The Prime Minister Robert Abela stressed that with what we decide today we want to ensure that not only the people of today enjoy but our children enjoy tomorrow.
When he was addressing the members of the Maltese Association of Developers (MDA) at its Annual General Meeting, Prime Minister Abela spoke about important changes accompanied by strategic decisions in an industry that plays a role in the economic transition it is going through our country. “The environmental core can offer a rain of opportunities for the investor as much as for the country,” hinted the Prime Minister while stressing several crucial points that the sector should look at.
Prime Minister Abela mentioned seriousness and accountability that work hand in hand. Here he mentioned how the reform of licensing of contractors is a change intended therefore that it must be accompanied by seriousness and respect on the work sites, towards the workers and the neighbours.
Dr. Abela mentioned the environmental core. “Today we are talking about an energy efficient building, if it can be carbon neutral. Be at the forefront of this core and be proud of that,” pointed out the Prime Minister who mentioned two projects that the Government has worked on that embrace this principle, Project House in Floriana and the Primary school of Nadur.
Innovation and skills was another important point where emphasis was placed on investing in the skills of workers and in technology and modern machinery that help all in the productive core based on quality. On the latter, the Prime Minister said that our country today has the luxury of looking at quality instead of looking at numbers. “We need to value more those elements that make us Maltese and Gozitan by taking care of our villages. We keep thinking so that those after us will be proud of what we leave them today,” claimed the Prime Minister.
He was accompanied by Government Deputy Edward Zammit Lewis. Dr. Abela said that the Government must continue to facilitate these changes by continuing to provide certainty and stability. He pointed out that seriousness and accountability should not mean bureaucracy but incentivize and facilitate more projects with objectives linked to the country’s priorities.
