According to the 31st annual report on monitoring the application of EU law which was published yesterday by the European Commission, Malta was named as one of the three best performing EU member states.
The statistic regarded countries that had the lowest amount of infringement procedures against them in place. Malta scored the second-lowest number. Overall, the number of infringement cases of EU member states against EU law has decreased, and at the same time the number of solved problems has increased. The statistics reflect the determination of the member states to work together with the European Commission in order to resolve problems that arise, when the member state has to comply with EU laws, but fails to do so.
Most of the infringement cases (62%) are related to taxation, environment transport, and internal markets and services. The EU member states that had the lowest scorers were Italy, Spain and Greece. The three best performing states were Latvia, Malta and Estonia.
One of the problems that Malta resolved was the two tier ticket pricing system residents and non-residents for the public transport. When the private company Arriva took over the bus system in 2011, they introduced a two-tier ticket price system, that gave residents a huge discount for local transport. This measure was heavily criticised by the European Commission, as all people in Europe should be treated the same. Since the beginning of 2014 the tickets prices are the same for everyone.
In my opinion, Malta is this making a great effort to comply with EU laws and to improve the economy and life on the islands. It is a good time to think about relocating to Malta, the Mediterranean paradise. Future prospects are very good and the island is literally blooming.
