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Anti-Corruption

Malta's score on the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index is 51/100, ranking 55th. The score is generally in decline. Furthermore there's a culture of impunity, a journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered (for which a public inquiry held the state responsible) and the country was greylisted by the FATF. There's work to be done.

  • Implement recommendations of the Venice Commission.

  • Implement recommendations of the European Commission’s Rule of Law report.

  • Implement recommendations of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Inquiry Report.

  • Scrap the Golden Passport Scheme.

  • Make information on public spending transparent, current, and easily accessible.

  • Implement Integrity Pacts for new and past public-private partnerships

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Matthias Iannis Portelli

MEP Candidate & Vice-President "Smart State"

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The 5+1 Challenges

Volt has defined 5+1 fundamental Challenges that need to be tackled in each European country and in Europe as a whole.

Why 5 + 1 Challenges?

The 5 Challenges are basically the same for every country, but their implementation can be adapted on the national level to take into account local realities.

The +1 Challenge – our proposal to reform and strengthen the EU – is identical across all our national programmes.

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  • 01

    Smart State

    Education and digitalisation are key elements of the 21st century

  • 02

    Economic Renaissance

    An innovative economy must be the engine of society's progress

  • 03

    Social Equality

    No-one should be left behind - no matter their gender, income, religion. or origin

  • 04

    Global Balance

    Europe needs to assume responsibility for its role in global challenges

  • 05

    Citizen Empowerment

    People must be empowered to influence politics beyond elections alone

  • +1

    EU Reform

    We love the EU - this doesn't mean there is no room for improvement