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Would you like to access news/blog content published by sources located in Malta?
Code example
If you'd like to make a REST call, then make a following POST request:
Endpoint /api/v1/article/getArticles
Request body
{
"sourceLocationUri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta",
"resultType": "articles",
"apiKey": "API_KEY"
}
If you'd like instead to do a GET request then call:
/api/v1/article/getArticles?sourceLocationUri=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMalta&resultType=articles&apiKey=API_KEY
Example of JSON response
Below is an example JSON object that you would receive as the result of the request. You can retrieve also additional properties such as concepts, categories, source details, etc. by specifying additional parameters in the request as described on the documentation page.
{
"articles": {
"results": [
{
"uri": "9405458191",
"lang": "eng",
"isDuplicate": false,
"date": "2026-07-24",
"time": "07:15:45",
"dateTime": "2026-07-24T07:15:45Z",
"dateTimePub": "2026-07-24T07:15:23Z",
"dataType": "news",
"sim": 0,
"url": "https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2026-07-24/local-news/Elderly-man-rescued-pets-saved-as-fire-hits-Zebbug-apartment-block-6736291632",
"title": "Elderly man rescued, pets saved as fire hits Zebbug apartment block",
"body": "A fire in the common area of an apartment building in Żebbuġ led to a swift emergency response from the Civil Protection Department, local police, and medical personnel.\n\nThick smoke rapidly filled the structure, prompting a precautionary evacuation of the residents as firefighters worked quickly to secure the scene, the Civil Protection Department said.\n\nDuring the intense operation, crews from Stations 1 and 4 utilized a turntable ladder to safely rescue an elderly resident from the building.\n\nFirefighters also managed to rescue two cats and one dog, ensuring all occupants and pets were brought out safely. Once the flames were extinguished, teams carried out thorough ventilation and cooling procedures to clear out lingering smoke and prevent any risk of reignition.\n\nAuthorities confirmed that no injuries were reported during the incident. Officers from the Malta Police Force District 7, the Rapid Intervention Unit, and a medical team from the Mater Dei Hospital Emergency Department were all on site to assist with the response.",
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"dataType": "news",
"title": "The Malta Independent Online"
},
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},
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},
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}
}
}
},
{
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"eng": "Protezione Civile"
}
},
{
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}
},
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}
},
{
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}
},
{
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"eng": "Malta Police Force"
}
},
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"eng": "Mater Dei Hospital"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventilation_(architecture)",
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"score": 1,
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"eng": "Ventilation (architecture)"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_department",
"type": "wiki",
"score": 1,
"label": {
"eng": "Emergency department"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat",
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"label": {
"eng": "Cat"
}
}
],
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},
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"dataType": "news",
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"url": "https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2026-07-24/local-news/Yorgen-Fenech-trial-Johann-Cremona-to-face-another-day-of-cross-examination-6736291630",
"title": "Yorgen Fenech trial: Johann Cremona to face another day of cross-examination",
"body": "The jury hearing the trial of Yorgen Fenech is set to resume today after another day dominated by secretly recorded conversations in which murder middleman Melvin Theuma repeatedly implicated the businessman in the plot to assassinate journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.\n\nJohann Cremona, a business associate of Fenech, is set to continue being cross-examined by the defence.\n\nYorgen Fenech, a businessman, has pleaded not guilty to two principal charges: complicity in the wilful homicide of Daphne Caruana Galizia and criminal association to commit the murder.\n\nCaruana Galizia, a columnist with The Malta Independent, was killed in a car bomb on 16 October, 2017.\n\nFive men have already been convicted in connection with Caruana Galizia's assassination. Vince Muscat admitted his role in the murder in 2021 and was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. Alfred and George Degiorgio each received 40-year prison sentences after pleading guilty in 2022, while Robert Agius and Jamie Vella were sentenced to life imprisonment in 2025 for supplying the bomb used in the attack.\n\nThe prosecution is being led by Attorney General lawyers Godwin Cini, Anthony Vella and Danika Vella, assisted by Assistant Commissioner Keith Arnaud and Inspector Kurt Zahra. Fenech is represented by lawyers Charles Mercieca, Gianella Demarco and Gianluca Caruana Curran, while lawyers Therese Comodini Cachia and Jason Azzopardi are appearing parte civile on behalf of the Caruana Galizia family.\n\nJudge Edwina Grima is presiding.",
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},
