Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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PANA committee member complains on lack of confirmation of cooperation by Maltese MPs
A member of the PANA committee, the European Parliament committee on money laundering, has complained that most of the people with who have been requested to meet with the fact-finding mission have not given an answer. The PANA committee will be in Malta later this month. "As part of a ...
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Editorial: That’s right, blame the Interconnector, it’s foreign after all
There is no known calculation how much money was lost yesterday with the double power cut Malta has suffered. But it must have been huge.With our known patience and infinite resourcefulness, many of us found some way or other to go round the obstacle, but we must realize that there ...
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American chart topping DJ duo The Chainsmokers to headline Isle of MTV 2017
American DJ duo The Chainsmokers will headline this year’s Isle of MTV concert, which will be held at the Granaries in Floriana on 27 June. Widely regarded across the music industry as one of the ‘breakout acts’ of 2016, the multiplatinum selling duo will perform the closing set under the ...
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Owen Bonnici slams Jason Azzopardi’s government critique on Politico, Busuttil lambasts garnishee
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici has taken umbrage at Shadow Minister for Justice Jason Azzopardi’s critique of the government’s decision not to join a new European public prosecutor’s office on influential Brussels (EU focused) weekly paper Politico.He said that criticising government action within Parliament, among colleagues, is one thing but slammed ...
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Nine Malian migrants still detained without charge, campaign launched on Feast of St Paul
The Solidarity with Migrants group has launched a campaign, ‘Free the Nine’, calling on the competent authorities to release the nine Malian migrants who have been incarcerated for almost three months, even though their incarceration was not sentenced by a law-court and they have committed no crime. The Solidarity with ...
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Obesity costing Europe €70 billion every year – MEP Alfred Sant
At present in Europe, obesity is estimated to cost €70 billion annually in health care and lost productivity. The total real burden is likely to be higher, as obesity causes many other diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and certain cancers. Addressing a seminar at the European Parliament on ...
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Ministries remain silent while Sai Mizzi pockets €558,000
Sai Mizzi Liang would have earned €558,000 by the time her contract officially expires following the six months extension granted to her by the Ministry of the Economy, Investment and Small Business, The Malta Independent can report. This comes after a spokesperson for Malta Enterprise confirmed that Mrs Mizzi will ...
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Busuttil pledges to 'remove all gags on freedom of expression', Casa takes case to the EU
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil pledged this morning that the Nationalist Party would remove “will remove all gags on free expression, such as criminal libel and garnishee orders against journalists.”Dr Busuttil’s tweet comes a day after precautionary warrants to the tune of €47,000 were issued by the courts against Daphne Caruana ...
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PA to embark on a €7 million project to transport Malta’s spatial data infrastructure
Malta will soon embark on a €7 million project which will seek to develop and implement a national spatial data infrastructure which will bring Malta to the forefront of geo-spatial technology. The project which is being spearheaded by the Planning Authority will see Malta replace its basemap and produce one ...
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Updated: Tritons 'lose their plate’ as restoration of iconic Valletta monument gets underway
People walking into Valletta yesterday were met by an unfamiliar sight of the iconic Triton Fountain being disassembled.The iconic monument is being restored as part of a wider project. Some of the old kiosks in the old terminus have already been torn down and works around the air force monument ...
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Ten-man Balzan consolidate top spot; Kooh Sohna punishes wasteful Sliema
Hamrun-Balzan 0-1Hamrun S: D. Cassar, M. Micallef, L. Sciberras (B. Paiber), L. Grech (S. Nanapere), J. Grech, L. Rodriguez, I. Misan, K. Micallef, M. Giusti (S. Arab), S. Raphael, M. MansetBalzan: I. Janjusevic, B. De Oliveira, B. Kaljevic (M. Lepovic), S. Arab, A. Souza (C. Brincat), D. Grima, A. Nafti ...
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Malta Unborn Child Movement presents proposal to hold national conference on womb ecology
The Malta Unborn Child Movement presented a proposal to hold a national conference on womb ecology and the quality of life for unborn children to Speaker Anglu Farrugia.Speaking with this newsroom, Anthony Mifsud, Coordinator of the Unborn Child Movement explained that there are many factors that could harm unborn children, ...
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Galdes attending event promoting trapping of birds is unacceptable - Birdlife; PS replies
Birdlife Malta has condemned Parliamentary Secretary Roderick Galdes' behaviour when he opted to be part of the launch of an event promoting trapping of birds which will be held tomorrow."Bird trapping activities have no link whatsoever with animal rights. This event goes against the values of love for nature, preservation ...
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A day after Malta Summit, Libya says it intercepts 400 illegal migrants bound for Europe
Libya’s coast guard yesterday said it intercepted more than 400 African migrants attempting to reach Europe, just a day after EU leaders agreed on moves to curb mass migration from the country and after EU leaders dangled a €200 million carrot at the powers that be in Libya.General Ayoub Qassem, ...
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Louvre museum reopens; Egypt identifies machete attacker
The Louvre Museum reopened to the public Saturday, less than 24 hours after a machete-wielding assailant shouting "Allahu akbar!" attacked French soldiers guarding the sprawling building and was shot by them.The worldwide draw of the iconic museum in central Paris, host to thousands of artworks including the "Mona Lisa," was ...
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Updated: Cardona has embarrassed Malta, Germany and the EU with his brothel visit – Busuttil
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil this morning accused Minister Chris Cardona of having embarrassed not only Malta but also Germany and the European Union with his alleged escapades at an FKK club in Germany.Dr Cardona is currently at the centre of controversy after it was alleged that he paid a visit ...
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db Group CEO defends €60 million ITS site price tag
Arthur Gauci, the CEO of the db Group, has defended the €60 million valuation of the ITS site deal signed earlier this week, following a number of arguments made that the draft Paceville master plan had valued the site at a higher price.Earlier this week, the government signed a 99-year ...
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'Malta sees decline in retail trade' - PN; says high fuel price prevented worse statistics
According to data released by Eurostat, Malta registered the 4th worst result in retail trade amongst the EU countries in December 2016, a PN statement read."While retail sales across the EU increased by 2.3%, retail sales in Malta shrunk by 0.7%. Eighteen countries out of the twenty-two Member States that ...
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Judicial appointments: recent changes ‘a step in the right direction but we need to do more’
Undoubtedly, the Chamber has been very vocal about the much-needed changes in the method of appointment of members of the Judiciary.This has been at the top of our agenda for a number of years now and the Chamber has always been very vocal about it, ultimately achieving “historic changes to ...
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Editorial: The EU’s lip service to the plight of refugees
EU leaders who convened in Malta on Friday to address the flow of migrants across the central Mediterranean, by and large, paid mere lip service to the awful plight of African migrants trapped in limbo in what is currently a lawless Libya.And in so doing, what they mainly accomplished was ...
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Moviment Patrijotti Maltin: Malta and the Maltese first (part 1)
How would you describe the party?It stands for the Maltese – Maltese first. Unfortunately, the political parties have forgotten the population and have adopted unbridled liberalism. Now there has been a rebellion against the last 40 years of liberalism. It is out of control and people are fed up, not ...