Malta: Government, Public Sector

Philip Mifsud and Chris Grech from Ganado Advocates have authored the Malta chapter of the Foreign Direct Investment Guide published by Concurrences. The chapter provides comprehensive analysis of Malta's FDI screening regime, covering legal frameworks, notification requirements, review processes, timelines, and enforcement mechanisms for qualifying investments.

Malta's Financial Services Advisory Council is transitioning from foundational infrastructure development to an aggressive market capture strategy, aiming to convert regulatory advances and institutional coordination into measurable foreign investment and competitive positioning.

Malta's Department of Contracts has issued Circular 07/2026, introducing foreign direct investment screening as a mandatory step in public procurement procedures involving critical activities and third-country investors. This development requires contracting authorities and economic operators to navigate new compliance obligations that bridge investment regulation and procurement law, potentially affecting contract award timelines and bidder eligibility assessments.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has delivered a preliminary ruling addressing whether pension rights linked to demanding occupations must account for equivalent work completed in other EU Member States. The case examines how Slovakia's social security institution handled an underground miner's cross-border employment history when assessing eligibility for occupational pension advantages, raising fundamental questions about the practical application of EU social security coordination rules.

The Civil Court, First Hall (Constitutional Jurisdiction), in the judgment Phoenix Payments Limited (now Lazarus Long Limited) v the Malta Financial Services Authority and the State Advocate...

Malta's legislative landscape underwent significant transformation in April 2026, with new regulations spanning anti-money laundering, gaming taxation, sports club commercialization, and cancer survivor protections. How will these changes reshape compliance obligations for financial institutions, gaming operators, and employers while advancing individual rights and market competitiveness?

Malta’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) framework has undergone a significant evolution following the introduction of Legal Notice 82 of 2026...

On April 1, 2026, two new legal notices were officially published in the Government Gazette, through L.N. 82/2026 and L.N. 83/2026, bringing changes to the Prevention of Money Laundering...

In the context of the increasingly complex compliance environment within which financial entities operate today, banks are often faced with a conflict between the need to respect fundamental...

Enemalta has initiated a preliminary market consultation for a major 132kV interconnector project linking Malta and Gozo, seeking industry input on technical specifications, risk allocation, and procurement strategy before formal tendering begins. The consultation covers submarine and land-based infrastructure design, with the first phase targeting 160MW export capacity, while offering economic operators a strategic opportunity to shape the project's development and future competitive procurement process.

Malta's Department of Contracts has issued Circular 07/2026, introducing foreign direct investment screening as a mandatory step in public procurement procedures involving critical activities and third-country investors. This development requires contracting authorities and economic operators to navigate new compliance obligations that bridge investment regulation and procurement law, potentially affecting contract award timelines and bidder eligibility assessments.

Malta's Grand Harbour Revival Plan enters a critical pre-procurement phase, inviting economic operators to shape the delivery strategy for a transformative waterfront regeneration project.