AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoLabour Policy: The Malta Employers’ Association has challenged Finance Minister Clyde Caruana’s claim that businesses chose cheap foreign labour over investment, pointing to his past role in shaping and defending recruitment policies. Tourism & Economy: WTTC’s global summit opened in Valletta, with the council forecasting 3.1% growth for Europe’s tourism sector in 2026 and saying Malta recorded the region’s strongest rise in tourism’s GDP contribution last year. Mediterranean Diplomacy: MED9 leaders, including Malta, renewed their call for a UN-based settlement of the Cyprus issue and said Turkey’s role would be crucial to restarting talks. Planning Oversight: A report questions why a newer Siġġiewi crematorium proposal may receive full approval before a rival Paola application filed in 2021; it also raises concerns about the handling of both cases and alleged links between the Siġġiewi land’s former owners and the prime minister’s circle. Media Freedom: International press-freedom groups have urged Prime Minister Robert Abela to open the draft media reform bill to broader scrutiny.
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