Civil protection personnel will benefit from a pension after 25 years of service.
The measure will bring members of the Civil Protection Department in line with the Armed Forces of Malta and the police.
Work is progressing on a new headquarters for the CPD, which will also get new vehicles.
The police corps will be further strengthened through an internal reorganisation, which will see the appointment of a chief executive who will answer to the Police Commissioner.
The possibility of setting up a prosecutions unit within the police force is being studied.