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USA Malta
Party financing laws: db Group saga the tip of the iceberg
Accusations of non-existent services rendered by the Opposition’s commercial entity Media Link to Silvio Debono’s db Group in order to circumvent party financing laws on donations could just be the tip of the iceberg.The party financing law, proposed and enacted by the current government, stipulates that no party is allowed ...
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Malta
INDEPTH: PN considering shifting position on media law – Mario de Marco
Nationalist Party deputy leader Mario de Marco said the PN is considering a shift in its original position on the media law as presented by the government.Interviewed by The Malta Independent online editor Stephen Calleja on INDEPTH, Dr de Marco said that the criticism the PN levelled at what he ...
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Panama Malta
Simon Busuttil reflects on what people tell him
It is Simon Busuttil's birthday today.For some reason the two main parties did not hold their usual Sunday morning political activities. Labour had a political activity on Saturday evening and so Dr Muscat gave a brief interview on radio yesterday. Dr Busuttil too gave an interview on Radio 101.In this ...
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Malta
‘Simon Busuttil cannot lead united party, definitely cannot lead united country’ – PM
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat believes that while Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil fails to lead a united party, it is a clear sign that he cannot lead a united Malta.Dr Muscat’s comments were made this morning on One Radio. He praised this government for carrying out the ‘unprecedented’ move of fulfilling ...
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Malta
Editorial: The merits of a full-time Parliament
Since the allegations that Nationalist Party deputy leader Mario de Marco was embroiled in a conflict of interest between his position in the party and his private work as a lawyer arose, the debate over whether being a Member of Parliament should be turned into a full-time occupation has once ...
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Nigeria
Naira set for further gains – CBN
The Naira is set to appreciate further in the week as the Central Bank of Nigeria plans to inject more Foreign Exchange into the market to meet the requests of genuine customers. The spokesman of CBN, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, gave the assurance in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The ...
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Nigeria
Getting Nigeria out of fuel import fraud
Punch Editorial Board Ibe Kachikwu’s recent portrayal of Nigeria’s continued dependence on refined petroleum products imports as a fraud is an acknowledgement of an extant problem that needs to be confronted head-on. But much as the junior minister in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources has spoken spiritedly of the need ...
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Senegal
La Cosydep obtient un satisfecit du Partenariat mondial pour l'éducation pour sa collaboration
Dakar, 19 mars (APS) - Le Partenariat mondial pour l'éducation (PME) salue la participation à son conseil d'administration de la Coalition des organisations en synergie pour la défense de l'éducation publique (Cosydep), en estimant que cette structure sénégalaise a permis de conduire des politiques éducatives mieux adaptées aux besoins des ...
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Turchia
Turkey further away from EU membership than ever: German FM
Turkey has never been less likely to join the European Union than now amid a nadir in relations between Ankara and Berlin, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview with news magazine Der Spiegel published on March 18
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Turchia
Germany not ‘convinced’ Gülen behind failed Turkey coup
The Turkish government has failed to convince Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), the country’s foreign intelligence agency, that U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen was behind the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt in Turkey, the agency’s head told a German magazine on March 18.