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Country data: Malta

Transposition of Single Market directives (Malta)

Trend since last reporting period:  positive;  negative; = neutral
Ranking out of 27: 1 to 9; 10 to 18; 19 to 27
Indicators on Single Market DirectivesDec. 2024EU averageRankingTrend
Transposition deficit (percentage of all directives not transposed)0.5%0.8%5
Overdue directives58
Long-overdue directives (> 2 years)011
  • none
Average delay in transposing directives (in months)4.011.91↗↗
Conformity deficit (percentage of all directives transposed incorrectly)0.6%0.9%8
Duration of infringement proceedings for late transposition (in months)17.418.011

Single Market infringement cases (Malta)

Infringements (Malta)

Trend since last reporting period:  positive;  negative; = neutral
Ranking out of 27: 1 to 9; 10 to 18; 19 to 27
Ranking out of 20 (compliance with Court rulings): 1 to 7; 8 to 14; 15 to 20

Indicators on Single Market Infringement ProceedingsDec. 2024EU averageRankingTrend
Number of pending infringement proceedings15247
Problematic sectors
  • Services and professions (4 cases)
Average duration of infringement proceedings (in months)28.245.82↗↗
Average time taken to comply with Court rulings (in months)N/A61.3N/AN/A

Internal Market Information System (Malta)

Technical regulations information system (Malta)

On these, the Commission and other Member States issued no reaction.

SOLVIT (Malta)

Caseload
Submitted cases: 17 (6 in 2023)
Received cases: 27 (29 in 2023)
Cases not accepted: 3 (8 in 2023)

Resolution rate: 77.8% (90% in 2023)

Handling time (as home centre)
Reply in 7 days: 100% (100% in 2023)
Cases prepared in 30 days: 88% (100% in 2023)
Solutions accepted within 7 days: 87% (60% in 2023)
Cases not accepted within 30 days: 67% (100% in 2023)

Handling time (as lead centre)
Cases accepted within 7 days: 100% (100% in 2023)
Cases closed within 10 weeks: 58% (52% in 2023)

Staffing level
Sufficient

Payment delays (Malta)

No data available.

Responsive administration and burden of regulation (Malta)

IndicatorYearMTEU average
Burden of government regulation (survey replies: 1 = worst, 7 = best)20233.95 3.87 
Digital public services to start and run a business (100% = best performing)2023100%85.4%  
Payment delays by public authorities2024n/a days16.76
Time to resolve insolvency   
Impact of regulation on long-term investment decisions (survey replies)   

Access to public procurement (Malta)

Indicator2023EU average
Single bidder

15%

38%

No calls for bids

13%

6%

Publication rate (value advertised on Tenders Electronic Daily, in % of GDP)

4.4%

5.84%

Cooperative procurement (proportion of procedures with more than one buyer)

0%

7%

Award criteria (proportion of procedures awarded to cheapest bid)

87%

56%

Decision speed (days)

165 

84 

SME contractors

91%

58%

SME bids

92%

66%

Procedures divided into lots

18%

30%

Missing calls for bids

1%

1%

Missing seller registration numbers

2%

47%

Missing buyer registration numbers

19%

36%

Note: A typical (mid-ranking) EU country is used for the EU average for all indicators except the publication rate. Due to delays in data availability, publication rate results are based on 2022 data.

Access to services and services markets (Malta)

IndicatorYearMTEU average
Restrictiveness indicator – architect20213.3  2.5  
Restrictiveness indicator – accountant20212.9  1.7  
Restrictiveness indicator – civil engineer20213.1  2.4  
Restrictiveness indicator – lawyer20212.9  3.4  
Restrictiveness indicator – real estate agent20212.7  1.3  
Restrictiveness indicator – patent agent20210.0  2.2  
Restrictiveness indicator – tourist guide20212.6  1.2  
Domestic priority letter prices, letter 20 g2022€ 0.30€ 1.06
Intra-EU priority letter prices, letter 20 g 2022€ 0.59€ 1.71
Domestic transit times, day+1 performance, priority letters 20 g 2022n/a81.7%

Note: The EU restrictiveness indicator (EURI) measures the level of restrictiveness for the cross-border provision of services and the right of establishment for seven groups of professional services with a high share in the EU firms’ intermediate consumption or cross-border mobility. The level of restrictiveness is measured on a scale from 0 (least restrictive) to 6 (most restrictive). 

Access to finance (Malta)

IndicatorYearMTEU average
Access to public financial support (% of SMEs indicating deterioration)20238.55% 19.11% 
Time to get paid by businesses 2024n/a days62 days
Venture capital investments (% of GDP)20230.000%0.050%
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