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Nigeria remains steadfast in fight against corruption – Onyeama
Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama has declared that Nigeria remained steadfast in the fight against corruption and called for close collaborations to fight the menace to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Onyeama stated this at an event on “Building Interactive Coalition against Corruption to Achieve the SDGs” co-hosted by ...
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Nigeria remains steadfast in anti-graft war – Onyeama
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama, has declared that Nigeria remained steadfast in the fight against corruption and called for close collaborations to fight the menace to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Onyeama stated this at an event on “Building Interactive Coalition against Corruption to Achieve the SDGs” ...
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Total sells Norwegian assets to Kuwait
French oil giant Total said Monday it has agreed to sell its remaining stake in a Norwegian oil field to Kuwait so that it can focus on its recent acquisition of Denmark’s Maersk Oil. “Total has signed an agreement to divest its remaining 15-percent interest in the Gina Krog field ...
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No contaminated eggs in Malta – Ministry for Health
No contaminated eggs have been imported to Malta, a spokesperson for the Ministry for Health has told The Malta Independent on Sunday. The EU Commission had confirmed that 15 EU countries as well as Hong Kong and Switzerland have received eggs contaminated with the insecticide fipronil“The Environmental Health Directorate are ...
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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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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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Alfred Sant calls for balanced approach to a European directive on covered bonds
The European Parliament approved a Resolution on Covered Bonds amended by Alfred Sant, S&D Shadow Rapporteur in preparation for the European Commission's legislative measure on this matter which is expected to be published during the first quarter of 2018. Sant called for a balanced approach to a European Directive on ...
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Get ready for the new wave!
Denmark has recently appointed the world’s first ambassador to Silicon Valley. The first “tech-ambassador” on this earth, Casper Klynge, will most likely be joined soon by his foreign counterparts
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Il ministro Alfano incontra il suo omologo danese
“Con la Danimarca condividiamo obiettivi e interessi comuni di primaria importanza all’interno dell’UE. Mi riferisco in particolare al completamento del mercato unico, al contrasto del protezionismo e alla creazione di un sistema di difesa europeo, dal momento che solo un’Unione Europea in grado...
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New report reveals significant slowdown in growth of international humanitarian aid despite high need
Source: Global Humanitarian Assistance programme (Development Initiatives) Country: WorldThe Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2017 shows that while total international humanitarian assistance increased again in 2016, the pace of growth has slowed. New analysis published today by Development Initiatives shows that while total international humanitarian assistance increased again in 2016, the pace of ...
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Malta hopes to host medicines agency dashed
Malta’s hopes of becoming the chosen location to host the EU’s Medicines Agency were dashed this week as an internal European Commission report setting out new guidelines puts more advanced and richer member states in pole position. According to the leaked document, which now needs to be rubberstamped by member states’ ...
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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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Denmark revokes 334-year-old blasphemy law
Danish lawmakers on Friday repealed a centuries-old blasphemy law which forbid public insults of a religion, such as the burning of holy books like the Koran, cementing the country’s attachment to freedom of expression. Only a handful of blasphemy trials have taken place in the past 80 years, and several ...
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En route to every country in the world, without a plane, to promote positive news
Malta is the 128th country that Torbjorn C Pederson, 37, has stepped upon since he embarked on an unbroken journey around the globe, with the goal of becoming the first person to travel to every country in the world without flying, and without ever going home. With the clothes and ...
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Denmark’s foreign minster on lightning first-time visit to Israel
Anders Samuelsen meets with President Reuven Rivlin during 36-hour trip.
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Europol’s new legal framework a step forward for European policing and security
“The security challenges Europe is facing today have forced a reconsideration of how the European Union manages security concerns and where it focuses its energies. Thus, the coming into force of a new legal framework for the EU’s law enforcement agency, Europol, today 1st of May 2017 is not only timely ...
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Malta hosts signing of operational, strategic cooperation agreement between Europol, Denmark
The Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security hosted the signing ceremony of an operational and strategic cooperation agreement between Europol and Denmark. By virtue of this agreement Denmark, whilst not a fully-fledged member of the European Union’s law enforcement agency, will be able to share and exchange vital operational ...
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ALIVE Cycling Challenge donates €70,000 for children's cancer research
ALIVE Charity Foundation, the first charity foundation to raise funds for medical research in Malta, presented another donation of €70,000 - the fourth one since 2013 - to the Research Trust of the University of Malta (RIDT). The money will go towards the University's specialised programme in children cancer research. The ...
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ALIVE Cycling Challenge donates €70,000 for Children’s Cancer Research
ALIVE Charity Foundation, the first charity foundation to raise funds for medical research in Malta, presented another donation of €70,000, the fourth one since 2013, to the Research Trust of the University of Malta (RIDT). The money will go towards the University’s specialised programme in children cancer research. The generous ...
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Korea's Tax Burden to GDP Ratio Remains Less Than a Half of That of Denmark
Korea's tax burden-to-GDP ratio is on an upward trend but still remains low compared to other organization for economic cooperation and development member countries. According to the OECD on April 16, Korea's tax burden-to-GDP ratio remained the lowest among OECD member countries. As of 2015, the ratio stood at 18.5 ...
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Development aid rises again in 2016 but flows to poorest countries dip - OECD
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Country: WorldDevelopment aid reached a new peak of USD 142.6 billion in 2016. However, much of this increase in humanitarian aid and spending on refugees was in donor countries.11/04/2017 - Development aid reached a new peak of USD 142.6 billion in 2016, an increase ...