Amendments to AUM contract to benefit ‘everyone’ - Robert Abela

The amendments to the American University of Malta contract and property exchange agreement will be beneficial for everyone, with land being returned to the people for the creation of more green spaces, and also push for more high-quality careers, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Wednesday. 
Abela was opening a debate in parliament on the land swap deal the government is proposing with Sadeen Group’s American University of Malta and Smart City in Kalkara. 
Resolutions were tabled by Economy Minister Silvio Schembri following months of negotiations with both the AUM and Smart City Malta. 
The exchange will see the controversial university getting a plot of land, measuring more than 31,500 square metres at Smart City and renouncing its title over land it has in Cospicua and Żonqor, in Marsascala. 
Abela said the government was delivering on its promise to push for further investment to improve the people's quality of life in the first 100 days in office following the March general election.

The government was protecting and preserving Marsascala’s environment, creating more green spaces for families. 
While Abela admitted that the AUM project could have been handled better, he...