The Malta Independent

Keep me signed in with social media

21 May 2025, Wednesday

View E-Paper

PN wants election to decide who will be Għargħur Mayor

The Nationalist Party has called for the central town of Għargħur to decide who should lead its local council, and who should be its mayor, via an election. "Call an election in...

Comments (0)
Share

Abela says he is ‘determined’ to be the Prime Minister to eventually recognise Palestine as a State

The Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abela told Parliament on Wednesday that he is determined to be the Prime Minister who will officially recognise the State of Palestine, but reiterated his stance...

Comments (0)
Share

‘More urgent than ever that Maltese government recognises Palestinian state,’ PL Deputy Leader says

It is more urgent than ever that the Maltese government recognises the Palestinian state, Labour MEP and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Alex Agius Saliba stated on Wednesday. “After the...

Comments (0)
Share

Updated (2): PN says PL 'lied' when it said Opposition agreed with proposed constitutional reforms

The Nationalist Party Parliamentary Group said Wednesday it is in favour of a full reform of Malta's Constitution and is eager for this process to begin without further delay. On Tuesday evening,...

Comments (0)
Share

Maksar gang trial: Investigator tells court Vince Muscat pardon was ‘strategic necessity’

Assistant Commissioner Keith Arnaud told a court on Wednesday that the decision to grant Vince Muscat, known as "il-Koħħu", a presidential pardon was a strategic necessity. At the time,...

Comments (0)
Share

Måneskin frontman Damiano David and DJ ALOK to headline Isle of MTV 2025

MTV on Wednesday announced that Isle of MTV Malta will return to the island’s iconic il-Fosos Square on Tuesday, 15th July. This year’s event will feature headlining performances...

Comments (0)
Share

Professionals, companies will be able to donate service hours to voluntary organisations

A volunteer bank has been launched to connect professionals and companies with voluntary organisations in need of professional support, a government statement said. This initiative, called ProACT...

Comments (0)
Share

Court freezes over €6.3 million in assets linked to Brian Tonna, Nexia BT associates

A court has issued a revised freezing order targeting assets held by accountant Brian Tonna, his former associates, and several of his companies, as part of a broader corruption investigation stemming...

Comments (0)
Share

PM announces AI investment in collaboration with Microsoft to support public service

Prime Minister Robert Abela on Wednesday announced a "ground-breaking" €4 million investment in artificial intelligence through the introduction of Microsoft Copilot, a cutting-edge AI...

Comments (0)
Share

Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism - Call for submission of entries

On 21 May, the European Parliament officially launched the call for submissions for entries to the fifth edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism. The Prize rewards on a...

Comments (0)
Share

Roberta Metsola: 'A comprehensive EU–US agreement must be our goal'

The President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola called for a comprehensive EU-US agreement, a statement issued by her office read. "That is how we create prosperity, and that's how we...

Comments (0)
Share

recent poll

Mental health

Petty pigheadedness

Think positive: dignified life before dignified death

Emmanuel J. Galea

Gozo demands its place in Malta Vision 2050

Julie Zahra

The film industry at a crossroads: an opportunity for growth

Mark Said

Quo Vadis Europe?

Victor Calleja

Yes, I still grieve for Daphne

Noel Grima

Miriana and Yuval

Owen Bonnici

Promoting peace

Alfred Sant

Continuity

TMID Editorial - What is the Prime Minister hiding?

Prime Minister Robert Abela's continued failure to make public the 2023 asset declarations of his Cabinet, combined with his evasive responses, paints a troubling picture of a government that seems...

Comments (0)
Share

Attorney General appeals court decision blocking suspected hacker's extradition to US

The Attorney General has formally appealed a Maltese court decision that denied the extradition of Daniel Joe Meli to the United States, days after the suspected hacker won his legal battle to avoid...

Comments (0)
Share

Malta welcomes adoption of Global Pandemic Agreement

A global pandemic agreement was adopted during the 78th meeting for Health Ministers in Geneva, which aims to bring the international community together in preparing for and responding to potential...

Comments (0)
Share

Priests who back euthanasia ‘fail to honour their duty as Catholic shepherds’ – Archbishop Scicluna

Priests who back reforms to introduce euthanasia in Malta would be failing “to honour their duty as Catholic shepherds,” Archbishop Charles J Scicluna has warned. The...

