Malta’s framework for public accountability has long relied on a basic but essential principle: those entrusted with executive power should openly declare their financial interests. Asset declarations are not designed to shame or punish. They exist to reassure the public that decisions taken in government are free from undisclosed conflicts and improper influence....
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