European and local election candidate nominations open on 25 April
Candidates who want to contest the EP election or vie for a local council seat have five days to submit their nominations between 25 and 29 April
PN, EP slam BA rules demanding cautious reporting on European Parliament and Roberta Metsola
Broadcasting Authority warns any reporting or any information from the European Parliament, or any report which has to do with the President of the European Parliament, needs to...
[WATCH] Labour candidate draws ire of audience at Vittmi Tal-Kostruzzjoni debate
PL candidate for MEP, and GWU metalworkers unionist Jesmond Marshall, draws fire on to himself by telling audience not to ‘politicise’ construction accidents
Abba leader will not participate in BA debates without equal time allotment
Ivan Grech Mintoff, leader of Christian-conservative party Abba, wants to have as much time allocated to his party as the PL and PN
Companies avoid employing disabled workers with €10,000 'fee', says PL candidate
Labour candidate Steve Ellul proposes legal amendments to ensure more people with disabilities can enter labour force
Sant: Abortion is fundamental human right, but Charter enshrinement a political gimmick
Labour MEP Alfred Sant abstained on resolution to enshrine abortion in EU Charter because healthcare right must be introduced without pressure from EU institutions
EWROPEJ DEBATES
[WATCH] MEPs talk defence, environment and interpreters shortage in KSU debate
MaltaToday and Lovin Malta team up with KSU for the first in a series of five #Ewropej2024 debates for this year’s European elections
[WATCH] Ewropej at MCAST: MEP candidates on Abela speech, climate, youths, and foreign workers
Labour candidate Thomas Bajada echoes Abela claims on Vitals inquiry
NEWS
Asylum and migration Maltese voters’ main EU issue in 2024 elections – Eurobarometer

Migration stays on the Maltese list of top issues for Europe at 50%, double the EU average, but far less than it was back in 2019, when voters prioritised it...

Migration stays on the Maltese list of top issues for...

Peter Agius tells Commission to widen Maltese beneficiaries of EU’s youth programmes

Only 40 Maltese youths are selected for the DiscoverEU programme, an Erasmus+ action that gives applicants the chance to travel across Europe

Only 40 Maltese youths are selected for the DiscoverEU...

Daphne’s Law, anti-SLAPP directive, becomes EU law

The EU’s anti-SLAPP directive, adopted by the European Parliament on 27th...

The EU’s anti-SLAPP directive, adopted by the...

Pilot project to bolster EU hydrogen market in new directive on gas markets

New directive and regulation on the gas and hydrogen markets aim to decarbonise the EU’s energy sector, enhancing the production and integration of...

New directive and regulation on the gas and hydrogen...

Casa: ‘EP can pass 10,000 resolutions on abortion but cannot force Malta’s hand’

Nationalist MEP David Casa addresses audience at Europe House in Valletta on his five-year record in the European Parliament

Nationalist MEP David Casa addresses audience at Europe...

A nerd’s guide to how the six MEP seats will be split

ANALYSIS | We crunched some numbers to determine how likely it is for Bernard...

ANALYSIS | We crunched some numbers to determine how likely...

European Parliament tells Malta, Poland to repeal restrictive abortion laws

MEPs adopt resolution to enshrine the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights • Text urges Maltese authorities to decriminalise abortion...

MEPs adopt resolution to enshrine the right to abortion in...

European Parliament approves 'historic' Pact on Migration and Asylum

Once adopted by the Council, the regulation will apply to international...

Once adopted by the Council, the regulation will apply to...

Anti-choice NGO wants Maltese MEPs to vote against abortion as EU Charter right

Resolution co-sponsored by Labour MEP Cyrus Engerer will urge MEPs to recognise abortion as fundamental right to be added to EU Charter

Resolution co-sponsored by Labour MEP Cyrus Engerer will...

Labour candidate discusses mental health at work with GWU

Mental health, affordable housing and Maltese banking among issues discussed in...

Mental health, affordable housing and Maltese banking among...

Edwin Vassallo to contest European elections, but not with the Nationalist Party

Former Nationalist MP vying for a seat in the European Parliament on his own steam

Former Nationalist MP vying for a seat in the European...

New migration pact will only increase suffering for refugees, NGOS tell Maltese MEPs

NGOs Jesuit Refugee Service Malta and Aditus tell Malta’s MEPs to reject new migration pact in Wednesday vote

NGOs Jesuit Refugee Service Malta and Aditus tell...

Two-state solution and peace in the Middle East a priority: Owen Bonnici

Culture Minister Owen Bonnici addresses conference of the European Socialist Party in Bucharest

Culture Minister Owen Bonnici addresses conference of the...

Comedian James Ryder launches MEP election campaign

Comedian James Ryder officially launces European Parliament election campaign

Comedian James Ryder officially launces European Parliament...

YOUR VOTE COUNTS
[WATCH] Real stories of democracy: ‘Use your vote, or others will decide for you’
Watch the official video from the European Parliament kicking off the 2024 election campaign
Maltese voters have 39 candidates for Europe, 13 of which are independents
Maltese voters will select their next MEPs from the longest-ever list of candidates for the European Parliament
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