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The Council of Europe’s Venice Commission favours government proposal for a constitutional change to strengthen function of regulatory authorities
Amending the constitution is the best way to introduce a contentious reform that would allow public entities to impose much larger fines, rule of law experts fr
A proud lay state no longer Malta has been unable to shake away the centuries-old habits which prevent it from being a proud independent state Michael Falzon 13 April 2021, 7:11am Two newspaper reports last Sunday have shook me to the core on a very important question: does Malta aspire to be a small but proud independent lay state? Have we not yet managed to shake away the centuries-old habits that indicate otherwise? The first report that shook me was in The Sunday Times: it said that the government had asked the Venice Commission for advice on a particular ‘legal change’. As has a...
When 11 people face court in Valletta, Malta, in coming weeks, the rule of law on the Mediterranean island will also be on trial. The defendants, who are facing charges relating to allegations of corrupt dealings, include Keith Schembri, the former chief of staff to the ex-prime minister, Joseph Muscat. Schembri was arrested and detained on March 20 on charges of corruption, money-laundering and “engaging in lucrative underhand business dealings”, according to press reports. His fellow defendants include various prominent business figures. The prosecutions stem from investigations, prompt...
Three incidents that transpired lat week, caught my attention. Garba Shehu and the Presidentâs Medical Tourism I watched an interview of Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu last Tuesday, in which he said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to London for a medical check up could not be classified as medical tourism, because he was going to see his Doctors who have been caring for him for the past 30 years! I felt so embarrassed for Nigeria, with that singular statement that Mr Shehu made. It would have been better for Mr Shehu to have responded âno commentâ to the question ...