The developers’ lobby is pushing to have the right to appoint one of its own members to a new authority tasked with policing the construction sector, raising conflict of interest concerns. A Malta Developers’ Association internal document reviewed by Times of Malta shows that construction lobbyists want three experts representing the various phases of construction on the board of the Building Construction Authority (BCA). “MDA also feels that one of the board members should be appointed by the MDA, in the same way as that of Malta Enterprise,” the working document reads. Environmentalist Arnold Cassola slammed the proposal when contacted by