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Vai alla Scheda Paese »If I fall, pick up the flag, kiss it, and keep on going.
— Omar Torrijos Herrera
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Watch: 'We want unity irrespective of where you come from, and who you vote for' - Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this evening that he wants unity, irrespective of who one votes for or where one comes from."This country is and will remain united," Dr Muscat said, while adding that when showing what one can offer the country, the road of provocation and hatred should never ...
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EU Parliament to hold plenary session on Malta in June, after election
The European Parliament is set to discuss the situation in Malta after the island’s general elections, during a plenary session which will take place sometime in June, most likely on 13 or 14.A well informed EU Parliament source speaking with this newsroom explained that the reason for this debate is not ...
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Data leak reveals details of 70,000 offshore firms in Malta - German state minister
Updated 12pm A data leak has revealed information about 70,000 offshore companies in Malta, a German state minister claimed this morning. North Rhine-Westphalia finance minister Norbert Walter-Borjans said the data also included information about several German corporations and up to 2,000 German taxpayers. Tax authorities in the city of Wuppertal obtained the data through an ...
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Malta has become Panama of Europe - German Regional Finance Minister
Malta has become the Panama of Europe after a data leak revealed that there are 70,000 offshore companies on the island, a regional German Finance Minister has claimed.This comes after journalists reported that tax authorities in the city of Wuppertal were provided with the data from an anonymous source.It has ...
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Analysis: Election Roundup – Day 8: More external influence on election campaign
The two major political parties continued on their campaign trail, which has taken on quite a similar routine. Both leaders hold a press conference in the morning, and then disappear from public eye until the evening when they then participate in a public activity.In between, other press conferences are held ...
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FIAU ‘bound by the strictest form of secrecy and confidentiality’
The Board of the FIAU said it is bound by the strictest form of secrecy and confidentiality. Article 33 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act expressly provides that any official or employee of the FIAU who discloses that an analysis is being carried out, or that information has been ...
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iSurvey: Prof Edward Scicluna takes top spot for favourite Minister, PM does not make top 5
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has overtaken his colleagues as being the top performing minister in this seventh edition of The Malta Independent’s iSurvey. Health Minister Chris Fearne retained his position at number two, followed by Education Minister EvaristBartolo who has been knocked off his top position, down to third.Respondents were ...
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Watch: ‘If I did something wrong, would I have removed the law protecting me?' - Joseph Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat asked this evening, with reference to the removal of time-barring in cases of political corruption, "do you think that if I did something wrong, I would have remove the law which protects me?"Dr Muscat was addressing a political activity in Msida. He is under heavy fire ...
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Editorial - Unfolding drama: The cast is getting bigger and bigger
It all started, as we all remember, with just three people: Konrad Mizzi, Keith Schembri and Joseph Muscat - the trinity around the Panama Papers allegations.Now the list is getting longer and longer and the cast will soon not fit the national stage.Waiting in the wings and first out on ...
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Watch: Many questions, few answers from Brian Tonna
Auditor Brian Tonna, who helped open up companies in Panama for Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri, today refused to reply to a myriad of questions about the Panama Papers affair. The Times of Malta on Sunday yesterday reported suspicions by the government's anti-money laundering agency that Mr Tonna gave a €100,000 ...
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Editorial: Political crisis - PM: stop treating us like idiots
The Prime Minister should stop insulting our intelligence and tackle the FIAU reports issue head-on, instead of beating around the bush, changing subject and shifting the blame. Joseph Muscat had already insulted the country when he did not sack Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri a year ago, when the Panama Papers ...
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Brian Tonna does not know if HSBC held investigation over reports issued by closed bank branch
Nexia BT's Brian Tonna said today that he does not know whether HSBC Malta held an investigation into information reports issued by the closed Attard Branch on behalf of OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri and Kasco's General Manager Malcolm Scerri.Mr Tonna was testifying in a libel case he, along ...
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Watch: It's not an election on proposals, it's an election on principles - Busuttil
Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil today said that the coming election is not one based on the proposals made, but on principles.Addressing the first PN mass meeting in Balzan, Dr Busuttil said that while proposals are important, what is even more important in the coming election is a choice between ...
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Editorial: A cause for great concern
The Prime Minister should be concerned, very concerned, over the fact that the majority of people surveyed by this newspaper are of the belief that he and his wife are implicated in the Panama Papers scandal.In our latest edition of the iSurvey, a whopping 42.1 per cent of people said ...
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Analysis: Election Roundup - Day 5 - PN chooses to lose a day
A day before the first mass meetings of the campaign, Labour had an eventful Saturday with the Prime Minister involved in two public activities, a press event in Marsa in the morning and a speech in Gozo in the afternoon, while Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil had a day off ...
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Prime Minister attacks PN, PD coalition in response to Marlene Farrugia’s debate challenge
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat responded to the challenge issued by PD Leader Marlene Farrugia for a debate, by taking a shot at the PN-PD coalition.Dr Farrugia had issued the challenge after the Prime Minister revealed that he would be contesting on her district. PN Leader Simon Busuttil welcomed the idea ...
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iSurvey: Just over half rate government’s performance favourably, PN gains four points
The embattled Labour Party continues to enjoy approval ratings by the majority of respondents according to this seventh edition of the iSurvey, just weeks before Malta and Gozo head to the voting stations and make their choice.Despite daily developments on allegations that the Prime Minister and his wife are involved ...
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iSurvey: PM most trusted leader by 9.6 points, Busuttil jumps 10 points in six months
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat remains the nation’s most trust leader by a staggering 9.6 percentage points, despite Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil’s trust rating climbing 10 percentage points in just six months.The Malta Independent’s latest edition of the iSurvey shows that despite the very serious allegations surrounding Dr Muscat and the ...
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Award winning ICIJ journalist releases more documents on secret companies in Panama
Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Matthew Caruana Galizia has published more documents in relation to the secret Panama papers.The ICIJ journalist, posting on Facebook fact after another, explains how Keith Schembri's friend and Times of Malta ex-managing director, Adrian Hillman, laundered over €600,000 after the Labour Party was elected. This ...
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Watch: If Busuttil would be as good a PM as he is a lawyer, country will have problems - Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat attacked PN Leader Simon Busuttil this evening, stating that if Dr Busuttil would be as good a Prime Minister as he is a lawyer, then the country would be in trouble.Dr Muscat took a shot at Simon Busuttil's interpretation of the magisterial decision yesterday. Dr Busuttil ...
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Fitch Ratings praise Malta’s budget surplus - government
Fitch Ratings has praised the budget surplus reached by Malta in 2016, which “continues the fiscal improvement seen in recent years, which has been driven by robust economic growth”, a government statement said today.Fitch said the government measures will enable Malta to reach a positive fiscal adjustment in 2017-18.Fitch referred ...