Malta ranks joint first in transposition of EU laws
Malta and Estonia ranked as the joint best EU countries in transposing EU legislation into national law 
Scicluna supports EU budget flexibility for refugee-hit countries
Finance minister backs Austria's call for EC to exclude countries' refugee spending from their budget deficit calculations 
Greece must legislate ‘six prior actions’ by Wednesday • 'Timeout' now an option

Draft document currently in leaders’ hands says that the Greek parliament must legislate on six prior actions by 15 July, after which Eurogroup ministers...

Draft document currently in leaders’ hands says that...

[WATCH] Tsipras wants 'honest compromise' • Muscat: 'First preference against Grexit'

‘First preference is for Greece to remain in Euro area but not at any cost,’ Prime Minister says • Alexis Tsipras: ‘We can reach an...

‘First preference is for Greece to remain in Euro...

Malta ready to support Greek bailout ‘if proper monitoring framework is in place’

Sunday’s European Council meeting cancelled as tough talks await the 19 euro area leaders this afternoon

Sunday’s European Council meeting cancelled as tough...

Greece proposed five-year ‘time out’ from Eurozone, Malta sceptical over bailout

Malta opposes bailout for Greeks, Germany and Finland opting to have country move out of Eurozone, political showdown could see Italy and France demand that...

Malta opposes bailout for Greeks, Germany and Finland...

Eurogroup shares ‘varying degrees of scepticism’ on Greek proposals

Finance Minister Edward Scicluna says Greece needs ‘special monitoring programme’ if bailout terms are accepted

Finance Minister Edward Scicluna says Greece needs...

Deputy prime minister sees Greek proposals as ‘solid basis for negotiations’

Louis Grech describes current problems faced by EU ‘as most delicate of times’ the integration process ever faced

Louis Grech describes current problems faced by EU...

Greek MPs back bailout plan

Greek parliament backs a government package of economic reforms aimed at ending the country's debt crisis and securing a new bailout

Greek parliament backs a government package of economic...

Tsakalotos expects ‘many’ of Greece’s demands to be accepted

Alexis Tsipras’s government to face vote in parliament later on tonight

Alexis Tsipras’s government to face vote in...

EU ministers fail to agree on relocation of 40,000 migrants from Greece, Italy

Despite stalemate reached on relocation of migrants, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela says ‘one must note the progress registered’

Despite stalemate reached on relocation of migrants, Home...

Sant says TTIP agreement should increase competitivity for SMEs

MEP Alfred Sant votes in favour of Transatlantic Trade and Investment...

MEP Alfred Sant votes in favour of Transatlantic Trade and...

Greece submits economic reform proposals

The newly proposed measures include tax rises, pension reforms, privatisation and spending cuts

The newly proposed measures include tax rises, pension...

AD calls on Muscat and Busuttil to stop playing ‘macho’

PM Joseph Muscat and opposition leader Simon Busuttil should stop bluffing...

PM Joseph Muscat and opposition leader Simon Busuttil...

Dalli calls for balance between fighting climate change and EU competitiveness

During the European Parliament's plenary session debate on the Emissions Trading Scheme, MEP Miriam Dalli stated that the current implementation of the...

During the European Parliament's plenary session debate...

Labour MEP supports TTIP

MEP Marlene Mizzi: 'Yes to TTIP, if and only if, it safeguards European values and standards'

MEP Marlene Mizzi: 'Yes to TTIP, if and only if, it...

European Greens to demand explanation on Haywharf construction project

Green MEPs have tabled a question in the European Parliament on whether the contentious project makes us of EU funds

Green MEPs have tabled a question in the European...

Greece keeps Europe waiting

19 Eurozone leaders meet in Brussels for what may be last chance to avoid Grexit

19 Eurozone leaders meet in Brussels for what may be last...

Muscat: absence of concrete proposals by Greece creates trust problem

Finance minister Edward Scicluan says Yanis Varoufakis’s successor,...

Finance minister Edward Scicluan says Yanis...

Update 2 | Scicluna says Grexit is a 'realistic possibility'

Edward Scicluna puts the probability of a Greek exit from single currency at...

Edward Scicluna puts the probability of a Greek exit from...