The launch of the fourth edition of the National Survey and the ‘State of the Nation’ conference took place yesterday at Verdala Palace, and here’s some interesting points you might have missed.

While the majority of respondents, 70.5%, stated they are comfortable having been born and brought up in Malta, the same cannot be said for those under 25. Maltese youth were the largest group of respondents who wished they were brought up in another country, according to the survey.  

Source: https://lovinmalta.com/malta/youths-uninterested-in-politics-and-more-keen-on-having-been-born-elsewhere-heres-what-you-missed-from-the-state-of-the-nation/

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President Myriam Spiteri Debono expressed her concern at the amount of abstentions from voting in the recent elections

The President delivered the closing speech during an event where the results of the fourth edition of the annual national survey of the State of the Nation, commissioned by the Office of the President, were presented.

The survey covered various aspects that affect people’s lives, including rights, standard of living, expectations from their jobs and careers, personal decisions, beliefs and religion, the nation and language, politics, communication, and concepts like justice, equality, solidarity, and freedom, as well as multiculturalism, the President said.

Regarding the part that deals with politics, it emerged that a third of the population doesn’t care or cares very little about politics. “We must acknowledge and admit today, fifteen days after the elections on June 8th, that what the survey indicated was reflected in the abstentions that occurred in the elections held fifteen days ago.”

“When comparing the reactions to the results, the survey makes you stop, think, and ask: ‘What is being said?’ Are these abstentions saying that people don’t care about politics? If I don’t care, or if I no longer care, what led to this? And this point, I must say, worries me a lot. It worries me because, given the small size of our country, we are all interconnected, and I believe that no citizen can abdicate their duty towards the collective of all citizens together and should take an interest, and where they see things not going well, they should recommend and act.”

The President said that the most noticeable gap, also evident from certain questions, is significant among young people. “So, although the voting age has been lowered to sixteen and, thankfully, we have seen some young people who have come forward, still, while we are giving them a key to start participating from a young age, have we reached them yet? What can we say, that the third who did not vote or who show that they don’t care are not satisfied with the two major parties? Are these people looking for a new church or new churches? How do young people, in particular, feel about this? Is there enough synergy between the people and politics? And if there is a void because there are those who do not identify with the existing structures, are we prepared to ensure that we try to give a voice to everyone, even if this requires us to make changes to the country’s highest law?

“Respect, the values of justice, equality, solidarity, and freedom, as revealed by the survey, are still primarily emphasized and taught within families. In fact, it seems that this is roughly 75/25%, which indicates that perhaps we need to see that in our schools, we place a bit more emphasis on social aspects, on what, so to speak, involves the development of thought, even philosophical thinking. And when I say this, I don’t mean some sort of academy, because we had one of the greatest scholars, Professor Edward Debono, who showed through his various works that there are methods for us to also teach the science of thinking.”

Besides this, “I feel that these concepts I just mentioned-justice, equality, solidarity, and freedom-have different meanings. Not everyone has the same interpretation of them, and perhaps in this type of survey, these different meanings do not come out sufficiently. Sometimes, if you allow me, you almost don’t feel these different meanings.”

She turned to the questions on multiculturalism. “I think one of the questions in this section should have been whether we should ask the Maltese if they are willing to do the jobs for which we are relying on the help and presence of foreigners. I think it is important to ask this question point-blank, especially to those among us who consider them superfluous. Why? Because they have not understood anything yet. They have not understood that if in our country there is a certain affluence that came from opening up education to the public and the children of workers through various governments, if in our country there was also the input of unions and certain wages increased, and our children are therefore not looking at certain sectors that do not yet provide a certain standard of living. But if the economy provided jobs and provided a certain type of work that our children today feel is beneath them – and that is the truth, and I am not saying this in any snobbish way, it is the reality of the facts – they still expect that this work will continue to be done. And by whom is it going to be done if our children today have advanced much further than those types of jobs?”

Source: https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2024-06-20/local-news/Abstentions-from-voting-worries-me-a-lot-President-says-6736262098

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Għal ħafna nies, il-bżonn u dak li jixtiequ mhumiex jaqblu. Il-poplu ħosbien u mifxul. 35.2% jaħsbu li l-barranin mhumiex is-soluzzjoni, imma għall-poplu t-turiżmu huwa l-aktar settur importanti biex l-ekonomija tagħna tkompli tikber – settur li hu dipendenti fuq il-barranin.

Dan ħareġ mill-istħarriġ li sar mill-Professur Vincent Marmarà bħala parti mill-konferenza “L-Istat tan-Nazzjon” li tlaqqgħet dalgħodu fil-Palazz Verdala.

