Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Watch: Satire, sugar and a carnival float
‘Tishetnix ghax naqa’ a sugar paste carnival float will be on display in front of the Law Courts in Valletta over the carnival weekend. Noel Borg, of Mannarinu Caterers in Valletta, along with his two sons Carlos and Ismael, used roughly 40kg of sugar to mold the float, which ...
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Fitch gives positive outlook, affirms Malta’s rating
Fitch Ratings affirmed Malta's long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings (IDR) at 'A' with a positive outlook.The issue ratings on Malta's senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds have also been affirmed at 'A' and 'F1'.The country ceiling has been affirmed at 'AAA' and the short-term foreign and ...
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Proposed media law 'serious threat to internet freedom', 'perverse affront to basic online rights'
The Malta Information Technology Law Association (MITLA) said the Bill presented by Government entitled the Media and Defamation Act, 2017 (MADA) is a serious threat to internet freedom and a perverse affront to basic online rights.. MITLA is concerned about the newly proposed obligations for websites, as defined in MADA, ...
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Yachting Awards to sail on as court sinks injunction attempt
An attempt to stop the first edition of the Malta Yachting Awards ceremony was thwarted this morning after a civil court rejected a warrant of prohibitory injunction filed by a company irked that organisers had not engaged its services. Malta Business Review and its managing director Martin Vella had filed the ...
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Internet freedoms under threat, say PN MEPs
Nationalist MEPs David Casa, Roberta Metsola and Therese Comodini Cachia today expressed deep concern about the proposed defamation laws by the Maltese government, which they characterised as “a serious threat to internet freedoms”. They said the Labour government was taking a page out of the playbook of autocratic regimes with its ...
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Turkish PM wants EU to open membership talks on justice and media freedom
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has called on the European Union to open membership talks on justice and media freedom, possibly under the Maltese Presidency, saying it would be a good opportunity for his country to set the record straight on some related issues. Mr Yildirim, who is on an official ...
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New media law a threat to internet freedom – PN MEPs; government replies
PN MEPs David Casa, Roberta Metsola and Therese Comodini Cachia today expressed deep concern about the proposed defamation laws by the Maltese government, describing them as a serious threat to internet freedoms.“The Labour Government is taking a page out of the play book of autocratic regimes with its proposed new ...
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Updated: PANA Committee Greens quiz Nexia BT on identity of Egrant, replies expected by Monday
The Greens party at the European Parliament (EP) has contributed a set of questions to the inquiry committee on money laundering, tax avoidance and evasion, including questions to Nexia BT about who the ultimate beneficial owner of Egrant is.Nexia BT has given assurance that the extensive questions, which can be ...
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President receives Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim at San Anton Palace
Today, at San Anton Palace, President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca welcomed the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Binali Yıldırım. This is the the first official visit by a Prime Minister of Turkey to Malta.During their meeting, President Coleiro Preca and Prime Minister Yıldırım spoke about strengthening the ...
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Malta, EU critical of anything impinging on freedom of speech – Muscat says after Turkey PM meeting
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that Malta and the EU are critical on anything that impinges on freedom of speech.He was answering questions during a joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, related to Foreign journalists being denied entrance into Turkey."We spoke about the situation in Turkey." ...
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Editorial: Brian Tonna and Karl Cini are warned
Next Monday, the PANA Committee is due to arrive in Malta and begin investigating the Panama Papers allegations with regards to Malta and Maltese persons.As revealed in the Malta Business Weekly yesterday, the committee last week visited the UK and after Malta it will visit Luxembourg and the United States.It ...
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Police tell Italian journalist Libyan oil smuggled from Sabratha to Malta, en route to Italy
Oil corruption in Libya is costing the government millions, the Business Insider reports, where it also said that oil is being smuggled by ship from Sabratha, Libya, to “Malta and Sicily, en route to the Italian mainland”.This was said to Italian investigative journalist Frecesca Mannocchi by police.The report outlines the ...
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Yachting company sues for libel
A yachting company has filed libel proceedings against the editor of an online business review over comments which were allegedly intended to tarnish its reputation and that of its chief executive officer. Yachting Malta Ltd together with Wilfred Buttiġieġ, in his capacity as director and CEO, instituted proceedings against Martin Vella ...
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OSCE representative urges Maltese authorities to protect free expression
Intimidating journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia could restrict public debate and diminish media freedom in Malta, the OSCE representative on freedom of the media Dunja Mijatović said today. “I follow with concern media reports of the pressure on (Ms) Caruana Galizia for her critical work,” Ms Mijatović said. “It is the ...
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Cartoonists draw on Malta for inspiration
Pens in hand, ready to draw inspiration from their surroundings, a group of some 20 cartoonists have been going round the island meeting locals and sketching cartoons of these encounters. Speaking to this newspaper during a week-long convention, the Malta Mighty Minicon 6, members of the Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain ...
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Editorial - PANA Committee: Mizzi, Schembri no-show will send very bad message indeed
All in all, just about everyone in Malta who has been invited to speak with the European Parliament’s PANA Committee when it comes to town next week has accepted the invitation – from the finance minister to the police commissioner and from the Financial Intelligence Analysis Authority to the Malta ...
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Government expenditure on stipends increases by over €3.3m over last four years
The Government increased its investment in the stipend system by over €3.3 million when compared to the amount spent in 2012, with total expenditure for 2016 amounting to €25.8 million. This was stated by Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna and Minister for Education and Employment Evarist Bartolo at the Malta ...
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Simon Busuttil tears up Electrogas contracts in criticism of the amount of redactions
Today's fiery Parliamentary debate over a PN motion relating to government contracts related to the Delimara power station saw both sides take quite an aggressive stance, with Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil, who was the last to speak, tearing up the contracts because the redacted parts were the most important, and members ...
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Chris Cardona supports law banishing garnishee orders on journalists - Owen Bonnici
Minister for the Economy Chris Cardona was among the cabinet members who supported Minister Owen Bonnici on a bill which will revamp the press law, which includes the removal of the possibility of an aggrieved party demanding a court order to freeze a journalist’s assets.The support was shown even last ...
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Updated: PN MEPs say Alfred Sant voted against Joseph Muscat’s wishes; Sant explains vote
The MEPs representing the Nationalist Party said today that their Labour counterpart Alfred Sant voted against the wishes of the Prime Minister.In a statement, MEPs David Casa, Roberta Metsola and Therese Comodini Cachia welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament with an overwhelming majority of the Trade Agreement with Canada."This ...
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PM defends government’s track record guaranteeing freedom of expression
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that he will not allow anybody to tarnish the reputation of the government by saying there is no freedom of expression when asked about garnishee orders against the press, and the hypocrisy of banning this following Economy Chris Cardona’s decision to institute one against journalist ...