Malta

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 23 May 2025

Updated 1200 Seven airlines face consumer complaints over 'undue' hand luggage fees: The Association for Consumer Rights Malta, alongside BEUC and 15 consumer groups from 12 countries, has filed a complaint…

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Malta to Ratify High Seas Treaty at Upcoming UN Ocean Conference in Nice

Malta has confirmed it will be among the countries ratifying the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty—also known as the High Seas Treaty—at the third United Nations Ocean Conference taking…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 22 May 2025

Updated 1200 Magistrate Monica Vella suspended over administrative shortcomings: Magistrate Monica Vella has been temporarily suspended over delays in issuing written judgments and other administrative issues. Despite appealing the decision and…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wedesday 21 May 2025

Updated 1300 Parliament-approved housing plan will sell properties at below-market cost: Parliament has approved the transfer of public land to the Foundation for Affordable Housing (FAH) to build homes for people…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 20 May 2025

Updated 1300 Malta set to lead EU in economic growth and employment through 2026: Malta is set to remain the EU’s fastest-growing economy through 2025 and 2026, according to the European…

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Malta News Briefing – Monday 19 May 2025

Morning Briefing Damaged Gaza aid ship to be towed to Mediterranean port - Foreign Minister The damaged Gaza aid ship Conscience will be towed to a Mediterranean port for repairs,…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 16 May 2025

Updated 1230 Employers to face harsher fines for breaching employment laws: Parliament is set to debate amendments to the Employment and Industrial Relations Act that would significantly increase fines for…

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Malta News Briefing – Thursday 15 May 2025

Morning Briefing New scheme for commercial renewable energy systems launched The Energy Ministry has launched a new call-for-offers scheme aimed at accelerating the installation of commercial renewable energy systems, making…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 14 May 2025

Updated 1300 Malta fiscal council warns economic model needs urgent overhaul: Malta’s economy faces serious long-term sustainability risks, according to the Malta Fiscal Advisory Council's (MFAC) latest report. It warns that…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 13 May 2025

Updated 1245 Three new Permanent Secretaries appointed: The government has appointed three new Permanent Secretaries: Renzo Degabriele (Ministry for Health and Active Ageing), Mario Borg (Ministry for Gozo and Planning), and…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 12 May 2025

Updated 1300 Malta’s higher education regulator rejected by European quality register: Malta’s higher education regulator, the MFHEA, has been denied entry to the European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR) after an assessment…

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Malta News Briefing – Saturday 10 May 2025

Morning Briefing Hitman Felt He “Couldn’t Say No” to Chircop Murder Request Vince Muscat, known as il-Koħħu, testified on Friday that he felt he “could not say no” when Robert…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 9 May 2025

Updated 1230 Church-state agreement to support woman and children who have experienced abuse: The Maltese government and the Catholic Church have renewed a partnership to support Il-Milja, a shelter for women…

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Malta News Briefing – Thursday 8 May 2025

Morning Briefing Malta must urgently address falling birth rate - report Malta must take bold steps to address its falling birth rate and protect the long-term sustainability of healthcare and…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 7 May 2025

Updated 1300 Voluntary euthanasia proposals unveiled for terminally ill with 6 months to live: The Maltese government haslaunched a two-month public consultation on assisted voluntary euthanasia for terminally ill patients…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 6 May 2025

Updated 1230 Henley & Partners slams ECJ’s ‘golden passports’ ruling: Henley & Partners, the former concessionaire of Malta’s controversial ‘golden passports’ scheme, criticised a recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling declaring…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 5 May 2025

Updated 1300 NGO ship negotiation with Malta for repairs after drone attack An international NGO planning to sail a ship to Gaza with humanitarian aid said it is negotiating with…

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Gaza activist aid ship hit by drones outside Maltese waters

A ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists for Gaza was bombed by drones in international waters off Malta early on Friday, its organisers said, alleging that Israel was to blame.…

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Malta News Briefing – Friday 2nd May 2025