Meta ppreżenta l-konklużjonijiet tas-survey li għamel, Marmarà qal li f’din l-aħħar sena n-nies qalu li s-sitwazzjoni finanzjarja tagħhom marret għall-aħjar. Imma fl-istess waqt qed tidher żieda ta’ dawk li qed jgħidu li jixtiequ twieldu u trabbew f’pajjiż ieħor.

“In-nies iħossu li finanzjarjament huma aħjar, imma issa qed jistennew xi ħaġa oħra u differenti minn dan il-pajjiż. L-aspettattivi tagħhom qed jinbidlu. X’inhi l-ħolma li jmiss li għandhom in-nies? Imma, ftakar ħaga oħra importanti wkoll, importanti li ma tmissx il-but tal-poplu għax ma tkunx popolari elettoralment.”

Waqt din il-konferenza, Vince Marmarà stqarr li aktar minn terz tal-poplu mhux komdu bit-taħlit tal-kulturi flimkien, terz ieħor tal-poplu huwa indeċiż dwar it-taħlit tal-kulturi, jew forsi aħjar ngħidu skont liema kultura lest li jitħallat magħha, u inqas minn terz ieħor biss komdu bit-taħlit tal-kulturi flimkien.

Source: https://netnews.com.mt/2024/06/20/l-istat-tan-nazzjon-in-nies-qed-jistennew-xi-haga-differenti-minn-dan-il-pajjiz/

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Fi kliem ieħor iħossuhom parti mill-middle-class.

Dan ħareġ minn studju li għamel l-istatistiku Dr Vincent Marmarà għall-Uffiċċju tal-President, li organizza r-raba’ edizzjoni tal-Konferenza Nazzjonali, l-Istat tan-Nazzjon.

Għal mod kif tħoss il-livell t’għajxien tiegħek, 80.6% wieġbu li għandhom livell medju ta’ għajxien, żieda ta’ kważi 2% fuq sena ilu, filwaqt li 12.2% qalu li għandhom livell ogħla mill-medja.

Dan fisser żieda minima fuq sena ilu.

7.2% qalu li għandhom livell t’għajxien taħt il-medja.

Fl-istudju, li sar b’kampjun ta’ fuq elf persuna fil-perjodu tal-kampanja elettorali li għaddiet, wera wkoll żieda ta’ kważi 6.5% tal-Maltin li jħossu li l-qagħda tagħhom se tkun aħjar sena oħra.

Fil-fatt dawn telgħu għal 45.5% minn 39.1% is-sena l-oħra.

Maż-żewġ terzi tal-Maltin qalu li huma kuntenti u 70% tal-Maltin iħossu li rnexxew f’ħajjithom.

Kien hemm ukoll żieda fuq sena ilu fir-rata ta’ Maltin li jħossu li l-qagħda finanzjarja hi aħjar.

Hawnhekk kien hawn titjib ta’ 2.5%, minn 26.7% għal 29.2%.

Kważi 71% tal-Maltin qalu li ma jixtiequx li twieldu f’pajjiż ieħor filwaqt li 25% wieġbu iva.

L-istudju staqsa wkoll dwar temi oħra.

Hawn ħarġet li l-familja tibqa’ l-aktar punt ta’ referenza għan-nies, b’aktar minn tliet kwarti jgħidu li jagħmlu għażliet importanti f’ħajjithom wara li jitkellmu mal-familja.

Il-familja hi meqjusa minn 85% tal-Maltin li minnha jiġu mgħallma l-aktar ir-rispett u l-valuri.

Dwar ir-reliġjon, żdiedet b’4.4% ir-rata ta’ dawk li wieġbu li mhu importanti xejn ir-reliġjon f’deċiżjonijiet li jieħu f’ħajtu.

Il-lingwa Maltija baqgħet l-iktar lingwa primarja għal 71.3%, filwaqt li kemm il-Malti u l-Ingliż huma meqjusa bħala ż-żewġ lingwi primarji minn aktar minn 20%.

Dwar l-importanza tal-politika fil-ħajja tan-nies, ir-riżultati kienu aktar bilanċjati, bi kważi terz kull wieħed iwieġbu li l-politika hi importanti ħafna jew insomma jew lanqas xejn, rispettivament.

Aktar minn 30% wieġbu li mhux dejjem ivvutaw għall-istess partit fl-elezzjonijiet.

Mat-tliet kwarti ta’ dawk li pparteċipaw fl-istudju qalu li l-midja tirrapporta jew insomma jew lanqas xejn mis-suġġetti li jikkonċernaw lin-nies.

