Malta: Constitutional & Administrative Law

The European Commission has proposed a Public Procurement Act that would fundamentally transform how government contracts are awarded across the EU. This Regulation would replace three existing Directives with a single set of binding rules, introducing mandatory quality criteria, expanded negotiation rights, and a unified digital procurement system.

Malta's Financial Services Authority has dramatically expanded its supervisory capabilities, growing its workforce by 160% and increasing supervisory engagements by 350%. An academic paper examines how the regulator's innovative outcomes-based approach, particularly through 'Dear CEO' letters and structured industry outreach, achieves market-wide behavioral change without resource-intensive individual inspections of every licensed entity.

Malta's 2026 reforms replace the traditional guardianship framework with a modern system of personal autonomy safeguards and support persons. How does this legislative transformation balance the protection of vulnerable adults with respect for individual autonomy, and what mechanisms ensure that support arrangements remain proportionate to each person's circumstances?

The case concerns Malta's 2020 investor citizenship framework, formally called "Citizenship by Naturalisation for Exceptional Services by Direct Investment" or NESDI. Under this framework, foreign nationals could apply for Maltese nationality by making substantial pre-determined financial contributions and fulfilling a residency status requirement of 12 or 36 months.

Malta's summer season is synonymous with one of the island's most cherished cultural traditions – the village festa.

By rushing towards a centralised supervision of crypto asset providers (CASPs), the European Union risks diluting the very principles that have kept its ambitious project legitimate, vibrant, and diverse.

In a request for a preliminary ruling by Randstad Italia SpA to the European Court of Justice, Grand Chamber, the interpretation of Article 19(1) TEU relating to the obligations of...

Following the budget speech delivered by the Minister of Finance on the 11 October 2021, Bill No. 247 was published before Parliament to implement some of the Budget Measures for the Financial Year 2022...

The Rent Regulation Board (the "Board"), presided over by Magistrate Dr Simone Grech, on 30 July 2021, in the case Ann sive Felicity Wismayer vs. Patricia Engerer dealt with an eviction request made by the plaintiff .