Dwelling glut
FAA would like to draw attention to Prime Minister Gonzi exchange with Mr. Frank Salt in a public debate where Prime Minister Gonzi commented “We had schemes for people to direct funds invested abroad to Malta but in hindsight I can say that many...
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The Compulsion to Purge our Heritage
Flimkien ghal-Ambjent Ahjar fully supports residents from Birzebbugia and much further afield who are calling for the full preservation of the Razzett Tal-Papa in Birzebbugia. The Tal-Papa farm is not just a remarkable example of vernacular...
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Residents come first
The environment group Flimkien għall-Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) welcomes MEPA’s decision to instruct the developers of Fort Cambridge project (ex-Holiday Inn, Sliema) to prepare an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA). FAA spokesperson Astrid Vella...
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A great victory for civil society
Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) welcomes the revocation of a permit for the construction of 23 villas with pools overlooking beautiful Ramla l-Hamra Bay in Gozo. The legal searches carried out by the objector architect had revealed that the land...
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Need for Heritage Fund
The Times on Monday 24 th September reported Rural Affairs and Environment Minister George Pullicino’s announcement that the Wooden Balconies Subsidy Scheme is being extended to all localities and that it will be available without means testing,...
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Landscape and Natural Water Reserves at Risk
With reference to the letter by Ms. Sylvana Debono, MEPA PRO, re. the Buqana petrol station (Times 17 th September), Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) appreciates that petrol stations should be moved out of residential areas but relocation to areas...
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Petrol Station threat to aquifer.
Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) registers its concern at MEPA’s decision to approve a permit to set up a petrol station with canopy, car-wash, garage and shop at Buqana, in the beautiful valley beneath Rabat, on the road between Mdina and Ta’...
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Flying high
Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) is pleased to note that the seaplane link to Gozo is running smoothly and providing Gozo with a much-needed air link. The authorities’ good sense in permitting this form of transport, new for Malta, is paying off...
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