Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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TMID Editorial: The new PN leader’s task ahead - Let us do the maths first
19,350 PN card holding members had the right to vote to choose the new PN leader. 3,849 of them did not manage to get their voting document, or did not bother. 759 collected their voting document but did not bother to go and vote. A further 76 invalidated their voting ...
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Watch - The fight against corruption will get harsher, government will not dictate to opposition, says Delia
(Please allow some time for the video to load, click on bottom right for audio). The government will not be allowed to dictate the Opposition's agenda, and the fight against corruption will become even more fierce, new PN leader Adrian Delia told an enthusiastic crowd on the Granaries in Floriana this ...
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Gozo Channel to change ticketing system after smaller boats begin picking up passengers from Gozo
Gozo Channel is to change its ticketing system in an effort to prevent smaller private boats picking up passengers in Mġarr, Gozo, and taking them back to Malta so that such passengers do not pay Gozo Channel for their journey from Malta to Gozo.Both tourists and residents have been seen ...
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Konrad Mizzi’s Plan B: close down Air Malta and open a legacy-free airline
As Air Malta and the airline's unions continue to negotiate new collective agreements for its flying crew, Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi has a Plan B should talks, which have proved difficult so far, fall through: close down Air Malta and open a new airline without any legacy constraints.Contacted yesterday, Mizzi, ...
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GreenPak and Green MT in support of ‘money-back’ for plastic bottles scheme
The CEOs of waste separation firms Green MT and GreenPak have praised the government 'money-back' scheme for plastic bottles.Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced the initiative during his speech celebrating the first 100 days of the new legislature.CEO of GreenPak Mario Schembri said that the organisation was in favour of any ...
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French photographer shoots ‘fragile’ Malta
The fragility of the local landscape has been caught in a series of photos by a French photographer based in Malta. They are being exhibited until the end of the month in Valletta. Supported by the French Embassy in Malta and themed Landscape Sampling, the exhibition by Cyril Sancereau forms part of ...
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Konrad Mizzi's threat to shut down Air Malta is 'unacceptable' - PN
Updated 7pm - Added UHM statement Air Malta employees should be very concerned about Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi's "unprecedented threat" to close the national airline, the Nationalist Party said this afternoon. In a statement, PN MP and tourism spokesman Robert Arrigo said that Air Malta had to be seen in the broader ...
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Future of EU and Corporate Taxation of the Digital Economy discussed at Tallinn ECOFIN Meetings
"Given the global aspect of digitalisation of our economies, Malta suggests that any EU proposals in the area of Taxation should serve as input into OECD global discussions. It is important not to let unilateral EU measures end up damaging EU companies." This was stated by the Minister for Finance ...
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Carmel Cacopardo defends not joining coalition in last election in order to keep AD identity of clean politics
The new Alternattiva Demokratika Chairman Carmel Cacopardo, who was elected today, defended the party's decision to not align itself with the Forza Nazzjonali coalition set up in the last election, which had been comprised of the Nationalist Party and Partit Demokratiku.AD's choice, Cacopardo told the party's extraordinary general meeting yesterday, ...
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Juncker’s grand plans for Europe
In his latest State of the Union speech on Wednesday, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker sounded unusually optimistic about the future of the European Union. With robust EU economic growth, which, in the last two years, has outstripped the US, and unemployment at a nine-year low, Mr Juncker is defining ...
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Taskforce appointed to work on Blockchain strategy
he government has appointed a Blockchain Taskforce to make recommendations for a roadmap for the National Blockchain Strategy, to make the most of the opportunities offered by the distributed ledger technology, best known as the platfrom behind Bitcoin. The Cabinet approved a National Blockchain Strategy in April, and since then the ...
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Juncker’s tax scheme is unrealistic, warns Scicluna
Malta opposes the idea floated by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that European tax reforms should not require unanimous approval. Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said Malta would not give up the right enshrined in the EU treaty to establish its own taxation. “We do not agree with Mr Juncker’s opinion, and realistically, ...
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Father and son acquitted of conspiring to import consignment of 15 million cigarettes
A father and a son who were facing charges related to the illegal importation of a large amount of cigarettes have been acquitted of conspiring in the deal. The father was however found guilty of charges related to forgery, false documentation and false declaration and was given a suspended sentence.The Ciancos ...
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Grocery owner granted bail following charges of money laundering
A 38-year-old man from Sliema was arraigned before the court of magistrates facing charges of money laundering. The grocery owner, whose name cannot be published by order of the court, appeared before magistrate Francesco Depasquale charged with crimes committed in September 2017 and the previous years. Inspector Raymond Aquilina explained ...
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Government to implement €150m waste to energy project; opposition declines to take part
The government is set to introduce a waste to energy scheme, with a committee given a deadline for the end of the year to present a final proposal, Environment Minister Jose Herrera announced today.The project is expected to cost between €100 to €150 million and will take six to seven ...
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Updated (4): Improvised bomb injures 22 on London subway train
A homemade bomb exploded on a packed London subway train during rush hour on Friday, leaving 22 people injured, police and health officials said. None of the injured is thought to be seriously hurt.Police say the explosion was a terrorist attack, the fifth in Britain this year. Britain's domestic spy ...
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Blockchain taskforce announced to help Government implement National Blockchain Strategy
The Government has announced the launch of a Blockchain Taskforce, which will be entrusted in reviewing proposals made to it, as well as to make recommendations for a 'clear roadmap' to be taken by the Government to implement its National Blockchain Strategy, according to a Press Release sent by the ...
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Carmelo Abela addresses MaltMUNC ‘Death of the Border’ conference
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela delivered a keynote address at the Malta Model United Nations Conference 2017: Death of the Border: Eliminating Lines of Demarcation between States, in Birgu. The Minister spoke of the struggle for the sovereignty of states and the worldwide phenomenon of globalisation.Minister ...
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PN leadership contender Adrian Delia publishes full statement of financial affairs
Nationalist Party leadership contender Adrian Delia this afternoon published his statement of affairs which expose his highly stretched position due to assets existing in the form of company shares and property, without any cash to his name registered in Malta. His net position however stands at €1.6 million.Delia came under ...
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Critical success factors
The long-term success of a financial services industry in any country is measured by criteria that go beyond increase in business volume. Malta’s financial services industry is one of the smallest on a global level but is strategically important for its economy. Zyen is a commercial think-tank, consultancy and venture firm ...
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Today's front pages
Good morning. Adrian Delia and Chris Said dominate front pages today, with the two Nationalist Party leadership candidates getting all the headlines following yesterday evening's debate. The Times of Malta splashes with "Contenders promise reform" above a photo of the two men squaring off at the debating table. In a secondary ...