Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Right to join a union not enough: Police association seeks right to industrial action
Police officers are frustrated at the fact that although they have been given the right to belong to a trade union, they have never been given the right to carry out industrial action. The Malta Police Association has launched an appeal calling on the Police Commissioner and the authorities to ...
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‘This country needs this government again' - Prime Minister Joseph Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today, during a political event in Paola, that Malta needs the Labour Party to be re-elected, and said that people should not judge this government solely on what has been achieved, but also on what they are going to obtain.He said that the public's choice ...
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Brothel allegations: Minister Chris Cardona will not take lie detector test
Economy Minister Chris Cardona has dismissed the notion of submitting himself to a lie detector test to allay the public’s concern over whether he is lying or telling the truth about his alleged visit to a German brothel with his policy consultant, where the two are reported to have engaged ...
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Multiple international journalist groups report Cardona’s garnishee order to Council of Europe
A number of international journalist groups, including the European Federation for Journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists and the International Press Institute, have all filed a complaint with the Council of Europe regarding the warrant of seizure filed against journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.Mrs Caruana Galizia reported allegations, based on a ...
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PN to file motion to prevent use of garnishee orders against journalists; demonstration announced
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil said today that the PN will present a Parliamentary motion to stop the courts from having the ability to issue garnishee orders against journalists, and invited the Prime Minister to join him "if he believes in freedom of expression."PN Leader Simon Busuttil was addressing a large ...
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SOCAR eyes new deals for LNG projects, says Malta project 'a model for the future'
SOCAR Trading SA, the marketing arm of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, is aiming to ride on the success of the new natural gas-fired Delimara power station to sell the technology to developing nations, the company’s director-general said in an interview published in the influential energy trade publication Platts.In the ...
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Pink explores how love goes in blended families
Love permeates tomorrow’s issue of Pink, featuring interviews with columnist Kristina Chetcuti and architect Marielouise Caruana Galea about their blended families. Pink will go into what it takes to trust and take the plunge into a new relationship after a marriage breaks down, how to go about parenting their partner’s kids ...
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Safeguard politicians from intrusions in private, sexual lives - Deborah Schembri
Laws should also be enacted to safeguard politicians from uncalled-for intrusions into their private and sexual lives, Parliamentary Secretary Deborah Schembri said today. Much of what is written about politicians is meant to catch the attention of the masses or provide for their distraction from important issues, providing fodder for the ...
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Successful conclusion to the Joint Valletta Action Plan: Senior Officials’ Meeting held in Malta
In its capacity as host to the Valletta Summit on Migration, and in its role at the helm of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Malta is proud to announce a successful conclusion to the Joint Valletta Action Plan: Senior Officials’ Meeting that took place in Malta ...
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Obesity bill passed unanimously over a year ago but still to become law
Minister Chris Fearne has failed to implement legislation aimed at combating obesity which was unanimously approved by Parliament over a year ago in spite of the estimate that obesity costs Malta €45-€50 million per year, Opposition MP Robert Cutajar told The Malta Independent. Tackling obesity is supposed to be one ...
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‘Two-fingered salute’ as €69,500 collected for Caruana Galizia libel fund
A crowd-funding website, as well as donations made in person, has managed to generate €69,500 for journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia after a warrant of seizure for maximum libel damages in Economy Minister Cardona libel cases was accepted by the courts.Mrs Caruana Galizia alleged that while Dr Chris Cardona was on ...
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Chris Cardona accepts prize on ministry's behalf in Switzerland
The Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business has been handed an award for 'Best International Finance Centre' at a ceremony in Switzerland. The prize, at the 4th WealthBriefing Swiss Awards, was accepted by Economy Minister Chris Cardona at a ceremony held in Geneva. "This International Finance centre has decisively risen ...
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Ban garnishee orders on the press, law expert says
Garnishee orders against the press should be prohibited as there was no need for such a “disproportionate” measure in a democratic society based on fundamental rights and freedoms, says the dean of the Faculty of Laws. The Times of Malta sought Kevin Aquilina’s reaction to the controversy surrounding Economy Minister Chris ...
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Sai Mizzi’s contract renewed by government; minister husband refuses to comment
Sai Mizzi Liang will remain the Malta Enterprise China Envoy after her contract was renewed, according to reports published by journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.Mrs Mizzi was first appointed to the post in August 2013 amid controversy after she acquired the role without an open call for applications. It was revealed ...
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UHM registers industrial dispute over health and safety issues in Gozo courts, abattoir
An industrial dispute has been registered by the UHM-Voice of the workers for employees at the Gozo law courts and at the Gozo Abattoir, over issues primarily relating to health and safety.If nothing is done, then industrial action will take place in two-days time, a UHM official confirmedSpeaking with The ...
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Journalists must pull together and recognise the fact that we have a common enemy: the government
If the Minister for the Economy really were somewhere other than the FKK Acapulco on Monday night last week, he would have done the obvious: issued a civilised and measured press statement while still in Germany the following morning, made himself available to journalists – including me, the one who ...
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PM says point of migrant deal from informal summit is to send ‘strong signal’, genuine refugees welcome
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that the point underpinning the deal signed in the informal EU summit on migration which took place in Malta last Friday was to send a “strong signal” that genuine refugees are welcome however people are not to use illegal channels to circumvent visa procedures.He said ...
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Government says Sai Mizzi occupying post until a replacement is found; public call had been issued
Economy Minister Chris Cardona had already publicly declared that Sai Mizzi will continue to occupy her post as special representative to China for Malta Enterprise back in August 2016 until a replacement is found, a government statement read.The statement was in response to yesterday's questions and statements in Parliament on ...
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Moviment Patrijotti Maltin: Malta and the Maltese first - (Part 2)
You’ve spoken about your economic policy, but your stance on integration is the cornerstone of the party’s political message, even calling for a referendum against integration - integration with whom?We are against forced integration. We are a Christian country so when the boats started coming, we helped, like with the ...
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Watch: Busuttil says PM does not know ‘A-B-Cs’ of allegations of Minister Cardona at a brothel
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil quipped that when the Prime Minister said he believes Economy Minister Chris Cardona about the allegations he visited a brothel in Germany from ‘A to Z’, it is because he does not know the ‘a-b-c’s’ of the issue.Blogger and The Malta Independent columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia ...
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Update: Caruana Galizia's accounts frozen as Cardona sues; 'terrible implications for press freedom'
Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has had her bank accounts frozen after a court upheld a request by Economy Minister Chris Cardona and his consultant Joe Gerada to issue garnishee orders alongside four libel suits they have filed against her. Cardona and Gerada have sued Mrs Caruana Galizia over allegations in ...