Momentum has slammed the government’s latest proposed changes to MPs’ ethics rules, warning they could weaken transparency and accountability. Momentum has strongly criticised amendments to the Code of Ethics for Members of Parliament, arguing they represent a major step backwards for good governance in Malta. According to the party, the proposed changes
Outgoing Opposition MP Ivan J. Bartolo stated that he has decided not to recontest his seat in Parliament because he has grown tired of the "drama, behaviour, and disorder" often observed within the House of Representatives and because his vision for both sides of Parliament to align for the benefit of the country was "just a dream" that fell on deaf
The PN said in a statement that it expects that all necessary investigations are carried out following the allegations made against the Animal Welfare Directorate and its leadership concerning negligence and abuse. The PN said that for years it has been drawing the Government’s attention to the fact that it is not taking this sector seriously and,
A total of 786 involuntary admissions were recorded at Mount Carmel Hospital in 2025, Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela told Parliament. The figure was provided by Abela in response to a parliamentary question by PN MP Graziella Attard Previ, who asked for the number of involuntary admissions registered at the hospital over the past year. In his reply,
Restoration works at the St Nicholas Bastion in Bormla are now underway, the Ministry of Culture said in a statement. Works started in November 2025, following preparatory phases. The project is being supervised by the Restoration and Preservation Department. A major part of the bastion was severely damaged during World War II bombings. The project
Major electronics retailer Euronics is expected to enter the Maltese market, according to Whos Who. The global consumer electronics chain plans to open a new store in St George’s Mall, a shopping centre being developed by a subsidiary of the db Group on the former Institute of Tourism Studies site in Pembroke. Euronics, which bills itself as the largest
The Ħamrun Local Council was on Tuesday ordered to pay €4,322.47 in damages to a woman, following a 2022 incident in which she fell into a deep hole on Triq Dun Ġorġ Preca. The Small Claims Tribunal ruled that the council had failed in its legal duty to maintain the road in a safe state for pedestrians. The incident occurred while the woman was walking
Din l-Art Ħelwa on Wednesday welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement that an agreement has been reached with MIDI plc to bring the Manoel Island and Fort Tigné concessions back into public ownership. "We commend the Prime Minister and the government for heeding the strong public outcry and taking this decisive step to safeguard these two historic
Some political movements could comfortably hold their annual conference in a moderately sized lift. For years, that was roughly the scale of the operation run by Norman Lowell and his assorted ideological hobbyists. Malta has always had its share of fringe eccentrics: men (and they are almost always men) who mistake a Facebook page for a political
The latest figures published by both Malta's National Statistics Office (NSO) and the European Union's statistical office (Eurostat) clearly show that the rate of the cost of living in Malta continues to remain consistently, month after month, at a significantly higher level than the European Union average, as well as when compared to the average of
