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USA Malta
Maltese Presidency focuses on improving business and employment conditions at ECOFIN meeting
The Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union is attaching great importance on the general improvement of business and employment conditions across the EU bloc, a Finance Ministry statement read.Chaired by Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna, today's ECOFIN Council discussed measures to unlock the potential of the digital ...
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San Anton Palace becomes a water sustainability example
In honour of World Water Day, on March 22nd 2017, representatives of The Office of the President of Malta, the Energy and Water Agency of Malta and the Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med), signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the reinstatement of a rainwater harvesting reservoir at San Anton ...
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Spagna Malta
Daphne Caruana Galizia: Tanya Borg Cardona should just step down
The people who work for the Broadcasting Authority are paying the price for the Prime Minister’s carefully contrived malice in appointing Tanya Borg Cardona chairman of the Broadcasting Authority. Mrs Borg Cardona has no work or education track record to speak of, when that position requires somebody with both, and with ...
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Update (5): Islamic State group says that the London attacker was a 'soldier of the Islamic State'
Islamic State group says through its Aamaq news agency that the London attacker was a 'soldier of the Islamic StateBritish Prime Minister Theresa May says police know the identity of the British-born man who went on a car and gun rampage at Parliament. May says he was once investigated for ...
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Owen Bonnici speaks out against online hate speech and 'lies that have been spread'
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici spoke out against online hate speech during the adjournment tonight, slamming attacks made on his personal relationship with journalist Janice Bartolo."The internet has made it easier for people to publish what they believe. Everyone has a right to an opinion, but not every opinion is good, ...
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No Maltese injured in London attack – Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella
Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella said this evening that thus far, there has been no information indicating that there were any Maltese injured in the London attack.He called the situation surprising. "Nobody expected that terrorism would reach the heart of London, where there is so much security."He offered Parliament's condolences ...
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Updated: Beppe Fenech Adami claims there are people registered twice on the electoral register
PN Deputy Leader Beppe Fenech Adami called out certain issues in the electoral register today, stating that there are people registered twice in the Electoral register, using different identity cards. This he said, "is a threat to democracy as they can vote twice".Parliament was debating the motion tabled by Prime ...
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Updated: ‘Are the police there to work for us, or for the government?” – Simon Busuttil
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil highlighted a number of recent cases in Malta where the police appeared to be acting in favour of the government instead of the public. He alleged that the government has seen four police commissioners come and go, until settling on this fifth one because it waited ...
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Updated (7): Terror in London - 5 dead in vehicle, knife attack near British Parliament
A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage at the heart of Britain's seat of power Wednesday, mowing down pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge before stabbing an armed police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament. Five people were killed, including the attacker, and about 20 others were injured.Lawmakers, lords, staff ...
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Spagna Malta
INDEPTH: Government will amend Party Financing law to give PL second chance to register
Government will be changing the party financing law just after ten months in existence in order to give the Labour Party a second chance to register itself, Deputy Leader of the PL and Economy Minister Chris Cardona confirmed on INDEPTH which will be available on www.independent.com.mt this Friday and later ...