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    Ryanair launches record winter 2017 schedule, three new routes

    Ryanair today launched its largest ever Malta winter schedule (2017), with three new routes to Belfast, Naples and Riga and more flights to Gdansk, Krakow, Stockholm Skavsta, Venice Treviso, Vilnius and Wroclaw, 40 routes in total, which will deliver 2.2m customers per year.Ryanair’s largest ever winter Malta 2017 schedule at Malta ...

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    Panama in Luxembourg: more open and transparent – Arnold Cassola

    Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Arnold Cassola said that the fact-finding mission the PANA committee will be embarking upon in Luxembourg will be a more open and transparent exercise than the one which took place in Malta last week.Tomorrow and Friday the PANA committee will be travelling to Luxembourg for their fact ...

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    10 place loss in corruption index ‘not an indicator’ of good governance – outgoing MEA president

    A loss of 10 places in an international corruption index is not an indicator of good governance, outgoing Malta Employers Association president Arthur Muscat said during the association’s annual general meeting yesterday.In his address, Mr Muscat commented on particular local issues, as these are affecting the work environment in which Employers have ...

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    Editorial: Government's bill on online news services - Back to the 1970s

    It seems to be Labour’s fate: doomed to repeat its mistakes over and over again.In times of stress, it chooses the way of confrontation, thereby opening the way for an equal confrontation not just from the party in Opposition but also from civil society not enclosed in the government’s wide ...

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    Juncker set to unveil post-Brexit plan to European Parliament today

    European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker today will unveil his plan for the EU’s future after Britain’s departure, his spokesman said.Juncker’s so-called “White Paper” will be presented to the European Parliament after Commissioners got a first look at it yesterday, the spokesman said.Euractiv reports that European Union leaders will then consider ...

  • Malta

    Lax password security practices flagged in NAO cyber security report on 10 government entities

    The National Audit Office (NAO) has issued an IT Audit report on cyber security across Government entities, and found a number of issues.The principal aim of this comprehensive report was to evaluate the level of adoption of selected cyber security controls across ten Government entities, namely: Malita Investments p.l.c.; Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology; Malta ...

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    'Dieselgate could have been prevented’ – Labour Party MEP Miriam Dalli

    The evidence found in the final report of the EU Parliament's Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (EMIS) committee clearly shows that the 'Dieselgate' scandal could have been prevented, MEP Miriam Dalli has said in a statement.Following a committee vote on this report, the S&D spokesperson on Environment Miriam Dalli ...

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    'EU Funds are to be used in a responsible and accountable manner' – Minister Edward Scicluna

    Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said that EU institutions need to send a clear signal to EU citizens that EU funds are to be used in a responsible and accountable manner, "with full respect to the principle of sound financial management".Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna was addressing members of the EU ...

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    Report praises progress in health sector but obesity still massive problem

    The Health Systems in transition (HiT) review praised government's ability to vastly improve the health care sector but maintained that sustainability, obesity  (of which Malta is the highest in Europe), diabetes and HIV remain principal issues in the industry's development. The HiT series consists of country-based reviews that provide a ...

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    EU Commission President Juncker presents five possible scenarios for EU post-Brexit

    EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has presented five possible scenario's on how the Commission believes the EU could evolve by 2025 depending on the will of the European people, ranging from a shrinking of the EU's powers, to a defence union.This White Paper is the Commission's attempt to "open an ...