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Vai alla Scheda Paese »My native land, My pride and joy.
— Johann Voldemar Jannsen
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Estonia blasts BDS, calls Israel 'a friend and partner'
Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Misker told the 'Post' that his country was firmly supportive of Israel, but still did not accept settlement construction.
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Swedbank categorises Malta as ‘high risk’, leaked e-mails show
Swedbank AB, a major international player with 9.5 million retail customers and 622,000 corporate customers, is now considering Malta to be a ‘high risk’ category, e-mails leaked to The Malta Independent on Sunday shows.A client who attempted to have a bank account opened with Swedbank in connection with a company ...
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McDonald’s licencee Premier Capital exceeds €200 million turnover in 2016
Premier Capital plc, the Maltese-owned developmental licencee for McDonald’s in six European markets, has registered turnover in excess of €200 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. Turnover for the year more than doubled year-on-year following the acquisition of the Romanian market in January 2016.Thanks to its team of ...
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McDonald’s licencee Premier Capital exceeds €200 million turnover in 2016
Premier Capital, the Maltese-owned developmental licencee for McDonald’s in six European markets, has registered turnover in excess of €200 million for the year ended December 31. Turnover for the year more than doubled year-on-year following the acquisition of the Romanian market in January 2016. Thanks to its team of 7,000 people ...
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Editorial: EU Presidency, what EU Presidency?
It all started out with such high hopes, such promise. Malta, the government said, would be placed at the heart of the European Union, it would push its national agenda, it would reunite a fragmenting bloc in the wake of Brexit and it would put miniscule Malta on the EU ...
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Hili Properties acquires business centre in Romania
Hili Properties, the real estate division of Hili Ventures, has finalised the acquisition of ART Business Centre in Romania’s capital Bucharest, following an investment in excess of €30 million, a company statement said today.Located in the affluent Nordului neighbourhood in northern Bucharest, the nine-storey property boasts 18,600 square metres of ...
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Nigerian man sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for involvement in drug trafficking
A Nigerian man today was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment after he was found to be involved in a case of drug trafficking.The accused was charged with conspiring for the purpose of selling or dealing in illegal drugs and participating in the act of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the ...
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Ronaldo hits 70 international goals, Dutch stunned in World Cup qualifiers
While Cristiano Ronaldo kept moving up Europe's all-time scorers list on Saturday, a demoralizing loss to Bulgaria endangered the Netherlands' World Cup qualification.With two goals in Portugal's 3-0 win over Hungary, Ronaldo moved into fourth place on the all-time scorers list for European nations.Ronaldo's 70 in 137 appearances trail only ...
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Human rights violations in DRC up 30 percent in one year
Source: UN Human Rights Council Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sri LankaThe increase could be explained by two factors: violations related to restricting democratic space and the resurgence of activities of several armed groups, the Human Rights Council heard.Human Rights Council MIDDAY 22 March 2017 The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting ...
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Only a trickle of stolen Russian billions ended up in Malta
Illicit money flowing out of Russia via Moldova and Latvia ended up in almost every single EU state, an investigation has found, posing questions on the integrity of Europe's banking systems.Beneficiaries in Estonia received $1.6 billion out of a total of some $20 billion uncovered in the money trail by journalists ...
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Korea Falls Behind Chile and Estonia in Terms of Entrepreneurship
The Korea Economic Research Institute recently issued a report that analyzed the 2017 result of the Global Entrepreneurship Index published by the Global Entrepreneurship Development Institute. The report said that Korea ranked No. 27 among 137 surveyed countries in terms of entrepreneurship. Korea ranked lower than Chile (No. 18) and ...
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Seminar Aims to Lure Dutch Companies
[Ethiopian Herald] The Netherlands-African Business Council (NABC) has planned to host seminar in Amsterdam in collaboration with the Ethiopian Embassy to the Benelux, the Baltic Countries and the EU.
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Full-time employment increases by 4.5% in August 2016, part-time by 5.8%
In August 2016, registered full-time employment increased by 4.5 per cent whilst part-time employment as a primary job increased by 5.8 per cent when compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the National Statistics Office said today.Gainfully Occupied Population: July-August 2016Administrative data provided by Jobsplus for August 2016 ...
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Diplomazia Economica Italiana 01 febbraio: ultime news dal mondo
Via libera ad accordo su linea ferroviaria Rail Baltica E’ stato firmato a Tallin l’accordo che dà il via libera alla costruzione della linea ferroviaria Rail Baltica fra i tre Paesi baltici, dopo che il primo ministro lituano Saulius Skvernelis e il ministro dei Trasporti Masiulis avevano...
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Updated: EU chief Tusk sees Trump announcements as threats
The leader of the European Union put longtime ally the United States in a "threat" category on Tuesday, insisting that President Donald Trump is contributing to the "highly unpredictable" outlook for the bloc.In a letter to 27 EU leaders before Friday's summit in Malta, EU President Donald Tusk mentioned the ...
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Editorial - US politics: From ‘hope’ and ‘yes we can’ to ‘fake news’ and ‘post-truth politics’
The scepticism among Europeans and many of their leaders toward the incoming new President of the United States of America is undeniable, and it has grown even more tangible this week in the lead-up to tomorrow’s inauguration of Donald J. Trump at the 45th US President.What a difference from eight ...
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Maltese among most concerned about immigration, terrorism; high optimism for EU future
The highest concern for Maltese remains immigration, at 65 per cent, with terrorism coming at second (45 per cent), according to the annual Eurobarometer released by Eurostat, the EU statistics entity.Mentioned by 45% of Europeans, immigration is seen as the most important concern in 26 Member States (up from 20 ...
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PM Muscat meets Estonian, Polish leaders as part of whirlwind tour
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat met the new Estonian Prime Minister Juris Ratas to discuss the important roles that both countries have in their respective geographical position in Europe.In a joint address Prime Minister Muscat said that, "the ultimate aim for Malta during its EU presidency is to give a sense ...
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OHSA commended for its actions by a European team of Evaluators
The Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA) has been commended following an evaluation exercise conducted on behalf of the European Commission by representatives of the Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC) in October. The 8 person-strong evaluation team was headed by Finland and included members from Estonia, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Cyprus ...
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Maltese people, along with Swedes, top list in EU for healthy life years
A report published by the European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that Maltese people, along with the Swedes, have the highest rate of healthy life years in the EU.According to the report titled: "Health at a Glance: Europe 2016", life expectancy now exceeds 80 ...
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Editorial: From one end of the world to the other
The prime minister has become a sort of a globe-trotter. One day he is here, the next he is there.In recent days he has spanned the world’s continents: holding a conference in New York one day and in Moscow a few days later.We should rejoice that Malta, through its leader, ...