BRUSSELS: The European Union’s head office yesterday issued its first warning to six new member countries about excessive budget deficits, but said the costs of joining the bloc would be taken into account when deciding on disciplinary action. ...

Whether Malta will qualify for the final night of the 49th Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled for Saturday, will be learnt tonight. The semi-finals of the world’s longest-running song festival will take place tonight at 9pm Malta time, and will see...

Din l-Art Helwa yesterday opened Malta’s first Museum of Maltese Burial Heritage, located in rooms adjacent to the Msida Bastion Garden of Repose, just below the public library in Floriana....

The BBC website is currently featuring Roxanne Minuti’s replies to a survey they carried out with students from the new EU member states....

The European Youth Portal http://europa.eu.int/youth will be officially launched on 26 May by EU Commissioner for Education, Youth and Culture Viviane Reding. Following a press conference, young people and those involved in European youth affairs wil...

A Malta Labour Party delegation is in Libya to improve relations and cooperation with the Libyan Revolutionary Committee....

WasteServ Malta Ltd, together with a private contractor and other public entities, will be further intensifying action to control the rodent situation at the closed Qortin dump. This was agreed during an urgent meeting held in Gozo with representativ...

The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) is to organise its annual photographic competition and exhibition to celebrate World Tourism Day. This year, the theme is Tourism Enriches individuals, families, communities and all the world....

After filing submissions in court, a man has been awarded Lm2,000 in compensation for being transferred from the tax department to the medical stores....

After the autopsy on the body of the man recovered from the sea on Saturday proved to be inconclusive, more tests are expected to be carried out today, police sources said yesterday....