It-televiżjoni huwa l-aktar sors segwit għall-aħbarijiet segwit mil-links tal-portals tal-aħbarijiet fuq facebook.

87% qalu wkoll li dak li jiġri barra minn Malta jaffettwa iktar lil pajjiżna filwaqt li meta mistoqsija dwar il-ħtieġa ta’ ħaddiema barranin f’pajjiżna, l-akbar ammont ta’ dawk li wieġbu qalu li l-ħtieġa ta’ dawn il-ħaddiema hi f’livell medju.

Għall-Maltin ukoll, l-aktar setturi importanti biex l-ekonomija tkompli tikber huma t-turiżmu, is-settur tal-ħwienet u r-ristoranti u s-servizzi finanzjarji.

Sors: https://one.com.mt/81-tal-maltin-ihossuhom-parti-minn-middle-class-rapport-ta-marmara-fil-konferenza-l-istat-tan-nazzjon/

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Over one in every four people say they feel “very uncomfortable” with Malta’s multiculturalism, according to the latest edition of the State of the Nation survey, presented on Friday.

A further 10% say they are uncomfortable, with a third saying that they are undecided about the matter.

The fourth edition of the annual survey, commissioned by the Office of the President, was presented during a conference held at Verdala Palace on Thursday morning.

The survey found that the Maltese are less comfortable with multiculturalism than they were in most previous years. The only time a lower level of comfort was recorded was in the survey’s first edition, in 2021.

People across all age groups tend to feel the same way about the issue, although people between the ages of 26 and 35 tended to view multiculturalism slightly more favourably.

Does Malta need foreign workers?

The survey’s respondents were generally ambivalent about Malta’s economic model, evenly split over whether Malta needs foreign workers to grow its economy and provide essential services, or whether importing foreign labour needs to slow down.

But most (55%) agreed that importing foreign workers to carry out jobs the Maltese don’t want to do is a good solution. Higher-income earners in particular, were overwhelmingly in favour of this solution.

Respondents with higher incomes, as well as those with higher education levels, are generally more inclined to feel that foreign workers are important to Malta’s economy.

The survey reflects Malta’s mixed reaction to the country’s changing demographics, with 2021’s census finding that more than one in every five people living in Malta is not Maltese.

The survey’s author, Vince Marmará, said the findings indicate that people are worried and confused, caught between what they want and what they feel the country’s economy needs.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/article/more-one-four-people-very-uncomfortable-multiculturalism.1094199

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Il-maġġoranza tal-poplu jemmen f’Alla iżda ma jagħtix l-istess livell ta’ importanza lir-reliġjon.

Dan ħareġ fi stħarriġ xjentifiku dwar ‘L-Istat tan-Nazzjon’ li analizza kif tevolvi l-identità nazzjonali Maltija. L-istudju jikkonsisti f’kampjun ta’ 1,064 persuna minn 16-il sena ’l fuq.

Mir-riċerka ħareġ li l-maġġoranza tal-poplu jemmen f’Alla iżda aktar minn 20% taż-żgħażagħ, ta’ bejn is-16 u l-25 sena qalu li ma jemmnux f’Alla. 3% tan-nies jgħidu li ma jafux jekk jemmnux jew le. 14.5% ta’ dawk li għandhom livell ta’ edukazzjoni terzjarja qalu li ma jemmnux f’Alla.

Fl-analiżi tiegħu, l-espert fl-istatistika u lettur fl-Università ta’ Malta Dr Vincent Marmarà, qal li meta tħares lejn dawn l-erba’ snin, ir-riżultati huma simili għalkemm din is-sena kien hemm xi ċaqliq żgħir fin-numri.

56.7% ta’ dawk li wieġbu għall-istħarriġ qalu li r-reliġjon hija importanti ħafna f’ħajjithom. Għal ftit aktar minn 30% tan-nies, ir-reliġjon mhix daqshekk importanti f’ħajjithom (31.5%). Filwaqt li għal ftit aktar minn 10%, ir-reliġjon mhi importanti xejn f’ħajjithom (10.4%).

In-nies li wieġbu dan l-istħarriġ li għandhom l-inqas livell ta’ edukazzjoni huma l-aktar li qalu li r-reliġjon hi importanti f’ħajjithom (83.3%) Aktar kemm taqla’ flus, inqas ‘hija importanti r-reliġjon’ għan-nies.

Inqas minn 40% ta’ dawk li wieġbu għall-istħarriġ fl-2024 qalu li jikkunsidraw ħafna r-reliġjon meta jieħdu d-deċiżjonijiet dwar dak li huwa tajjeb jew ħażin.Dan huwa tnaqqis ta’ madwar 10% meta mqabel mal-2023 (49% vs 38.9%).

