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SUNDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2024 • ISSUE 1268 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY
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Pruning of 145
trees with an
eye on roosting
birds
PAGE 4
Pens off
Sikka l-Bajda
to stay in
same location
PAGE 11
Alex Agius Saliba
steps up fight
against 'bullying
importers'
PAGES 12 - 13
Valley Road Food wars Tuna farm Alternative
maltatoday
MaltaToday survey
A less gloomy mood marred
by cost of living and war
A majority believe the country is mov-
ing in the wrong direction but there
are signs the mood is gradually shift-
ing, a MaltaToday survey shows.
The survey found that although
three in five respondents still believe
the country has taken a wrong turn
there was a nine-point increase since
October of those who think the coun-
try is moving in the right direction.
However, the improving mood is
marred by inflation, which has seen a
five-point increase since October and
has now overtaken foreigners as a top
concern.
For the first time respondents were
also asked to state the greatest prob-
lem facing the European Union. Not
surprisingly one fourth of respondents
referred to the war in Gaza as their
greatest concern as EU citizens, fol-
lowed by inflation (16.5%), immigra-
tion (16.4%) and the ongoing war in
Ukraine (16%).
FULL RESULTS PAGES 17 - 19
Falzon Group
companies
identified
in Italian
VAT carousel
fraud scheme
PAGES 6 - 7
Two Falzon Group companies
feature in Italian court
documents as suppliers in a
sophisticated VAT carousel
fraud scheme involving
petroleum products and
Italian companies
JAMES
DEBONO
jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt
Game over
How a Maltese hacker
sold trojan software
to covert FBI agent
PAGES 8 - 9
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PN MP Graham PN MP Graham
Bencini says the Bencini says the
party must prove it party must prove it
is ready to govern is ready to govern
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