At least 10 per cent of EU funds dedicated to the restoration of Gozo's Citadel have been lost from the project. This was due to the government failing to complete the project and spend the funds on time, this newspaper has learnt. The project, planned in 2011 with a budget of €14.5 million, had to be completed by the end of last year in order to qualify for the full amount of EU funding. The EU was meant to fork out 85 per cent, or €11.6 million, of the project's budget. However, by the end of last year the government had only managed to use up €10.5 million of this amount – signifying a loss of €1.1 million in EU funding. The project was originally scheduled to have been completed by June 2015. However, delays in starting, compounded with the discovery of archaeological remains during works, led to the completion being postponed several times. Although at an advanced stage, the works were still underway yesterday. The full cost of any restoration works that remain will now have to be forked out by the Maltese taxpayer. A spokesman for the ministry yesterday admitted that works on the Cittadella had still not been completed, although he said "most components" were. The ministry...
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