Tag Archive: EU
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Government’s refusal to control hunting of the endangered Gamiema reveals a cosmetic approach to environmental protection
August 18, 2021 12:58 pmAt an ORNIS Committee meeting held today 18th August, BirdLife Malta made it clear that the proposed quota of 500...
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Malta will have to reduce hunting bag limit on turtle-dove from this autumn
August 11, 2021 11:22 amBirdLife Malta welcomes the decision by the European Commission to regulate hunting on the vulnerable European Turtle-dove during autumn. Following...
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Mediterranean-wide collaboration to improve conservation status of two endemic seabird species launched
June 17, 2021 5:30 pmBirdLife Malta has today launched another EU-funded scientific study which aims to improve the conservation status of two endemic seabird...
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LIFE PanPuffinus! project launch
May 24, 2021 3:59 pmDate: Friday, 18 June 2021Time: 10:30–12:00Location: FB Live BirdLife Malta’s next EU LIFE-funded seabird-study project LIFE PanPuffinus! will soon be...
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Protected Ospreys shot down by hunters, illegal finch trappers caught
March 22, 2021 1:51 pmIn the past days, with the first signs of spring migratory birds flying over the Maltese Islands, BirdLife Malta witnessed...
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PM’s decision to reopen spring hunting is in full defiance of the EU
March 18, 2021 1:11 pmThe decision to open a spring hunting season for one bird species, the Common Quail, is a sad ploy by...
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European Commission claims Malta has no justification for trapping derogations
March 1, 2021 1:27 pmThe European Commission has recently reiterated in a very clear manner its position on Malta’s finch trapping derogation, claiming once...
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First year of PM Abela’s rule stained with worst record for illegal hunting
February 1, 2021 9:25 amThe first year of Prime Minister Robert Abela’s rule will be a year stained with the worst record for illegal...
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The Green Deal and being more European is the best thing that can happen to Malta
December 5, 2020 3:36 pmThe latest Infringement Proceedings initiated by the European Commission against the Maltese Government on spring hunting and trapping are the...
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Opening the trapping season is a desperate and defiant move by Prime Minister Robert Abela
October 19, 2020 12:02 pmBirdlife Malta has written to EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius pointing out the desperate and defiant move by Prime Minister Robert...
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