Malta: Government, Public Sector

Bill No. 172 (the “Bill”) has been published to amend the National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office Act (Chapter 620 of the Laws of Malta) (the “FDI Act”). The Bill primarily integrates the National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office (the “Office”) within the Malta Business Registry and introduces clarifications to the FDI Act.

Malta’s residency opportunities were recently showcased in London through a successful collaboration with Mamo TCV Advocates, the Malta Business Network and RE/MAX Crown.

In 2020, the European Union introduced the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Regulation with the aim of enabling cooperation between EU Member States...

This article examines Malta's Citizenship by Merit framework through the historical lens of Caravaggio's admission to the Order of St John, exploring how contribution-based citizenship has evolved from medieval orders to modern legal structures. It analyzes the legal principles underlying merit-based naturalisation and their alignment with EU law following the landmark Commission v Malta judgment.

On 16 January 2026, Malta has officially issued its intended transposition of the EU's Critical Entities Directive (Directive EU 2022/2557) ("CER") into national legislation through the Resilience of Critical Entities...

Just in time for the 2025 end-of-exams season, Ganado In Session launches its first-ever revision podcast – tailored specifically for first-year law students tackling PBL 1015 – Constitutional Law.

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...

On 16 January 2026, Malta has officially issued its intended transposition of the EU's Critical Entities Directive (Directive EU 2022/2557) ("CER") into national legislation through the Resilience of Critical Entities...

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.

Since February 2026, the situation in Iran and the wider region has escalated. The de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz has already led to significant increases...

The Government of Malta has issued a significant public procurement call (CT2122/2026) for the development of the Sir Temi Zammit Hospital for Older Persons, a large-scale project combining construction, financing...