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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
— Sigmund Freud
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EU: 15 nations get tainted eggs, products in growing scandal
EU officials say 15 countries including Hong Kong have reported receiving contaminated eggs or egg products in a growing food scandal.Several producers in the Netherlands and Belgium are under investigation after eggs were found to have been treated with a product containing pesticide Fipronil.EU trade and agriculture spokesman Daniel Rosario ...
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Brussels writes to Malta asking about missed deadline for anti-money laundering directive
The European Commission has sent a letter to the Maltese government asking why it failed to transpose the fourth anti-money laundering directive into law, which is aimed at making it harder for terrorist organisations and criminal gangs to hide their money, by the 26 June deadline.A typical move by organisations ...
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FKNK slams ECJ Advocate General's finch trapping opinion
The FKNK hunters' federation have come out against the opinion of the ECJ Advocate General on finch trapping in Malta and Gozo, stating that it is mistaken, unjust and discriminatory.Last week, Eleanor V. E. Sharpston, Advocate General (AG) at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, delivered her Opinion to ...
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AP sources: US seeks to test Iran deal with more inspections
The Trump administration is pushing for inspections of suspicious Iranian military sites in a bid to test the strength of the nuclear deal that President Donald Trump desperately wants to cancel, senior U.S. officials said.The inspections are one element of what is designed to be a more aggressive approach to ...
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European Hunting and Conservation Federation challenge ECJ Advocate General’s trapping opinion
The European Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation. (FACE) issued a statement yesterday highlighting certain issues it has with the ECJ Advocate General's opinion on Finch trapping in Malta earlier this week.Eleanor V. E. Sharpston, Advocate General (AG) at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, yesterday delivered her ...
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Working together remains the best course of action – Minister Michael Farrugia
During the second meeting of the Interior Ministers of central Mediterranean countries in Tunis, Minister for Home Affairs and National Security Michael Farrugia said that the declaration adopted seeks to prevent migrant smuggling and trafficking, thereby also preventing abuse and the risk of loss of life in the desert and at sea.The declaration that was jointly agreed upon during ...
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Malta registers biggest EU surplus in first quarter - Eurostat
Malta registered the biggest surplus in the EU and one of the largest decreases in debt in the first quarter of 2017, according to Eurostat data. According to the statistical arm of the EU, Malta saw a surplus 3.5% of GDP, followed by Germany and the Netherlands at 1.5%. The biggest ...
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Turkey, Austria in fresh row over coup anniversary event
Turkey and Austria have engaged in another row over an event marking the first anniversary of the July 2016 coup attempt, with the Turkish Economy Ministry denying reports that it requested the event in Austria
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Austria bars Turkish economy minister from entering country for event marking coup anniversary
Austria has barred Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country to attend an event marking the anniversary of the July 2016 coup attempt, a spokesman for Austria’s Foreign Ministry said on July 10
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How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement
Very recently, Germany’s Cabinet approved a bill that will expunge the convictions of tens of thousands of German men for “homosexual acts” under that country’s anti-gay law known as “Paragraph 175.” That law dates back to 1871, when modern Germany’s first legal code was created.It was repealed in 1994. But ...
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Air Malta re-connects Europe to North Africa with its new route to Tunis
Air Malta inaugurated today a new scheduled service to the North African City of Tunis. This service also heralds the national airline’s return to North Africa. The Maltese airline is resuming services to Tunis after an absence of eight years, initially with a three times a weekly operation. Thanks to ...
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As Brexit talks begin, Europe sees economic upswing over UK
When Britain voted to leave the European Union a year ago, proponents argued that the British economy was being held back by the slow-growing, dysfunctional bloc.A year on, and with the Brexit divorce talks finally starting, the situation is radically different.Britain's economy is growing more slowly than Greece's, its households ...
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Father's Day creator was Renaissance woman, descendant says
This Father's Day, Betsy Roddy will write two cards: one to her dad, and the other to her late great-grandmother, Sonora Smart Dodd.The second card is a century-old family tradition honoring the Mother of Father's Day.Sunday is the 107th Father's Day celebrated in the U.S. since Dodd created the holiday ...
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Putin warns new sanctions will complicate ties between Russia and US
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that new US sanctions on Russia will damage ties between the two countries. Mr Putin said that "it will, of course, complicate the Russian-American relationship", according to the TASS news agency. The Russian leader said it was too early to speak about a possible response. The US ...
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Malta’s GDP per capita at 95% of EU average
When Malta accessed the EU in 2004, its GDP per capita was somewhere around 65% of the EU’s average. Since then, other, and poorer, nations have joined and Malta’s GDP has improved. According to a Eurostat release this week, it is now at 95% of the EU average, beaten by ...
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Landmine treaty President calls on to redouble efforts to achieve the 2025 deadline
Source: Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Country: Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iraq, Thailand, World, Zimbabwe“Providing support to those states that are still implementing key actions of the Convention is as important today as it was 20 years ago. It is a humanitarian imperative,” said Ambassador Hajnoczi.Geneva, Vienna 9 June 2017 – The Committees ...
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Landmine treaty President calls on to redouble efforts to achieve the 2025 deadline
Source: Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Country: Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iraq, Thailand, World, Zimbabwe“Providing support to those states that are still implementing key actions of the Convention is as important today as it was 20 years ago. It is a humanitarian imperative,” said Ambassador Hajnoczi.Geneva, Vienna 9 June 2017 – The Committees ...
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Camilleri replaces Fenech in Malta squad
Dale Camilleri, the St Andrews midfielder, has been drafted into the Malta squad to replace Balzan’s Paul Fenech who is down with a bout of gastric flu. This is the first time Camilleri has been selected in the Malta squad after the 24-year-old midfielder left a positive impression on national coach ...
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Petrolio ancora in rally alla vigilia del vertice OPEC
(Teleborsa) - Il petrolio estende il rally alla vigilia del vertice OPEC di Vienna, in calendario per domani. Il mercato sconta già la possibilità di un prolungamento dei tagli decisi lo...
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Airbus hires outside monitors amid fraud investigations
Airbus has appointed an independent panel including two former ministers to examine its anti-corruption practices after Britain and France launched fraud and bribery investigations into the sale of jetliners. Europe's largest aerospace group said today the three advisers, who include former German finance minister Theo Waigel and former French European affairs ...
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Updated - Macron wins French presidency by a large margin
Political newcomer Emmanuel Macron will be France's next president, pollsters projected Sunday night, delivering a resounding victory to an unabashedly pro-European former investment banker and strengthening France's place as a central pillar of the European Union.A crowd outside the Louvre museum at a Macron victory party jubilantly waved red, white ...