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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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Analysis: Election Roundup – Day 4 – The question is: Where is Konrad Mizzi?
We approach the first weekend of the election campaign and one question that has arisen in these opening stages is the conspicuous absence of Konrad Mizzi.Before the 2013 election, he was Labour’s face. He appeared in every news conference to explain what a Labour government would be doing in the ...
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Watch: PM on Konrad Mizzi’s absence – ‘everyone will get their chance’
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, asked about Konrad Mizzi’s absence from the campaign so far, said that everyone will get their chance.Addressing a press conference in Marsa, The Malta Independent asked whether Minister Konrad Mizzi has been kept out of the public eye because the electorate sees him as the Panama ...
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Analysis: Election Roundup – Day 3 – PANA, magistrate decree overshadow political events
The third day of the election campaign was characterised by two bombshells, neither of which were directly involved with the activities both political parties are holding, and both dealt serious blows to the government. The first was the news that the Prime Minister was summoned to appear before the PANA ...
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iSurvey: Corruption of greatest concern, especially among youths
Corruption, together with the Panama Scandal, is the issue of greatest concern for 37% of total respondents of the The Malta Independent's iSurvey, while a whopping 50% of respondents aged between 18 and 24 also believe so.Respondents were asked: What issue is of greatest concern to you right now? No ...
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Watch: Busuttil welcomes Marlene Farrugia’s call for debate with Joseph Muscat
Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil today expressed his support for a debate between Partit Demokratiku Leader Marlene Farrugia and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in Zurrieq.Dr Farrugia challenged the Prime Minister to a debate after he announced that he would be contesting in the 5th district, the PD leader’s home ...
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Watch: ‘Joseph Muscat can pledge a lot of things, but not honesty and trust ’ – Simon Busuttil
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat can pledge a lot of things, but he cannot pledge honesty and trust, according to Leader of the Nationalist Party Simon Busuttil, making reference to this evening's Magistrate declaration.Dr Simon Busuttil, on the fourth anniversary of his position as leader of the Nationalist Party, was addressing ...
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Watch: PM, again, promises accountability, meritocracy and transparency
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has promised accountability, meritocracy and transparency, just like he had done prior to the 2013 general elections.The Prime Minister was asked by The Malta Independent whether he would repeat his 2013 general election pledge this time round. In response, Dr Muscat said “yes. We intend to ...
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Fact-checking Joseph Muscat’s Egrant fact sheet
While Malta has gone into election mode almost a year earlier than what Prime Minister Joseph Muscat had previously led on, the josephmuscat.com.mt campaign site has produced a ‘fact sheet’ on the allegations surrounding his family on Egrant Inc.In his ‘fact sheet’, Dr Muscat’s main points are that no evidence ...
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Prime Minister won’t say whether he would retain Schembri, Mizzi by his side
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this evening would not say whether he would keep Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri by his side should he win the general election. The PM has been heavily criticized for giving Mizzi and Schembri a slap on the wrist after the Panama Papers revealed that they ...
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Watch: 'We will publish another five priorities next week' - Joseph Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced today that he will reveal another five new priorities for a PL government next week.The Prime Minister addressed a lively crowd at a political event held in Rabat this evening. He is on the campaign trail, after having called a snap election. The Prime Minister ...
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PN pledges €10,000 for Gozitan couples to settle in Gozo, invites Godfrey Farrugia to join coalition
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil today pledged €10,000 as a financial incentive for every young couple who are starting a family and settling in Gozo, or a couple/family return to Gozo.He also made an appeal for recently resigned Labour Party whip Godfrey Farrugia, who also announced that he would not be ...
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Limitless accountability
Regulatory bodies have the force of law behind them and are declared independent and autonomous precisely so they may have both the bark and the bite. Otherwise, they would not be watchdogs. The claims about ownership of Panama companies, bank accounts, kickbacks and even money-laundering have worried all those who have ...
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Watch: Joseph Muscat to fill gap left by Marlene Farrugia on 5th district for PL
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat will be running on the fifth district in the upcoming election, the PL leader announced at a mass rally in Zurrieq. PD Leader Marlene Farrugia, who will appear on the PN ticket, was previously elected as a Labour MP in the district with 2,525 first count votes back ...
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Watch: Godfrey Farrugia's resignation letter example of Labour's deception - Busuttil
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has called a snap general election to “clean his sins” and “save his skin”, Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil told a press conference this afternoon while referring to former Labour Whip Godfrey Farrugia’s resignation letter. At the Labour Party's May Day mass meeting, Dr Muscat ...
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A year of the Panama Papers
22 February 2016 – Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia posted the first major hint that the biggest scandal in Maltese history was about to break. “It’s traditional to eat lamb on Easter Sunday, so Konrad Mizzi and his estranged wife Sai Mizzi Liang will be getting theirs from New Zealand, courtesy ...
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Egrant Magisterial inquiry: why there are no terms of reference
Speculation has been rife on why no terms of reference have been made known for the magisterial inquiry into allegations made by journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia on the true beneficiary of Egrant Inc, a company named in the Panama Papers scandal. It is up to the Attorney General, ...
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Watch: Joseph Muscat is the dirty past of the last four corrupt years - Busuttil
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has betrayed the Maltese and Gozitan people, PN Leader Simon Busuttil told a lively crowd at Spinola Bay today, during the 1st of May mass meeting.Dr Busuttil said: "four years ago, Joseph Muscat was something new on the horizon. He was the country's future. But today, ...
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Muscat gives hint of early election, confident people will choose well when decision time comes
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this morning gave a hint that he may opt for a snap election, saying he would not let the "coalition of instability" endanger jobs, risk instability in the country and slow down the economy. He said some people had spoken to him about how business had slowed ...
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EXCLUSIVE: 'I could not fly home to bury my mum, police took my passport at request of Pilatus Bank'
I am Russian and my husband is Greek. We were living in his country but decided to come to Malta to live here and work, with our two young children. We arrived in December 2015 and both found work more or less immediately. On 15 January 2016, I began work ...
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Election: Should he or shouldn’t he?
Lawrence Gonzi: The decision to call an early election is obviously the Prime Minister’s prerogative. Under normal circumstances, I would have argued that there are no reasons whatsoever for an early election to be called. I would also have argued that the overriding consideration should always be tied to the ...
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Updated: PM Muscat says PN leader building Egrant case on person accused of fraud; PN replies
The Prime Minister has said that the Nationalist Party leader is building all his accusations regarding the Egrant case on the testimony of a whistleblower who is accused of fraud.Speaking in Brussels to a TVM journalist after the Brexit summit – The Malta Independent was not invited to cover the ...