A number of efforts have been undertaken by the Government of Malta to assist various business enterprises currently experiencing financial strain owing to the COVID-19 instability...

Budget airline Ryanair, as well as charter company Condor, won an EU court case, which annulled the European Commission's decision to approve German state aid given to Lufthansa Group.

The outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has wreaked havoc on the global shipping industry, which could undoubtedly lead to yet another industry-wide crisis in a somewhat already...

With EU Member States accusing each other of not doing enough to help, the EU has finally reached some common ground that will go some way to lessen the impact Covid-19 has had on the block as a whole.

At the height of the COVID-19 international crisis, EUROPOL released a report titled ‘Pandemic Profiteering: how criminals exploit the COVID-19 crisis'. At a time when Member States of the European Union are predominantly preoccupied...

As more countries close their borders or introduce travel restrictions, overseas travel is becoming more complex and difficult.

As all news items on coronavirus (COVID-19) keep gaining momentum, so do the related employment law questions which surround this ever-spreading virus.

•An amendment has been introduced to the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangement Regulations (S.L.409.19), this seemingly to mitigate against the negative effects that COVID-19 continues to have on the travel industry.

All financial market participants must be prepared to put their contingency plans into practice, including their business continuity measures, in order to ensure operational continuity in accordance with regulatory obligations.

On the 12 March, the European Commission approved the first national state aid scheme notified by Denmark to compensate companies...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate, businesses and regulators alike will continue to develop measures in response to combat this faceless menace which has waged war on society as we know it.

The CfR has announced that due to the current exceptional circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic it is increasingly difficult for Reporting Malta Financial Institutions to ensure operational continuity.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a public statement to promote coordinated action among national competent authorities (NCAs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 outbreak, on 13th April 2020 the Government of Malta promulgated the Moratorium on Credit Facilities in Exceptional Circumstances Regulations (the "Regulations").

Maltese Government has announced that it will be supporting local private companies in sectors that are mostly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and will subsidize the salaries of all employees of those companies with 800 euro.

On 15 April 2020, the Malta Financial Services Authority (the "MFSA") issued a Circular to all Maltese credit institutions and foreign branches situated in Malta outlining COVID-19 measures on the timing of Supervisory Reporting.

Malta Enterprise has, in recent days, launched / extended a number of other measures intended to counter the economic impact of COVID-19 on a number of different levels.

The importance of robotic process automation and the benefits it brings to businesses especially in the currently challenging business landscape.

Whilst most of Malta is adapting to teleworking and many people have been pondering about how many meetings could have ultimately been an email.

On 25th March 2020, the Malta Business Registry (the "MBR") published an important notice on its website in relation to the following matters.