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‘If we do not take bold moves now, bolder decisions will have to be taken later’, PM tells EP
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat believes that if the EU does not take bold decisions on how to mitigate the migration crisis today, it will be forced to make even bolder, or radical, decisions in the future.Dr Muscat said this during his address at the European Parliament (EP) on Malta’s upcoming ...
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Regno Unito Malta
Mario de Marco says absence from public sphere a result of ‘health issues’, Keith Schembri comments
Nationalist Party deputy leader Mario de Marco has taken to Facebook to explain his absence from the media and public events, saying that his health issues have kept him away.Dr de Marco wrote as follows:"My attention has been drawn to certain comments and posts online lamenting that I have of ...
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Spagna
PN calls for Bartolo's resignation after 'his solution cost taxpayers an extra €0.5 million'
Education Minister Evarist Bartolo is "mired in corruption" and should resign after his ‘solution’ in the latest scandal to rock his ministry cost the Maltese taxpayer an additional €500,000, PN Deputy Leader Beppe Fenech Adami said today. He was referring to allegations that Mr Bartolo approved payment to a contractor ...
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USA Malta
Air Malta unions weigh in on airline’s situation and collective agreements
A number of Air Malta unions have spoken with the Malta Independent, and were asked about their collective agreement discussions following the Alitalia talks breakdown.Cabin Crew Union Chief Noel Mercieca believes that the collective agreement should be sorted out before a new strategic partner is found.The Cabin-Crew chief said: “the ...
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Malta
Group takes matters into its own hands and cleans up graffiti in St Paul's Bay
A group of people have taken it upon themselves to clean up the graffiti which has begun to crop up in St.Paul’s Bay, Bugibba and Qawra. Asked why they begun the clean up, Simon Cutajar told The Malta Independent that his friend, Edward Bonello came up with the idea ...
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Malta Myanmar
Vatican rejects Knights of Malta attempt to discredit probe
The Vatican struck back at the Knights of Malta, rejecting its attempt to discredit a Vatican-appointed commission investigating the ouster of a top official over a condom scandal.In a sharply worded statement, the Holy See also said it plans to take action to resolve the dispute, setting the stage for one ...
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USA
Zambia: Govt Receives U.S.$4 Billion Housing Investment Pledges
[Times of Zambia] THE Government has received more than US$4 billion in pledges from prospective investors seeking partnership in the housing infrastructure development sector.
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Cina
Africa: From China With Agenda of Peaceful Co-Existence
[Focac] China's People-to-People exchange is a key component of its foreign relations policy with other countries in the world. It is for this reason that civil society organisations make use of the available learning platforms to put into practice the knowledge gained in People-to people exchange programmes to boost social-economic ...
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Portogallo
Paramilitari ivoriani in rivolta hanno bloccato il porto di Abidjan.
Paramilitari ivoriani in rivolta hanno bloccato il porto di Abidjan. Le guardie di sicurezza dello scalo ivoriano hanno bloccato tutte le vie d’accesso al porto, uno dei più importanti dell’Africa occidentale. Da giorni è in atto un braccio di ferro tra il governo della Costa d’Avorio e alcuni gruppi paramilitari, scontenti ...
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Regno Unito
La Brexit adesso comincia davvero
La situazione ora è più chiara, perché Theresa May ha preso atto, con il suo discorso del 17 gennaio, del rifiuto degli altri 27 stati dell’Unione europea di permettere al Regno Unito di restare all’interno del mercato unico se Londra intende opporsi alla libertà di circolazione dei cittadini europei. Leggi