Malta Ranked At The Top Of The EU Scoreboard

Malta has continued to rank among the top 5 European Union Member States according to the latest Competitiveness scoreboard published by the European Commission on Thursday, 29th September 2016.

The Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business Chris Cardona attended the Competitiveness Council meeting in Brussels where EU Ministers focused on how to improve the needed access to finance for EU companies and scale-ups.

During the first part of the council meeting, the 'Competitiveness Check-up' was discussed. The data presented by Commissioner Bienkowska highlighted how Malta is ranked with the top five Member States in the following areas :

1. Greenhouse gas emissions in Manufacturing / Construction – Industry/Energy';