Updated 12.53pm - billboard replaced

Poor spelling on a billboard promoting Malta's upcoming presidency of the EU Council has prompted titters and ridicule on social media.

The billboard, which faced Swieqi-bound motorists exiting the Regional Road tunnel, boasted that Malta will welcome EU Heads of "Goverment [sic]" as well as ministers and 2,500 journalists during its six-month presidency stint.  

The embarrassing billboard was swiftly taken down. Photo: Chris Sant FournierThe embarrassing billboard was swiftly taken down. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Taking the presidency logo unveiled last month as its theme, the billboard ended with the tagline "putting you at the heart of Europe." 

"Perhaps we should invest in a spell checker before boasting that we're at the heart of anything," one reader scoffed. 

The billboard was taken down late this morning and replaced with a typo-free one reading: "An honest and neutral broker acting for you and all EU citizens." 

Last July, the Times of Malta reported that employers cited poor written communication skills as the single biggest problem they faced when interviewing candidates to fill vacancies. 

The replacement billboard. Photo: Chris Sant FournierThe replacement billboard. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

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