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10 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 28 JUNE 2026 OPINION JP Fabri The rise of the accountability Economist THE resignation of Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister of the United Kingdom barely two years after securing one of La- bour's largest parliamentary ma- jorities has prompted the inevi- table post-mortem. Analysts have debated political mistakes, policy failures, com- munication problems and de- clining popularity. Yet beneath these immediate explanations lies a much deeper question that extends far beyond British poli- tics. Professor Rainer Kattel recently described what he calls the "ac- countability trap". Modern de- mocracies, he argues, increasing- ly demand instant accountability The Chief Executive Officer, Lands Authority, notifies that: Sealed tenders in respect of the following advertisements have to be deposited in the Tender Box at the Lands Authority, Au- berge de Baviere, Valletta by 10.00am on Thursday, 16th July, 2026. Lease, for the remaining period of the present lease which ends on the 21st October, 2039, of the bare Kiosk tale quale at Piazza Tritoni, Valletta as shown edged in red and marked kiosk No. 2 on plan P.D.2018_0209 (part of). The present tenant does not want to remain in the lease and an interested third party is ready to assume the remaining term of this lease. The interested third party has been reserved the right of first refusal as per Article No. 3 (1) of Legal Notice 573.02. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €50,000 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of twenty-seven thousand and three hundred and seventy-five Euros (€27,375) per annum will not be considered. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. *Advert No. 18 *Advert No. 19 Lease for a period of fifteen (15) years of garage, offered as tale quale measuring around thirty-one decimal point seven two square metres (31.72m2) up to the height of eleven (11) courses (filati) at No. 6, Off Triq Il-Harruba, Safi as shown edged in red on the plan P.D. 174_82_1_6. The airspace of this garage is not included. This garage cannot be redeemed with any garage scheme for the duration of this lease. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €5,400 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of one thousand and eight hundred Euros (€1,800) per annum will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. *Adverts appearing for the first time These adverts are being published as an invitation to the public to acquire tender documents online. The bidders are to refer to all the conditions of the tender document and are invited to read carefully these conditions. Tenders should be submitted only on the prescribed form, which together with the relevant conditions and other documents, may be obtained by clicking on 'Buy Tender' on the web page where this tender is available on https://landsauthority.org.mt/services/tendering/ . A fee of fifty Euros (€50) must be paid through the online system of the Lands Authority website by using your preferred banking card. maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 DECEMBER 2024 The Chief Executive Officer, Lands Authority, notifies that: Sealed tenders in respect of the following advertisements have to be deposited in the Tender Box at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta by 10.00am on Thursday, 9 th January, 2025. *Advert No. 68 Lease tale quale, on a year to year basis, for agricultural purposes, of Structures at Bieb ir-Ruwa, Rabat Malta as shown edged in red on plan P.D.2014_723. This property maybe subject to existing servitudes in favour of the adjacent properties. The bidders must be either full-time or part-time farmers, who have to submit a certificate, issued by the Department of Agriculture with the tender document or students who have completed successfully an academic course relating to agriculture within the previous five years prior to the introduction of the Legal Notice No. 573.06 who have to submit a copy of the relevant certificate also with the tender documents. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €1,000 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of forty-seven Euros (€47) per annum will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. *Advert No. 69 Sale of the Temporary Directum Dominium and relative ground rent of one hundred and forty-four Euros and fourteen cents (€144.14) per annum, for the remaining period which expires on the 23 rd March 2130, as per deed in the acts of Notary Joseph Sciberras dated 30 th October 1980, and the absolute ownership after the expiration of the said temporary emphyteusis, of the Garage up to the height of thirteen (13) courses named 'Ben', Triq il-Falkunier, Fgura shown edged in red on the plan P.D.JO_13_2009. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €1,000 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of four thousand and five hundred and nineteen Euros and seventy cents (€4,519.70) will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. *Advert No. 70 Lease for a period of fifteen (15) years of the premises tale quale consisting of a garage and a room at Nos. 49/51, Triq San Anton, Attard, as shown edged in red on the plan P.D.220_85_A. The airspace is not included with this tender. This premises is being offered in its present state including any latent defects. This premises cannot be bought through the garage scheme. