Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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New media law ‘a big step backwards, nothing more than censorship’, says former MCA boss
A new law regulating the media is “one big step backwards,” according to a former chairman of the Malta Communications Authority. Speaking to The Malta Independent, Philip Micallef, who until recently also served as Chief Executive Officer of Air Malta, said the bill is nothing more than censorship, “whatever government ...
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PN vows to repeal parts of controversial media law that are harmful to freedom of expression
A Nationalist government would repeal the parts of the controversial Media and Defamation law that are harmful to journalism and freedom were it to pass in its current form, PN Deputy Leader Mario de Marco said today. Addressing a press conference this afternoon, he said the Bill, which is up ...
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Nexia BT refuses to answer many PANA committee questions, citing legal issues
Nexia BT answered only a few of the written questions submitted by the EU Parliament’s PANA Committee, citing legal issues which prohibit it from providing the information requested.The Malta Independent obtained a copy of the answers given by Nexia BT to the PANA committee, which met last Monday in Malta ...
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Government welcomes European Commission’s 2017 Country Report on Malta’s finances
The Ministry for Finance has welcomed the 2017 Country Report on Malta, published by the European Commission today.The report is a comprehensive and in-depth review which not only takes into account the economic performance of the country, but also the progress made by reforms undertaken so as to strengthen the ...
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Government still unsure whether to introduce gay marriage in this legislature
Social Dialogue Minister Helena Dalli said that it will be up to Cabinet to decide whether same-sex marriage would be introduced this legislature or not, thus meaning that there is no indication of whether this would be introduced before the 2018 general elections.Minister Helena Dalli stressed again that yesterday's statement ...
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Editorial: Behind the bombings
The bomb that wrecked a car and almost killed its intended victim at Msida on Monday morning caused a shock wave all over Malta that grew and grew as one found out that there have been five car bombs over a space of 13 months.Predictably, the noise of the bomb ...
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Locations and dates for 2017 Malta International Fireworks Festival announced
The Ministry for Tourism and the Malta Tourism Authority are pleased to announce that the 16th edition of the Malta International Fireworks Festival will be taking place on three nights between Saturday 22 April and Sunday 30 April 2017.The Festival will be taking place in three different locations around the Maltese Islands, namely ...
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Government proposes ‘warning ticket system’ for soft traffic contraventions to ‘educate public’
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici proposed the introduction of a “warning traffic system” whereby wardens would be empowered to issue a warning ticket for soft contraventions such as parking in an incorrect space.“The idea is for a person to educate himself, and send the message that we are not chasing fines ...
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Inquiry into allegations on PN deputy leader concluded, will not be published as yet
The inquiry into allegations reported on MaltaToday that the police failed to pursue an investigation into money laundering by an international firm when the name of one of its then directors, Beppe Fenech Adami, cropped up, has been concluded, the government said. It said in a statement today that the Prime ...
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Electoral Commission should take action against PM, PL for breaching law
The Labour Party including the Prime Minister breached legislation regulating the financing of political parties and the Electoral Commission should take action, Alternattiva Demokratika deputy chairman Carmel Cacopardo said. Addressing the media following a meeting between AD and the Electoral Commission, Mr Cacopardo said the PL made use of public property ...
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Government confirms spring hunting season for quail
The 2017 spring hunting season will be open for quail only, between Saturday March 25 and Friday April 14, both days inclusive, the government announced today following advice by the Ornis Committee. Hunting may take place between two hours before sunrise and noon. Only those persons who are issued with a ...
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Keith Schembri declines invitation to appear before PANA Committee, publishes accounts
The Prime Minister's chief of staff Keith Schembri has declined to appear before the PANA Committee.He said that he is not en elected official, and holds a position of trust.It is also evident, he said, "that there are those who are driven by insincere motivation and who do not truly ...
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PANA Committee chairman says Mizzi’s situation not clear, ‘but it looks like money laundering'
PANA Committee Chairman Werner Langen said this evening that Minister Konrad Mizzi's situation regarding his Panama company "looks like money laundering", however stressed that things are not clear at the moment.In comments to The Malta Independent after a day-long of meetings as part of an investigation in the Panama Papers ...
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Updated (3): Journalists, minister Scicluna meet PANA committee
The European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion, known as PANA, is holding a string of meetings in Malta today to interview, among others, No Portfolio Minister Konrad Mizzi following revelations that he had secretly opened a company in Panama.Dr Mizzi was the only serving minister ...
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‘In a normal country, PM would be gone’ – Simon Busuttil, PN government to repeal new media law
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil said that in normal countries, the Prime Minister, along with Minister Konrad Mizzi and the PM’s chief of staff Keith Schembri would be gone following the Panama Papers scandal. He said this during a national demonstration, with thousands in attendance, for democracy and liberty, organised by ...
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Watch: Journalists discuss financial services, Mizzi, Schembri and authorities with PANA Committee
Journalists Matthew Vella and Daphne Caruana Galizia have just finished their discussion with members of the EU Parliament's Pana Committee, who are currently in Malta, and said that while discussions began on Minister Konrad Mizzi and OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri, the scope then expanded.Daphne Caruana Galizia said that the starting ...
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Editorial: The march of the unbelievers
The huge multitude that flocked to Valletta on Sunday can be described as the march of the unbelievers.They do not believe in whatever Joseph Muscat says.They do not believe in anything that the key figures of the Muscat administration say.They do not believe anything can be done except a defeat ...
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ECOFIN approves Malta Presidency’s compromise solution on tax avoidance practices
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna presented amendments to rules against tax avoidance practices within the ECOFIN Council today, amounting to a compromise solution which was accepted.The solution provides rules regarding corporate hybrid mismatches and third countries. The Council agreed its position on rules aimed at closing down 'hybrid mismatches' with the tax systems of third ...
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Spring hunting, only for quail, allowed between 25 March and 14 April
Following Ornis Committee recommendations, and upon considering all applicable legal and conservation parameters, the government today announced that the 2017 spring hunting season will be open for quail only, between Saturday 25 March and Friday 14 April, inclusive of both dates, between two hours before sunrise and noon.Only those persons ...
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Jason Azzopardi slams new Media Defamation Bill, outlines breaches in ECHR
Providing for the continuation of ongoing criminal libel proceedings despite its repeal in the proposed media defamation law is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, shadow minister for home affairs Jason Azzopardi said yesterday evening in Parliament.The government has proposed a new media defamation bill, which would ...
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ICIJ's Panama Papers investigation wins George Polk Award
The Panama Papers investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has been honoured with a George Polk Award for financial journalism, the Polk awards' sponsor, Long Island University, has announced.The Panama Papers are 11.5 million leaked documents that detail financial and attorney-client information for more than 214,488 offshore entities. ...