In a development that has alarmed environmental watchdogs, legal experts, and the Maltese public, the Planning Authority (PA) in Gozo has once again found itself at the center of a controversy involving the sanctioning of illegal construction projects. In a case that raises urgent questions about the rule of law, government accountability, and the independence of Malta’s planning mechanisms, senior planning officials have overridden a decision by the Court of Appeal to reissue permits for developments previously declared illegal....

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