Aktar kemm hi kbira l-età, aktar jikkunsidraw ir-reliġjon meta jieħdu ddeċiżjonijiet dwar dak li huwa tajjeb jew ħażin.

Min-naħa l-oħra, aktar kemm hu għoli l-livell ta’ edukazzjoni, inqas jikkunsidraw ir-reliġjon meta jieħdu d-deċiżjonijiet dwar dak li huwa tajjeb jew ħażin.

Sors: https://tvmnews.mt/news/stharrig-il-maltin-jemmnu-falla-izda-tonqos-l-importanza-lir-religjon/

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The President of Malta, Myriam Spiteri Debono, launched the fourth edition of the National Survey and Conference on the ‘State of the Nation’, which will be held on June 20, 2024, at Verdala Palace.

President Myriam Spiteri Debono explained that the aim of this conference is to create an informative debate from which we can draw information so that the leaders’ proposals can be based on how the people of Malta and Gozo, their aspirations, their concerns, and also their character are changing and evolving from time to time.

The President thanked Vincent Marmara, a statistician and university lecturer, and Lou Bondi, a strategic communications consultant, for their commitment to this conference.

At the launch, Marmara said that once again, we will look at what defines people and what influences them to form their opinions and thoughts. He said that “this year in particular, we will look at the economic model, not from a technical aspect but from what influences it. Ultimately, the people are at the centre of everything that makes this, with their choices, opinions, and thoughts”.

Marmara concluded by saying that “before the speakers, the people, and the experts discuss the state of the nation, we will start by providing a picture of who the people are and what defines them from a scientific aspect. Thus, we will first listen to the people before starting the discussion”.

For his part, Bondi stated that fundamental and radical changes are taking place in our country and around us. Changes are creating realities, and we still need to understand what they mean for us so that the sense of who I am and who we are is no longer what it was yesterday. He added that “therefore, we must be careful that what I am does not begin to define who I am”.

Source: https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2024-05-24/local-news/Fourth-edition-of-the-State-of-the-Nation-Conference-launched-by-President

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Tnediet ir-raba’ edizzjoni tal-Istħarriġ u l-Konferenza Nazzjonali dwar ‘L-Istat tan-Nazzjon’ li se ssir fl-20 ta’ Ġunju fil-Palazz tal-Verdala.

Il-President ta’ Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono nediet din l-edizzjoni u fissret kif “l-iskop ta’ din il-konferenza huwa li jinħoloq dibattitu informattiv biex ikun jista’ jinsilet tagħrif sabiex dak li jipproponu l-mexxejja jkun jista’ jiġi msejjes fuq kif il-poplu Malti u Għawdxi, l-aspirazzjonijiet, it-tħassib, kif ukoll il-karattru tiegħu li qed jinbidlu u jevolvu minn żmien għal żmien”.

Fit-tnedija, Vincent Marmarà, statistiku u lettur universitarju, qal li f’din l-edizzjoni se jkun hemm sorveljanza lejn dak li jiddefinixxi lill-poplu u dak li jinfluwenzah sabiex jifforma l-opinjonijiet u l-ħsibijiet tiegħu.

Huwa stqarr li “din is-sena b’mod partikolari se nħarsu lejn il-mudell ekonomiku, aktar milli minn lenti teknika, imma dak li jinfluwenzah. Fl-aħħar mill-aħħar huwa l-poplu fiċ-ċentru ta’ dan kollu li jagħmel dan, bl-għażliet, l-opinjonijiet u l-ħsibijiet tiegħu”.

Marmarà kkonkluda li “qabel mal-kelliema, il-poplu, u l-esperti jiddiskutu l-istat tan-nazzjon, se nibdew billi nagħtu stampa ta’ min hu l-poplu u dak li jiddefinixxih minn aspett xjentifiku. B’hekk, l-ewwel se nisimgħu lill-poplu qabel tibda d-diskussjoni”.

Il-konsulent dwar il-komunikazzjoni strateġika Lou Bondi stqarr li f’Malta qed iseħħu bidliet fundamentali u radikali, “bidliet li qed iwelldu realtajiet li għadna rridu nifhmu xi jfissru għalina, biex is-sens ta’ min jien u min aħna m’għadux dak li kien ilbieraħ”. Huwa żied li “għalhekk irridu noqogħdu attenti li x’jien ma jibdiex jiddefinixxi min jien”.

