Malta

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 27 July 2026

Updated 1105 Abela defends equality reforms as Borg says PN walk-out gave ‘voice to the voiceless’: Prime Minister Robert Abela defended the government’s Equality Bill after the Opposition walked out…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 24 July 2026

Updated 1256 Police Officer Seriously Injured in Ta' Giorni Shooting A police officer was seriously injured in a shooting at a construction site in Ta' Giorni on Friday morning following…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 23 July 2026

Updated 1155 Parliament Unanimously Backs Constitutional Protection for Disability Rights: Parliament has unanimously approved constitutional amendments adding disability as a protected characteristic under Malta’s Constitution, strengthening legal safeguards against discrimination…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 22 July 2026

Updated 1250 Malta Hits Record 713MW Power Demand as Heatwave Triggers Widespread Outages: Malta recorded a record 713MW electricity demand on Tuesday, surpassing the previous peak of 663MW in 2023,…

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Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 21 July 2026

Morning Briefing Manoel Island Marina to Remain as Government Rules Out Further Development Prime Minister Robert Abela said the Manoel Island marina and yacht yard will remain in operation, but…

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Malta News Briefing – Monday 20 July 2026

Morning Briefing EU Report Highlights Progress but Raises Corruption Concerns in Malta Malta has improved resources dedicated to tackling corruption but continues to struggle to secure a strong record of…

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Malta News Briefing – Friday 17 July 2026

Morning Briefing PN, PL clash over population policy and Vision 2050 planning The Nationalist Party and the Labour Party have exchanged sharp criticism over Malta's population policy, with both accusing…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 16 July 2026

Updated 1000 Finance Minister stands by 800,000 population forecast despite Abela’s rejection: Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has reaffirmed his projection that Malta’s population could reach 800,000 by 2040, despite Prime…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 15 July 2026

Updated 1030 Traffic Gridlock Is Undermining Productivity and Competitiveness: The Malta Chamber of Commerce has warned that persistent traffic congestion is harming Malta’s productivity, economy, competitiveness and quality of life,…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 14 July 2026

Updated 1300 Malta Airport Records Best-Ever First Half with 5.2 Million Passengers: Malta International Airport recorded its strongest-ever first half of the year, welcoming 5.2 million passengers between January and…

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Malta News Briefing – Monday 13 July 2026

Morning Briefing Population growth to continue at slower pace, says Abela Prime Minister Robert Abela has said Malta’s population will continue to grow over the coming years, but at a…

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Malta News Briefing – Friday 10 July 2026

Morning Briefing Malta's population grows to more than 588,000 as TCN migration increases Malta's population reached an estimated 588,254 by the end of 2025, marking a 2.4% increase compared with…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 9th July 2026

Updated 1100 Malta leads EU in daily generative AI use Malta has emerged as the European Union’s top user of generative artificial intelligence, with adoption rates significantly above the bloc…

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Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 8 July 2026

Morning Briefing Five Farrugia Brothers Cleared in Enemalta Oil Scandal Case Five Farrugia brothers have been acquitted of complicity in corruption after a court ruled they were victims, rather than…

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Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 7 July 2026

Morning Briefing Fenech and Schembri discussed pardon draft, jury told Messages exchanged between Yorgen Fenech and former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri about "tweaking" a draft presidential pardon agreement…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 6 July 2026

Updated 1230 Fenech Trial Focuses on Alleged Escape Attempt as Jury Sees Messages in Yorgen Fenech Case The jury hearing the trial of Yorgen Fenech today focused heavily on alleged…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 3 July 2026

Updated 1020 Benna Raises Milk Prices Again as Production Costs Climb: Malta Dairy Products Ltd has increased the prices of several Benna dairy products for the second time in a…

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Malta News Briefing – Thursday 2 July 2026

Morning Briefing Yorgen Fenech trial over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder begins The long-awaited trial by jury of Yorgen Fenech over the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia opened on Wednesday,…

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Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 1 July 2026

Morning Briefing Gozo’s fully electric bus fleet records 11% rise in passenger numbers One month after the full electrification of Gozo’s public transport network, the island’s bus service has recorded…

