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Juncker accused of blocking EU efforts against tax avoidance
Jean-Claude Juncker deliberately blocked the EU’s efforts to fight tax avoidance while in office as prime minister of Luxembourg, according to documents revealed by The Guardian and the International Consortium of Journalists. Member states have supposedly spent the last two decades cooperating in the committee on business taxation, known simply as the ...
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June 2016: New PL deputy leader elected, Alfred Mifsud renounces to top CBM post
These are the main news items reported in June2 JuneThe Malaysian company that was building the Delimara LNG tanker, Bumi Armada, confirmed that the vessel would not be delivered until the third quarter of the year, marking another missed deadline.Two men escaped from Mount Carmel Hospital, prompting an investigation. One ...
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Updated - Watch: Turkish media run 'selfie' video of alleged nightclub gunman
Turkish media on Tuesday ran a "selfie video" of a man they say is the gunman who killed 39 people, most of them foreigners, at an Istanbul nightclub.The video broadcast on Turkish television shows the alleged gunman filming himself with a cellphone at Istanbul's Taksim square. It wasn't immediately clear ...
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May 2016: Restaurant collapses, Eurovision failure and another high-rise building
May was the month where the Malta Independent were officially made partners with the International Consortium of International Journalists, with access to the Panama Papers. It also marked the month of the Barracuda restaurant balcony collapse along the St Julian’s resulting in a number of injuries.1 MayDocuments leaked to the ...
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Malta
Another turtle rescued, had large hook embedded in beak
A second turtle was rescued at St Paul’s Bay, Nature Trust said. The turtle had a very large hook embedded in its beak and was found on the seabed and brought to the surface. Nature Trust (Malta) would thanks the diver, members of the public and the Malta Police Force ...
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Malta Tourism Authority launches 2017 Calendar of Events
The Malta Tourism Authority has just launched the 2017 Calendar of Events for the Maltese Islands. Produced for the third consecutive year, this 88-page publication is a compilation of the main events taking place in Malta and Gozo for the coming year.This year’s calendar of events is available in brochure ...
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Malta
PN files motion to amend Legal Notice introducing online cancellation of power of attorney
The Nationalist Opposition has moved a motion to amend a recently introduced Legal Notice that made it possible to cancel a power of attorney online. Launching the Legal Notice some weeks ago, Justice Minister Owen Bonnici said the process to cancel a power of attorney could cost up to €2,000 ...
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Editorial - Prices at the pumps: Fuel price hikes go down like a lead balloon
The government’s announcement that the prices of both petrol and diesel have been, as of yesterday, raised by four cents per litre has gone down like a lead balloon. And in so doing the government has chipped away at its mainstay bragging right: that the economy is doing great and ...
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Maltese MEPs share their expectations for their country taking over EU presidency
Malta has taken over the rotating presidency of the EU Council from Slovakia. This means that for the next six months the small island state plays a key role in setting the agenda, finding compromises and addressing a range of challenges such as the migration crisis and the expected start ...
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Road to V18: The capital city and the paranormal
Valletta is unique in style. Its Baroque buildings and Renaissance outlook adds to its beauty, splendour and character. Its modern flavour is giving the capital city a rejuvenated look with many wine bars, restaurants and coffee shops that are sprouting all over the place coupled with pedestrianisation. This is giving ...