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Agreement reached for Manoel Island, Fort Tigne to return to the government

An agreement has been reached for Manoel Island and Fort Tigne to return to government hands, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced on Monday night. In a video message uploaded to social media on ...
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Government proposes ethics code reforms for MPs, including new asset declaration rules

The government has presented a set of amendments aimed at strengthening the Code of Ethics and asset declaration requirements ...
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Permanent Committee decides Standards Commissioner will not be given power to publish ethics rulings

Parliament's Permanent Committee on Standards in Public Life has decided not to grant the Standards Commissioner the authority to independently publish decisions on ethics complaints, agreeing instead ...
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Parliament passes bill to legally recognise psychotherapist as a profession

Parliament on Monday passed a Bill granting legal recognition to the profession of a psychotherapist in Malta, following a parliamentary debate that saw support expressed by both sides. The bill ...
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Gozo airfield tender to be issued within weeks as government pushes stronger island connectivity

The tender for the first phase of works on a proposed airfield in Gozo will be issued within the coming weeks, the Minister for Gozo and Planning, Clint Camilleri, has announced. Speaking during ...
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'Democracy begins with active citizens' - Speaker Anġlu Farrugia

The Speaker of the House of Representatives today welcomed a group of young participants who visited the Parliament of Malta ...
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New RetireSmart platform launched to boost pension awareness and financial planning

The Ministry for Social Policy and Childrens Rights, through its GEMMA branch, has officially launched RetireSmart, a new free online platform designed to help citizens better understand their future ...
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Updated: Prime Minister wants to find a permanent solution to damaged Russian tanker soon

The damaged Russian tanker Arctic Metagaz is 54 nautical miles out from Malta, Prime Minister Robert Abela said, and while ...
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Constitutional Court dismisses engineers’ challenge to profession reform law

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a challenge brought by the Malta Association for Professional Engineers (MAPE) against legislative reforms to the engineering profession. The judgment ...
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More than 7 million kg of waste collected from White Rocks

Minister Miriam Dalli, Parliamentary Secretary Glenn Bedingfield, together with the team from Project Green and the Director ...
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Number of crimes reported drops by more than 6% in 2025

Cabinet meeting on Monday shows. This is a drop of 6.4% when compared to the 16,662 crimes reported in 2024. The 2025 number amounts to 27 crimes per 1,000 people, the report reads, which is the ...
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‘Manage success through alignment’, Malta Chamber says in new tourism strategy document

Malta must manage its tourism industry’s success through better alignment between growth, infrastructure, environmental sustainability, communities’ wellbeing and national priorities, ...