The European Union is assessing whether Malta’s controversial affordable housing initiative complies with state aid rules, with early indications suggesting that formal infringement proceedings could follow. The development has placed the Maltese government under increased regulatory attention, as questions arise about the structure, transparency and legal compliance of the scheme from its inception....
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NEWS Malta
February 5, 2026
Planning Authority faces scrutiny over Fawwara quarry expansion
The Planning Authority is advancing toward a decision that could allow the expansion of a long disputed hardstone quarry located in the environmentally sensitive area of Fawwara near Siġġiewi. The...
NEWS Malta
January 22, 2026
Marsa scrapyard eviction order still unenforced after four years
A hazardous scrapyard in Marsa remains operational more than four years after a court ordered its eviction, highlighting persistent challenges in Malta’s regulatory enforcement framework and raising renewed questions about...
NEWS Malta
January 15, 2026
Żabbar band club gains approval to convert public site
In what critics have described as another instance of public assets being reassigned for private organisational use, the Planning Authority has formally approved an application allowing a Żabbar-based band club...
NEWS Malta
November 6, 2025
MDA welcomes plan for White Rocks National Park
The Malta Development Association (MDA) has expressed its full support for the recent announcement by the Prime Minister that the long-neglected White Rocks site will be rehabilitated and converted into...
NEWS Malta
October 13, 2025
Manoel Island dispute halts settlement talks
Negotiations between the Maltese government and MIDI PLC regarding a possible out-of-court settlement for the return of Manoel Island to public ownership have reportedly ground to a halt. According to...
NEWS Malta
June 18, 2025
Abela changes stance on Manoel Island deal
On 4 June, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced that Labour MP Edward Zammit Lewis and Labour Party President Alex Sciberras had been appointed to review the Manoel Island concession agreement...
NEWS Malta
June 5, 2025
Manoel Island Developers Deny Breach of Agreement
The developers behind the Manoel Island redevelopment project have publicly rejected allegations that they have breached the concession agreement governing the ambitious and controversial plans to regenerate the historic site....