Tag: Moviment Graffitti
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Moviment Graffitti calls on Planning Authority to reject controversial Ta’ Qali mega development
NGO and pressure group Moviment Graffitti is calling on the Planning Authority to reject a major development proposal set to be discussed this Thursday, 5th June at 10am. The application in question – PA/676/22 – seeks to transform a substantial portion of open land in Ta’ Qali into a sprawling commercial complex. According to the…
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Graffitti urges Opposition Leader to back Manoel Island Park campaign
Moviment Graffitti has called on Opposition Leader Bernard Grech to familiarise himself with the growing public campaign to turn Manoel Island into a national heritage park, after he admitted he had yet to read the petition launched over two months ago. The petition, now backed by over 29,000 people, is not “a beautiful dream,” the…
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“Prime Minister, Manoel Island belongs to the people, not developers” – Graffitti
Moviment Graffitti has criticised Prime Minister Robert Abela’s response to the growing call for Manoel Island to be turned into a public park, saying it echoes developer MIDI’s arguments while ignoring legal obligations and public sentiment. With over 29,000 people backing the petition, the group said Abela’s remarks lacked the public-minded leadership expected of a…
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Environmental groups launch legal fundraiser to overturn controversial Comino hotel approval
Ten environmental and heritage organisations have united in a public appeal to challenge the recent approval of a major tourism development on Comino, warning that the project could lead to irreversible damage to one of Malta’s last natural sanctuaries. The permit in question, PA/04777/20, greenlights the construction of a 140-bed luxury hotel, 16 private villas,…
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Labour Party Rabat Local Councilors refuse to take a position on the Tal-Virtù development
The Mafia is generally not regarded as an advocate for environmental causes. The Mayor of Rabat, Sandro Kraus, and the Labour Party Local Councilors are refusing to take a stand on the proposed massive development in the Tal-Virtù area. A protest held last Saturday to against the proposed development was attended by PN MP Ian…
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Tal-Virtù area in Rabat threatened with massive development
The Tal-Virtù area in Rabat is under a renewed threat by massive and sprawling development applications. A new development proposal has been submitted to the Planning Authority is to knock down a townhouse and build an apartment complex with basement garages. The townhouse is a few steps away from the Tal-Virtù valley which in the…
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Public pressure mounts over Manoel Island as calls for green space near 12,000 signatures
Moviment Graffitti’s campaign to turn Manoel Island into a public park has gathered close to 12,000 signatures in just seven weeks, sparking national debate and prompting reactions from both MIDI CEO Mark Portelli and Prime Minister Robert Abela. The activist group says this shows growing public consensus that Manoel Island should remain a green space…
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Over 10,000 sign petition to turn Manoel Island into national heritage park
More than 10,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition calling for Manoel Island to be transformed into a national heritage park, just six weeks after its launch. With two weeks remaining before the signature window closes, the campaign continues to gain momentum. The petition is spearheaded by the Manoel Island: Post Għalina campaign, led by…
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NGOs demand transparency after controversial re-appointment of Planning Commission Chair
A coalition of Malta’s leading environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has strongly criticised the government’s recent decision to re-appoint Elizabeth Ellul as Chairperson of a Planning Commission, raising serious concerns about transparency, accountability, and potential conflicts of interest. Ellul will now head a Commission responsible for reviewing and approving development applications across Malta and Gozo’s urban…
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The Battle for Comino: interview with Andre Callus
When Moviment Graffitti activists stormed Comino’s Blue Lagoon, removing deckchairs and umbrellas in protest, it was more than just an act of defiance. It was a symptom of a larger issue: Malta’s lack of environmental enforcement. “The authorities only act when they feel pressure from large numbers of angry people,” said Andre Callus, the de…
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NGOs, academics and citizens demand emergency protection for British Barracks at Fort Chambray
A coalition of environmental and heritage NGOs, supported by hundreds of citizens including leading academics, historians, and artists, has applied formally for an Emergency Conservation Order regarding the British Barracks at Fort Chambray in Gozo. This follows several calls to schedule the 19th-century building with a view to saving it from demolition that fell on…
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Calls for justice and democracy in fight against corruption
This evening’s vigil for truth and justice commemorating 87 months since Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination, was accompanied by a protest against what is seen as threats to democracy. Repubblika’s President, Vicki Ann Cremona, attacked the changes to the law allowing citizens to request a magisterial inquiry brought by Prime Minister Robert Abela and insisted such…
