Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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George Vella attends first Foreign Affairs Council Meeting during Malta’s Presidency
Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella today addressed his European Union counterparts for the first time since Malta assumed the Presidency of the Council of the EU. “During a discussion concerning possible issues that will make it to the Council’s agenda in the coming months, High Representative Federica Mogherini and several ...
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'Government committed to keep looking for a strategic partner for Air Malta' - Edward Zammit Lewis
Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis said this evening while delivering a ministerial statement in Parliament that government is committed to keep looking for a strategic partner for Air Malta.Through such a partner, he explained, "Air Malta would find an extensive route network, better logistics etc."He said that there is already ...
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Editorial: Air Malta’s agony
We have by now got used to the various statements by Minister Edward Zammit Lewis with regards to the hot potato dumped in his lap – Air Malta.Up till last Friday, when the government finally admitted what everyone had long known – that the deal with Alitalia is dead in ...
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LIVE: Former Panama Papers probe member giving talk on ending corruption
Joseph Stiglitz, the man who formed part of the Panama Papers Probe and left due a severe lack of transparency in the Panamanian financial system, will be giving a talk on combating and ending corruption at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters is seen ...
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PN calls on government to seriously consider proposals presented by Opposition for Air Malta
The Nationalist Party has called on the government to seriously consider the proposals presented by the Opposition regarding Air Malta.Addressing a press conference, Shadow Minister for the Economy Claudio Grech, accompanied by spokespersons Antoine Borg and Censu Galea, said that the PN will remain pro-active and positive on the future ...
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NGOs vow to fight for the right to protect the environment
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Friends of the Earth Malta, the Ramblers Association of Malta and the Qui-si-Sana Residents Association - the organizations which are appealing the PA's approval of the Townsquare and Mriehel high-rises, say they will continue to defend their right to work to protect the environment.Refer to the Planning Authority's attempt ...
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36% of local businesses experience increase in sales during 2016, 29% register decrease
36% of the local businesses have registered an increase of more than 30% in sales during the year 2016 when compared to the sales reported in the previous year. Another 36% reported more or less the same sales when comparing the two years.This information emerges in a survey carried out ...
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Doctors take Medicines Authority to court over introduction of Morning-After-Pill
Two doctors have filed a judicial protest against the Medicines Authority, saying they will hold it responsible for the consequences of introducing abortifacient Morning-After-Pill products. Dr Miriam Sciberras and Dr Klaus Vella Bardon filed the protest against Professor Anthony Serracino Inglott, the Chairman of the Medicines Authority.They said that they ...
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So, where is his brother?
In light of the release of his first book, Jo Caruana sits down with well-known writer Victor Calleja to discuss his leap from columns to hilarious hardbacks. Interviewing a friend is always a bit of a challenge, and I consider Victor Calleja to be a great friend. You see, there’s all ...
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Should workers have the right to disconnect from work e-mails after office hours?
French workers have recently been given the right to disconnect from their e-mail and smartphones after they have left the office – and the youth section of a local union confederation wants that right to be introduced in Malta too. The ForUM Youths Section has for the past few months been ...
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'I’ve basically been kicked out of the country' - US expat slams Identity Malta
An American woman who has been living in Malta for years claims a bureaucratic mess at the government citizenship agency has turned her short-term residence application into a short notice eviction. “After several attempts to apply and being told conflicting information by people at Identity Malta – first my application was ...
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‘I will publish all major contracts’ – Prime Minister
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat praised the European Commission’s decision to approve the new power station project, and highlighted their findings where they said that the process was carried out in a transparent way and that all contracts were above board.He was speaking at a political activity this morning at Wied ...
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Leisure Clothing refutes allegations, claims Asian workers paid extra following termination
Following the closure of Leisure Clothing’s retail manufacturing unit, Director Richard Luo maintained that the redundancy process in respect of the Asian workers at the factory was followed in full compliance with the law and that extra termination benefits had been paid to the workers.Leisure Clothing made headlines after two ...
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Magistrate Saviour Demicoli passes away, aged 60
Magistrate Saviour Demicoli has passed away, aged 60. Justice Minister Owen Bonnici described him as an extraordinary, kind, honest and just person.Dr Demicoli was born in Pieta` in February of 1956. He received his primary education at the Hamrun Primary School and his secondary education at the St Joseph Secondary ...
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George Vella to take Italy-Libya migrant deal to EU on Monday
Malta, which now holds the EU Presidency, is clearly aiming to stem the tide of migrants heading toward the EU and in particular, it will be pressing ahead with an Italian offer to Libya.Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Thursday that "we will have a crisis", as migrant numbers are ...
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Malta now the eighth-cheapest European holiday for the British
Malta is the eighth-cheapest European holiday for the British, according to the popular and recently published Post Office Travel Money report.The foreign currency seller compared the cost of tourist staples such as a three-course meal, a cup of coffee, sun cream and insect repellent in 44 resorts or cities across ...
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Siblings who hacked Renzi had Maltese company connections
A brother-and-sister team, Giulio and Francesca Maria Occhionero, suspected of conducting an ambitious, years-long hacking campaign targeting thousands of accounts belonging to some of Italy’s leading political and business figures, have been linked to Malta.The motive behind the sprawling campaign, which carried Masonic overtones, remains a mystery, but those in ...
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Air Malta: government turns to private investors outside aviation industry
In the wake of Friday’s official announcement that the government’s negations with Alitalia to take a 49 per cent stake in Air Malta had crashed and burned, the government is understood to have now turned to private investors outside the aviation industry to keep the struggling airline afloatSources within the ...
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Updated: Loan to Nationalist Party by Zaren Vassallo paid back in full
PN officials who spoke to this newsroom earlier today said that the €250,000 loan that businessman Zaren Vassallo gave to the party has been paid in full in August of last year. The Malta Independent on Sunday quoted unnamed sources within the Nationalist Party who informed the newspaper that only ...
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Added incentives for Malta's film sector
The Malta Film Commission has started the first round of consultation sessions with all industry stakeholders on a number of topics aimed at reinforcing Malta’s film sector. Foreign productions will be given added incentives to use the services of local companies, employ more local crew and local actors. Tourism Minister Edward Zammit ...
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Watch: PN candidate Salvu Mallia protests against 'corrupt regime' in front of PM's office
PN candidate Salvu Mallia this morning held a one-man demonstration in front of the Office of the Prime Minister.The former TV presenter turned politician, held up a placard that read: 'Dear EU delegates your presence in my country is being used by the government to give respectability to a corrupt ...