A formal investigation by the Standards Commissioner has examined secondment practices within the Office of the Prime Minister in Malta and identified administrative failures in the handling of public employees assigned to non government organisations. The inquiry focused on arrangements connected to NGOs presided over by Michelle Muscat and assessed whether established procedures were respected....
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September 6, 2025
Clayton Bartolo seeks Labour return amid allegations
Former Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo, who was removed from the cabinet and the Labour parliamentary group in November at the initiative of Prime Minister Robert Abela, continues to signal his...
NEWS Malta
June 18, 2025
Cabinet asset declarations kept secret by Abela
In a move that has triggered widespread criticism among transparency advocates and press freedom organisations, Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela has stood firm on his refusal to publish the annual...
NEWS Malta
June 5, 2025
Standards Commissioner Clears MP Toni Bezzina of Misconduct
The Standards Commissioner for Public Life, Joseph Azzopardi, has formally concluded that there is no evidence to support allegations of professional misconduct made by Prime Minister Robert Abela against Opposition...
NEWS Malta
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Alex Borg refuses to apologies over Fort Chambray claims
Alex Borg, a Nationalist Party Member of Parliament and a rising political figure in Malta, has carefully cultivated a reputation as Gozo’s unapologetic defender—a brash, populist firebrand unafraid to challenge...
NEWS Malta
May 7, 2025
Standards Commissioner flags misuse of public funds
The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life has raised serious concerns over the use of public funds for political promotion in Malta, citing videos produced and shared by the Office...
NEWS Malta
April 26, 2025
Robert Abela shifts stance on Cabinet asset disclosures
Prime Minister Robert Abela has once again altered his position regarding the publication of Cabinet members' asset declarations for 2023, now asserting that the documents are confidential and exempt from...