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9 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 20 SEPTEMBER 2026 FEATURE 2006902P) drains and drainage system, as well as the lift and this as better described in the acts of Notary Joseph Vassallo Agius dated the29.03.2001 valued at €320,000. 0 th October, 2026 11.30am 45/23 – EM Bank of Valletta p.l.c. (C 2833) Vs Grixti Ivan Dr. (ID 093967M) and Grixti Carmen (ID 314767M) a) The flat internally marked by number 6, on the second floor forming part of a block of five flats numbered 35 in Triq San Federiku, Belt Valletta including a sixteenth (1/16) undivided share of the common parts of the said block including the entrance, landings, stairs and stairwell, and the roof, with the right of servitudes in favour of third parties, free and unencumbered, with all its rights and appurtenances and this as described in the acts of Notary Marco Burlo dated 09.03.1999 valued at €325,000; and b) The house numbered 27 named "Arzella" in Triq l-Għakrux, ix-Xagħjra, Żabbar, built on two floors and its airspace and subject to annual and perpetual ground rent of €53.58 as described in the acts of Notary Jeanette Laferla Saliba dated the 04.08.1983 and with all its rights and appurtenances as subject to all the conditions mentioned in the deed of acquisition in the acts of Notary Joseph Tabone dated the 03.07.2012. The said property enjoys and is subject to active and passive servitudes resulting from its position and valued at €585,000. 13 th October, 2026 11.00am 27/22 – EM HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. (C 3177) Vs Borg Brian (ID 10576M) et The ground floor tenement consisting of a maisonette, with direct access onto the kerb, official numbered 38 formerly numbered 29, in Farsons Street, Ħamrun, including the backyard, underlying third party property, with dividing walls with the adjacent third parties property, excluding its airspace however including its subterrain. The maisonette is situated on two floors, including the yard on the ground floor level and a well which although the procurement contract of Notary Ivan Barbara dated sixteenth July, two thousand and nine (16.07.2009) mentions that this tenement has COURT NOTICE The Registrar, Civil Courts and Tribunals notifies that the First Hall of the Civil Court ordered the sale by Judicial Auction of the following property to be held in room numbered 78, nearby the Courts Archives, Level -1, Courts of Justice, Republic Street, Valletta. Date Time Judicial Sale No Property 01 st October, 2026 10.30am 15/25 – EM 35°14° Capital SCC plc (C 105417) Vs Borg John (ID 904145M) pro et noe Maisonette, with its airspace and the garden annexed, unnumbered officially, named 'Rita House', in Triq Patri Ġużepp Calleja ġja Triq il-Konverżjoni, Buġibba, limts of Saint Paul's Bay, bounded on South by Patri Ġużepp Calleja street, on the West by property of Francesco Bugeja or his successors in title and on the North by property of Giovanni Azzopardi or his successor in title, free and unencumbered with all its rights and appurtenances and this as better described by means of a deed dated 29.03.1999 and valued at €880,000. 06 th October, 2026 11.00am 5/23 – EM Bonello Edwina (ID 522953M) Vs Spiteri Norman (ID 41461M) et The Sub utile dominium of the apartment situated on the second level, internally marked number 5, forming part of a larger building known as 'Block C' forming part of a larger complex known as 'Vela Vista' in Triq il-Baħħara, corner with Triq il-Klamari, and the latter corner with Triq it-Turisti, Qawra, Saint Paul's Bay, subject to the annual ground rent of €2.98c, with the emphyteutical concession in relation to the land on which the said development was built for the period of 150 years which commenced on the 24.05.1965 upon expiry of the said original temporary emphyteusis period shall be automatically extended from time to time for periods of 100 years each period and this ad infinitum. Which ground rent is revisable as indicated in the deed in the records of Notary Joseph Sciberras of the 24.05.1965 and also subject to the annual sub ground rent and perpetual of €69.88 with the relative conditions to the sub emphyteusis concession as stipulated in the deed of sale and purchase which by virtue of which the debtors acquired by title of sale and purchase, with all its rights and appurtenances, and with perpetual and transferable right together with the said apartment the use of common parts, published in the acts of Notary Jean Paul Farrugia, dated 19.10.2007. The said development known as 'Vela Vista' is bounded North and North West by Triq il- Baħħara, East by property of the company PAM Limited, and South by Triq it-Turisti and West by Triq il-Klamari, while the said Block C forming part of the said development known as 'Vela Vista' which the apartment forms part of is bounded on the North East by Triq il-Baħħara, on the South West by Triq il-Klamari and on all other compass point by property of Prestige Apartment Limited society or its successors in title or more accurate boundaries and is valued at two hundred and ninety thousand euro (€290,000). 