Comments (0)
Share

Updated: Malta loses second European Court nominee as Veronique Dalli drops out

Malta has lost a second nominee to the European General Court as lawyer Veronique Dalli withdrew herself from consideration. Dalli was Malta’s second nominee to the vacant spot after first...

Comments (0)
Share

Planning tribunal confirms revocation of Bidnija ‘sheep farm’ permit

The Environment and Planning Review Tribunal has confirmed the revocation of the permit PA/7946/18 for the sham sheep farm - a massive multi-storey building with reception areas and a swimming pool -...

Comments (0)
Share

Law report: A constitutional tug of war over Malta’s rent laws

For decades, Malta's rental laws have been a legal minefield, balancing the rights of landlords against the protection of tenants. However, recent constitutional judgments are shaking up the status...

Comments (0)
Share

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse turn up calls for reforms from new pope's American hometown

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new pope's American hometown and raised questions about Leo...

Comments (0)
Share

news in pictures

events

Sports

Omar Marmoush scores stunning goal as Kevin De Bruyne says goodbye to Man City

Supersubs give Brighton thrilling win over Liverpool

Serie A title race between Napoli and Inter goes to final day and possibly further

Hibernians beat ten-man Stripes to win FA Trophy and a place in European football

Arsenal secure return to Champions League on day of farewells for Everton and Vardy

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins F1's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to end Piastri's streak

Retegui completes comeback to make Atalanta history

Crystal Palace pull off FA Cup upset by beating Man City 1-0 in final

Piastri on pole for Emilia-Romagna GP as Ferrari struggles

Aston Villa and Chelsea win at home and raise Champions League hopes

Conferred Lifetime Achievement Award, Astrid Vella talks about Manoel Island

Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, BirdLife Malta, Din l-Art Ħelwa, Ramblers Association, Moviment Graffitti, Friends of the Earth, and Nature Trust Malta welcome the Lifetime Achievement...

Comments (0)
Share

Maksar gang trial - Police believed More Supermarkets loan was murder motive, court hears

Investigating officer Keith Arnaud told a trial by jury that the police believed that the motive behind the murder of lawyer Carmel Chircop in 2015 was related to the More supermarkets...

Comments (0)
Share

Omar Marmoush scores stunning goal as Kevin De Bruyne says goodbye to Man City

Omar Marmoush's stunning long-range strike upstaged Kevin De Bruyne on the Manchester City great's Etihad farewell. Marmoush let fly from around 30 yards (meters) to put City ahead in...

Comments (0)
Share

Prime Minister reaffirms 'unwavering commitment to equality'

Malta has hosted this year's edition of the European IDAHOT+ Forum, one of Europe's leading platforms dedicated to advancing LGBTIQ+ rights, equality, and inclusion. Focusing on "Advancing...

Comments (0)
Share

Belgian authorities want to question PL MEP Daniel Attard over Huawei bribery case

Belgian authorities have filed a request to question Labour Party MEP Daniel Attard as part of a wider investigation involving allegations of bribery by Chinese technology company Huawei. In a...

Comments (1)
Share

latest comment from Joseph the crook, 20/05/2025 11:13: That is what you get when you vote Labour, even more so when he is close to the Malta's most corrupt politician ever.

Click to rate
1
0

PM’s remarks on Daniel Attard investigation ‘grossly prejudice normal course of law enforcement’

Prime Minister Robert Abela's remarks following the news that Belgian police are investigating Labour MEP Daniel Attard are "out of place and grossly prejudice the normal course of law enforcement,"...

Comments (0)
Share

Floriana FC secures 45-year lease for historic football ground, as Parliament approves land transfer

Floriana Football Club will officially take over the historic Independence Arena, also known as ‘ix-Xagħra tal-Floriana,’ after a parliamentary motion to transfer the land was...

Comments (0)
Share

PN stunt in Għargħur urges participation in protest on Wednesday

The Nationalist Party is urging public participation for a rally in Għargħur on Wednesday to protest against what it says is the hijacking of the local council by the Labour Party. In a...

Comments (2)
Share

latest comment from C Xerri, 20/05/2025 13:07: "what it says is the hijacking of the local council by the Labour Party." If it is highjacking and illegal why doesn't the PN go to the Courts? Was there any highjacking when in 2003 the Mtarfa Labour Mayor was disposed with the help of the PN councillors?

