It’s been more than one week since the government announced that international arbitration between Malta and Steward Health Care has been concluded. The International Chamber of Commerce’s decision has been the subject of much commentary and even more political spin. And while the ICC’s 200-page award document has been published, its legal language
PN MP Adrian Delia explained how he arrived at the famous €400 million figure, which the PN has long claimed Steward stole from public funds. Interviewed on Jon Mallia’s show Il-Każin, Delia said that a NAO report found the government paid Steward and its predecessor Vitals €268 million between 2016 and 2021. This is over and above the €188 million
Prime Minister Robert Abela said the Nationalist Party failed to raise its claim that Steward stole €400 million in public funds before the ICC tribunal because it knew the allegation was false. Addressing Parliament, Abela said the PN could have submitted an ‘Amicus Curiae’ brief to the ICC, just as the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation had done.
If there is one thing that the International Chamber of Commerce’s judgement in Steward Healthcare v Malta clearly shows, it’s the fact that the government could have never negotiated its way out of a concession that was rigged against the taxpayer without triggering an existential crisis. The 200-page judgement provides an extensive analysis of how
A heated parliamentary debate unfolded Monday following the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) ruling on the hospitals concession involving Steward Health Care. While the tribunal rejected both Steward's claim for damages and Malta's counterclaim, the decision reignited fierce political disagreement. During the debate, government MPs hailed
A heated parliamentary debate unfolded Monday following the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) ruling on the hospitals concession involving Steward Health Care. While the tribunal rejected both Steward's claim for damages and Malta's counterclaim, the decision reignited fierce political disagreement. During the debate, government MPs hailed
The Prime Minister has accused the Opposition of "spinning a fable" about a disputed €400 million fraud in relation to a concession for the running of three state hospitals, while arguing the state received services for "every cent" it paid. Abela was speaking in Parliament on Monday as MPs debated the recent International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
The Government continues to lie despite the clear arbitration ruling confirming that it failed to recover the €488 million it claimed from Steward as compensation, the Nationalist Party said in a statement, adding that the government lost. On Monday, Parliament was debating the arbitration decision on the hospital scandal, following the acceptance
Parliament this morning is debating last week's International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ruling on the now-cancelled hospitals concession, following a government request supported by the Opposition. In its ruling, the ICC tribunal rejected Steward Health Care's claim that Malta had unlawfully terminated the concession for the management of the St Luke's,
Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg said on Sunday he will insist that parliament debates the ICC's ruling on the government’s hospitals deal “at the earliest possible opportunity”. Speaking during an interview on Net TV’s Analiżi programme, Borg said while the government had tried to claim victory over the case filed by Stewards against the hospitals'