Momentum welcomes the strong recommendations issued by the Ombudsman, calling for tougher penalties on illegal developments and urgent measures to tackle irregular kiosks and mobile structures that continue to undermine planning rules and put residents at risk. These recommendations directly follow Momentum’s…

Momentum expresses its profound outrage at the Planning Authority's shocking decision to legalise Charles Polidano’s illegal zoo at Montekristo. This illegal development is occupying 45,000 square metres of protected ODZ land. This act sends one clear, toxic message to the…

Momentum has formally requested the Ombudsman to investigate and enforce the law regarding illegal restaurant structures along Triq ix-Xatt in Sliema and Gzira, following a detailed risk report prepared by Shield Consultants, commissioned by Sliema resident Anna Maria Baldacchino. The…

Prime Minister Robert Abela’s defence of the Lands Authority’s decision to reinstate Kurt Buhagiar, one of the men charged with involuntary homicide in the tragic death of Jean Paul Sofia, is not just tone-deaf, it is morally bankrupt.  “He is…

Momentum notes that Robert Abela has confirmed that he wants to slash the time within which planning appeals may be filed. Arnold Cassola stated: "This is an insidious move which will impact  mostly the public's and NGO's right to appeal.…

The Government is intent on curtailing the rights of citizens and NGOs to file appeals from Planning Authority decisions.  Knowledgeable sources have informed Momentum that Government will enact legislation limiting the time within which to appeal from PA decisions to…

Yesterday Momentum announced a set of new laws aimed at ending the secrecy around politicians' wealth and how public money is spent. The proposal is a reaction to the fact that the Prime Minister has, for a second year, blocked…

EU Commissioners, MEPs and Party Leaders from the European Democratic Party and the Renew Parliamentary Group in the EP met in Brussels today to discuss the present international political scenario. Arnold Cassola, Chairperson of Momentum, was one of the Speakers…