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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}
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"url": "https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/environment/planning/143394/paola_church_gets_groundfloor_caf_after_tribunal_ruling",
"title": "Paola church gets ground-floor café after tribunal ruling",
"body": "The original plans included a controversial catering establishment on the rooftop\n\nThe Environment and Planning Review Tribunal (EPRT) has overturned the Planning Authority's refusal of plans for an interpretation centre and cafeteria at the Christ the King Basilica in Paola, ordering the authority to issue the permit within 30 days.\n\nIn a decision delivered on 23 July, the tribunal upheld an appeal filed by parish priest Fr Marc André Camilleri against the refusal of application PA2260/24, concluding that the Planning Authority's concerns over the project's impact on the historic church were not justified.\n\nREAD ALSO | Paola parish priest: 'At the end of the day we must pay the bills'\n\nThe project involves converting the basilica's two belfry towers into a multi-level interpretation centre, with exhibition spaces spread across six levels and an observation deck at roof level. The proposal also includes the demolition of three existing garages along Church Street to make way for a ground-floor cafeteria and souvenir shop.\n\nThe Planning Commission had refused the application in January, arguing that the proposed cafeteria would alter the external appearance of what it considered a Grade 1 scheduled building, disrupting the basilica's symmetry and harming its architectural character within an Urban Conservation Area.\n\nHowever, the tribunal found that the refusal was based on a factual error, noting that while the Christ the King Basilica is undoubtedly a building of significant historical value, it is not classified as a Grade 1 scheduled building.\n\nThe tribunal concluded that the proposed cafeteria would improve the visual quality of the site, since it would replace three existing garages which it described as having limited architectural value. It also noted that the new structure would be freestanding and would not involve alterations to the basilica itself.\n\nThe EPRT gave significant weight to the position adopted by the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage (SCH), which had supported the revised plans following discussions with the Curia's heritage commission. The SCH had favoured a masonry design for the cafeteria, considering it more compatible with the basilica's neoclassical style than an earlier glass proposal.\n\nThe appeal had also argued that the Planning Authority had effectively changed its position after the project had already secured technical clearances from the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability and the Malta Tourism Authority, raising new concerns only at a later stage.\n\nThe project has undergone significant changes since it was first proposed. Earlier plans envisaged a cafeteria placed on the basilica's rooftop between the two belfries, with outdoor tables overlooking the surrounding area. The proposal triggered public criticism, with Prime Minister Robert Abela describing the rooftop cafeteria as a \"non-starter\".\n\nFollowing discussions, the plans were revised to remove the rooftop catering facility and relocate it to ground level. In July 2024, the government committed €400,000 towards the restoration of the basilica, with the relocation of the cafeteria forming part of the agreement.\n\nThe revised plans retained only an observation deck between the belfries, while introducing the interpretation centre within the towers. Fr Camilleri had described the concept as a \"vertical museum\", with visitors moving through six stacked rooms containing exhibitions on the history of the basilica.\n\nThe ground-floor cafeteria, proposed over a footprint of 178 square metres and a height of 3.6 metres, was designed as a separate structure replacing the existing garages along Church Street.\n\nDespite the revisions, the Planning Commission maintained that the project remained incompatible with conservation objectives and refused the permit.\n\nThe tribunal has now overturned that decision, allowing the parish's plans for the adaptive reuse of one of Paola's most prominent landmarks to proceed.",
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"url": "https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/143393/yorgen_fenech_trial_johann_cremona_to_face_another_day_of_crossexamination_",
"title": "Yorgen Fenech trial: Johann Cremona to face another day of cross-examination",
"body": "Jurors are expected to hear more questioning of Fenech's former business associate, Johann Cremona, who claims he spent more than a year trying to calm an increasingly anxious murder middleman Melvin Theuma\n\nThe jury hearing the trial of Yorgen Fenech is set to resume today after another day dominated by secretly recorded conversations in which murder middleman Melvin Theuma repeatedly implicated the businessman in the plot to assassinate journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.\n\nJurors on Thursday heard more excerpts from recordings secretly made by Theuma before his arrest, including one in which he claimed that \"Yorgen engaged them\" in reference to the men who carried out the murder.\n\nIn another exchange, an agitated Theuma said of Fenech: \"He shouldn't have killed her\", while elsewhere describing the convicted hitmen as men who \"love killing\" and \"love money\".