Government Signed To Deal With Hospital Issues In Secret, Says Delia

Speaking during a press conference, Shadow Finance Minister Adrian Delia slammed the government for signing a deal that would see scrutiny over the Steward Healthcare be done in secret.

Delia said that the Prime Minister is laughing in the face of the Maltese after going against the transparency regulations of the public procurement in relation to the Steward Healthcare ruling.

The government public assets were meant to be under public scrutiny, said Delia. ‘If an issue was raised’, said Delia, ‘the government signed a deal that everything is kept secret.’

This follows Malta’s success in defending the outcome achieved when the Maltese court annulled all the contracts and the three hospitals were regained.

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.

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