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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
— Sigmund Freud
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Eurozone inflation running at highest since April 2014
Food price increases helped push inflation across the 19-country eurozone to its highest rate in two and a half years, official figures showed Wednesday. However, the rise in the annual rate to 0.6 percent is unlikely to alter expectations that the European Central Bank will extend its stimulus program next ...
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Air Malta to operate double daily flights to Munich, Rome and Catania next summer
Air Malta is planning to operate 150 weekly flights to 29 destinations next summer. With this schedule, running from the 26th March till 28 October 2017, the Maltese airline is planning to carry 1.2 million passengers while continue operating with a fleet of eight aircraft similar to this year.Air Malta’s ...
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Better Prospects For Economy As OPEC Cuts Output By 1.2mbpd, Nigeria Exempted
Hopes of Nigeria’s economic recovery have been rekindled following a major output cut deal sealed by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). OPEC at its 171st meeting in Vienna, Austria, yesterday, agreed to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day, with effect from January 1, 2017, after ...
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L’agenda della settimana
Il congresso di Fatah in Palestina, le elezioni in Gambia, la legge sulle manifestazioni in Egitto, il referendum costituzionale in Italia, le presidenziali in Austria: cosa succede questa settimana nel mondo. Leggi
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Ministerial declaration by the Foreign Ministers of the like-minded group supporting a relaunch of conventional arms control in Europe
We, the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Finland, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, the Slovak Republic,...
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European Commission approves Malta’s 2017 Budget, notes expected increase in housing prices
The European Commission (Commission), in a report issued today on all member stated, cleared Malta’s 2017 budget, however it warned that house prices are expected to go up due to an increase in demand over the coming years.The Commission also noted that government debt continued to decrease, and that labour ...
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EU criticizes Turkey but not ready to halt membership talks
European Union foreign ministers on Nov. 14 criticized Turkey’s crackdown on alleged supporters of a failed military coup in July, but Austria’s call to suspend Ankara’s EU membership bid failed to garner enough backing
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For Draghi, Trump complicates already tough call on stimulus
For the European Central Bank and its president, Mario Draghi, Donald Trump's unexpected election victory has complicated an impending day of decision on whether to expand monetary stimulus efforts.The ECB has so far avoided giving a clear signal on the future of its 1.74 trillion euro ($1.9 trillion) bond-buying program, ...
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Austria calls for EU to get tough on Turkey
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said on Nov. 7 that the EU should change its stance on Turkey following the government’s recent harsh measures and stop the flow of billions of euros in aid if Ankara fails to stick to its migrants deal with the bloc, AFP has reported.
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Without playing a point, Murray seals No. 1 spot in Paris
Andy Murray will hold the coveted No. 1 spot for the first time when the ATP rankings are published Monday after advancing to the Paris Masters final without playing a single point.Murray benefited from Milos Raonic's withdrawal from the tournament — just one hour before the big-serving Canadian was scheduled ...
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Air Malta launches €35 one-way sale
Air Malta has launched a limited period promotional sale on all flights starting from as low as €35 one-way, inclusive of taxes and charges. Twenty destinations are being discounted for travel between November 7 and June 30, 2017. The sale is open for just 96 hours starting at noon today until ...
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The tease without the sleaze
The sultry, sensual world of burlesque is set to take over the theatre space at Saint James Cavalier, Valletta, as a fully-fledged burlesque show starring Malta's leading burlesque dancer Undine Le Verve and a number of foreign artists will be held in November as part of this season's Spazju Kreattiv ...
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Minister Mallia lists Malta’s success in digital economy, 300 free Wi-Fi hotspots by end of year
Minister for Competitiveness and Digital Economy, Manuel Mallia said that this industry is such a success thanks to important pioneers but also thank to the vision. Quoting a DESI score (an index in the digital industry), the Minister said that Malta developed faster than the other EU countries in this ...
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Powerful quake spares lives, but strikes at Italy's identity
The third powerful earthquake to hit Italy in two months spared human life Sunday but struck at the nation's identity, destroying a Benedictine cathedral, a medieval tower and other beloved landmarks that had survived the earlier jolts across a mountainous region of small historic towns.Lost or severely damaged in the ...
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Editorial: Malta is the only EU country not in the anti-Isis coalition
A full, three-hour long debate in the House on Thursday about the Budget vote for the Foreign Ministry did not tackle, except fleetingly, the elephant in the Chamber: Malta is the only EU country not in the anti-Isis coalition.According to the US State Department, the participants in the coalition are ...
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National team kick off campaign in Andorra
The Maltese national team face Andorra in an international match in La Vella this evening (kick-off: 18.00), as they start their commitments in a revamped European Championship. This will be the first outing for Damien Neill’s men in the qualifying phase of the tournament following the introduction of a new format ...
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OPM justifies decision not to reduce energy rates, says tariffs already low
The government today justified its decision not to lower energy rates in the budget for 2017, saying that the tariffs paid are already among the lowest in Europe.Four days after constituted bodies lashed out at the government and complained that the energy rate cuts they were expecting were not delivered, ...
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NDLEA confiscates €325,640; $30,000 at Lagos Airport
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced the seizure of 325,640 and $30,000 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos. The sum is about N175 million when converted into the Nigerian currency. NDLEA said the money was smuggled from Greece and Austria into the country. A statement by ...
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NDLEA intercepts 325,640 Euros, $30,000 cash at Lagos Airport
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 325,640 Euros and $30,000 (About N175m) in cash about to be smuggled into the country from Greece and Austria. The cash, concealed inside envelopes and shoes, was seized at the Murtalla Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos during the ...
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NDLEA seizes N175m from suspected drug traffickers
Afeez Hanafi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested two suspected drug traffickers for allegedly laundering hard currencies estimated at about N175m from Greece and Austria. It was learnt that the suspects – Edos Nicholas and Hallowell Lovely – were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport ...
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Four Maltese companies implicated in €130 million Italian tax scam
Four Maltese companies have been implicated in what the Italian authorities are describing as a ‘gigantic carousel fraud’, the Vicenza Guardia di Finanza reported yesterday. The scam, which was perpetrated through 145 Italian companies and 35 companies outside of Italy, four of which were in Malta, saw €130 million being ...