Anxiety among the Maltese is the result of a declining quality of life

The Eurobarometer shows that the Maltese are more anxious than their European counterparts

The Maltese are more anxious than their European counterparts. Results from the Eurobarometer carried out in recent days show that the Maltese are feeling more anxious than the European average. This result points to a quality of life that is continuing to deteriorate.

The Eurobarometer results should serve as a serious warning to the Government and as an incentive for those leading our country to place the impact of every decision they take on people’s quality of life first and foremost.

Three in every ten Maltese say that anxiety is among the emotions that best describe their current state. This is not a mere statistic, but an indicator of how people are feeling. It is a reflection of a country where people are living under constant pressure: pressure from the cost of living, traffic, rents and property prices, the strain on public services, and an economic model that is increasing numbers, but not necessarily people’s wellbeing.

The Partit Nazzjonalista believes that a country’s success is not measured only by economic figures, but by the quality of life of families, workers, young people and the elderly.

An economy that grows on paper solves nothing for those who, in their daily lives, are feeling increasingly anxious.

The Partit Nazzjonalista will continue to insist on policies that put people first: with better wages, a more serene environment, safer communities, public services that can keep up, and an economy that serves people, not the other way round.

Malta needs a new direction that gives people back a sense of peace of mind, in a country where they feel safe and serene, not anxious.

Eve Borg Bonello
Shadow Ministe for Youth, Wellbeing and the Implemetation of the Electoral Programme

Ian Vassallo Hagi
Spokesperson for Quality of Life

01.07.2026