Source: https://newsbook.com.mt/xqed-jinfluwenza-l-opinjonijiet-u-l-hsibijiet-tal-poplu-titnieda-r-4-edizzjoni-ta-l-istat-tan-nazzjon/

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Il-President ta’ Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono nediet ir-raba’ edizzjoni tal-Istħarriġ u l-Konferenza Nazzjonali dwar ‘L-Istat tan-Nazzjon’, li se ssir fl-20 ta’ Ġunju 2024 fil-Palazz Verdala.

Il-President Myriam Spiteri Debono fissret kif l-iskop ta’ din il-konferenza huwa li jinħoloq dibattitu informattiv biex ikun jista’ jinsilet tagħrif sabiex dak li jipproponu l-mexxejja jkun jista’ jiġi msejjes fuq kif il-poplu Malti u Għawdxi, l-aspirazzjonijiet tiegħu, it-tħassib tiegħu u wkoll il-karattru tiegħu qed jinbidlu u jevolvu minn żmien għal żmien.

Il-President irringrazzjat lil Dr Vincent Marmara, statistiku u lettur universitarju, u lis-Sur Lou Bondi, konsulent dwar il-komunikazzjoni strateġika, tal-impenn tagħhom għal din il-konferenza.

Fit-tnedija, Dr Vincent Marmara qal li għal darba oħra, ser nerġgħu nħarsu lejn dak li jiddefinixxi lill-poplu u dak li jinfluwenzah sabiex jifforma l-opinjonijiet u l-ħsibijiet tiegħu. Huwa stqarr li “din is-sena b’mod partikolari ser inħarsu lejn il-mudell ekonomiku aktar milli minn lenti teknika imma dak li jinfluwenzah. Fl-aħħar mill-aħħar huwa l-poplu fiċ-ċentru ta’ dan kollu li jagħmel dan, bl-għażliet, l-opinjonijiet u l-ħsibijiet tiegħu”.

Dr Marmara kkonkluda billi qal, “qabel ma l-kelliema, il-poplu, u l-esperti jiddiskutu l-istat tan-nazzjon, ser nibdew billi nagħtu stampa ta’ min hu l-poplu u dak li jiddefinixxih minn aspett xjentifiku. B’hekk, l-ewwel ser nisimgħu lill-poplu qabel tibda d-diskussjoni”.

Min-naħa tiegħu, is-Sur Lou Bondi stqarr li f’pajjiżna u madwarna qed iseħħu bidliet fundamentali u radikali. Bidliet li qed iwelldu realtajiet li għadna rridu nifhmu x’ifissru għalina, biex is-sens ta’ min jien u min aħna m’għadux dak li kien ilbieraħ. Huwa żied jgħid li “għalhekk irridu noqogħdu attenti li x’jien ma jibdiex jiddefinixxi min jien”.

Sors: https://talk.mt/titnieda-r-raba-edizzjoni-tal-konferenza-l-istat-tan-nazzjon/

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Il-mudell ekonomiku ta’ pajjiżna se jkun it-tema prinċipali li se tkun diskussa waqt il-konferenza nazzjonali “L-Istat tan-Nazzjon”.

Dan tħabbar waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet li saret il-Ġimgħa filgħodu fejn saret it-tnedija ta’ din il-konferenza – appuntament annwali li fih issir analiżi dwar kif il-poplu nbidel.

Din is-sena, il-mudell ekonomiku se jiġi diskuss f’dettall kbir – fost l-oħrajn it-tajjeb u l-ħażin li għandu l-mudell ekonomiku preżenti. Jekk hemm bżonn bidla fil-mudell ekonomiku se jkun hemm analiżi dwar kif din tista’ ssir.

Bħal kull sena, din il-konferenza se tagħti ħarsa lejn dak li jiddefinixxi lill-poplu bħalissa, u kif inbidel fl-aħħar snin.

Intqal li minn stħarriġ li sar irriżulta li hemm varjazzjonijiet kbar bejn il-ġenerazzjonijiet, tant li għandhom viżjoni differenti. Irriżulta wkoll li fl-aħħar għaxar snin il-barranin f’pajjiżna żdiedu minn 4% għal aktar minn 20% tal-popolazzjoni.

F’kummenti ma’ Net News, il-President ta’ Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono saħqet li l-għan ta’ din il-konferenza huwa li verament naraw x’qed iħasseb il-poplu u naħdmu fuqu.

Ir-raba’ edizzjoni tal-Istat tan-Nazzjon se ssir fl-20 ta’ Ġunju li ġej, fil-Palazz Verdala, u dak kollu li se jiġi diskuss se jkun ippubblikat fi ktieb.

Sors: https://netnews.com.mt/2024/05/24/il-mudell-ekonomiku-it-tema-principali-ghall-istat-tan-nazzjon/

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