Culture Minister Malcolm Paul Agius Galea has accepted responsibility for the reaction provoked by his comments about artists, acknowledging he could have expressed himself better and pledging to regain the sector's trust. Following a meeting with the president of the Malta Entertainment Industry and Arts Association (MEIA), the minister said he had
Culture Minister Malcolm Paul Agius Galea has addressed the controversy surrounding his recent remarks about Malta’s artistic community, acknowledging that he could have expressed himself better and pledging to rebuild trust with artists. In a lengthy Facebook statement following what he described as a positive meeting with the president of the Malta
Culture Minister Malcolm Paul Agius Galea is facing mounting pressure to quit after 56 organisations and more than 3,300 creative professionals demanded his removal over insensitive comments made about the arts community. The minister has found himself at the centre of a growing backlash after describing his time in the portfolio as "traumatic" and
Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Robert Abela to remove Culture Minister Malcolm Paul Agius Galea from his portfolio, after thousands of artists and dozens of organisations formally backed calls for his resignation or reassignment. The Malta Entertainment Industry and Arts Association (MEIA) has officially submitted an open letter to the Prime
These are the leading stories making front-page headlines in Malta this Thursday. Times of Malta reports that the Office of the Prime Minister has denied ever receiving a population report that Finance Minister Clyde Caruana claims to have drafted years ago. The newspaper also notes that medical professionals will soon assist students with specific
I read that the entire culture industry condemns Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, the arts, culture and heritage minister. The entire industry? I doubt it. Across the island, panto scriptwriters must be on their knees, praising the Lord for helping them overcome writer’s block. Agius Galea scoffs at artists who believe they are God’s gift to Malta; satirists