Morning Briefing Abela Defends Passport Scheme Amid EU Court Ruling Prime Minister Robert Abela pledged to continue defending Malta’s interests after a European Court ruling against the golden passport scheme.…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 30 April 2025

Updated 1220 BOV confirms it was approached by third parties for joint purchase of HSBC: Bank of Valletta (BOV) confirmed receiving expressions of interest to join a local consortium aiming…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 29 April 2025

Updated 1050 Golden passports scheme violates EU law - European Court: The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Malta’s golden passport scheme violates EU law, marking a…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 28 April 2025

Updated 1140 Electrogas inquiry finds Schembri and Mizzi planned ‘corrupt payments’: A magisterial inquiry found that former Maltese officials Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi orchestrated corrupt energy deals, laundering millions…

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Malta News Briefing – Saturday 26 April 2025

Morning Briefing Court Hears How Plot to Kill Caruana Galizia Unfolded When Vince Muscat, known as il-Koħħu, told police about the bomb used to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia, investigators grew…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 25 April 2025

Updated 1030 Malta and UAE meet in new commission meant to boost relations: Malta and the UAE have launched a new Joint Commission to enhance cooperation in key sectors, including trade,…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 24 April 2025

Updated 1200 Tracking tourism’s impact beyond GDP: A new OECD report outlines 37 indicators to help Malta manage the environmental and social impacts of tourism, which contributed 10.2% to its…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 23 April 2025

Updated 1240 RS2 bids for HSBC Malta - reports: German fintech firm RS2, via its German parent company, has bid to acquire HSBC Malta, pledging to revive the Mid-Med Bank name…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 22 April 2025

Updated 1145 Disability quota for employers widely ignored: Nearly half (48%) of companies required to employ at least 2% of workers with disabilities are failing to meet the quota, opting instead…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 21 April 2025

Updated 1000 am Population tops 628,000 with tourist count - NSO Malta's effective population reached its highest point in 2023 at 628,058, recorded in August — typically the peak month…

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Malta News Briefing – Friday 18 April 2025

APS Bank Withdraws from HSBC Malta Bid APS Bank has officially withdrawn from the bidding process to acquire HSBC Malta, citing confidential information outside its due diligence process as the…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 17 April 2025

Updated 1130 Land reclamation back on the cards: Malta plans to pursue land reclamation as part of its 2050 vision to better manage limited land resources. While details remain undisclosed,…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 16 April 2025

Updated: HSBC had refused OTP Bank as client fearing reputational risks The Hungarian bank widely seen as the leading contender to replace HSBC in Malta was previously rejected as a…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 15 April 2025

Updated 1300 Gender quota mechanism 'has failed', Metsola says: European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has criticised Malta’s gender corrective mechanism, calling it a distortion of democratic representation. Introduced in 2021,…

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Schoolbook Overhaul on the Horizon as Groundbreaking Discovery Rewrites Maltese History

The national education curriculum is set for a significant revision following the publication of an archaeological discovery that has pushed Malta’s human history back by over 1,000 years, Maltese Education…

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Malta News Briefing – Monday 14 April 2025

Morning Briefing Chamber President calls for smaller, more skilled public sector New Malta Chamber of Commerce president William Spiteri Bailey has called for a downsizing of the public sector and…

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Malta News Briefing – Saturday 12 April 2025

Morning Briefing Industrial production sees significant growth over 2024 Industrial output in February 2025 saw a 5.7 percent increase compared to the same month in 2024. The strongest growth was…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 11 April 2025

Updated 1300 Government and MUT reach MCAST collective agreement after years-long impasse: After over three years of negotiations, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced that the government has reached an agreement with…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 10 April 2025

Updated 1300 Major discovery puts first humans in Malta back by 1,000 years: New research shows that Malta’s human history began at least 1,000 years earlier than previously thought, with the…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 9 April 2025

Updated 1245 MFSA ‘assessing’ BNF after customer complaints over rocky IT upgrade: The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is assessing BNF Bank after a troubled IT upgrade led to ongoing…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 8 April 2025

