Prime Minister encourages Youth Advisory Forum to contribute for the country

In a meeting with the 10 young members of the Youth Advisory Forum, Prime Minister Robert Abela encouraged them to use the platform to contribute ideas on national issues for better results for the country.

Abela spoke during the Youth Advisory Forum meeting, whose members were selected following a public call.

Eight members of the forum were chosen through a selection process, while the representative from the National Youth Council was appointed by the council itself. The 10 members of the first Youth Advisory Forum will be serving for a total of 12 months, aiming to provide their ideas on national issues, not just those affecting young people.

Abela said that Malta is the place where the aspirations of Maltese and Gozitan youths can be reached.

He said that this new platform is the tool that will truly achieve this.

“The aspirations are common. Young people want to have good jobs, to live in a beautiful, clean country. To have quality time with the family. A safe and tranquil country. And a beautiful environment,” Abela said.

He said that young people want a country at peace with its neighbours, in the surrounding region and globally.

Abela also spoke about the government's work in the new year and listed a series of completed projects and initiatives which people are already benefiting from.

Abela referred to the results achieved by Wasteserv in recycling, where the country had a substantial reduction in unseparated waste in the black bag, and a phenomenal increase in separately collected organic waste. In terms of irregular immigration, in 2023 Malta relocated and returned more irregular immigrants than there were arrivals.

The meeting continued with discussions among the forum members on various topics they had raised. The composition of the Youth Advisory Forum can be found on the official government website primeminister.gov.mt