The Office of the Ombudsman has issued a formal recommendation calling for a significant overhaul in the penalty structure for illegal and irregular development across Malta. Specifically, the Ombudsman has recommended that the current cap on administrative fines for such developments be doubled from €50,000 to €100,000. This proposal emerged from a detailed investigation by the Commissioner for Environment and Planning, initiated after a formal complaint highlighted concerns over inadequate enforcement and the lenient capping of daily fines imposed on a substantial case of unauthorized construction....

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