PN MEP Peter Agius flew up a Sliema resident to Brussels to give a speech on noise pollution in Malta in front of the European Parliament (EP).Agius launched a petition with PN MP Albert Buttigieg calling for the EU Noise Directive to be implemented more strictly in Malta. The petition, presented on behalf of thousands of residents—particularly those in Sliema and St. Julian’s—calls for immediate action to ensure effective control of noise disturbances.He subsequently flew up Anna Maria Baldacchino, member of Sliema Residents Group, to address the European Parliament Committee and share her experiences with consistent, amplified noise.“We are an island, a beautiful island with beautiful seas and we go to the sea to relax and switch off but what happens, there are these beach concessions that are full of speakers and drive people out of the beach.”“You are there sitting down, minding your own business, trying to switch off and suddenly they switch on these blessed loud speakers and literally, your heart stops.”She went on to say that she stopped swimming on the Sliema front due to this loud noise that goes on “every day”. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)Following this representation and a subsequent debate, the European Parliament Committee requested the European Commission (EC) to present a detailed report on the implementation of the European Noise Directive in Malta.Agius further responded to PL MEP Alex Agius Saliba’s claims that this enforcement would jeopardise Malta’s feasts and pyrotechnics.Agius explained that this directive is aimed at addressing continuous, persistent noise sources, not once in a while occasions like village and other types of feasts.“He twisted it and that was really sad and surprising to me, to be honest.”This action was co-financed by the European Union in the frame of the European Parliament’s grant programme in the field of communication. The European Parliament was not involved in its preparation and is, in no case, responsible for or bound by the information or opinions expressed in the context of this action. In accordance with applicable law, the authors, interviewed people, publishers or programme broadcasters are solely responsible. The European Parliament can also not be held liable for direct or indirect damage that may result from the implementation of the action.Do you think the European Noise Directive needs to be enforced more strictly in Malta?•