Malta: Indigenous Peoples

On April 29, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a landmark judgment in Commission v Malta (Case C-181/23), ruling that Malta's investor citizenship scheme...

Malta continues to position itself as a competitive hub for global businesses, leveraging its robust foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, stable regulatory framework, and commitment to innovation

Malta Enterprise, the government economic development agency tasked with facilitating growth and attracting new foreign direct investment...

Fundamental human rights are rights which are inherent to all persons regardless of status, and in Malta these are enforceable through the Constitution of Malta (the "Constitution")...

The case concerns Malta's 2020 investor citizenship framework, formally called "Citizenship by Naturalisation for Exceptional Services by Direct Investment" or NESDI. Under this framework, foreign nationals could apply for Maltese nationality by making substantial pre-determined financial contributions and fulfilling a residency status requirement of 12 or 36 months.

Malta's summer season is synonymous with one of the island's most cherished cultural traditions – the village festa.

On 8 April 2025, the Maltese Government published Legal Notice 71 of 2025, entitled "Measures for a High Common Level of Cybersecurity Across the European Union (Malta) Order, 2025" (Order)...

The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) of Malta, issued its Annual Report for 2023 on July 16, 2024, providing an in-depth overview of the organisation's activities...

The AMLR shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply for 3 years...

Whilst recognising the impact that AI is having on a range of economic sectors and establishing the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA) to spearhead initiatives...

Forty-six years after providing its first loan to Malta, the European Investment Bank (EIB) opened a permanent office on the island last year. This move is part of a broader effort to ensure the EIB Group...

On the 8th of April 2025 the Court of Appeal in its superior jurisdiction delivered a significant judgement overturning a decision of the Public Contracts...