The Opposition Nationalist Party has formally called on the government to reinstate stricter transparency rules, insisting that ministers and MPs must once again be required to declare assets held by their spouses and partners. Speaking during a brief meeting of Parliament’s Standards Committee, PN MP Mark Anthony Sammut said the Opposition categorically
Justice Minister Jonathan Attard has expressed his support for a proposal to publish asset declarations filed by MPs. Speaking during a meeting of parliament’s standards committee, Attard agreed with a suggestion by Speaker Anglu Farrugia that the declarations should be published. While ministers' declarations are published every year, MPs' declarations
Proposed changes to the Code of Ethics for Members of Parliament are set for a parliamentary debate after government and the Opposition reached an agreement during a Standards Committee sitting, though the Opposition flagged a number of shortcomings to be discussed. During Monday’s Standards in Public Life Committee sitting, Speaker Anglu Farrugia
Three years ago, the OECD, an international policy body, identified key weaknesses in Malta’s asset reporting regime for top officials and MPs. It proposed extending asset declarations to ministers’ persons of trust, broadening the scrutiny of family members and introducing an e-filing system to make the declarations easier for the media and public
The government's proposed changes to Cabinet members' asset declaration rules are being dressed up as reform. In reality, they amount to something far more troubling: a deliberate weakening of accountability at the very top of public life. At a time when public trust in institutions must be strengthened, the Robert Abela administration has chosen to
There is a particular brand of arrogance that only long incumbency can breed. When a government no longer feels the need to pretend after having grown so comfortable in power and assured of its own continuity, it appears that it can stop performing the rituals of accountability altogether. Malta’s government, in tabling amendments to the parliamentary
The proposed changes to the way MPs and ministers declare their assets are a “Machiavellian move by the government,” the Green Party said. In a statement on Saturday, ADPD said the bill presented by the government recently is a regressive move for transparency and accountability. The bill tabled in parliament on Monday would formally abolish ministerial
ADPD – The Green Party has criticised proposed changes to the declaration of assets for Cabinet members, warning the move could weaken transparency and accountability. Speaking during a press conference in front of Parliament, ADPD described the proposal as a “regressive” step that risks reducing scrutiny over those in power. Deputy Chairperson Melissa
ADPD-The Green Party has hit out at the government's proposed changes to ministerial asset declarations, labeling the move a regressive step for transparency and accountability. During a press conference held outside Parliament, party leaders described the shift as a Machiavellian attempt by Prime Minister Robert Abela to normalize a lack of oversight