The document provides statistics on EU nationals registering and working in Malta. It shows that as of April 2010, there were over 7,700 employment license holders in Malta, with around 4,200 (54%) being EU nationals. The top countries of origin for EU license holders were the UK, Italy, France, Germany and Sweden. Combined, nationals from these top 7 EU countries made up over 70% of EU license holders. The document also summarizes the numbers and backgrounds of EU citizens currently registering as unemployed in Malta.

1. Statistics of EU nationals
registering and working in Malta
tRESS seminar
12 May 2010
Maria Bartolo Galea

2. Presentation Outline
• Rights of EU Citizens
• Statistics of EU Nationals Working in
Malta
– Historical Developments
– Comparison with NON-EU nationals
– Situation at present
– Breakdown by member state
• Statistics of EU Nationals Registering
– Present situation and general remarks
– Breakdown by member state

3. Rights of EU Citizens (1)
Work
• Free to work in the Maltese labour market
(except Bulgarians and Romanians)
• Workers, need an employment licence (to
be applied for by the employer)
• Self-employed, no need of employment
licence

4. Rights of EU Citizens (2)
Registering for Work
• EU nationals have the right to register for
employment
• Special procedures and conditions that
apply in order to receive unemployment
benefits

5. No of Foreigners
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Period
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No of Foreigners with EL
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Historical Developments
EUs
Total
Non EUs

6. No of Foreigners
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Period
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Comparison EU/Non EU Nationals
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EU/NON-EU Nationals
EUs
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7. Situation at Present
(End-April 2010)
• Total number of EL holders - 7718
• Number of EU EL holders - 4185 (54.21%)
• Number of Non UE EL holders (incl LTRs,
Refugees, THPs and AS) - 3533 (45.79%)
• Number of EU nationals (including
dependents) working as self-employed
677

8. Citizenship of EU EL holders
• -Almost all member states represented
• -7 countries make up more than 70% of the
licences
• -UK 1102 (26.33%)
• -Italy 444 (10.61%)
• -France 362 (8.65%)
• -Germany 355 (8.48%)
• -Sweden 330 (7.89%)
• -Bulgaria 292 (6.98%)
• -Hungary 142 (3.39%)

9. Top Three Occupations
• Customer Care/Telephone Operators –
737 (17.61%)
• Chief Executive, Director – 278 (6.64%)
• Waiting Staff – 216 (5.16%)

10. EU Citizens Registering
• Situation as at end of April 2010
• 69 Persons registering for work
• 22 Females and 47 Males
• Average age 40 years
• Major Preferences
• Clerks - 15,
• Technicians & Associate Professionals - 14,
• Professionals - 10,
• Service Workers & Shop & Market Sales Workers - 9

11. Breakdown of EU nationals
Registering as unemployed
by member state
• Germany 34
• Italy 7
• Bulgaria 4
• Slovakia 3
• Others 2 or less

12. Additional Information
• ETC website
Section dedicated to Employment Licences
Guidelines re the issue of ELs and Application
forms
http://www.etc.gov.mt/site/page.aspx?pageid=2305
employment-licences.etc@gov.mt