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Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 30 June 2026

Morning Briefing PM outlines seven new laws as government sets legislative agenda Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced that seven new laws will be introduced during the current legislature, outlining…

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Malta News Briefing – Friday 26 June 2026

Morning Briefing Court Clears Way for €78 Million Evans Building Redevelopment A Court of Appeal ruling has reinstated Valletta Luxury Projects' concession to redevelop the historic Evans Building, overturning previous…

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Malta News Briefing – Thursday 25 June 2026

Morning Briefing PM says economic success must not be taken for grantedPrime Minister Robert Abela has warned that Malta’s economic success cannot be taken for granted, stressing that poor policy…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 24 June 2026

Updated 1130 Foreign Demand Fuels Strong Growth in Gozo Tourism Sector Despite Rising Costs: Gozo’s tourism sector enjoyed a strong 2025, with 56% of operators reporting improved business performance and…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 23 June 2026

Updated 1200 Parliament Opens New Legislature with Government, Opposition Setting Out Priorities: Malta’s 15th legislature since independence opened with MPs outlining their priorities for the next five years. Deputy Prime…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 22 June 2026

Updated 1255 Shoreline Mall Seeks Two-Year Extension on €14 Million Bond Repayment: Operators of the Shoreline shopping mall at SmartCity Malta have asked bondholders to approve a two-year extension of…

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Malta News Briefing – Friday 19 June 2026

Morning Briefing Political Leaders Attend Key Brussels Meetings on Europe’s Future Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition Leader Alex Borg are both in Brussels this week, taking part in high-level…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 18 June 2026

Updated 1145 €7.5 Million Allocated to Final Phase of Heritage Restoration Scheme The government has announced the reopening of the Irrestawra Darek scheme for Malta's eastern region, allocating €6.5 million…

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Update – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 17 June 2026

Updated 1205 Central Bank Sees Malta Growth Holding Firm Despite Middle East Risks: The Central Bank forecasts Malta’s economy will grow by 3.7% in 2026, 3.6% in 2027 and 3.8%…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 16 June 2026

Updated 1220 PN Casual Elections Bring New Faces and Parliamentary Returns: The Nationalist Party’s casual elections filled seven parliamentary seats vacated by candidates elected on multiple districts. Newcomers Andrew Agius,…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 15 June 2026

Updated - 1200 Fiscal Council Warns Malta’s €900 Million Investment Target Faces Significant Risks: The Malta Fiscal Advisory Council has warned that the government’s planned €900 million public investment programme…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 12 June 2026

Updated 1225 Malta Tops EU for Concern Over Loss of Natural Areas, Eurobarometer Finds: Malta ranks first in the EU for concern about the conversion of natural areas to other…

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Malta News Briefing – Thursday 11 June 2026

Morning Briefing Fiscal Council urges shift towards productivity-led growth The Malta Fiscal Advisory Council (MFAC) has endorsed the government’s latest economic forecasts while warning that Malta must gradually move away…

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Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 10 June 2026

Updated 1200 Four New Permanent Secretaries Appointed as Government Reshuffles Top Civil Service Roles: The government has appointed four new Permanent Secretaries following the formation of the new Cabinet. Ramon…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 9 June 2026

Updated 1210 EU Parliament Backs First Sustainable Tourism Strategy: The European Parliament has approved a report by Daniel Attard that will form the basis of the EU’s first Strategy for…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 8 June 2026

Updated 1315 EU Committee Backs Plan for Next Budget Cycle with Stronger Role for Islands: MEP Thomas Bajada has secured approval from the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 5 June 2026

Updated 1130 Malta Retains Top Global Citizenship Ranking Despite End of Golden Passport Scheme: Malta has retained first place in Henley & Partners’ Global Citizenship Program Index for the 11th…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 4 June 2026

Updated 1220 Labour Sets Casual Election Line-Up as Eight MPs Vacate Seats Across Seven Districts: Following the formation of a new cabinet, the Labour Party (PL) has determined the allocation…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 3 June 2026

