A new Study Hub is to be created in Gozo for the first time, through the Government, together with the Gozo University Group, the Gozo Regional Development Authority and the University of Malta.
Prime Minister Robert Abela, made the announcement on Sunday morning during the opening of the 2026 Congress with the theme ‘Malta Aqwa – Ikteb il-Kapitlu li sjins,’ in Sannat,
Dr Abela also announced that in the coming weeks a new fast-ferry route will be started linking Sliema, Bugibba and Gozo.
The Prime Minister said that the masterplan for the hospital in Gozo is in its ”final phase.”
He also announced an initiative between the Government and the NGO ‘Rota,’ which will see 150 bicycle racks being installed in Gozo, with the aim of promoting alternative means of transport, as well as the importance of sport.
”Today, the economy in Gozo is producing a billion euros, that is, it is three times more than it was in 2013, as this Government has made beneficial investments in the Gozitan people. In fact, economic growth in Gozo was double the average in the European Union.”
President of the Labour Party, Alex Sciberras, opened the Congress, when he said that ”the Labour Party in Government makes dreams come true, while emphasising that Gozo should remain an island of villages.”
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