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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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Why would you open secret company in Panama for legitimate reasons? - Greens Pana committee MEP
Greens MEP and member on the Pana Committee Sven Giegold (above) has questioned why anyone would open a company in Panama for legitimate reasons.He was asked by The Malta Independent, in Brussels, whether the Pana committee plans to consider possible enforcement against intermediaries or recommending further EU legislation for intermediaries with ...
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Editorial - To those who think EU will condemn Malta’s corruption: Forget it
It maybe stems from the campaign which led to Malta’s accession into the EU – that joining the EU would protect us from the excesses in our midst.One must remember that the PN came up with a clear commitment to join the EU at the first opportunity just a few ...
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Do MEPs not care about Konrad Mizzi's Panama connection?
Minister without Portfolio Konrad Mizzi emerged from the European Parliament building relatively unscathed, but some MEPs remain concerned about the Maltese government’s good governance credentials, writes Bertrand Borg. Finance Minister Edward Scicluna had to parry several attacks. Justice Minister Owen Bonnici faced a flurry of criticism. Even Education Minister Evarist Bartolo ...
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KNPD asks police to confiscate Luciano Busuttil's wife’s Blue Badge and to investigate, MP replies
The National Commission for People with Disabilities (KNPD) has asked the police to confiscate the Blue Badge belonging to the wife of Labour MP Luciano Busuttil and to investigate the matter.The action comes in the wake of an inquiry the KNPD undertook after allegations were raised by journalist Daphne Caruana ...
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Konrad Mizzi's Panama situation affects Malta’s EU Presidency – PANA committee member
Minister Konrad Mizzi having acquired a company in Panama has affected Malta’s Presidency of the EU Council to some extent, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe MEP Petr Jezek told The Malta Independent.“We could see this during the Maltese Finance Minister’s presentation of Malta’s Presidency priorities ...
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Scicluna passes buck on Konrad Mizzi effect on questions about Malta’s taxation system
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna told The Malta Independent that it is for others to decide whether Minister Konrad Mizzi’s position in Cabinet and as head of the EU’s Energy Council is one reason more questions in the EU Parliament are being asked about Malta’s taxation system.He was being questioned by ...
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Editorial: The only people they may have persuaded is themselves
All the razzmatazz concerning Malta’s presidency of the European Council evaporated in a single afternoon with the sorry spectacle provided by Maltese ministers when grilled by the European Parliament.We are still at the beginning of the Presidency and there is hard work ahead as the Maltese Presidency gets to grip ...
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Next election will be held around March next year, PM says
The next election will be held around March next year, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on radio today.Speaking on Djalogu on One Radio, Dr Muscat said that the Labour Party’s programme will be the next step of the journey Malta has embarked upon in 2013.The Labour Party should be re-elected because ...
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Updated - Corruption index: Malta loses 10 places to 47, worst place ever, PN reacts
Malta has lost 10 places in one year on the Corruption Perceptions Index, falling to its worst ever 47th placing since it started to be monitored by Transparency International in 2004.The latest figures were published last night, with Malta dropping from the 37th place in 2015 to the 47th in ...
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Updated (2): New FIAU Director selected and will soon be announced, Minister Scicluna says
Minister Edward Scicluna said today that a new Financial Intelligence and Analysis unit chief will soon be announced.Asked when a new FIAU director will be appointed by PN MEP David Casa, the Minister said that the FIAU is legislated by law. “Legislation guards the FIAU's autonomy as well as what ...
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Watch: Konrad Mizzi appears before EU Parliament energy committee on Presidency priorities
Controversial minister Konrad Mizzi's questioning by the EU Parliamentary committee regarding Malta's Presidency priorities has just begun.Minister Mizzi was found to have acquired a company in the secretive jurisdiction of Panama, an issue which has seen some of his ministerial colleagues face tough questions during their own committee grilling sessions. ...
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PANA Committee member questions why FIAU report on Konrad Mizzi has not been published
European Parliament Panama Papers Committee member Sven Giegold has questioned why the Maltese government would turn to an independent audit into the financial dealings of Minister without Portfolio Konrad Mizzi when a report penned by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) former CEO Manfred Galdes has remained unpublished.“Normally the State ...
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Editorial: A change of tune back to the environment
The Opposition Nationalist Party yesterday made a slight departure, or shall we say a detour, from its recent anti-corruption rallying cry and once again began to beat the environmental drum. This will undoubtedly be welcome news to the country’s ever-growing cadre of environmentally-minded citizens.It is not that too much can ...
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Watch: PM Muscat should come to Europe with a very different attitude - EPP vice-chairman
Following the Prime Minister’s address to the EP earlier this week on the Maltese EU Presidency, a number of MEPs, both local and foreign, made comments on the Panama Papers and Malta’s ability to steer through anti-money laundering legislation. Newly elected EP President Antonio Tajani was also accused of backtracking ...
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Mizzi, Schembri, Zammit, Fenech Adami and Scicluna all called to appear before PANA Committee
Minister without Portfolio Konrad Mizzi, the Prime Minister's chief of staff Keith Schembri, former PN Minister Ninu Zammit, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna, PN Deputy Leader Beppe Fenech Adami and former FIAU CEO Manfred Galdes have all been called to appear before the PANA Committee, sources within the committee have told ...
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‘My track record speaks for itself,’ Bartolo tells MEPs, on corruption claims
Education Minister Evarist Bartolo today insisted that he had fought against corruption throughout his 25-year parliamentary career and his track record on the subject “spoke for itself.”Mr Bartolo was being grilled by MEPs in the European Parliament committee for culture. He was accompanied by Justice and Culture Minister Owen Bonnici. ...
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Updated: PANA Committee requests meetings with Nexia BT and Mossack Fonseca Malta; full list
The ‘Panama Papers’ Committee will be meeting with a number of Maltese authorities in its quest to get to the bottom of Maltese individuals’ involvement in what has perhaps been the biggest financial scandal of the decade. And there are several interesting names, companies and governmental bodies the committee will ...
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Ministro del MEF: Panama Papers ha dañado la reputación de Panamá
El ministro de Economía y Finanzas, Dulcidio De La Guardia participa como parte de la delegación oficial de Panamá en la reunión anual 2017 del Foro Económico Mundial, que se celebra en Davos, Suiza.
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‘If we do not take bold moves now, bolder decisions will have to be taken later’, PM tells EP
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat believes that if the EU does not take bold decisions on how to mitigate the migration crisis today, it will be forced to make even bolder, or radical, decisions in the future.Dr Muscat said this during his address at the European Parliament (EP) on Malta’s upcoming ...
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LIVE: Former Panama Papers probe member giving talk on ending corruption
Joseph Stiglitz, the man who formed part of the Panama Papers Probe and left due a severe lack of transparency in the Panamanian financial system, will be giving a talk on combating and ending corruption at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters is seen ...
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Le consentement des Algériens à l’impôt au cœur de la fin de vie politique de la rente
L’affaissement durable de la fiscalité pétrolière dans le budget de l’état algérien est en train de faire naître, en creux, un débat moderne, celui sur l’impôt et sa place dans le pacte entre l’état et le citoyen-contribuable. La transition fiscale est en marche. Elle a fait passer les recettes fiscales ...