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €18,300 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of six thousand and one hundred Euros (€6,100) per annum will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. www.landsauthority.org.mt/services/tendering Lands Authority St. Sebastian Street, Valletta ISSUE OF TENDERS *Adverts appearing for the first time. These adverts are being published as an invitation to the public to acquire tender documents online. The bidders are to refer to all the conditions of the tender document and are invited to read carefully these conditions. Tenders should be submitted only on the prescribed form, which together with the relevant conditions and other documents, may be obtained by clicking on 'Buy Tender' on the web page where this tender is available on https://landsauthority.org.mt/services/tendering/ A fee of fifty Euros (€50) must be paid through the online system of the Lands Authority website by using your preferred banking card. maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 DECEMBER 2024 The Chief Executive Officer, Lands Authority, notifies that: Sealed tenders in respect of the following advertisements have to be deposited in the Tender Box at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta by 10.00am on Thursday, 9 th January, 2025. *Advert No. 68 Lease tale quale, on a year to year basis, for agricultural purposes, of Structures at Bieb ir-Ruwa, Rabat Malta as shown edged in red on plan P.D.2014_723. This property maybe subject to existing servitudes in favour of the adjacent properties. The bidders must be either full-time or part-time farmers, who have to submit a certificate, issued by the Department of Agriculture with the tender document or students who have completed successfully an academic course relating to agriculture within the previous five years prior to the introduction of the Legal Notice No. 573.06 who have to submit a copy of the relevant certificate also with the tender documents. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €1,000 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of forty-seven Euros (€47) per annum will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. *Advert No. 69 Sale of the Temporary Directum Dominium and relative ground rent of one hundred and forty-four Euros and fourteen cents (€144.14) per annum, for the remaining period which expires on the 23 rd March 2130, as per deed in the acts of Notary Joseph Sciberras dated 30 th October 1980, and the absolute ownership after the expiration of the said temporary emphyteusis, of the Garage up to the height of thirteen (13) courses named 'Ben', Triq il-Falkunier, Fgura shown edged in red on the plan P.D.JO_13_2009. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €1,000 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of four thousand and five hundred and nineteen Euros and seventy cents (€4,519.70) will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. *Advert No. 70 Lease for a period of fifteen (15) years of the premises tale quale consisting of a garage and a room at Nos. 49/51, Triq San Anton, Attard, as shown edged in red on the plan P.D.220_85_A. The airspace is not included with this tender. This premises is being offered in its present state including any latent defects. This premises cannot be bought through the garage scheme. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €18,300 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of six thousand and one hundred Euros (€6,100) per annum will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. www.landsauthority.org.mt/services/tendering Lands Authority St. Sebastian Street, Valletta ISSUE OF TENDERS *Adverts appearing for the first time. These adverts are being published as an invitation to the public to acquire tender documents online. The bidders are to refer to all the conditions of the tender document and are invited to read carefully these conditions. Tenders should be submitted only on the prescribed form, which together with the relevant conditions and other documents, may be obtained by clicking on 'Buy Tender' on the web page where this tender is available on https://landsauthority.org.mt/services/tendering/ A fee of fifty Euros (€50) must be paid through the online system of the Lands Authority website by using your preferred banking card. maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 DECEMBER 2024 The Chief Executive Officer, Lands Authority, notifies that: Sealed tenders in respect of the following advertisements have to be deposited in the Tender Box at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta by 10.00am on Thursday, 9 th January, 2025. *Advert No. 68 Lease tale quale, on a year to year basis, for agricultural purposes, of Structures at Bieb ir-Ruwa, Rabat Malta as shown edged in red on plan P.D.2014_723. This property maybe subject to existing servitudes in favour of the adjacent properties. The bidders must be either full-time or part-time farmers, who have to submit a certificate, issued by the Department of Agriculture with the tender document or students who have completed successfully an academic course relating to agriculture within the previous five years prior to the introduction of the Legal Notice No. 573.06 who have to submit a copy of the relevant certificate also with the tender documents. