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2 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 JUNE 2021 NEWS Delivery fee of just €1 per day for orders up to 5 newspapers per address To subscribe 1. Email us your choice of newspapers, recipient's name, address, contact number to production @millermalta.com 2. Forward cheques payable to Miller Distributors Ltd on address: Miller House, Airport Way, Tarxien Road, Luqa LQA1814 Queries on other news- papers and magazines, production@ millermalta.com maltatoday Same-day delivery of your favourite Sunday newspaper Monday-Friday MaltaToday Midweek • €1 BusinessToday • €1.50 Sunday MaltaToday • €1.95 ILLUM • €1.25 Support your favourite newspaper with a subscription https://bit.ly/2X9csmr JAMES DEBONO SATISFACTION with the gov- ernment's handling of pandemic has increased from 53% in Feb- ruary to 85% in May 2021, mak- ing the Maltese the most satis- fied nation in Europe with their government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Only 46% of respondents in all EU member states replied that they were satisfied with their na- tional government's handling of pandemic. This emerges from a survey conducted by the European Commission's Eurobarometer, which was conducted in all EU member states in the end of May. While 47% of Maltese were very satisfied with their govern- ment's performance during the pandemic, a further 38% were fairly satisfied. Only 12% of the Maltese were dissatisfied. The next most satisfied with their national government's performance were the Luxem- bourgers, the Portuguese and the Danes. But while 85% of Maltese respondents were very or fairy satisfied, the rate of sat- isfaction falls to 73% in Luxem- bourg, 73% in Portugal and 69% in Denmark. The least satisfied with their government's handling of the pandemic were the Slovaks (26%), the Latvians (27%), the Slovenians (28%) and the Poles (32%). Surprisingly the level of satis- faction was higher in Italy (57%) which lost most people in the early stages of the pandemic than in Germany (39%) where deaths were more contained. The Maltese were also the most satisfied with the way the EU handled the pandemic with 75% of Maltese expressing a pos- itive judgement. The least sat- isfied with the EU's handling of the pandemic were the Germans (32%) and the French (36%). Among respondents in all member states 47% were satis- fied with the EU's response. 86% of the Maltese also replied that they were already vaccinates or intended to do so as soon as possible. This was the highest rate in the EU. Only 4% of Mal- tese would never get vaccinated in contrast to 23% of Bulgarians and 18% of Croatians and Latvi- ans. A comparison with previous surveys suggests that a stricter approach to the pandemic paid off in restoring trust in the gov- ernment, which was previously in free-fall. This was followed by an orderly lifting of measures and one of the best vaccination rollouts in the world. A Eurobarometer survey held at the peak of the second wave last February showed that only 53% were satisfied by the meas- ures taken by the national gov- ernment to fight the coronavirus pandemic, down from 92% reg- istered in the previous summer after the pandemic's first wave. The 39-point decline in satis- faction with anti-COVID meas- ures was also corresponded by a nine-point dip in the govern- ment's trust rating. The survey coincided with a surge of cases and deaths in Feb- ruary and March particularly af- ter 510 cases were registered in a single day. Moreover, the decline in satis- faction with regards to COVID measures is also reflected in a lower trust rating for govern- ment in the same period. The survey shows that trust in national government in Malta dipped from 58% last summer to 49% in the latest survey. This mirrored a similar decline registered in a MaltaToday sur- vey held during the same time- frame which was reversed in subsequent month during which PM Robert Abela recovered his trust lead as the Maltese become more satisfied by his handling of the pandemic. Satisfaction with government's handling of pandemic increases from 53% in February to 85% in May 85% satisfied with Malta's handling of pandemic Malta Luxembourg Portugal Denmark Finland Ireland Italy Lithuania Greece Sweden 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 47% 38% 29% 45% 12% 61% 24% 45% 16% 51% 16% 48% 7% 50% 8% 49% 18% 39% 14% 42% Very Satiszed Fairly Satiszed Top 10 most satisfied nations in EU with government handling of COVID-19 Malta Luxembourg Portugal Denmark Finland Ireland Italy Lithuania Greece Sweden 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 47% 38% 29% 45% 12% 61% 24% 45% 16% 51% 16% 48% 7% 50% 8% 49% 18% 39% 14% 42% Very Satiszed Fairly Satiszed Top 10 most satisfied nations in EU with government handling of COVID-19 JOBPLUS PERMIT No: 20/2020 Officer—Regulatory and Corporate Affairs The Regulator for Energy and Water Services is seeking to recruit an Officer—Regulatory and Corporate Affairs. The selected candidate must be a graduate with a first degree in Accountancy (Honours) or in possession of ACCA or equivalent professional qualification. Candidates must have the ability to communicate in the Maltese and English Languages and proficient in widely available software packages. Interested persons are requested to send their application, together with a detailed CV, by not later than noon of Friday, 16th July 2021. Further details with regards to this post may be obtained from the office of the Chief Executive Officer on telephone number 22955121 or on request by email at: ceo@rews.org.mt or from the Regulator's website. Applications marked Private and Confidential, are to be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Regulator for Energy and Water Services, Zentrum Business Centre, Level 1, Mdina Road, Qormi, QRM 9010, or by e-mail to ceo@rews.org.mt. All applications shall be acknowledged and treated in the strictest confidence. Zentrum Business Centre, Level 1, Mdina Road, Qormi, QRM 9010. http://www.rews.org.mt Gauci Victor On the 1 st anniversary of his demise. Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his wife Cettina, his children, in-laws, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Kindly remember him in your daily prayers.

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