\n\nThe recordings, which once again took centre stage in the trial, also captured Theuma saying he intended to demand €100,000 from former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri, adding that \"Keith will shit himself\".\n\nThe defence then seized on on repeated references to Schembri, former police commissioner Lawrence Cutajar and Kenneth Camilleri as it sought to cast doubt on the reliability of the recordings.\n\nJohann Cremona, a former business associate of Fenech who has now spent several days in the witness box, also acknowledged exchanging messages with Schembri after police questioning began.\n\nHe told jurors he had been under immense pressure at the time and turned to Schembri because he \"had nobody else to talk to\" as investigators closed in on those linked to the murder.\n\nHowever, throughout an often tense day of cross-examination, Cremona stood by his insistence that much of what he told Theuma had been little more than bluff.\n\nTime and again, he said that he had exaggerated or invented information in an effort to calm the increasingly anxious middleman, who, he said, had made his life \"a misery\" for more than a year.\n\nProceedings are expected to pick up where they left off today, with Cremona remaining under cross-examination before Madam Justice Edwina Grima.\n\nFenech denies orchestrating the 2017 car bomb assassination of Caruana Galizia and is pleading not guilty to all charges.",
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Theirs was a brilliant performance, finishing in the quarterfinals-their second consecutive appearance in the last eight after their historic semifinal run in 2022. The Atlas Lions, as they are affectionately known, have a blend of experienced and talented young players. Only God knows what would have happened had Lamine Yamal chosen to play with Morocco rather than Spain when he started his international career ... the team would had been truly formidable!\n\nIn the US, Morocco demonstrated strong teamwork and tactical discipline, earning their place among Africa's most respected international teams. Who knows, maybe Morocco would win the World Cup some time in our lifetime?\n\nHEAT AND ELECTRICITY\n\nAt the time of the writing of the article, various families and businesses are suffering not only from immense heat exceeding 40°C, but also from disruptions in electrical supply which are causing hardship at large.\n\nIt is important to set a context to understand better the current extraordinary circumstances. On the 21st of July, our country registered a record demand for electricity to the tune of 741MW, much more than the previous record of 663MW (Summer 2023). I am saying this to understand better the context in which we are operating in.\n\nThe Government has been intervening to improve the electrical infrastructure. Following the Summer of 2023 the program of investment in the network was accellerated and more than €161 million were invested between 2022 and 2025.\n\nA further €300 million will be invested in the coming years. 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While recent improvements to the rent calculation mechanism have already resulted in fairer and more favourable rent assessments for tenants, we identified the need to provide an additional safeguard for pensioners who rely primarily on their pension income.\n\nThis reform is at the heart of the new Labour Government's commitment towards the elderly by recognising the contribution they have made to our society. It reflects the Government's belief that our elderly should be able to enjoy retirement with greater financial stability and peace of mind, without the unnecessary anxiety of future rent increases.\n\nWe care\n\nThis measure complements the many initiatives introduced over recent years to improve the well-being of older persons: pension increases for 13 years in a row; subsidized water and electricity prices; the provision of affordable and social accommodation, and this latest measure, which gives the elderly further financial security and peace of mind. Care - it is what Labour does best.\n\nA ban\n\nLast week, the UK Government announced that teenagers aged 16 and 17 will no longer be able to use social media between midnight and 6 a.m. This means that platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube will be set up so that they are automatically unavailable to these young people during those hours.\n\nFor safety\n\nUK Online Safety Minister Kanishka Narayan defended the new rule, saying that it is a step closer towards a \"more technologically resilient United Kingdom.\" This new rule follows another announcement made last June, stating that children under the age of 16 in the UK will be completely prohibited from using social media platforms.\n\nIn Brussels\n\nThe EU, too, is in the process of going down the same route. 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"body": "I, like you, are left mourning the broken pieces of a collective memory\n\nBy the time this gets published the roaring flames of indignation that spread through\n\nthe dry desert that is social media would have subsided into warm glowing embers.\n\nA 100-year-old statue used for the feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel in Valletta was destroyed on Saturday 11 July, ostensibly the result of an accident from a film crew\n\nworking in the heart of Valletta. The internet went wild.\n\nFor those who know me, I am a festa freak, or 'mejda tal-qubbajd' as my friends would say. I am fascinated not just by the ritual and spectacle, but also by the insights it has afforded me into humanity. If you really want to understand why people vote the way they do, why they channel their fears into unbridled racism, and why they are indifferent to the very serious challenges facing us, go to a festa.