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Malta
BirdLife CEO - belief that governments may win elections by helping hunters is ‘fallacy’
Mr Sultana has followed the Prime Minister's comments with disbelief. While fielding questions from the press on Tuesday night, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that thanks to a change in the law during the previous legislature, he can only close the hunting season upon advice from the Ornis Committee.A follow-up ...
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Malta
PBS Board to appoint independent inquiry to look into John Bundy procurement issues
The Public Broadcasting Services' board of directors is going to appoint an independent inquiry to look into CEO John Bundy and an alleged breach of procurement rules, sources within the PBS Board told The Malta Independent.The inquiry was ordered on Wednesday 28 September, then the PBS Board met at the Arts ...
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Malta
Opposition will vote against Public Administration Bill if draft not amended
Nationalist MP Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici this evening called for amendments during the second reading of the Public Administration Bill, which Justice Minister Owen Bonnici hailed "a strong step forward in favour of democracy." Mifsud Bonnici said that the Opposition will be voting against the bill if it is not amended.The ...
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Malta
Alibaba can be an important contributor to Malta’s e-commerce strategy – Silvio Schembri
When addressing a networking event for the introduction of the Alibaba group to the local firms, Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation, Silvio Schembri, said that Alibaba can be an important contributor to Malta's e-commerce strategy, helping local and foreign investors to increase their visibility globally. He affirmed ...
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USA Paraguay
'Faster internet and cheaper intra-EU calls is next step’ – MEP Roberta Metsola
New rules agreed to in the European Parliament mean that hyper-fast internet on 5G networks with cheaper intra-EU phone calls could soon become a reality, PN MEP Robert Metsola has said in a statement. Metsola welcomed the vote in the European Parliament's Industry Committee to agree to new rules for a ...
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Regno Unito Malta
Alfred Sant abstains on Brexit vote in European Parliament
Former Prime Minister and Maltese MEP Alfred Sant said the European Parliament should first identify the problems created by Brexit affecting citizens across the EU, including Malta and then discuss solutions to the problems identified, when explaining why he abstained on the resolution on the state of play of negotiations ...
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Bulgaria Malta
Pickpockets caught stealing €60 jailed for two months; magistrate says society must be protected
A pair of Bulgarian pickpockets today were given a two-month jail term each, after a police inspector said in court that the current spate of such thefts was harming the public's peace of mind.Mariana Petrova and Nadezhda Ivanova, aged 23 and 36, were charged before Magistrate Francesco Depasquale.Inspector Mark Mercieca ...
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Malta
No sign of a housing bubble - PM Muscat, Sandro Chetcuti
Malta Developers Association president Sandro Chetcuti said there is no sign of a bubble in the housing market, let alone signs that the bubble could burst. This sentiment was echoed by a representative from KPMG, while Prime Minister Joseph Muscat expressed joy at the findings reaching the same conclusion as ...
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Regno Unito
MEP Mizzi: Brexit must ensure the rights of EU citizens
MEP Marlene Mizzi took a strong stance on EU citizens’ rights in the Brexit negotiations with the United Kingdom.“There are more than 3 million EU citizens residing in the United Kingdom, including many Maltese nationals, and more than 1 million EU citizens of the United Kingdom residing in the EU. They are ...
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Giappone
Don’t play cute: Japan’s brewers learn how to make women drink more
Faced with a shrinking beer market at home, Japanese brewers are shoring up sales by targeting women with a range of fizzy, fruity canned cocktails, ...