AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoFinancial Services Watch: Malta’s Office of the Arbiter for Financial Services logged its busiest year yet in 2025, with complaints up 39% to 350 and enquiries rising 16.1% to 918, while final decisions more than doubled to 192 and compensation totalled €253,000. Tourism & Community: The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association called for “zero tolerance” after reports of intimidation in St Julian’s, urging identification, arrest and prosecution to protect Malta’s tourism reputation. Agriculture & Rural Jobs: Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo met MED9 counterparts in Croatia, pushing for generational renewal and flexibility in EU farming measures to tackle Malta’s fragmented land and limited farming plots. Energy Transition: A new analysis warns EU green hydrogen rules are unevenly transposed, risking a fragmented market as RED III deadlines were missed and legal action ramps up. Payments & Identity Tech: Trust Stamp Malta was selected for the EU’s IPCEI AST semiconductor initiative with Malta Enterprise support, aiming to embed privacy-first identity tech into trusted device access. iGaming & Tech: Malta’s NEXT Valletta spotlighted “blockchain beyond payments” for iGaming, focusing on faster operations and improved player acquisition and retention.
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