Updated 1130 Malta’s 2050 vision unveiled: Less construction, more financial services Malta’s Vision 2050 outlines a shift from rapid construction growth to a more balanced economy focused on financial services,…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 7 April 2025

Updated 1245 24% jump in tourist arrivals in February – NSO In February 2025, Malta welcomed 210,305 inbound tourists, a 24.2% increase from February 2024. Most visitors came for holidays…

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Malta News Briefing – Saturday 5 April 2025

Morning Briefing Chamber suspects architects over Miriam Pace building collapse The Chamber of Architects has suspended the warrants of architects Roderick Camilleri and Anthony Mangion over Miriam Pace’s fatal building…

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Malta News Briefing – Friday 4 April 2025

Morning Briefing Cautious reaction by Malta to Trump's tariffs Malta has taken a cautious stance in its response to Donald Trump’s announcement of a 20% tariff on EU imports, a…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 3 April 2025

Updated 1125 Government introduces paid IVF leave for self-employed prospective parents Self-employed prospective parents undergoing IVF treatment will now receive 100 hours of paid leave per treatment cycle—60 hours for…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 2 April 2025

Updated 1230 Maximum 2,500 cars off the road in €15m cash-for-licences plan: The government’s plan to pay motorists to give up their car licence may only remove up to 2,500 cars…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 1 April 2025

Updated 1300 Government offers €25,000 grant to drivers who give up cars for 5 years in traffic reduction push: Within the next three months, car licence holders in Malta can voluntarily…

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Malta News Briefing – Monday 31 March 2025

Morning Briefing Major local firms behind possible HSBC bid - reports A group of mostly local businesses, including Azzopardi Group, Gasan Group, and Virtu Holdings, along with Lombard Bank CEO…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 28 March 2025

Updated 1205 Malta faces indirect risks from EU-US trade war, Chamber warns: The Malta Chamber of Commerce warned that the biggest risk of an EU-US trade war for Malta lies…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 27 March 2025

Updated 1230 Clyde Caruana raises concerns over HSBC bids amid OTP and APS interest: Finance Minister Clyde Caruana expressed concerns over the known bids for HSBC Malta’s takeover, stressing the…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 26 March 2025

Updated 1250 Inquiry sought into suspicious payments to former Transport Malta head: A formal request was filed on Wednesday for a magisterial inquiry into suspicious payments made to former Transport Malta…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 25 March 2025

Updated 1245 Blacklisted adviser linked to ‘suspect’ payments in roads, bus service deals: A joint investigation has linked blacklisted adviser Shiv Nair and former Transport Malta CEO James Piscopo to suspicious…

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Malta News Briefing – Monday 24 March 2025

Morning Briefing Government mulling financial offer to get drivers off the road The government plans to offer drivers €25,000 to give up their licence for five years, reports suggest. Aimed…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 21 March 2025

Updated 1145 PM: Malta obtained all guarantees on its neutrality in EC conclusions: At the Brussels European Council summit, Prime Minister Robert Abela reaffirmed Malta’s neutrality in writing, emphasising it remains…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 20 March 2025

Updated 1230 148 million in client cash still frozen at Pilatus Bank: €148 million in client funds remain frozen at the now-defunct Pilatus Bank, which was shut down in 2018 after…

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Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 19th March 2025

Morning Briefing. AFM drug heist inquiry finds major flaws in security An inquiry into a major drug heist at the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) barracks revealed that a soldier…

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Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 18 March 2025

Morning Briefing Opposition walks out of Parliament after Labour leads motion to censure PN MP The Opposition walked out of parliament on Monday as the government moved to censure Nationalist…

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Malta News Briefing – Monday 17 March 2025

Morning Briefing Governments wants large Convention centre to host major events The government is considering expanding the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre (MFCC) in Ta’ Qali to develop a large,…

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Malta News Briefing – Saturday 15 March 2025

Morning Briefing Court finds Book Council discriminated against its former Chair A court ruled that former Book Council chair Mark Camilleri was discriminated against when the National Book Council refused…

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