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    Unemployment decreases in Malta, increases in Gozo
    At 5,861 persons, registered unemployment in June 2008 decreased by 476 persons when compared to the same month last year, according to statistical figures published by the National Statistics Office on Thursday.

    In Malta, the registered unemployed amounted to 5,194 persons, whereas in Gozo the registered unemployed amounted to 667. In the twelve months to June 2008, Malta experienced a decline in unemployment, whereas Gozo has seen a rise on this count (-503 in Malta and 27 in Gozo).
    Nine EU states to adopt common divorce law
    As Maltese politicians continue to debate on whether to discuss divorce or not, as Social Policy Minister John Dalli suggested in June, nine EU states are to demand the EU Commission for “enhanced co-operation” regarding a common law on divorce. These are France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Luxembourg and Romania.

    If the Commission accepts, the proposal will then have to be approved by a qualified majority of the bloc's 27 member states.
    Poachers target the summer’s breeding birds
    BirdLife Malta announced that a young Audouin’s Gull, a threatened species, was found with serious gun shot injuries at the Valletta Breakwater early this week.  

    The juvenile bird was taken to a veterinary but had to be euthanized due to the extent of its injuries. Europe holds 75% of the global Audouin’s Gull population, with the majority of the highly localised breeding colonies located in Spain. 
    Anti-immigration Facebook petition unsuccessful
    A Facebook petition created on the Malta network, called ‘ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ~ STOP IT NOW PETITION’,  is being deemed a failure by its very own administrator, Vince Carlos Busuttil. In a message to group members, Busuttil stated that he received only four replies from the petition’s 330 members for a meeting of the petition group and that this was “disheartening” to hin.

    The meeting was originally scheduled for Sunday 3rd August in Pembroke, but has been cancelled. The group will also be “disbanded” according to Busuttil.
    Unemployment down in Malta, up again in Gozo
    In June 2008, the number of registered unemployed stood at 5,861. Compared to the corresponding month a year ago, the overall number of unemployed fell by 476 persons. In Malta, the registered unemployed amounted to 5,194 persons, whereas in Gozo the registered unemployed amounted to 667. In the twelve months to June 2008, Malta [...]
    Radical reform
    Last week’s public transport strike will help push forward acceptance towards the radical reform proposed by the government that aims to organise all public transport systems into one coordinated effort by 2010,
    Transport strike aftermath: Emergency fund to repair Malta’s tourism reputation
    Malta’s tourism stakeholders, notably the Malta Tourism Authority and the Malta International Airport, are setting up an emergency marketing fund to rectify the public relations damage caused to the country’s tourism
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