Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Justice Minister focuses family law, fighting gender violence, Economy Minister on copyright – EP
Economy Minister Chris Cardona and Justice Minister Owen Bonnici presented themselves before the European Parliament (EP) committee on legal affairs, also known as JURI. There role is to present their respective programs for the upcoming six months while Malta takes the EU Council presidency. Justice Minister Owen Bonnici said that ...
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Knights of Malta refuse to assist 'irrelevant' papal probe
The Knights of Malta, the ancient Catholic lay order, is refusing to cooperate with a Vatican investigation into the sacking of a top official over a condom scandal — and is warning its members to toe the line if they choose to speak with investigators.In a statement, the Knights called ...
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MFSA puts ‘Falcon’ pension fund under control of private auditing firm
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) this evening said a private auditing firm had taken over the business of a Maltese pension fund that owes millions to Swedish pensioners.Falcon Funds SICAV plc, which is being investigated by the Swedish, is currently being administered by KPMG. Former finance minister Tonio Fenech ...
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FOR.U.M expresses concern about future of Air Malta and its employees
FOR.U.M. Unions Maltin today wrote to the Minister for Tourism as it is concerned about the lack of consultation being held with three of its affiliates members: the Association of Airline Engineers Malta (AAE), the Airline Pilots Association – Malta (ALPA) and the Union of Cabin Crew- Malta (UCC). FOR.U.M. ...
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Police officer recounts moment aggressor flung his car door open and launched brutal attack
A police officer recounted today how a road rage aggressor had pulled his car door open and lunged at him, punching him with both fists until he had almost lost consciousness. PC Christian Agius was giving evidence against Angel Attard, 40, from Vittoriosa, who stands charged over the 3 January ...
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Penalty point system ‘unfair’ to businesses
Business owners are concerned that extending the penalty point system to all drivers as part of the traffic reform is unfair to those using vehicles for commercial use. Instead, owners are insisting that drivers using such vehicles should not be subject to the same point system as those who use their ...
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Presidencies and other P-words
As the long-awaited Malta EU presidency has turned Valletta into a hive of police activity right as I type this – to a ridiculous degree, with many of the few parking areas available cordoned off, traffic jams galore and pedestrians shepherded along as they go about their business, for all ...
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Malta officially joins Amber Alert system to help deal with children reported missing
Malta has officially joined the Amber Alert, a missing children warning system which helps bring together law enforcement from different countries to tackle the issue of children reported missing.Speaking during the launch held today, the Minister for Home Affairs Carmelo Abela encouraged all EU member states who have not yet ...
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Updated: Man on trial for human trafficking tells jurors he was ‘just another passenger’
A man on trial over human trafficking charges told jurors this afternoon that he was "just another passenger" and that other people on the packed boat mistook him for one of the organisers.Ethiopian Hadish Abayu, 58, is pleading not guilty to charges of people smuggling and complicity in the trafficking ...
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GWU not involved in agreement between Leisure Clothing and Chinese, Vietnamese workers
A GWU representative said that the union “was not involved in the agreement concluded with foreign workers” at Leisure Clothing Limited.The union was asked whether it was aware of the status of Chinese, Vietnamese and North Korean workers following the factory’s closure some months ago.The Malta Independent last week revealed that ...
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Minister Helena Dalli is keeping it all in the family
It appears that being related to Minister Helena Dalli (below) is a pre-requisite for gaining a government position with her youngest son, Jean-Marc Dalli (above), becoming the latest family member to acquire a position within the current government after being employed as the Logistics Coordinator for the 2017 Maltese Presidency ...
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Hoteliers finding it very difficult to find young employees who speak third language fluently
With operators in the tourism sector already experiencing difficulties employing the right people to do the job, finding good employees who are able to speak a third language is only making things more challenging. This was a concern expressed by the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Associations (MHRA) when The Malta ...
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Paul Sies appointed Air Malta’s New Chief Commercial Officer
Air Malta has appointed Paul Sies as Chief Commercial Officer. Paul takes his position with immediate effect and will be responsible for leading all commercial activity on a day-to-day basis. Paul joins Air Malta with a strong track record after having worked for over 25 years at senior management level ...
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'Involvement in Panama Papers casts doubts on Malta’s anti-money laundering agenda in presidency'
The involvement of Maltese politicians in the Panama Papers scandal will castdoubts on Malta’s ability to push through EU anti-money laundering and tax reforms when it holds the European Presidency, the Green parties at the European Parliament believe.A report commissioned by the Greens EFA group in the European Parliament, titled ...
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European Commission approves support for Delimara Gas and Power Energy Project in Malta
The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules Maltese plans to pay Electrogas Malta, operator of the Delimara plant, for providing energy to Maltese electricity company Enemalta. The measure compensates Electrogas for the additional cost of fulfilling public service obligations, a commission statement said.In June 2016, Malta notified ...
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Justice Minister silent on Consuelo Scerri Herrera appointment
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici, whose proposal to promote Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera to judge was blocked, yesterday refused to say whether the government would persist with its plans to appoint her. Asked for his position following negative advice from the Judiciary Appointments Committee to his referral, Dr Bonnici insisted the procedures ...
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Share index climbs to a fresh near nine-year high
Yesterday’s marginal drop in the share index proved short-lived as it rebounded by 0.1% to 4,647.789 points – the highest reading since mid-April 2008. Trading activity was spread across 11 equities with four moving higher, another four registered declines whilst HSBC, IHI and Mapfre Middlesea closed the day unchanged. Volumes dropped ...
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Speaker wants MPs to draft guidelines on use of mobile phones during parliamentary debates
Speaker Anglu Farrugia this evening called on both sides of the House to engage in a mature debate and come up with guidelines on the use of mobile phones during Parliamentary sittings. He was delivering a ruling after Opposition Whip David Agius had claimed that some government MP had taken ...
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Updated: Veteran journalist, former Ramblers’ president Lino Bugeja passes away
Veteran journalist and former Ramblers Association president Lino Bugeja passed away today, aged 86, the Institute of Journalists said.Mr Bugeja was the author of several analytical contributions on education, culture, sports and the environment.The IGM had recognized Mr Bugeja’s work by awarding him for the best entry in the cultural ...
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Reform means that all shops can open on Sundays without having to pay additional fees
Small shops are now allowed to open on Sundays without having to pay a €700 fee, according to new rules laid out in a recently published Legal Notice. Shops that will start opening on Sundays have to give up a weekday in return and they have to notify the relevant ...
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Updated: Tenants told new system to register for lower utility rate not ready due to technicalities
A number of local tenants attempted to file a mass application this morning at ARMS ltd in order to be charged the lower residential rate that is awarded to primary households to Maltese residents, but were told to sit tight until technicalities are all smoothed out.Just last week however, when ...