06 th October, 2026 11.30am 68/24 – KRZ Caruana Catherine Imperia (ID 750035M) Vs Caruana Verbytska Olena Volodymyrivna (ID 2006902P) The apartment numbered 2 (first floor) of the block named 'Regent Place', in Triq il- Venerabbli Nazju Falzon, Birkirkara, free and unencumbered with the right of use of the roof and an undivided share of the common parts proportionate to the number of apartments built in the block, which include the front door, hall, stair, stairwell, drains and drainage system, as well as the lift and this as better described in the acts of Notary Joseph Vassallo Agius dated the29.03.2001 valued at €320,000. 0 th October, 2026 11.30am 45/23 – EM Bank of Valletta p.l.c. (C 2833) Vs Grixti Ivan Dr. (ID 093967M) and Grixti Carmen (ID 314767M) a) The flat internally marked by number 6, on the second floor forming part of a block of five flats numbered 35 in Triq San Federiku, Belt Valletta including a sixteenth (1/16) undivided share of the common parts of the said block including the entrance, landings, stairs and stairwell, and the roof, with the right of servitudes in favour of third parties, free and unencumbered, with all its rights and appurtenances and this as described in the acts of Notary Marco Burlo dated 09.03.1999 valued at €325,000; and b) The house numbered 27 named "Arzella" in Triq l-Għakrux, ix-Xagħjra, a common well with the adjacent property, today this is converted into a basement, which is accessible from this tenement by a spiral staircase. With the right of maintenance of a water pipe which was attached by third parties in the yard of tenement number 38, free and unencumbered, and this as described in the acts of Notary Ivan Barbara of the 16.07.2009 and is valued at €170,000. 13 th October, 2026 11.30am 31/25 – KRZ Associated Supplies Limited (C 2891) Vs Mizzi Joseph (ID 426445M) A) The house numbered number 45, named The Arches, including its airspace, in Triq il-Gladjoli, San Gwann, as subject to the hypotech and privilege in favour of the Housing Authority with number H6099/2010 and as better described in the acts of Notary Keith Ryan Calleja dated the 15th April, 2010 and 19th April, 2010 and is valued at €740,000 B) The garage, without official number, however marked number 6, in Triq il-Lunzjata, San Gwann, consisting from a street level garage, without its airspace, underlying third party property, and as better described in the acts of Notary Anthony Attard dated the 20.01.1989 and another contract dated the 22.03.1990 and is valued at €94,000 13 th October, 2026 12.00pm 45/20 – AZ Bank of Valletta p.l.c. (C 2833) Vs Pace Brian (ID 385381M) et The property which consists of an apartment on the second-floor level, including two washrooms, as subject to third party rights as mentioned hereunder, and the undivided share of the common area. The apartment is internally marked number 3 and is named "Redeemer Flat" and is situated on the left side when one looks towards the facade, forming part of a complex of building consisting of a ground floor and a garage at ground floor level with a private entrance, two apartments underlying the first floor and two apartments on the second floor, one of the latter two is the apartment number 3, accessible from a common entrance at ground floor level, which is situated between the ground floor level and the garage, in Dawret Ħal Għaxaq, Għaxaq, the said apartment is bounded on the South with the said street, East with property of the heirs of Luigi Ellul and West with property of Emanuel Spiteri, as subject to the annual and perpetual ground rent of €5.43 each year, with all its rights and appurtenances, and with its airspace. The undivided share of the common parts and services consists of an entrance, stairwell, and a room on the stairs giving access to the roof. The three flight stairs start from the ground floor (accessible from an entrance/common area front door) and continues till the roof level. The apartment number 1 and the maisonette at ground floor level all enjoy the right to install a water tank, aerial/satellite, etc. and the right to access for repairs and maintenance of the same, on the highest roof or one of the washrooms. The apartment number 3 has the roof and all the airspace where the third parties (owners of apartment number 1) have the perpetual right of use and access to the washroom of approximately 12.87 square meters and part of the roof which is the divided part of the same property of approximately 27.23 square metres. Because the airspace is developable, the property may be developed by another floor, however because of third party rights, the existing washrooms on the 2833) Vs Dr Nadya Bezzina Fiott et noe Buttigieg, previously known as New Street, Hamrun, including its airspace. The property has window opening servitude on the first floor that overlooks onto the property yard on the ground floor. Part of the said maisonette is overlying other property and it enjoys prospect servitude and servitude from the underlying property and has in common the drains and drainage system. The said maisonette is subject to annual and temporary ground rent of €1.40, otherwise free and unencumbered with all its rights and appurtenances and valued at €95,000. Further details can be obtained from the website: https://ecourts.gov.mt/onlineservices/JudicialSales The bidders taking part in the auction must present their identity card Gaetana Aquilina For the Registrar of Civil Courts and Tribunals are 'in a relationship'. mean? valuable: A chance to reduce its