Joseph Muscat

MEPs cast doubt on Malta’s Commission nominee Fearne over criminal charges – POLITICO

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After a judicial document seen by POLITICO Tuesday evening revealed that Fearne will face charges of fraud and misappropriation in a snowballing case, MEPs suggested the ex-health minister’s nomination could now be in trouble. “The European Parliament holds high standards when it comes to Commissioner-designates’ approval,” Cyrus Engerer, a Maltese MEP from Fearne’s Labour Party, … Read more

Maltese central bank governor, deputy PM face charges in snowballing corruption case – POLITICO

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Allegations of corruption around the so-called Vitals deal figured prominently in the work of the Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was assassinated in 2017. Caruana Galizia published extensive investigations into privatization deals brokered by the Muscat administration. Charges are also pending against Muscat, who was prime minister from 2013 to 2020, as first … Read more