AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoEU Court Conflict-of-Interest: Investigate Europe reports that over 40% of current CJEU judges and advocates general have declared private financial interests, including stakes in major firms like AstraZeneca, Airbus, Amazon and Boeing—raising fresh questions about impartiality. EU Travel Fees: ETIAS is set to add a nearly £17 charge for UK and Scottish travellers to a long list of European countries, with Malta included; the fee is €20 and exemptions apply for children and those over 70. EU Foreign Policy Tensions: Diplomats meet in Sarajevo to break a US–Europe deadlock over who should lead Bosnia’s high representative role, after earlier talks collapsed amid acrimony. Malta’s Film & Culture: Malta Film Commissioner Johann Grech backs Stephen Poliakoff’s adaptation of Peter Portelli’s novel The Order, an eight-part political thriller filmed on the island, while the Mediterrane Film Festival gala reportedly dropped David Walliams. Comino Safety Warning: Malta’s geologists’ chamber says the Comino “Kissing Elephants” arch collapse shows Malta’s lack of a National Geological Service. Local Governance Spotlight: A by-election in Morwell has turned into a five-man race, with multiple candidates now in the frame.
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