Adrian Delia Reacts To Steward Healthcare Ruling

Taking to social media, former Nationalist Party Leader Adrian Delia expressed his contentment that the International Chamber of Commerce confirmed that the Steward Healthcare contracthad to be terminated.

This is because, he said, Malta successfully defended the outcome achieved when the Maltese court annulled all the contracts and the three hospitals were regained.

‘Despite the fact that none of the three hospitals were built or refurbished, the Government has failed to recover any of the money that was paid, even though it had previously boasted that it would do so’, concluded Delia.

Delia played a major role in challenging the hospitals concession. Back in 2018, Delia filed a court case demanding that the agreement between the government and Vitals Global Healthcare (later taken over by Steward) be annulled, describing it as fraudulent and against the national interest.

In 2023, the Maltese courts ruled in his favour, declaring the entire deal null and void, a landmark decision that paved the way for this international ruling.

The Nationalist Party (PN) has long condemned the hospitals concession, calling it one of the biggest scandals in Malta’s history. The party repeatedly claimed that around €400 million in public funds were paid to Vitals and Steward throughout the course of the deal, money which, according to PN , should be recovered and returned to the Maltese people.

However, the ICC’s arbitration decision does not reflect that claim, with a €4.78 million shortfall identified in Steward’s favour.

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