The European Commission is drafting ambitious plans to scrap mobile telephone roaming charges and to seize greater control over the radio frequency spectrum before the EU Parliament mandate ends next year, in a proposal that is likely to pitch Brussels against national interests and industry.

The Merchant Shipping Directorate has issued a notice which refer to the minimum basic wage for able seafarers.

In April 2013, the Commission concluded that Malta was experiencing macroeconomic imbalances.

The double taxation agreement between Malta and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that was signed on 4th January 2012 has been published on the 15 January 2013 through legal notice 25 of 2013.

Malta’s strategic location at the commercial crossroads linking Europe, Africa and the Middle East, has ensured its geopolitical relevance.

According to a report by the European Commission, it would appear that the tiny country has shrugged off the financial crisis.

The Department of Justice said Robert Faiella, known as BTCKing, and Charlie Shrem from BitInstant.com have both been charged with money laundering.

The European Commission released today the e-Government Benchmark Report 2014 that measures the delivery and performance of services in 33 countries.

As the last few months have shown, the bunkering industry is volatile and risky.

The Prime Minister Dr Robert Abela recently announced that, in an effort at improving the standards of agencies which bring third party nationals to work in Malta, new regulations will soon be introduced.

InternationalLiving.com’s annual Global Retirement Index has named Ecuador, Uruguay and Malta as the best three countries in the world when it comes to climate.

Malta’s two largest retail banks have passed a Eurozone-wide stress test, a review by the European Central Bank shows.

Law firm Partner, Dr Manfred Galdes, has been invited to participate in a podcast hosted by SiGMA World, on the development of Anti-Money Laundering policies in Malta.

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat Stated that that the government’s aim behind ‘Citizenship by Investment programme’ was not money, but talent.

Act III of 2013, the Budget Measures Implementation Act for the year, made fairly extensive amendments to the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act 1.

A summary on the new Malta-Switzerland Double Taxation Agreement.

A legal notice was recently issued by the Ministry of Finance in Malta to transpose paragraph 5 of Article 105a of Council Directive 2006/112EC on the common system of value added tax, as subsequently amended.

An important aspect of the Malta Flag registration, particularly for yachts, is the option for individual citizens to register their vessels in their own personal name if they hold a valid EU, EEA or Swiss passport.

With 330m dwt on its books, Panama remains the most popular register with a lead of 126m dwt over second placed Liberia at 204m dwt.

On the 20th of February 2024, the following annual Certificates ( as applicable ) will expire for most of the merchant vessels...