EU to investigate Real Madrid and Barcelona privileges
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 08:12
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Real Madrid and Barcelona could soon be forced by the European Commission to relinquish their privileged status as member-owned clubs and are likely to become plcs, losing one of the key advantages...
‘Difficult conditions’ at VAT Dept as A/C system malfunctions
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 18:04
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The Finance Ministry would like to express solidarity with the workers stationed at the VAT Department in Birkirkara, and is very unhappy with the difficult conditions they are facing due to...
PN satisfied that MV Salamis saga was resolved
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 17:20
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The Nationalist Party expressed satisfaction after a solution was found to resolve the MV Salamis saga between the Maltese government and that of Italy. The...
Union requests consultation over health and safety at MCCAA
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 14:56
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The General Workers’ Union (GWU) Professionals Finance and Services Section has written to the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA) requesting urgent consultation in relation...
Man jailed for 30 months over string of thefts
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 14:08
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Malcolm Brian Mercieca, 28, who has no fixed address was today imprisoned for 30 months after having admitted to stealing a Hyundai belonging to Omar Abdel-Aal of Marsa. The theft took...
Debate to take place in summer over oil procurement report
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 13:56
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The findings of the National Audit Office regarding oil procurement are to be discussed in the Public Accounts Committee next week, despite the summer recess, the government said this afternoon in a...
International media comes down hard on Malta
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 13:44
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Malta may have won some kudos among those who support a hard-line stance when it comes to irregular migrants, but its portrayal in the international press has not been favourable. The BBC...
NGOs welcome agreement on Salamis
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 13:40
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
A statement by nine NGOs welcomed the resolution of the Salamis tanker stand off "We welcome the solution that was agreed upon by the Maltese and Italian Governments which resulted in...
Tanker with migrants refused by Malta arrives in Sicily
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 12:35
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The MT Salamis has arrived in Sicily after the Italian authorities accepted to take on the immigrants who were refused disembarkation in Malta. Italian Coast Guard Commander Filippo Marini...
Talk is cheap, except in Malta
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 12:26
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
A study by the European Commission released yesterday shows that Malta has the 4th highest mobile rates in the European Union on a per minute basis. The report highlights the massive price...