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Tony Blair refuses to comment on corruption in Labour government he endorsed
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, who last Sunday endorsed Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in a pre-recorded video clip did not reply to questions sent by this newsroom whether he was aware of the corruption revelations and the Magisterial inquiries investigating the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff and Minister Konrad ...
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Watch: PM woos female voters; 'no big equality advancements under conservative governments'
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this evening urged women to vote for the Labour Party on Saturday, telling them that no great advances in equality were made under conservative governments. PN administrations, he said, had even dragged their feet on the most basis domestic violence laws. Dr Muscat spoke about how ...
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Watch: Simon Busuttil pledges to deliver results by first 100 days in office
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil promised to deliver positive results for Gozo in the first 100 days of a Nationalist Party (PN) government.He was addressing a PN mass meeting in Rabat, Gozo.“I want to give you hope that after Saturday’s vote, we are ready to get to work from day one, ...
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Maltese trust in the justice and legal system waning according to Eurobarometer
Only 36% of Maltese trust in Justice and the legal system in Malta according to a special Eurobarometer, a 6% drop since last Autumn.49% of Maltese respondents do not trust the Maltese legal and justice system, while the rest of the respondents did not have an answer. On average, 52% ...
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The Malta Business Weekly Editorial: Protecting Malta’s economy
On Saturday, we are all called to vote in a general election that has assumed an even greater importance than that which a general election usually has.The election has been called four years into this legislature and a year early for reasons that have not been clarified by the Prime ...
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Malta
‘Joseph Muscat’s legacy is a politics of spin, fake news, manipulation and propaganda’ – Simon Busuttil
The legacy of Joseph Muscat is a politics of fake news, spin, manipulation and propaganda, according to Nationalist Party Leader Simon Busuttil.Speaking during an interview on the NET Live this morning, Dr Busuttil was explaining the intentions of the Nationalist Party, to create a 'politics of truth'.When asked by the ...
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EDITORIAL: VOTE CORRUPTION OUT
The four-week snap electoral campaign comes to an end today. People have had the opportunity to analyse and ponder on the stakes in this Saturday’s ballot contest. One dominant issue of concern remained on people’s minds throughout the campaign: corruption.Both parties have showered voters with attractive proposals, but there is ...
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Busuttil and Muscat face off in an uneventful and timid final leaders' debate
In a Leader’s debate that presented nothing new, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat focused on his government’s proposals and economic performance, while his counterpart PN Leader Simon Busuttil stuck to his strong anti-corruption message.When facing the allegations, Dr Muscat continuously deflected from the now-published damning FIAU reports on his chief of ...
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Malta
European Commission, Parliament congratulate Maltese ECOFIN Presidency
Both the European Commission and the European Parliament have congratulated the Maltese Presidency of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the EU (ECOFIN), after having overseen the successful closure of seven legislative files during the past five months.Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna, who is the current ECOFIN President, ...
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Prime Minister says 12 companies already interested to operate fast ferry between Malta and Gozo
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that he wants Gozo to be packed with work, and that is why PL is proposing that every company which moves to this island does not pay tax for three years."We will not give you €10,000 to come and live in Gozo, we have real, ...