The initiatives were launched by the Malta Government Technology Agency (MITA) and announced by IT Minister Austin Gatt.
The 27,367 new broadband lines in Malta were among the over 17 million installed in the EU during that time.
This project was part-financed by the EU’s CIP INTERREG IIIB ARCHIMED, part of the Structural Funds programme for Malta 2004-2006.
People are asked to register for the service, which is free of charge, through the VAT Department website www.vat.gov.mt.
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Over 28,000 cards were issued this year, 14 per cent of them in the month between 15 July and 14 August. This means that nearly 40 per cent of the population holds a European Health Insurance Card, which entitles people visiting all EU countries as well as Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, to medical emergency treatment as if covered by the respective country’s social security services.
Read more: Malta: Over 150,000 EHIC cards issued in less than two years