(Newsbook)Malta to host 10th Conference of Council of European Ministers with responsibility for youths: Education and Youths Minister Clifton Grima highlighted the central role of young people in European democracy during his address in Strasbourg. Already heavily reliant on rainfall to replenish scarce groundwater, Malta is expected to be the EU’s second most affected country after Portugal. (The Malta Independent)20% of workforce employed by public sector – NSOMalta’s public sector employs 20.3% of the national workforce, well above the EU average of around 16%, according to the National Statistics Office. Out of 326,678 employed persons nationwide in 2024, around 66,350 work in the public sector. By comparison, state jobs account for just 17.9% of employment on Malta’s main island, underscoring Gozo’s heavier reliance on public sector opportunities.