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Spagna Malta
Pilatus Bank did not give FIAU report to inquiring magistrate
Pilatus Bank, which stands at the centre of the Egrant revelations and the allegations of kickbacks received by the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Keith Schembri from the sale of citizenships by Brian Tonna of Nexia BT, refrained from submitting a damning Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit report which outlined the ...
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iSurvey: PM most trusted leader by 9.6 points, Busuttil jumps 10 points in six months
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat remains the nation’s most trust leader by a staggering 9.6 percentage points, despite Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil’s trust rating climbing 10 percentage points in just six months.The Malta Independent’s latest edition of the iSurvey shows that despite the very serious allegations surrounding Dr Muscat and the ...
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Malta
Women's organisations against regularisation of prostitution
While noting that prostitution in not illegal in Malta, the Malta Confederation of Women's Organisations (MCWO) is against the regularisation of prostitution in Malta as a normal and legitimate business as this will increase the trafficking of women. The idea was launched by the Prime Minister in one of the events ...
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Panama
Analysis: Election Roundup - Day 5 - PN chooses to lose a day
A day before the first mass meetings of the campaign, Labour had an eventful Saturday with the Prime Minister involved in two public activities, a press event in Marsa in the morning and a speech in Gozo in the afternoon, while Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil had a day off ...
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Prime Minister attacks PN, PD coalition in response to Marlene Farrugia’s debate challenge
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat responded to the challenge issued by PD Leader Marlene Farrugia for a debate, by taking a shot at the PN-PD coalition.Dr Farrugia had issued the challenge after the Prime Minister revealed that he would be contesting on her district. PN Leader Simon Busuttil welcomed the idea ...
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France's vote ripples across Europe, markets, diplomacy
Whatever the result of France's presidential election, the choice will resonate far beyond France's borders, from extremist strongholds in Syria to Hong Kong trading floors and the halls of the U.N. Security Council.It could be bigger than Brexit — the future of Europe is at stake as disenchanted French voters ...
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iSurvey: Just over half rate government’s performance favourably, PN gains four points
The embattled Labour Party continues to enjoy approval ratings by the majority of respondents according to this seventh edition of the iSurvey, just weeks before Malta and Gozo head to the voting stations and make their choice.Despite daily developments on allegations that the Prime Minister and his wife are involved ...
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Malta
iSurvey: PL holds 7 per cent lead over PN/PD coalition
Should an election be held today, the Labour Party will win with a margin of 53.1 per cent while the PN/PD coalition will receive 46 per cent of the vote, meaning that a difference of 7.1 per cent lies between the two political parties. The data comes from the latest ...
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Award winning ICIJ journalist releases more documents on secret companies in Panama
Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Matthew Caruana Galizia has published more documents in relation to the secret Panama papers.The ICIJ journalist, posting on Facebook fact after another, explains how Keith Schembri's friend and Times of Malta ex-managing director, Adrian Hillman, laundered over €600,000 after the Labour Party was elected. This ...
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Malta
Updated: Labour Party accuses PN of trying to bypass party financing law yet again
Minister for Justice Owen Bonnici said that the government has carried out vast consultation with every political party in Malta to introduce the law on party financing. He said that during the discussion with the PN, the Opposition was in favour and wanted even more transparency."But only months after the ...