The parliamentary procedure for the transfer of Malta Shipyards to Palumbo spa will start tonight when the government presents the relevant motion to the House.
The motion will first be debated by the House Audit Committee before being discussed in the full Chamber.
Finance Minister Tonio Fenech in comments this afternoon said he was calling for the debate to be concluded quickly so that workers who wished to apply to join the new company could do so as soon as possible, and Malta would have the shipyard that it deserved.
The minister said that Palumbo was ready to start operating as soon as the contract was finalised.
Malta Shipyards closed at the end of last month.