressed. While capacity in energy and water supply is currently adequate, investments in wastewater...

Malta has experienced strong growth over the past decade, primarily driven by export-oriented service industries, such as tourism and online gaming. Although growth is expected to moderate, it will remain among Europe's highest in the near term, along with tight labor markets. Inflation has...

In this paper, we study the role of wealth transfers in shaping homeownership in Malta. Leveraging data from four waves of the Maltese Household Finance and Consumption Survey, we perform a logistic regression to investigate how financial inflows in the form of gifts or inheritances, affect (i)...

The Floods Directive (FD) established a framework for flood risk management. It foresees 6-yearly cycles aiming at the reduction of the adverse consequences associated with floods in the European Union (EU). The first cycle covered the period 2010-15. The second cycle covers the period 2016-21....

This paper presents a Machine Learning approach adopted at the Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Malta to detect outliers in the Maltese Pension Schemes and Insurance datasets, which are collected by the Bank, at micro-level. The motive behind this study is to develop an outlier...

We construct an Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) index for Malta based on the methodology of Baker, Bloom and Davis (2015) using articles published between 2004 and 2022 from four Maltese news portals. The index spikes during general elections and other significant local or international...

Economic policies are generally formulated on the basis of data available in real time, which might subsequently be revised. Implicitly, the possibility of data revisions creates an element of uncertainty around the very same data driving policy decisions. Given that such uncertainty could be...

This Standard Eurobarometer 102 (Autumn 2024) was conducted at the request of the Directorate-General for Communication. The survey is designed to assess the views of EU citizens living in the 27 EU Member States, as well as citizens living in the current candidate and potential candidate...

The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) is a research tool that is designed to identify potential risks to media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union and in Candidate Countries. This narrative report has been produced on the basis of the implementation of the MPM that was carried out...

This Fact Sheet forms part of a series of 27 Fact Sheets, each one providing data insights into the twin transition and the technological performance of industrial ecosystems of a specific EU Member State. It has been prepared within the 'European Monitor of Industrial Ecosystems' (EMI) project...

The supreme law of Malta is the Constitution of 1964, as amended. Malta is an independent republic with a parliamentary system of government. Parliament makes laws subject to respect for Malta's international obligations, including membership of the European Union. The European Union Act of 2003...

The JRC has established a strong and productive partnership with Malta in the field of nuclear, specifically nuclear radiation, and health. Through this collaboration, the JRC has worked closely with Malta's national authorities, research institutions and other stakeholders to exchange...

The JRC has established a strong and productive partnership with Malta in the field of nuclear, specifically nuclear radiation, and health. Through this collaboration, the JRC has worked closely with Malta's national authorities, research institutions and other stakeholders to exchange...

This report documents the work done in the most recent annual update for Malta. This work was carried out by the EUROMOD core development team, based at the JRC in Seville, in collaboration with the national team.

Twenty years ago, Malta took its rightful place in the European Union. With EU membership, Malta's economy has blossomed, attracting investments and trade. Malta is a strong supporter and contributor to EU solidarity. And Malta is helping our Union push the clean and digital transitions forward....

This Flash Eurobarometer, 'Public opinion in the EU regions' (FL539), was conducted at the request of the Directorate-General for Communication. The survey is designed to assess the views of EU citizens living in each of 194 individual regions across the 27 EU Member States. The survey was built...

Twenty years ago, our European family grew bigger. On 1 May 2004, the citizens of Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia became citizens of the EU. Overnight, our Union became a greater political, economic and cultural entity, stretching from...