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USA
Europe at 27: an honest debate
By European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Commissioner Karmenu VellaEuropean integration was always a project created by the people, for the people. It was a movement carried by a generation who came together to proclaim 'Never again!' With the signing of the Treaties of Rome on 25 March 1957, the ...
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Updated (2): 'We will not allow you to meddle with democracy,' Busuttil warns government
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil insisted this morning that the PN would not allow the government to mess with democracy and tamper with the elections. He was referring to a news story, published in The Malta Independent on Sunday, which reported how Identity Malta is facing an internal collapse of the ...
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Konrad Mizzi’s Panamanian company still open, despite pledge
The much-maligned Panamanian company owned by Minister Konrad Mizzi is still open, despite the minister’s pledge to close it down once the audit into his financial affairs was completed.The company, Hearnville Inc., has not been closed down and is still an active entity according to information from the Panamanian Registry ...
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Messico Spagna Malta
INDEPTH: Chris Cardona’s alibi might not be enough
Economy Minister and PL Deputy Leader Chris Cardona needs more than a video showing him participating in an EU conference in Germany as an alibi to refute allegations levelled by journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia that an eyewitness saw him at a German brothel engaging in sex for cash.Replying to questions ...
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Malta
'Publish MOU on new aquatic centre in Gozo' - Gozo tourism and business bodies tell government
The Gozo Tourism Association and the Gozo Business Chamber have insisted on the need for the publication of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the government and GNI Ltd, the company entrusted with setting up the new aquatic centre at the Gozo Sports Complex in Victoria.The two entities were asked ...
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Russian Laundromat: four Malta-based companies received USD3 million in laundered funds
Four Maltese companies received close to USD3 million in laundered Russian funds according to research published by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project this week.The transfer of the funds all occurred between August 2013 and January 2014. The largest share of laundered funds went to a firm named ASAP ...
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Malta
Editorial: Identity Malta needs to get its act together
Many were taken aback earlier this week when an MP revealed that he knew of instances in which some people were in possession of more than one identity card. But if they were taken aback by that, they must surely be bowled over by the revelation we are publishing today ...
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USA Malta
Striking a balance between the environment, development and people’s expectations
A report commissioned by the Environment Ministry published in August 2016 found that the infamous sea sludge came mainly from the fish farms. This resulted in the Planning Authority's removal of six illegal cages in the St Paul's Bay area the following October. However, in recent weeks sea slime has ...
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Malta
Malta EPP congress: 2,000 participants invited including German Chancellor Angela Merkel
The European Parliament’s largest political group, the European People’s Party, will be holding its congress in Malta on 29 and 30 March, to which some 2,000 participants have been invited, from over 40 countries.Foreign and security policies will be the focus of the event, which is being more broadly dedicated ...
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Anyone appointed by elected officials should publicly disclose worldwide assets – UBS whistleblower
Along with Ministers, all individuals appointed by a country's elected officials such as those in positions of trust should, upon being appointed, publicly disclose all their worldwide assets, according to UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld.In an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday, Mr Birkenfeld explained: "By doing so, there will ...