Perceived advantages and disadvantages of EU membership
The most common advantages are spontaneously perceived by the Maltese. As a result from EU membership the opportunities in education are: more work, a better quality of life and more commerce. The most perceived disadvantages are: more foreigners working in Malta, less freedom, less work, Malta becoming a weaker nation and a worse quality of life. ... The advantages show an analysis of data that females are relatively more conscious than males (38. ... 7 per cent) of the "new opportunities in education" linked to membership in the EU. ... The breakdowns by age groups show that those in the 26-35 age group are most appreciative of this perceived advantage, at 31.