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This Project aims to contribute to Malta’s efforts to implement justice reforms, support the operational independency of the Offices of the Attorney General and the State Advocate, strengthen their capacities and effectiveness of their operations. This will be achieved through the establishment of operational processes, measurements, continuous training and ICT integration. The Project will also contribute to the improvement of public trust, accountability and transparency of the institutions through supporting the development and implementation of respective communication strategies.

The project’s objectives are to support the development of the two offices by:

  1. Ensuring their full operational independency
  2. Improving public trust
  3. Improving their accountability and transparency.
  • Adoption of internal strategies and introduction of new tools for the institutional and -administrative reorganisation of the two Offices.
  • Adoption of communication strategies for the Offices of the Attorney General and State Advocate aiming at improving public trust and transparency.
  • Improved capacity of the Offices of the Attorney General and State Advocate to provide continuous professional development to their officers.
  • A new IT system supporting the operations of the Offices of the Attorney General and State Advocate is designed and approved.
  • Recommendations and support on internal policies, case weighting methodologies, efficiency indicators for the offices and performance management tools
  • Recommendations on drafting, administration and analysis of surveys to measure public trust
  • Communication and public relations strategy with action plan
  • Recommendations on institutional set up on training including focus group discussions and workshops
  • Training programs on legal topics and soft skills
  • Training of Trainers on selected topics
  • Guidelines on the design/development/integration of the requisite IT tools/infrastructure to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the procedures and operation
  • Office of the State Advocate
  • Office of the Attorney General
  • Ministry of Justice

Project information

  • Duration: 24 months (31 October 2023 – 31 October 2025)
  • Country: Malta
  • Funding: “This project is co-funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument and implemented by the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European Commission.”

Retour Marking the successful completion of Malta’s Attorney General and State Advocate offices re-organisation

Marking the successful completion of Malta’s Attorney General and State Advocate offices re-organisation

The European Union and the Council of Europe, in cooperation with Ministry of Justice and Reform of the Construction sector and partner institutions, held the closing Conference of the EU–CoE Joint Project EU-CoE Joint Project “Attorney General and State Advocate in Malta - Implementation of action plan of offices re-organisation.

The event marked the successful conclusion of the project, which has supported the strengthening of the State Advocate and Attorney General Offices following their institutional separation in 2019. Over the past two years, the project has delivered concrete results in enhancing the operational independence, efficiency, and effectiveness of both Offices.

Key achievements include the design of programmes of continuous training and professional development of staff, new working methodologies, tools and policies to improve internal operations, ethics, performance measurement and communication. These efforts have contributed to reinforcing transparency, accountability, and the quality of justice services provided to citizens and are expected to contribute to the improved public trust.

The closing event brought together national stakeholders and international partners to showcase the produced deliverables and reflect on the progress achieved.

The commitment to improving the efficiency of both institutions and the overall justice system in Malta remains strong as the project concludes and its achievements pave the way for future initiatives.

The Project is co-funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument, and implemented by the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European Commission.

Malta 6 october 2025
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