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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Perfect people don't fight, they don't lie, they don't make mistakes and they don't exist.
— Aristotele
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V18 cultural programme launched: over 1 million people expected to attend events next year
Today marked the launch of the 2018 cultural programme, a 224 page booklet for Valletta 2018, and over a million people are expected to attend events throughout next year.A collection of 140 projects and 400 events are taking place throughout the European Capital of Culture year across the country. 200 ...
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TMID Editorial: German election - Angela Merkel’s pyrrhic victory
It is no mean feat for Angela Merkel to make her fourth electoral victory in Germany’s election.The scientist from East Germany, a former member of the Communist Party, now stands to have been in power in her country for more than Helmut Kohl who is rightly considered as the colossus ...
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After German vote, Europe can turn to patching euro's flaws
Sunday's national election in Germany will sound the starting gun for a renewed debate on fixing flaws in Europe's shared currency to prevent future crises.France's new president, Emmanuel Macron has made it clear he is willing to push for change to strengthen the euro and is expected to make proposals ...
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Scicluna hints at regulating rental market by monitoring contracts between landlords, tenants
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna hinted at the regulation of rental markets, not through control, but through the monitoring of contracts and dealings between tenants and landlords in order to ensure that the rights of both are being honoured."When we speak about regulation we are not talking about control. We are ...
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27 million children out of school in conflict zones
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Chad, Germany, Greece, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldUNICEF calls on partners to integrate all uprooted children – migrants, refugees, internally displaced, asylum seekers or unaccompanied – into the education system where they live. 27 million children out of school in conflict zones – UNICEF NEW YORK, 18 September ...
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27 million children out of school in conflict zones
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Chad, Germany, Greece, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldUNICEF calls on partners to integrate all uprooted children – migrants, refugees, internally displaced, asylum seekers or unaccompanied – into the education system where they live. NEW YORK, 18 September 2017 – Some 27 million children are out of school ...
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TMID Editorial: Juncker’s investment screening proposal - A little too late for Malta, maybe
When European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker yesterday announced a proposal for a new EU framework for investment screening when non-EU foreign or state-owned companies purchase European energy infrastructure, the hearts of at least several members of the Maltese government must have skipped a beat or two.That is because some of ...
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UN rights chief emphasizes effects of government inaction regarding human rights issues
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Country: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, ...
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Greek PM vows bailout exit in 2018, help for workers, youth
Greece will exit successfully its bailout program in 2018 helped by strong growth, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sept. 9, vowing to support workers, young Greeks and small businesses as the economy recovers.
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Hazard set for Chelsea return at Leicester
Fit-again Eden Hazard is set to feature in Chelsea’s Premier League visit to Leicester City this weekend, Antonio Conte has confirmed, Soccerway reports. The forward fractured his right ankle while on Belgium duty in June, but was used by his country in World Cup qualifiers against Gibraltar and Greece during ...
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Greek economy grows 0.5 pct in second quarter: data
Greece’s struggling economy grew by 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2017, official data showed on Sept. 1, in line with government estimates of a modest rebound this year.
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Migration trends shifting across Mediterranean region
At the height of Europe’s recent migration crisis, more than 7,000 people landed every day on the Greek islands that face Turkey. Orange life-vests covered the beaches of northern Lesbos, while multiplying numbers of new arrivals slept in fields and in the island’s main port.That was in the autumn of ...
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Malta listed as one of 20 EU countries where risk of modern slavery is rising
A report on modern slavery published last Thursday has listed Malta as one of the 20 countries within the European Union were the risk of modern slavery has risen over the last year, seeing an accumulated rise in modern slavery throughout Europe. The report, titled ‘Modern Slavery Index 2017’ is ...
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Court ruling sparks fears for rule of law in Greece
Syriza accused of interfering in case and eroding independence of judicial system
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New Apolostolic Nuncio arrives in Malta
The new Apostolic Nuncio for Malta, Monsignor Alessandro D’Errico, titular Archbishop of Carini and currently Apostolic Nuncio in Croatia, has arrived in Malta. He was greeted at the airport by Archbishop Charles Scicluna, among others. Mgr D’Errico was born in Frattamaggiore in Naples, Italy, in 1950. He was ordained priest in 1974 ...
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Greece to set up development bank to fund infrastructure projects
Greece will set up a development bank to fund infrastructure projects, start ups, small businesses and export oriented companies, the government's economic policy council said today. The Hellenic Development Bank will be a state lender that will complement commercial banks to help fund growth and regional projects. The bank will seek the ...
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OLAF helps Member States seize 140 million cigarettes, detain 32 smugglers
The combined efforts of the European Anti-Fraud Office and Member States led to the seizure of 140 million so-called cheap whites in six countries and the subsequent arrest of 32 people, OLAF said in a statement today.“When smuggled cigarettes find their way into the black market, they cause losses to ...
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EU launches new humanitarian programme for the integration and accommodation of refugees in Greece
Source: European Commission, European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Country: Greece, WorldThe programme helps refugees rent urban accommodation and provides them with cash assistance marking a change from providing support for accommodation in camps. This includes the launch of the flagship 'Emergency Support To Integration & Accommodation' ...
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Greece is on the right path but must 'keep pedalling' - EU economics commissioner
Europe's economics commissioner, Pierre Moscovici, said today he was confident Greece was "turning a page" from economic crisis and would successfully conclude a bailout programme which expires in August 2018. But Moscovici, who was visiting Athens, said the crisis-hit country was at a crucial juncture and urged Greece to keep up ...
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One-third of 100,000 refugee and migrant children arrived in Europe alone in 2016
Source: UN Children's Fund, REACH Initiative Country: Afghanistan, Algeria, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Niger, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, WorldMost of the children in Italy were lone boys from West and Horn of Africa who made the decision to migrate individually, while 91% of children in Greece arrived with their family. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...
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One-third of 100,000 refugee and migrant children arrived in Europe alone in 2016
Source: UN Children's Fund, REACH Initiative Country: Afghanistan, Algeria, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Niger, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, WorldMost of the children in Italy were lone boys from West and Horn of Africa who made the decision to migrate individually, while 91% of children in Greece arrived with their family. Over 100,000 ...