Government Regulation and Public Sector Law

The Budget for the 2026 legislature was presented to the Maltese Parliament on the 27th of October 2025, highlighting Malta's continued strong economic...

The 2026 Malta Budget underscores the country's strong economic momentum and resilience amid global uncertainty. The GDP grew by 3.1% in the first half of 2025, the highest rate in the EU...

Malta's Budget for 2026, is crafted to sustain robust economic growth while supporting businesses and families. It delivers a mix of corporate incentives, tax relief measures, and social initiatives...

In an op-ed published in L’Agefi, regulatory partner Sabine Naugès examines the evolving European framework for screening foreign investments and its implications for private equity players.

With Judgment No. 142/2025, the Italian Constitutional Court intervened on one of the most debated issues concerning the transmission of Italian citizenship by descent (jure sanguinis Italy).

Italian solicitor Gianluigi Cassandra from Latitude Law explains the critical changes to Italian citizenship by descent (jure sanguinis) following the new law issued on 28 March 2025.

The European Commission's package on energy independence and affordability is relevant to stakeholders across the sector including those in generation, supply...

The European Union's approach to foreign direct investment (FDI) screening is undergoing a marked shift with potentially significant ramifications. What began as a coordination-focused FDI screening...

The European Commission proposed a Regulation on establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors (the Industrial Accelerator Act, the “IAA”).

The European Commission's package on energy independence and affordability is relevant to stakeholders across the sector including those in generation, supply...

Addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the key objectives of the EU’s legislative reform. However, the development pipeline for new effective antimicrobials is obstructed, primarily due to a profound market failure: the low commercial value of the antimicrobial medicinal product market (costly development versus naturally limited market). In short, the market alone cannot deliver the solutions urgently needed to address AMR.

The High Court in Ireland dismissed a challenge to a decision by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, following a competitive dialogue procedure, to award a contract for certain services.