The Malta Independent 20 October 2020, Tuesday

Malta’s attractiveness to foreign investors declining; international reputation part of problem

Investors sounded a note of caution on Malta’s overall Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) attractiveness, with a 15% decline when compared to 2019, The EY’s 2020 Attractiveness survey has...

latest comment from George Palmer, 20/10/2020 11:59: With a corrupt government that buys votes at the expense of the environment and uses any opportunity to trouser kickbacks Malta has ruined its reputation.
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EC opens infringement procedures against Malta, Cyprus for ‘selling’ EU citizenship

The European Commission has opened infringement procedures against Malta and Cyprus over the countries’ citizenship by investment schemes. The Commission sent letters of formal notice to...

latest comment from Toni, 20/10/2020 12:56: 'European Commission opens infringement procedures' (title) 'Based on the reply, the Commission will decide on possible next steps, which could include the initiation of infringement proceedings' What's the real difference here?
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UPE issues directives after talks with Education Ministry over schools closure fail

The Union of Professional Educators – Voice of the Workers has issued a set of directives for its members in State and Church schools after they said that talks with the Education Ministry for...

latest comment from C Xerri, 20/10/2020 12:49: "This meeting followed an ultimatum given by the UPE to discuss the proposal." A splinter Union with a limited number of members and surely not representing the great majority of educators talking about ultimatum? Actually one wonders if the Ministry is actually obliged to discuss with this splinter Union matters which effect the whole education sector when it does not represent the majority of educators!!!!!!!
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EC to launch infringement procedures against Malta and Cyprus over citizenship schemes

The European Commission is expected to launch infringement procedures against Cyprus and Malta over investor citizenship schemes, the Vice-President of the European Commission, Maros Sefcovic, said on...

latest comment from Solomon Grundy, 20/10/2020 12:51: Was the Commission waiting for Brexit because the UK had a similar scheme with more favourable conditions than Malta.(reference BBC World Service documentary)
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This is an incompetent government that buckled under the waves - Bernard Grech

  Opposition Leader Bernard Grech is giving his reaction to the Budget announced by the government earlier this evening. In a Facebook post uploaded earlier this evening, Grech said the...

latest comment from Spiru Friggieri, 20/10/2020 13:13: By any chance, were you hibernating before 2013??? Corruption was everywhere you look around so much so that even to get a driving licence you have to pay kickbacks!!!!! Impunity to the extend that reached even our law courts!!!!
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Watch: As Scicluna gives Budget speech, a brief comical moment between Herrera and Mallia

Jose Herrera and Manuel Mallia shared a brief comical moment as Finance Minister Edward Scicluna shared the budget for 2021. At one point during Scicluna's two-hour speech, Herrera was seen...

latest comment from Joseph N. Attard, 20/10/2020 13:05: That goes to show that, contrary to some rumours, Govt MP's are human. They are just untouchable, that's all.
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Budget 2021 Gozo: Extension of employment schemes; infrastructural studies and projects

The government is promising to continue providing the necessary stimuli in the coming years to further improve the economic performance in Gozo, which has led to greater recorded economic growth and a...

latest comment from L F Cassar, 19/10/2020 19:06: A fourth ferry is certainly needed, but members of the Greek crew also need lessons in English and, above all, in good manners and civil communication, as these skills are evidently lacking. I suspect that some of the said crew members have a Neanderthal gene overload!
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Miriam Dalli, Clyde Caruana co-opted to Parliament

Former MEP Miriam Dalli and OPM Chief of Staff Clyde Caruana were co-opted to Parliament on Monday evening.  The co-option took place during question time, before the announcement of the...

latest comment from Michael Walter, 20/10/2020 12:45: Getting out while the going is good. The writing is on the wall for the eu. Brexit, followed by Frexit when Le Pen trounces the obnoxious Macron. Italy teetering on the brink. Germany won't be in a position to take up all the slack, even if the Germans were willing to do so.
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