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European re-industrialisation must avoid social dumping - Alfred Sant
Former Prime Minister Alfred Sant said that reindustrialization in Europe needs a policy designed for all seasons, not when major companies are about to collapse. It needs consistent and effective application. The European tradition is one which associates public policy with industrial endeavour. “Saying so is not a rejection of ...
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Malta
Din l-Art Ħelwa files appeal against Mriehel high-rise project
Din l-Art Helwa yesterday filed an appeal to the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal, on the controversial permit for the high-rise project ‘Mriehel Towers’ proposed by Tumas Gasan Holdings at Mriehel. This permit was granted by the Planning Authority on 4th August 2016.With high-rise at Mriehel, the historic skyline from Mdina ...
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Malta
Decision on MAP rests with medicines authority, no over the counter sales, committee says
A joint parliamentary committee agreed this evening that the decision on whether to license the Morning After Pill (MAP) should rest with the Medicines Authority. The decision should be based on recommendations by Parliament and the authority should put national legislation before EU law. The committee members also agreed that, ...
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UK leader May vows centrist government after European Union exit 'revolution'
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May laid out the shape, if not the detail, of her vision for Britain on Wednesday, saying government should play a bigger role in people's lives than it has under some of her Conservative predecessors.May told the Conservative Party's annual conference that she would govern from "the new ...
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Malta
NI number no longer needed, social security contributions now paid using local ID number
National Insurance numbers for Maltese identification card holders have been made obsolete following the announcement by Family Minister Michael Farrugia that social security contributions are now made through ID card numbers. As part of a simplification process, Mr Farrugia said that the abolition of NI numbers for Maltese ID card holders ...
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Malta takes part in Festival della Letteratura di Viaggio held in Rome
Malta has been at the centre of this year’s edition of the Festival della Letteratura di Viaggio, a prestigious annual event organised by the Società Geografica Italiana in Rome. The festival, now in its ninth edition celebrates all forms of artistic expression inspired by travel, from travel writing and journalism ...
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‘The best is yet to come’ – PM Joseph Muscat, PN leader on infrastructure and corruption
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat believes that the best is yet to come with regards to the government's efforts to continue to strengthen Malta.He said that the changes brought about at the beginning of the legislature are by no means the core effort, but that momentum will continue to grow.Dr Muscat’s ...
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Malta
EY survey: Malta remains attractive to foreign investors, 15% drop in belief in political stability
They annual EY attractiveness survey has found that an overwhelming majority of foreign direct investors view Malta favourably (87 per cent), notwithstanding a collective drop of confidence in the stability and transparency of the political, legal and regulatory environment. This is the highest score registered since 2011.EY Malta conducts an ...
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Virtu Ferries invests €75m in cutting-edge technology high-speed wave-piercer catamaran
Virtu Ferries has signed a newbuild contract with Incat Tasmania Pty. Ltd. to build a High Speed Wavepiercer Passenger/Vehicle Catamaran for their Malta – Sicily route. Delivery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2018, the company said in a statement today.At 1,000 tons deadweight, the vessel will be the largest ...
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Panama Papers honoured with top Barlett & Steele award for investigative journalism
The Panama Papers project, led by ICIJ and German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung working in collaboration with more than 100 media outlets, has been honored with a Gold Barlett & Steele award for Investigative Journalism.The award, announced on Tuesday by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, recognized the significant ...