Updated 1200 Malta’s Inflation Falls to Lowest Level of 2026, Below Eurozone Average: Malta’s annual inflation rate, measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, eased from 2.5% in April…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 2 June 2026

Updated 1200 Bernie Sanders Targets Malta in Tax Haven Criticism: US Senator Bernie Sanders has criticised Malta as part of a “rigged system” that allows multinational companies to shift profits…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 1 June 2026

Updated 1120 Fireworks Factory Explosion Sends Smoke Billowing Over Magħtab: A fireworks factory in the Salini-Magħtab area exploded early on Monday morning, triggering a powerful blast followed by several smaller…

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Malta’s Labour Party wins record fourth term in parliamentary election

Prime Minister Robert Abela's Labour Party claimed a record fourth successive general election ‌victory in Malta on Sunday, riding voter confidence in a strong economy, although the size of its…

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Malta News Briefing – Friday 29 May 2026

Morning Briefing Man fined €10,000 for illegally keeping tiger in Marsaskala A 52-year-old man from Attard has been fined €10,000 after a court found him guilty of illegally keeping a…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 28 May 2026

Updated 1145 Gozo Launches Fully Electric Public Bus Fleet: Gozo’s entire public transport fleet is now operating with electric buses following an €11 million investment announced by government. The new…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 27 May 2026

Updated 1100 Polls point to Labour victory as surveys differ on margin Two major election surveys published in the final days of the campaign both place the Labour Party ahead…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 26 May 2026

Updated 1020 Food and Housing Costs Push Malta Inflation Up to 2.8%: Malta’s annual inflation rate edged up to 2.8% in April from 2.7% in March, according to the National…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 25 May 2026

Update 1120 GWU Registers Industrial Dispute with MCAST Over Collective Agreement Delay: The General Workers' Union has registered an industrial dispute with MCAST, citing delays in signing a collective agreement…

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Malta News Briefing – Saturday 23 May 2026

Morning Briefing PN unveils €1.4 billion metro proposal The Nationalist Party has unveiled plans for a €1.4 billion underground metro system which it says could be operational within five years…

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Malta News Briefing – Friday 22 May 2026

Morning Briefing Malta Set to Remain EU’s Fastest-Growing Economy Until 2027 Malta is expected to remain the European Union’s fastest-growing economy over the next two years, according to the European…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 21 May 2026

Updated 1130 Malta Strengthens Semiconductor Sector with €250 Million ST Investment: Malta has handed over a new Kirkop facility to STMicroelectronics as part of a €250 million investment set to…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 20 May 2026

Updated 1100 MUMN Slams Allied Health Deal as ‘Betrayal’ to Nurses and Midwives: The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses has requested a meeting with Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 19 May 2026

Updated 1015 Public Sector Engineers Warn Infrastructure at Risk Without Reform: Malta’s public sector architects and engineers say infrastructure and long-term national plans are at risk unless their roles are…

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Malta’s Election: The First Political Test of Vision 2050

There are elections where the central question is who will win. This does not appear to be one of them. At this stage of the campaign, the more serious question…

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Malta News Briefing – Monday 18 May 2026

Major surveys point to diverging gaps between major parties Two electoral surveys published over the weekend offered constrasting views of the size of the gap in favour of the Labour…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 15 May 2026

Updated 1230 Malta to Launch AI-Powered Traffic Control Centre Within Months: Transport Malta’s upgraded national traffic control centre is set to begin using artificial intelligence and live road data within…

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Malta News Briefing – Thursday 14 May 2026

Morning Briefing DOmestic demand, exports drive growth in Q4 of last year - CBM The Central Bank of Malta said the Maltese economy continued to grow strongly during the final…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 13 May 2026

Updated 1100 Tougher Enforcement Measures Introduced in Tourism Hotspots: Government has announced a series of new enforcement measures targeting noise, disorder and short-let accommodation in Malta’s busiest tourism areas, as…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 12 May 2026

Updated Government Unveils Healthcare Masterplan for New Gozo Hospital and St Luke’s Overhaul: Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela announced a long-term healthcare masterplan including a new hospital at Gozo General…

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