Notices published in Govt Gazette No 20,625 of 14th May 2021

ANNOUNCEMENT – 12th May 2021

Business Enhance ERDF Grant Schemes

Open Rolling Calls – Cut-off dates

Operational Programme I – Cohesion Policy 2014-2020

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The Measures and Support Division within the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), designated by the Managing Authority for Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 as the Intermediate Body responsible for administering aid schemes for enterprises under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2014-2020, would like to announce further cut-off dates for the submission of applications under the Business Enhance ERDF Grant Schemes intiative.

The cut-off dates for all the open Calls until end October 2021 are set at noon of the following dates:

In addition to the above, the following open Calls have mid-monthly cut-off dates set at noon of the following dates:

Further information on these calls including the respective Guidance Notes and the Guidelines for Implementation may be obtained from (https://businessenhance.gov.mt) or by contacting the Measures and Support Division on (msd.eufunds@gov.mt) or 2295 7175.

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TRANSPORT MALTA

Removal of Abandoned Vehicles from the Road

In virtue of the Subsidiary Legislation 65.13 (Clamping and Removal of Motor Vehicles and Encumbering Objects) regulation 2, Transport Malta is hereby publishing a list of vehicles that are considered as abandoned vehicles and in breach of the law, as the case may be.

The owners of the said vehicles are requested to communicate with Transport Malta within fifteen days from the date of this notice. In order to reclaim the vehicle, the owner is requested to submit proof of ownership of the vehicle and to settle the payment of any outstanding applicable tax, licences, contraventions and other administrative fees.

If the owner fails to request the return of his vehicle, the Authority has the right to proceed with the auction of the vehicle or to scrap it in accordance to the procedures established in the Waste Management (End of Life Vehicles) Regulations, as the case may be.

Further information may be obtained by telephone on 2291 4126 or 2122 2203, from 8.00 a.m. till noon, or by email to (info.tm@transport.gov.mt).

The list includes a description of the motor vehicles.

Remuneration of the Public Lending Rights Scheme

The National Book Council is distributing the twenty fifth PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment to authors, illustrators and photographers whose books were borrowed from Public Libraries in Malta and Gozo in the period covering the 1st of January, 2021 till the 31st March, 2021. The list of said persons, their books and total remuneration can be found below:

National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2021 – the Longlist

The National Book Council is publishing the list of eligible titles that have been submitted to the National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2021, for books published in 2020.

All books have been screened for eligibility by the adjudication board according to respective categories. In total there have been 154 eligible submissions, 95 titles across the eight categories of the National Book Prize, and 59 titles across six categories of the Terramaxka Prize.

From this year, the Translation category has been broadened to include works of non-fiction, poetry and drama in Maltese translation, as well as works of fiction. Besides this change, the category for Poetry is once again considering poetry collections written in Maltese or English within the same category. The eight categories of the National Book Prize for adults are for: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Drama, Literary Non-Fiction, Translation, General Research, and Biographical and Historiographic Research. The six categories of the Terramaxka Prize comprise three categories for original works for children and adolescents (0-7, 8-12 and 13-16 year olds), and another three categories for translated works for the same age groups.

In the coming months, the members of the board will be reading the submissions in order to select the titles for the National Book Prize and Terramaxka shortlist. The shortlist will be published on the National Book Council's website and will also appear in a number of local newspapers.

The winners of the Terramaxka Prize will be announced during an awards ceremony which will be taking place during the official opening of the Malta Book Festival on 2nd November, 2021. The winners of the National Book Prize will be announced later in December at an awards ceremony of which details will be communicated in due time.

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Annual Locality Meeting

The Birżebbuġa Local Council will be holding its Annual Locality Meeting on Tuesday, 25th May, 2021, at Birżebbuġa Primary School, at 5.30 p.m.

All those listed in the Electoral Register for the locality of Birżebbuġa are invited to attend.

Anyone interested in attending this meeting is asked to call the office on 2165 0165 or send an email to (birzebbuga.lc@gov.mt) by Tuesday 18th May, 2021. Due to reasons linked with the Covid-19, residents who do not apply by this date will not be allowed to enter.

Parking Suspension

The Ħaż-Żabbar Local Council notifies the public that no parking is allowed on Monday, 17th May, 2021, from 7.00 a.m. till 2.00 p.m., through Triq Sant'Antnin, Ħaż-Żabbar, part from Triq Villabate till Triq il-Barumbara.

Traffic and Parking Suspension

The Ħal Għargħur Local Council notifies that on Monday, 17th May, 2021, from 9.30 a.m. till 4.00 p.m., Triq San Nikola will be closed to all traffic and parking of vehicles is not pemitted during this time.