AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoGovernment Transparency: Malta’s hotel lobby, the MHRA, confirmed it is helping administer the tourism eco tax under an agreement signed with the Malta Tourism Authority in April, weeks before the election. The association has not disclosed how it is paid; the Finance Ministry and MTA did not respond to questions. Workers’ Rights: Minister Jonathan Attard launched public consultation on Malta’s first national occupational health and safety strategy, setting priorities through 2031. Public Spending: Parliamentary disclosures list €2.24 million in Transport Malta consultancy payments across 39 entries, with more than half going to five consultants. Waste Policy: The PN says government figures omit major waste categories and points to high landfill use and low recycling; Labour says the opposition ignores progress. Animal Welfare: Momentum and ADPD questioned the zoo licence issued to Montekristo, asking how it fits Labour’s pledge to phase out dangerous animals in zoos. Remembrance Day: Malta’s highest authorities paid tribute to war victims in Valletta, with President Myriam Spiteri Debono, Acting Prime Minister Michael Falzon and Opposition Leader Alex Borg among those laying wreaths.
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