Media Statements

Press Release 29.06.2013 Din l-Art Helwa welcomes yesterday’s court ruling on the caravans at Armier beach, which confirms that the caravans are illegal. These caravans are an eyesore and are denying the public their right to enjoy the foreshore, says the NGO. They are also causing environmental damage to the beach at Armier. Din l-Art Helwa has stated for many years that the illegal caravans...

Press Release 23 June 2011 With reference to the article ‘Enforcement rules to be changed by Mepa’ in the Sunday Times of Malta, Din l-Art Helwa considers the government’s decision to allow persons who build illegal structures to obtain a temporary compliance certificate in spite of the illegality, to be a retrograde step for the environment. Rather than solve the “endless list” of illegalities as has been proposed, Din l-Art Helwa is concerned...

Din l-Art Helwa has expressed concern that the government is entertaining the idea of constructing a bridge across the Gozo channel. The government has announced the commissioning of a 15-month study worth 4 million euros to investigate the feasibility of this project described by the NGO as being totally unacceptable. A bridge between Malta and Gozo would have enormous visual impact, says Din l-Art Helwa, and would destroy one of...

Press Release – 24 May 2013 Din l-Art Helwa refers to the ‘Height Limitation Adjustment Policy for Hotels in Tourism Areas’, announced by Parliamentary Secretary Michael Farrugia and Minister Karmenu Vella. Din l-Art Helwa is disappointed that, following consultation meetings with MEPA in 2012, it appears that this policy has now been revised and approved without the government having carried out the...

Din l-Art Helwa Press Release – 23 May 2013 Din l-Art Helwa refers to recent statements made in the press about the potential relocation of the Valletta market to Ordinance Street, close to City Gate and its potential spill over across the new Parliament building up to Victory Square. This idea lacks vision for the area and may be the result of...

The ‘Semma Lehnek’ initiative by Parliamentary Secretary Michael Farrugia, is a laudable initiative says Din l-Art Helwa and the organisation hopes it will encourage submissions from all those concerned with the wellbeing of our environment and sustainability. Din l-Art Helwa puts forward the concern that while Dr Farrugia has highlighted the objective to reduce bureaucracy in development planning, it is still...

DLH Press Release 8th January 2011   DIN L-ART HELWA PRAISES MEPA’S DECISIONS TO REFUSE SANCTIONING OF ODZ DEVELOPMENTS   Din l-Art Helwa commends the Malta Environment and Planning Authority’s recent decisions to refuse to sanction various illegal developments and extensions outside the development zones, including extensions to a petrol station outside Qormi, and stables near Rabat.   As with the petrol station at Qormi, when permits...