Watch: 'Biggest open space' project in a generation to be launched in coming days

Amid growing concerns on the environment and air pollution, the government will be allocating land for the "biggest open space project" in a generation, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said. He did not mention where the area will be, but said more information will be given in the coming days. The space would be for people to spend quality of time with their family, he said. Closing off the Labour party general conference, Dr Muscat said people's priorities had changed amid vast economic progress. Their priority is no longer making money, but spending quality of time with their family, he said. People could now afford to look at their quality of life instead of worrying only about making ends meet. The government will also be implementing other plans to improve the environment, such as giving incentives to those charging their electric vehicles at home and making Gozo the first island to shift to electric cars. It might seem ambitious to make such drastic shifts, but when has the Labour party ever ran away from a challenge, the Prime Minister said to applause. This mentality, he said, needed to be echoed in the country. It also needed to be echoed in other sectors, such as in...