Comino’s Blue Lagoon, one of Malta’s most iconic natural sites, is once again facing a summer season dominated by unregulated commercial activity. Despite years of public commitments by successive tourism ministers to address illegal kiosks and unauthorised beach concessions, the situation on the ground remains unchanged. Operators who have long lacked valid permits are expected to continue trading throughout the upcoming peak season, reinforcing concerns about governance failures and environmental neglect at a protected Natura 2000 site....
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