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €1,000 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of forty-seven Euros (€47) per annum will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. *Advert No. 69 Sale of the Temporary Directum Dominium and relative ground rent of one hundred and forty-four Euros and fourteen cents (€144.14) per annum, for the remaining period which expires on the 23 rd March 2130, as per deed in the acts of Notary Joseph Sciberras dated 30 th October 1980, and the absolute ownership after the expiration of the said temporary emphyteusis, of the Garage up to the height of thirteen (13) courses named 'Ben', Triq il-Falkunier, Fgura shown edged in red on the plan P.D.JO_13_2009. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €1,000 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of four thousand and five hundred and nineteen Euros and seventy cents (€4,519.70) will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. *Advert No. 70 Lease for a period of fifteen (15) years of the premises tale quale consisting of a garage and a room at Nos. 49/51, Triq San Anton, Attard, as shown edged in red on the plan P.D.220_85_A. The airspace is not included with this tender. This premises is being offered in its present state including any latent defects. This premises cannot be bought through the garage scheme. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €18,300 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of six thousand and one hundred Euros (€6,100) per annum will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. www.landsauthority.org.mt/services/tendering Lands Authority St. Sebastian Street, Valletta ISSUE OF TENDERS *Adverts appearing for the first time. These adverts are being published as an invitation to the public to acquire tender documents online. The bidders are to refer to all the conditions of the tender document and are invited to read carefully these conditions. Tenders should be submitted only on the prescribed form, which together with the relevant conditions and other documents, may be obtained by clicking on 'Buy Tender' on the web page where this tender is available on https://landsauthority.org.mt/services/tendering/ A fee of fifty Euros (€50) must be paid through the online system of the Lands Authority website by using your preferred banking card. The Chief Executive Officer, Lands Authority, notifies that: Sealed tenders in respect of the following advertisements have to be deposited in the Tender Box at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta by 10.00am on Thursday, 9 th January, 2025. *Advert No. 68 Lease tale quale, on a year to year basis, for agricultural purposes, of Structures at Bieb ir-Ruwa, Rabat Malta as shown edged in red on plan P.D.2014_723. This property maybe subject to existing servitudes in favour of the adjacent properties. The bidders must be either full-time or part-time farmers, who have to submit a certificate, issued by the Department of Agriculture with the tender document or students who have completed successfully an academic course relating to agriculture within the previous five years prior to the introduction of the Legal Notice No. 573.06 who have to submit a copy of the relevant certificate also with the tender documents. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €1,000 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of forty-seven Euros (€47) per annum will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. *Advert No. 69 Sale of the Temporary Directum Dominium and relative ground rent of one hundred and forty-four Euros and fourteen cents (€144.14) per annum, for the remaining period which expires on the 23 rd March 2130, as per deed in the acts of Notary Joseph Sciberras dated 30 th October 1980, and the absolute ownership after the expiration of the said temporary emphyteusis, of the Garage up to the height of thirteen (13) courses named 'Ben', Triq il-Falkunier, Fgura shown edged in red on the plan P.D.JO_13_2009. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €1,000 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of four thousand and five hundred and nineteen Euros and seventy cents (€4,519.70) will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. *Advert No. 70 Lease for a period of fifteen (15) years of the premises tale quale consisting of a garage and a room at Nos. 49/51, Triq San Anton, Attard, as shown edged in red on the plan P.D.220_85_A. The airspace is not included with this tender. This premises is being offered in its present state including any latent defects. This premises cannot be bought through the garage scheme. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €18,300 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of six thousand and one hundred Euros (€6,100) per annum will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender documents. www.landsauthority.org.mt/services/tendering Lands Authority St. Sebastian Street, Valletta ISSUE OF TENDERS *Adverts appearing for the first time. These adverts are being published as an invitation to the public to acquire tender documents online. The bidders are to refer to all the conditions of the tender document and are invited to read carefully these conditions. Tenders should be submitted only on the prescribed form, which together with the relevant conditions and other documents, may be obtained by clicking on 'Buy Tender' on the web page where this tender is available on https://landsauthority.org.mt/services/tendering/ A fee of fifty Euros (€50) must be paid through the online system of the Lands Authority website by using your preferred banking card.