Maltese Government Moves to Abolish Ministerial Asset Declarations

Abela moves to scrap ministerial asset declarations, further weakening transparency rules

The government has formally tabled amendments to the MPs’ Code of Ethics that would abolish the requirement for separate ministerial declarations of assets, effectively reducing the level of transparency currently imposed on members of Cabinet, including the Prime Minister. The amendments were presented to Parliament’s Standards Committee by Justice Minister Jonathan Attard, who indicated they … Continued

By Ivan Camilleri