The Tourism Ministry has summoned all operators who provide deckchairs and umbrellas at Ghadira Bay for a meeting today. The meeting will be organised by the Malta Tourism Authority.

Earlier this week, Minister Konrad Mizzi had revealed that eight days prior to the 2013 election, then Nationalist Minister had given “shameful” concessions before the 2013 election.

“We investigated and discovered that in 2013, eight days before the election, former minister Jason Azzopardi gave a shameful concession to operators who could install as many umbrellas and deckchairs as they want on the country’s largest beach for 15 years”.

The beach is public, Mizzi said, and Maltese families have a right to enjoy it without encountering more expenses.