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Achieving Results for Malta and Gozo in Europe SEE INTERVIEW PAGES 12 -13 YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026 • ISSUE 1367 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY Auditing the nation maltatoday Boathouse demolition A love for wood The last of the carpenters in Rabat speaks of his lifelong passion €2.20 PAGES 10-11 PAGE 3 Auditor General Charles Deguara on protecting the nation's purse Lands Authority clears db planning request to demolish boathouse INTERVIEW MT2 Faced with Donald Trump's military attack on Venezuela and the abduction of its president, the Maltese Government fell short of condemning the act. Instead, it limited itself to demanding "respect for international law". Later, with the US renewing threats to Danish sovereignty over Greenland, Malta chose silence. James Debono speaks to an insider at Palazzo Parisio to gain insight into the logic behind Malta's reluctance to speak out in the face of a world order that is going belly up. PAGES 6-7 Decoding Malta's silence on Greenland and Venezuela CENTRAL Bank Governor Alexander Demarco warns "it is very important" public ex- penditure "remains in check", in first interview since his ap- pointment on 1 January. "Government expenditure re- straint is likely to remain chal- lenging, and with the new EU expenditure rules, the need for government to better identify its priorities is likely to become greater to achieve its fiscal objec- tives," he told MaltaToday. Although Malta's debt is be- low the 60% benchmark, he said public spending had to be con- trolled to maintain the country's fiscal space in case of economic shocks. Demarco's warning follows similar observations made by the Fiscal Advisory Council and the European Commission. Central Bank chief warning on need to control public spending NICOLE MEILAK nmeilak@mediatoday.com.mt