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USA Grecia Malta
Updated (3) - Malta meeting: Greek bailout talks have made 'significant progress'
Eurogroup Chairperson Jeroen Dijsselbloem said that Greece and its creditors have reached a positive agreement, which he called very “good news”, this morning in Malta.Mr Dijsselbloem was addressing a press conference following a Eurogroup meeting. It was said that representatives of creditors will be going back to Greece at the ...
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Regno Unito
Updated (2): Romanian tourist hurt in London attack has died
A 31-year-old Romanian tourist who was knocked into the River Thames from Westminster Bridge during an attack on Britain's Houses of Parliament more than two weeks ago has died, London police said Friday.Andreea Cristea was rescued from the cold river after the attack, in which a man identified as Khalid ...
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Russia Turchia USA Malta
Systematic checks on everyone entering or leaving Malta from and to outside Schengen Zone areas
As from today, the Maltese immigration authorities will be implementing systematic checks on all EU citizens, including Maltese nationals, entering Malta from airports and seaports outside the Schengen area, or leaving Malta towards such destinations, the Home Affairs Ministry said in a statement this evening.These checks, it said, are being ...
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USA Malta Cipro
EU Finance leaders to tackle issue of non-performing loans, banks issued with ‘best practice’ report
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said that the EU Economic and Financial affairs Ministers, together with EU institution financial leaders have prioritised the problem of non-performing loans across the EU.A non-performing loan (NPL) is when an individual is defaulting on their loans with the bank, in effect not making the necessary ...
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USA Malta
Malta supports EU declaration on latest situation in Syria
The Government of Malta expresses its full support to the Declaration made by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini earlier today on behalf of the EU following the latest developments in Syria.The Ministry for Foreign Affairs recalls that it had also issued a Statement in the immediate aftermath of the reported ...
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Malta
PD candidates to contest under PN banner in coming elections - Marlene Farrugia
The Partit Demokratiku candidates will be contesting under the PN's banner in the coming elections, PD Leader Marlene Farrugia told The Malta Independent.The reason why the PD will fall under the PN banner, she said, is as current electoral law does not allow for coalitions to share votes, and thus ...
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USA Malta
Prison warders leave GWU, start talks with UHM because of ‘vindictive transfers’
The Correctional Officers Union (COU), which represents prison warders, today quit its affiliation with the General Workers Union (GWU), The Malta Independent has learnt. The committee said that the main reasons behind the split were because the union was not defending their concerns regarding "vindicate transfers" and the way Prison Director ...
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Malta
64% of Maltese happy with the way democracy works in Malta
64% of the Maltese feel very satisfied or fairly satisfied on the way democracy works in the country, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey. This is higher than the EU average of 53%. On the other hand, 57% of respondents claimed to be very satisfied or fairly satisfied with the ...
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USA Malta
No change in law needed to protect patient and employee rights – Health Minister
The Attorney General has told the Ministry of Health that no amendments to the Ombudsman Act are needed as existing legislation already provides protection to patients and employees who would use the Public-Private Partnership(PPP) health service managed by VGH, Minister Fearne told The Malta Independent yesterday.This comes after comes after ...
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Argentina
Leonardo, nuovo ordine in Argentina nel mercato delle comunicazioni sicure
(Teleborsa) - Leonardo chiude in salita dello 0,67% a Piazza Affari. L'amministrazione della città di Buenos Aires ha affidato al gruppo la realizzazione di una rete di...