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Russia
Chi è François Fillon, l’amico francese di Vladimir Putin
All’estero il trionfo di François Fillon ha colto tutti di sorpresa. La reazione della Russia, però, è stata diversa dalle altre. A Mosca la notizia è stata accolta con entusiasmo, e i leader politici e i mezzi d’informazione hanno celebrato la vittoria dell’“amico della Russia”, del “candidato filorusso”, dell’“amico François” ...
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Portogallo
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan guarda a oriente.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan guarda a oriente. Il presidente turco ha dichiarato che un voto del Parlamento europeo sulla possibilità che proseguano i negoziati sull’ingresso della Turchia nell’Unione europea “non ha alcun valore” per Ankara. Da ieri è infatti in corso a Bruxelles un dibattito su un voto che potrebbe bloccare ...
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Brasile
Reuters: Odebrecht pagará la multa más alta de la historia para poder seguir licitando en Brasil
El acuerdo sería el más oneroso del mundo, superando un convenio de 2008 en el que el grupo alemán Siemens entregó 1.600 millones de dólares al gobierno estadounidense y a las autoridades europeas por el pago de sobornos para la obtención de contratos gubernamentales.
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Regno Unito
Amid uncertainty, UK Treasury chief to offer bleak outlook
Britain's Treasury chief is likely to offer a stark outlook as he outlines his priorities in taxes and spending in the first budget update since the country voted to leave the European Union.In the biannual economic statement to lawmakers due Wednesday, Philip Hammond can take some solace in the resilience ...
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USA
Finance Minister dodges PN MP’s questions on Henley's sales of government stocks
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna this evening dodged a PN MP’s questions in the apparent way in which Henley and Partners was being allowed to act as a stockbroker without a license and was also being allowed to receive a commission of 4% on government stocks – over ten times more ...
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USA Malta
Updated: De La Rue to stay in Malta, number of jobs to increase by 60 to 500
De La Rue will be staying in Malta and will increase its investment in its currency printing operations, raising the number of employees to 500, it has just been announced.De La Rue had announced in December 2015 that it was to reduce its workforce by 300 over a period of ...
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USA
Paceville master plan: Mott Macdonald ‘should refund payment after alleged conflict of interest’
St George’s Park representatives have recommended that the government considers making Mott Macdonald, the firm hired by the Planning Authority to draw up the Paceville master plan, refund any funds paid out of the public coffers to the firm, “once they failed to declare their conflict of interest”.During a Parliamentary ...
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Malta
€50 fine for adults caught smoking in cars with children as from 1 January
A €50 fine will be imposed on adults caught smoking in cars with children, a legal notice presented in Parliament says.The notice was filed by Health Minister Chris Fearne and will come into effect on 1 January.Malta is the sixth EU country to impose such a law.
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Malta
INDEPTH: Nursery compensation fees to be removed within one or two years – MFA general secretary
Compensation fees demanded by football nurseries when children move in between clubs will be eliminated within one or two years, outgoing Malta Football Association general secretary Bjorn Vassallo believes.Interviewed by Online editor Stephen Calleja on INDEPTH, The Malta Independent's online programme, Mr Vassallo said that in the meantime certain measures ...
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Spagna Malta
Dutchman charged with raping Maltese girlfriend arrested in Barcelona as another woman claims rape
A man who stands charged with raping his former Maltese girlfriend has been arrested in Barcelona after a woman filed a police report claiming she was also raped by the Dutchman.Johann Stellingwerf had been summoned to court as his compilation of evidence was set to resume today but Magistrate Josette ...