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USA
Finally, Britain kicks off Brexit negotiations with EU
After almost a year of waffling, Britain on Monday finally opens negotiations with its European Union counterparts about leaving the bloc, with the final outcome, due in 2019, as important as it now seems unpredictable.While the EU negotiating team led by Michel Barnier has been ready for months, Britain stalled ...
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Malta
Domestic violence: Where are the authorities, Marlene Farrugia asks?
Partit Demokratiku leader and MP Marlene Farrugia has asked what the authorities are doing in case of ongoing domestic violence that last week culminated into a bloody fight in Birkirkara. Sections of the media had reported that two men, one of whom is a suspended police inspector, engaged in fisticuffs ...
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USA Malta
PN angered about not receiving copy of gay marriage bill before debate
The Nationalist Party has expressed its frustration at the Prime Minister’s announcement that the second reading for the Marriage Equality Bill will take place today week without the PN having been given a copy of the bill seven days before discussion, as is customary.The Marriage Equality Bill will legalise gay ...
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Malta
Gharghur council to consult architect on fireworks factory extension after residents’ insistence
No Gharghur local councillor yesterday raised objections to the Planning Authority’s decision to extend a fireworks factory, but residents’ complaints have pushed the council to agree to seek the advice of an architect.In 2013, an application was submitted by St Bartholomew Fireworks Factory for an extension to its premises in ...
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USA Malta
MEP Marlene Mizzi urges 'fairer and better functioning' Single Market
MEP Marlene Mizzi was one of the keynote speakers in the Single Market Forum 2016/2017 held in Malta and organised by the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union together with the European Commission. The forum focused on generating further momentum for the Single Market and followed the ...
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USA Malta
TMID Editorial: Entrenching standards in public life
One of the first debates to take place next week in the newly elected Parliament will be that concerning the appointment of a Commissioner for Standards in Public Life. This is a big step in a country like Malta where standards are deliberately ignored on a national level, let alone ...
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Panama Malta
Damage to Malta would have been contained if action was taken against Mizzi, Schembri – Giegold
Greens MEP Sven Giegold said that although he is still very concerned about the tax system in Malta, if credible action had been taken against Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri at the beginning, “I am sure the damage to Malta’s reputation would not have occurred. The people who opened these ...
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Francia Malta
Watch: Zammit Lewis, Manwel Mallia retain seat as Deborah Schembri is ousted; Bedingfield elected
Former ministers Edward Zammit Lewis and Manwel Mallia made it to Parliament via the back door in casual elections on the eighth and ninth districts. Another candidate who retained his seat is Etienne Grech, who was elected in the fourth district after a tightly-fought battle involving recounts.They were joined by ...
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Malta
Minister Bonnici launches new fund for creative industry platforms
Arts Council Malta today launched a new funding programme to support the creation and development of clusters for various niches in the Creative and Cultural Industries. The Creative Industries Platform is designed to facilitate the creation of support platforms that will provide targeted services to accelerate sector growth in a sustainable ...
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Malta calls for increased EU efforts on migrant return and re-admission
The European Union needs to urgently increase its efforts in the field of return and re-admission of immigrants who are not entitled to international protection, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela told his EU counterparts at the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting in Luxembourg.Furthermore, the increasing number ...