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YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER 2025 • ISSUE 1354 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY Scammed maltatoday Child abuse and privacy Opinion MEPs speak after Brussels revives intrusive Chat Control proposal JP Fabri examines Malta's debt figures PAGES 4 AND 5 PAGES 2 AND 3 Are Are you the next you the next victim of online victim of online fraud? fraud? PAGE 15 CONCERN about the foreign influx continues to be a main concern but is now framed in terms of population pressures, a MaltaToday survey shows. O v e r p o p u l a t i o n (22.3%) has overtaken foreign workers (9.9%) as the country's top con- cern, compared with a year ago. In 2024, foreign workers (22.4%) topped the list of concerns with only 8.1% mentioning population growth. A MaltaToday survey of 741 respondents also shows that PN voters and non-voters prioritise overpopulation as their main concern, while PL voters identify traffic. And while inflation is the top concern among the elder- ly, younger respondents worry most about traffic. Inflation and the environ- ment rank higher among women than among men. In Gozo, concern on overdevelopment and construction rank second after population growth. SEE PAGES 7-10 Population growth is nation's top concern JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt MaltaToday survey | Top concerns: Overpopulation 22.3%, Traff ic 20.3%, Inf lation 13.4%, Foreign workers 9.9%, Corruption 8.2% PALESTINIAN Ambassa- dor Fadi Hanania is optimis- tic about Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza but insists it will need to translate into tangible change on the ground. Palestinian ambassador optimistic on Trump plan but peace prize can wait NICOLE MEILAK nmeilak@mediatoday.com.mt CONTINUES PAGE 6 €2.20 The shift from 'foreign workers' to 'overpopulation' as the top concern suggests that the Maltese are now more concerned about the impact of a larger population on infrastructure, the environment and public services

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