The recent appointment of Neil Portelli, a former associate of the disgraced ex-chairman of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), Joseph Cuschieri, to a senior role at Infrastructure Malta has once again brought to light serious concerns about political favoritism and a lack of transparency in public sector recruitment. This development is not isolated, but part of a discernible trend in which individuals with close ties to influential figures are being placed into government-funded roles, bypassing standard hiring procedures....

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