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4 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 2 JUNE 2019 KURT SANSONE SUPPORT for a tunnel linking Gozo and Malta has remained stable with 60.9% of people in favour of the project, a Malta- Today survey found. The survey held in May came six months after a similar sur- vey last year put support for the Gozo tunnel at 63.1%. During the period, environ- mental groups intensified their criticism of the proposed pro- ject, Parliament unanimously backed a resolution supporting it and geological studies were published. The latest survey shows that agreement with a Gozo-Mal- ta tunnel cuts across all age groups, men and women and across all regions. The findings are very similar to those of the November survey. Support for the tunnel project is highest in Gozo, where 72.5% agree with it. There are 20.6% of Gozitans who disagree. In the November survey, there were almost a quarter of Gozi- tans undecided about the tun- nel but these have now shrunk to 7% with those against grow- ing by 11 points and those in fa- vour increasing by seven points. The lowest support for the tunnel project was registered in the Northern region with 53.7% and the Western region, where support ran at 53.8%. The strongest support af- ter Gozo was registered in the Southern Harbour region with 67.6% agreeing with a tunnel connecting both islands. The latest survey was held be- tween 9 May and 15 May, along with the survey of voting inten- tions linked to the European Parliament election. The proposed tunnel would have portals just below Nadur, in Gozo, and l-Imbordin, in Malta. The planning applica- tion for this project still has to be submitted. Men were more likely than women to support the project. The survey found 62.3% of men and 59.2% of women agreed with the tunnel. There is a marked difference in support when the data is analysed by political allegiance. Three quarters of people who voted for the Labour Party in the 2017 general election said they support the tunnel pro- ject, while 16.4% were against. The situation was less clear- cut among people who voted for the Nationalist Party in 2017, which could explain the party's incoherent stand on the project. A relative majority of 46.8% of PN voters agreed with the tun- nel but 43% disagreed, while the rest were unsure. Methodology The survey was carried out between Thursday 9 May and Wednesday 15 May. 849 re- spondents opted to complete the telephone survey. Strati- fied random sampling based on gender, region and age was used to replicate the Maltese demographics. The estimated margin of error is 4.2% for a confidence interval of 95%. NEWS THE NEW EURO BANKNOTES e new €100 and €200 were introduced in all the euro area countries on 28 May 2019. It is important that you familiarise yourself with the security features using the feel, look and tilt method. NEW SECURITY FEATURES WHEN TILTING THE BANKNOTES Emerald number the emerald number shows € symbols Satellite hologram small € symbols move around the number THE CURRENT €100 AND €200 BANKNOTES WILL REMAIN LEGAL TENDER OTHER SECURITY FEATURES 2 3 2 5 6 1 6 4 Raised print Portrait watermark Hologram stripe Portrait window 6 6 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 28 MAY 2019 www.centralbankmalta.org www.ecb.europa.eu/banknotes Support for Gozo tunnel still running high All PL 2017 PN 2017 AD 2017 Did not vote 2017 Male Female 18-35 36-50 51-64 65+ Primary Secondary Post-Sec Tertiary Gozo Northern Northern Harbour South Eastern Southern Harbour Western 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 60.9% 28.8% 10.4% 74.4% 16.4% 9.2% 46.8% 43.0% 10.2% 20.4% 50.7% 29.0% 52.8% 34.1% 13.0% 62.3% 28.2% 9.5% 59.2% 29.4% 11.4% 58.8% 32.4% 8.8% 61.0% 26.8% 12.3% 63.3% 28.4% 8.3% 60.6% 25.8% 13.7% 67.7% 17.6% 14.8% 64.0% 25.4% 10.6% 59.7% 32.7% 7.6% 52.9% 37.1% 10.0% 72.5% 20.6% 7.0% 53.7% 32.0% 14.3% 59.1% 28.2% 12.7% 63.6% 27.5% 9.0% 67.6% 25.2% 7.2% 53.8% 37.7% 8.5% Yes No Don't know Agreement with a Gozo-Malta tunnel cuts across all age groups, men and women and across all regions