\n\nFestas are the litmus paper for our society. No wonder politicians jostle to curry favour to these communities, not only pumping money, but offering themselves up to ridiculous vote-buying spectacles in front of holy icons. The irony of watching those who indignantly shout 'foul bloody murder' at incidents like last Saturday's shake hands with the very same policy makers responsible for the mess we are in is not lost on me.\n\nNow, I will not profess to speak on behalf of the Valletta community or the festa community, or whatever is left of them. If this had happened 20 or 30 years ago, it would have resulted in nothing more than a little snippet of local news.\n\nIndeed, this is not the first incident of its kind -- a similar incident destroyed a similar priceless statue of Saint Vincent Ferrer that formed part of the festa decorations for the feast of St Dominic in Valletta. But this was back when Valletta was still a city, not a theme park.\n\nLet us be clear. Millions have been pumped into Valletta. Dilapidated buildings restored, churches saved, public buildings returned to the nation. One need only mention the Grand Master's Palace, the Valletta Design Cluster, and the Valletta market. I have the luxury of working in one such Valletta monument -- the investment is real and genuine.\n\nFunds have also been pumped into voluntary organisations (including festa organisations) saving many from bankruptcy and eviction. But when all is weighed up, what have we really gained?\n\nDwindling generation\n\nBack in 2014 I embarked on my doctoral research. I chose Valletta; a community in flux, which had suddenly become the focus of international attention thanks to Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture. Back then 'Valletta' became a synonym for 'culture'. It also became a brand. 'Valletta' was the place to be. One of my first exercises was to interview 100 people who were somehow related to Valletta; who lived there, brought up there, worked there, and by the time I finished in 2018, at least half of them had left the city.\n\nValletta was being carved out. Blocks upon blocks of Valletta were cleared for short lets and boutique hotels. Property, already unreachable for many, was impossible for Valletta residents. At least 80% of all Valletta festa volunteers do not live in Valletta. The younger generation, though incredibly dedicated, is dwindling. Some pockets survive like\n\nMandraġġ, Dijuballi, and Arċipierku -- but only just. The ones that remain are fiercely protective, to the point of being aggressive and unforgiving. I do not blame them. Never ever blame the victim.\n\nInstitutional chaos\n\nNo one here is arguing that tourism is bad or hospitality is evil, but put away your mobile phones and experience Valletta through your senses, not the tinted broken mirrors of influencers. Once again, I have the luxury of working in a heritage building. I've seen drunk people piss and throw up against our church walls. I've seen young party-goers driving the wrong way, entering pedestrian areas, and reversing into street furniture. The music from certain establishments can be heard from two to three blocks away with street DJs, full on rock bands, and rave parties in historic buildings. And we haven't even started on the streets over-run with advertisement boards, tables and chairs, and peddlers selling cheap wares.\n\nThat chaos is exacerbated even at an institutional level. No-one will shoulder responsibility because no-one can. A policy of divide and rule has ensured that blame is endlessly shifted around. Who is to blame for the shattered statue? The film crew? They will blame the law enforcers and the permit givers, who will in turn claim that this is not a local council matter, but a government matter, who will in turn claim that the government should not interfere and micromanage, and that there are institutions like the Malta Tourism Authority who will of course not get involved in what is possibly a criminal action.\n\nAlter of greed\n\nThese might seem like trivial things, but they have serious repercussions. Valletta festa organisations have to go through a labyrinth of permits and regulations. If an eating establishment refuses to remove furniture to allow festa decorations to go up, the police are unable to intervene, or at best have limited powers. Eventually, like all things in Malta, these volunteers (and let us not forget that important point) have to resort to speaking to 'someone' -- a minister or high-ranking civil servant, who will invariably offer a short-term solution, in return for electoral loyalty, thereby perpetuating this dysfunctional cycle.\n\nIn 2023 the Maltese festa was inscribed in the official UNESCO register of Intangible World Heritage. It happened not because someone spoke to a minister or high-ranking official. It happened because the Maltese festa is unique -- it is simultaneously a complex piece of community theatre and a depository of great spiritual and cultural beauty. Once you destroy that community what you are left with is a cheap piece of cultural roleplay. It is also a title that comes with huge responsibilities. Festas are precious because they reflect something about us. Right now, what we are projecting to the world is a broken statue at the altar of greed.\n\nAll our policies, strategies, manifestos, and solutions to all our problems can be summarised as, 'change things by offering more of the same'. More tourists, more TCNs, more schemes, more funding, more buildings, more roads... more, more, more! And crucially, everyone is crying for change without wanting to be that change.