— **Metsola Eyeing Third Term as EP President: A Milestone for Malta** In the world of European politics, few names resonate as strongly as Roberta Metsola. The Maltese politician, currently serving as the President of the European Parliament, has been a beacon of leadership and progress. Now, according to recent reports, Metsola is eyeing a…
Simon Busuttil, a prominent figure in Malta’s political landscape, has made headlines with his latest move. Known for his influential role in the Partit Nazzjonalista (PN), Busuttil is now stepping away from his position within the European People’s Party (EPP) to take on a senior role in the European Parliament. This move not only marks…
Alex Borg and the politics of moral purpose By Hot Malta Staff Valletta’s Republic Street was still yawning itself awake last Saturday when Alex Borg stepped onto the makeshift stage outside Parliament and asked the crowd a deceptively simple question: “What kind of Malta do we want to leave behind?” The answer, shouted back by…
Young Europeans are losing faith in democracy – here’s how Malta can earn it back By Hot Malta Staff The queue outside the Mosta polling station on 8 June looked more like a quiet bus stop than the beating heart of a republic. By 10:00 am only 37 of the 800 registered voters had bothered…
# Former MEP hopeful’s late expense return sent back to court in rare electoral replay Valletta – A former candidate who stood for Malta in last June’s European Parliament election has had her campaign-expense case sent for a full re-hearing after filing her declaration two weeks past the legal deadline, the Commissioner for Standards in…
**Metsola Brings Maltese Sun to Kyiv: How a Small Island’s Top EU Official Is Re-Wiring Europe’s East** Valletta’s Roberta Metsola strode into Kyiv’s snow-dusted Maidan Square this week carrying more than the EU flag. Tucked in her red diplomatic folder was a little packet of ħobż biż-żejt, a gift from her mother, and a silver…
**Roberta Metsola’s Kyiv Office: How Malta’s President of the European Parliament is Putting the Island on Ukraine’s Front Line** Valletta’s morning café chatter has a new topic: Roberta Metsola just told the world that the European Parliament will keep a permanent liaison office in Kyiv, and she did it with the same straight-talking energy she…
‘Malta’s size can be its advantage’ – Metsola By Hot Malta Staff | Sunday, 09 June 2024 “Look at a map: we’re a freckle on the Mediterranean,” Roberta Metsola told a packed hall in Valletta last night, “but freckles are what make a face memorable.” The European Parliament President, home for a whistle-stop weekend, had…
**Row as EU Parliament Refuses Tribute to Charlie Kirk: What Malta’s Youth Make of the Free-Speech Storm** Valletta’s teenage debaters were still re-enacting last week’s historic abortion vote in the European Parliament when a fresh Brussels bombshell reached the island: a centre-right request to honour 30-year-old US conservative star Charlie Kirk with an official Strasbourg…
Maltese MEPs back Gaza ceasefire, sanctions on Hamas, urgent humanitarian aid By [Author Name], Hot Malta Valletta – All six Maltese members of the European Parliament have thrown their weight behind a cross-party resolution demanding an “immediate and sustained” ceasefire in Gaza, targeted EU sanctions on Hamas leaders, and a humanitarian corridor that would allow…
Watch live: Von der Leyen gives her 2025 State of the Union speech – why every Maltese living-room is tuned in tonight By 8 p.m. the village band clubs have gone quiet, the festa fireworks are on pause, and even the usually boisterous ħobż-bi-żejt debate at the corner kazin has been suspended. Instead, televisions from…
