Campaigns

04 Dec 2013

Rejection of Commissioner’s findings indicates that government has no intention of protecting the environment

Press Release 4th December 2013 Din l-Art Helwa has expressed its disappointment at the outright rejection by Parliamentary Secretary for Planning Dr Michael Farrugia of the report of the Commissioner for Environment and Planning following his investigation into the procedures that led to the granting of permits for...

27 Nov 2013

A Ministry for Over-Development?

Following its recently launched policy for building outside the development zones, the government has now issued its draft regulations on high buildings, known as the Floor Area Ratio policy. With its drive for land reclamation and the promotion of so-called...

01 Nov 2013

Notes about Mistra – UPDATED

by Petra Caruana Dingli At around the time when the outline permit for Mistra Village was granted in 2008 and I was involved with Din l-Art Helwa, I had written articles in the press voicing my disagreement...