dependence on the United States at a time when its reliance on its biggest trading partner has be- come a serious existential threat. Those are just assumptions, though, which is what most peo- ple are working with right now, including former Prime Minister Alfred Sant. "Given how the geo-political situation has developed these past two years, an emphasis on defence and security will be inevitable, with Canada look- ing over its shoulder at the US, and the EU sideways over both shoulders, at the US and Russia," Sant said, noting that Canada already has access to the bloc's fund aimed at leveraging invest- ment in weapons production. The problem with finalising any such agreement, according to Sant, lies in the details, which would need to be thrashed out during technical negotiations. "Actually," he went on, "there doesn't seem to have been much diplomatic and technical home- work done by the European Commission before Von der Leyen launched her proposal." Sant speculated that the even- tual agreement could be mod- elled on the European Economic Area rather than Switzerland's relationship with the bloc, as others have suggested. Beyond free trade in goods and servic- es, he said such an arrangement could cover most aspects of the single market and eventually ex- tend to Schengen. Sant did note, however, that the status of "associate member- ship" does not currently exist, although the term itself has been used in the past to blur the true nature of relationships between the EU and third countries. "For instance, it was also used in Malta, and elsewhere, during the late 1960s and very early 1970s, when the then EEC was concluding a raft of association agreements with Mediterranean countries," Sant said. Those arrangements, he stressed, had nothing to do with actual membership. He added that this shouldn't be too difficult to negotiate, ar- guing that a very close political, economic and social relation- ship between Canada and the EU could work well for both sides. As PN MEP David Casa point- ed out, Canada is already one of Europe's closest allies and its second-largest trading partner, meaning any new agreement would build on an extensive ex- isting framework. Beyond the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Casa noted that the EU and Canada already cooperate on high-level policy, critical raw materials, defence and security, research, energy and digital pol- icy. So what would associate mem- bership actually add? In his speech to MEPs, Carney envisioned closer cooperation across several areas, particularly seamless trade, energy and in- dustrial cooperation, stockpiles of critical raw materials and par- ticipation in the Erasmus+ pro- gramme. Not too bad, right? You might find yourself going from Msida to Toronto, or suddenly spotting some hipster Montrealer wan- dering around MCAST Mosta. This, Casa explained, could be done without Canada joining the single market, something Carney himself has already ruled out. Casa also thinks treaty chang- es might not even be necessary, arguing that the EU already has a wide range of agreements with third countries. Each carries its own rights and obligations, he said, meaning the existing trea- ties may already provide enough legal room to accommodate not- so-little Canada. This would, of course, still re- quire unanimous approval from EU member states, which Casa argued would themselves bene- fit from the greater strategic au- tonomy closer ties with Canada could bring. Through the agreement, Ca- sa explained, Europe would strengthen its ties with another democracy, something which has become increasingly impor- tant as pressure from hostile authoritarian states seems to be found on all fronts as of late. He also pointed to the Arctic, which he described as an in- creasingly contested geopoliti- cal frontline, particularly as the US expands its military role in Greenland. According to Casa, this is another area where closer cooperation with Canada could prove important. "Traditionally, expanding the market also increases options for consumers, lowers costs, betters the chance for innovation and research cooperation by pool- ing resources," Casa said. "It is the opposite of the protectionist, masochistic, scattergun-sanc- tion approach of Canada's southern neighbour." There are limits, however, to what could be on the table for Canada and the EU. Canada may be able to secure deeper access to parts of the single market, but it would not gain a formal role in EU institutions or a say in mak- ing EU law. Casa also suggested that the Canada debate could have reper- cussions beyond the two sides, potentially reigniting discussions over the UK's relationship with the EU after Brexit, particularly under the more pro-European leadership of Andy Burnham. Full membership, however, ap- pears to be out of the question for Canada. Casa underlined that the "Europeanness" of the EU is baked into its member- ship requirements, while Carney himself has already rejected the idea of Canada joining the bloc. And that's probably just about all we can infer about Canada's proposed associate member- ship/marriage with the EU until the details are fully worked out. There is one thing we can know for sure: It will be unique to Canada. And with that, just drizzle some maple syrup on the pastizz for some sweet and savoury. Roberta Metsola