\n\nCollective memory\n\nThe problem is not a broken statue; the problem is a broken community. With every gentrified building, and with every displaced Belti, we are losing centuries of narratives that have shaped the city. The statue of Our Lady of Mt Carmel has been carried around the streets of Valletta every year on 16 July for centuries. It is the repository of the hopes and dreams of a nation. Every piece of festa decoration, including that broken statue, is part of a complex web. Even I remember that statue as a childhood memory. To destroy it is to destroy a collective memory.\n\nI wrote that everyone wants change, but no-one wants to change, but what happens when we have no other option? To whom can we turn to when we have been made so dependent on this ungodly system? I have refrained from mentioning political entities or institutions not because I have any personal preferences or fear anyone, but because they are ultimately all part of the same broken system. This last election has made that abundantly clear. I have no easy solution to offer. I, like you, are left mourning the broken pieces of a collective memory.\n\nGod is murdered\n\nMany are familiar with Nietzsche's 'God is dead'. God is not 'dead' -- God has been murdered, butchered, and sold as souvenirs by false prophets promising new gods.\n\nEven our values are nothing more than products churned out from the anus of amoral capitalism. Who do we turn to when God is dead?\n\nPerhaps I can ponder this as I wander the streets of Valletta, with a little souvenir of God in my hands, as I gulp down an over-priced sandwich served by a TCN whose daily wage is less than the price of my sandwich. I will then wander aimlessly as loud noises are belted out from armies of speakers, as I wade through a sea of tourists, eagerly looking for their own little souvenir of God in this empty shell of a city -- as empty as our motherland shouting 'Melita Christiana' whilst her high priests peddle cheap luxury goods and kitschy souvenirs of God.",
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The most notable aspect is that all five Labour women candidates secured positions.\n\nRobert Abela's Cabinet selections seemingly promote harmony and strengthen his grip on power yet could suppress the crucial critical perspectives that enhance policymaking. He might employ this strategy, given his exceptionally assertive leadership and unwavering resolve.\n\nIn forming his Cabinet, Abela seems to have been guided, in his own words, by 'delivery, delivery, delivery'. Those with new jobs and those promoted seem to have the qualities of being tried and trusted, experienced old hands, and people who are expected to push things along.\n\nThere may have been several factors Abela considered and I will attempt to consider some of them.\n\nFirst of all, he would have looked to reward loyalty, seeking to surround himself with colleagues whom he felt would help drive forward his agenda. In this respect, he did not have to face the awkward job of sacking the wets and replacing them with dries who shared his ideological vision. He simply confirmed the absolute loyalty shown towards him by all incumbent ministers.\n\nI believe that Abela faced certain restrictions, as he had no choice but to reappoint the well-known personalities and influential members of his Cabinet. Significant figures, including Clyde Caruana, Ian Borg, Byron Camilleri, Clifton Grima, Jonathan Attard, Anton Refalo, and Miriam Dalli, had to be included. Probably, he felt it was better to have such people inside the tent than outside. For the same reason, he could not avoid appointing the likes of Rosianne Cutajar, Glenn Bedingfield and Chris Fearne, since he would be severely weakened by the possibility that they would have campaigned against him from the backbenches.\n\nNo one expected Abela to have carte blanche when selecting his ministers and parliamentary secretaries. 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After all, the ministers who, according to opinion polls, were doing the best job in the eyes of the public were MPs with zero initial ministerial-level experience under their belt. Given the substantial economic and social transformations anticipated in Malta Vision 2050, introducing a fresh perspective could be precisely what is required.\n\nI would argue that a one-size-fits-all approach does not apply when selecting ministers; rather, a more situational selection process is needed. Highly experienced ministers, such as Clyde Caruana and Ian Borg, who possess both practical skills and political acumen, are perfect candidates, though unfortunately rare. A balanced approach that combines technical expertise with political skills may allow for a more informed decision-making process and resilient policy implementation.\n\nTwo distinct species, ministers and civil servants, inhabit the government environment, enjoying a symbiotic relationship. Effective leadership hinges on the differences between them -- the characteristics of one balancing those of the other. Ministers bring to Castille democratic legitimacy and accountability, political direction and a common-sense approach to government. Civil servants, on the other hand, bring expertise, specialist knowledge, objective advice and continuity. The differences between the two species can, however, lead to misunderstandings, confusion and frustration.\n\nThis is why it is imperative for every minister to ensure three fundamentals: setting their departments' strategic direction, making policy decisions, and presenting and accounting for policy publicly and in Parliament.\n\nMinisters will also be acutely aware of the Ministry of Finance's control of the purse strings. 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