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Frendo Advisory features in this month’s Air Malta inflight magazine, with an article on the Malta Individual Investor Programme. The article describes the benefits of the programme and some of the reasons for its success. The article can be read in full here.

In February 2016, the Maltese authorities issued the Malta Residence and Visa Programme guidelines and they are now in a position to start accepting applications. This Programme entitles a non- EU/EEA/Swiss beneficiary and their registered dependants to reside, settle or stay in Malta indefinitely. This consequently allows free movement within the Schengen area.Dependants of the…

Luke was invited to be a keynote speaker at the Africa Sourcing & Enterprise Summit 2016 to be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa from 1-3 March, 2016. The Summit will bring together over 200 delegates, mainly from the African continent. Amongst the list of speakers is the Minister of Small Business Development, South Africa,…

The EU and the USA yesterday reached a deal on data protection replacing the old “safe harbour” agreement which had been struck down by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in October when judges ruled that revelations by Edward Snowden showed that the USA privacy rules in practice were not largely equivalent to those of…

On the 28th January 2016, the European Commission issued an Anti Tax Avoidance Package which proposes new rules which would align the tax laws throughout the EU Member States and contribute towards the effective tackling of aggressive tax planning. It is anticipated that collectively, these measures will hamper aggressive tax planning, boost transparency between Member…

At the last meeting of the plenary session of the Venice Commission in December 2015, Dr Michael Frendo was appointed Chairman of the Democratic Institutions Sub-Commission of the Venice Commission (European Commission for Democracy through Law, Council of Europe). He was also appointed a member of the Enlarged Bureau of the Venice Commission. This Sub-Commission…

Frendo Advisory Ltd. and Frendo Legal formally commenced operations in August of 2015. The firm brings together a dynamic set of experiences and an international network of contacts to offer an array of advisory and legal services.

Luke Frendo is appointed as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Uganda in Malta. His responsibilities include the establishment and promotion of business ties between Malta and Uganda and vice-versa. During the last week of November he hosted the Vice President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs during their visit to Malta, as part of…