Click to rate
0
1

‘Hold perpetrators of sexual abuse cases accountable,’ says Commissioner for Children

It is extremely important to hold perpetrators of sexual abuse cases accountable and to provide the necessary protection and support for children to prevent stigmatisation, promote healing, affirm the...

Comments (0)
Share

Government presents law introducing Commissioner for Standards of Judiciary

Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector Jonathan Attard on Monday launched a proposed bill to amend the Constitution of Malta, a judicial reform aimed, in his words, at...

Comments (0)
Share

Business

Concept Stadium joins Maltese delegation at GITEX Europe 2025 in Berlin

Money meets vision: FPEI celebrates its 10-year anniversary at upcoming event

Catching up with Spain

HSBC Malta Foundation enhances Educational Access in Valletta through VR Technology

Breaking Barriers at the 18th BPW European Regional Conference and 12th Young Symposium in Valletta

PN wants election to decide who will be Għargħur Mayor

Abela says he is ‘determined’ to be the Prime Minister to eventually recognise Palestine as a State

‘More urgent than ever that Maltese government recognises Palestinian state,’ PL Deputy Leader says

Updated (2): PN says PL 'lied' when it said Opposition agreed with proposed constitutional reforms

Maksar gang trial: Investigator tells court Vince Muscat pardon was ‘strategic necessity’

Måneskin frontman Damiano David and DJ ALOK to headline Isle of MTV 2025

Professionals, companies will be able to donate service hours to voluntary organisations

Court freezes over €6.3 million in assets linked to Brian Tonna, Nexia BT associates

PM announces AI investment in collaboration with Microsoft to support public service

Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism - Call for submission of entries

Roberta Metsola: 'A comprehensive EU–US agreement must be our goal'

TMID Editorial - What is the Prime Minister hiding?

Attorney General appeals court decision blocking suspected hacker's extradition to US

Malta welcomes adoption of Global Pandemic Agreement

Priests who back euthanasia ‘fail to honour their duty as Catholic shepherds’ – Archbishop Scicluna

Updated: Malta loses second European Court nominee as Veronique Dalli drops out

Planning tribunal confirms revocation of Bidnija ‘sheep farm’ permit

Law report: A constitutional tug of war over Malta’s rent laws

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse turn up calls for reforms from new pope's American hometown

Updated: Attard ‘shifting blame onto his assistant’, PN says; PL replies

Preparations and final touches for Public Service Expo Village 25

Trump says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks will begin immediately following call with Putin

TMID Editorial - Electricity cable chaos: A symptom of poor planning

Malta to donate to world’s largest refugee camp in Jordan, Prime Minister announces

The UK and the EU announce new deals and renew ties, 5 years after Brexit

Malta and Jordan seal new deals to boost ties in tourism, energy, education and culture

WasteServ rejects ‘deceptive assertions’ on waste management plant; PN, PL react

Government ‘passive’ in the face of soaring prices, PN says; PL reacts

Conferred Lifetime Achievement Award, Astrid Vella talks about Manoel Island

Maksar gang trial - Police believed More Supermarkets loan was murder motive, court hears

Omar Marmoush scores stunning goal as Kevin De Bruyne says goodbye to Man City

Prime Minister reaffirms 'unwavering commitment to equality'

Belgian authorities want to question PL MEP Daniel Attard over Huawei bribery case

PM’s remarks on Daniel Attard investigation ‘grossly prejudice normal course of law enforcement’

Floriana FC secures 45-year lease for historic football ground, as Parliament approves land transfer

PN stunt in Għargħur urges participation in protest on Wednesday

‘Hold perpetrators of sexual abuse cases accountable,’ says Commissioner for Children

Government presents law introducing Commissioner for Standards of Judiciary

Supersubs give Brighton thrilling win over Liverpool

More testimonies heard in Maksar gang trial, now in fourth week

‘Mental health is a fundamental right’ – Commissioner Glenn Micallef

Malta School Games 2025 finals kick off with 2,000 students competing

Plans for Iklin ODZ fuel station again recommended for refusal after series of appeals

550 new allocations of social housing during 2024, Housing Authority annual study shows