**Malta Plugs Into Europe: Second Energy Lifeline Begins in Sicily** The dusty coastal roads of Ragusa, Sicily, are humming with Maltese anticipation this week as engineers break ground on the island-nation’s second electricity interconnector—a 120-kilometre umbilical cord that will tether Malta more tightly to the European grid than ever before. For a country that spent…
Malta-flagged tanker stuck off Sicily becomes lightning-rod for island’s role in global energy chess game By Julianne Cassar, Hot Malta investigative correspondent The pastel-painted quays of Valletta’s Grand Harbour were unusually tense this week as news broke that the “Eastern Eagle”, a 250-metre crude-oil tanker flying the Maltese flag, has been barred from transiting the…
Survey vessel deployed for second Malta – Italy undersea cable: A new lifeline beneath the waves The azure channel between Malta and Sicily is more than a picturesque backdrop for sunset selfies; it is Malta’s umbilical cord to Europe. This week, the 85-metre survey vessel Ievoli Ivory dropped anchor off Marsaxlokk, her hull bristling with…
Floriana’s Independence Arena was already humming by 07:00 on Friday as families unfolded picnic blankets and tuned pocket-sized radios to the national station. By the time the government’s ceremonial bell struck noon, a sea of red-and-white flags rippled beneath the September sun—Malta’s unofficial welcome to the first “Announcements Day”, a new civic tradition that will…
Petromal’s New Chairman Was Part of Committee That Recommended Vitals – and the Island Is Already Grumbling By Hot Malta Staff | 07 June 2025 | Local News, Politics Valletta’s summer haze hadn’t even properly settled when the appointment landed like a pastizz that’s been left in the fryer too long: Petromal – the state…
# Malta’s Place in a Turbulent World: How Global Shocks Ripple Through Our Tiny Island Valletta’s morning traffic still hums along Republic Street, café terraces are full of tourists sipping €3 cappuccinos, and the 8 a.m. Gozo Channel ferry leaves Ċirkewwa on the dot. From a distance, Malta looks unchanged. Yet behind the pastel façades,…
Gas cylinders clanged one last time on Friday as Malta’s €2.3 million annual state subsidy for door-to-door LPG delivery was axed five years early, ending a 70-year ritual that turned kerbside “buttuna” drops into a national soundtrack. From today, households must fetch their own 12 kg cylinders from authorised points or pay the full €26.50…
**Watch: Von der Leyen gives her 2025 State of the Union speech – What it means for Malta** As Ursula von der Leyen took to the European Parliament podium on Wednesday morning to deliver her fifth State of the Union address, Maltese eyes were fixed on Brussels with more than casual curiosity. The Commission President’s…
PG plc’s latest set of accounts, filed quietly at the end of May, reads less like a dry spreadsheet and more like a Maltese summer blockbuster. Revenue up 12 %, net debt sliced by a quarter, and—most eye-catching of all—a €110 million war-chest earmarked for “strategic expansion” over the next three years. In a country…
