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Iceland weighs its European future

29th August 2026

Gylfi Geirsson and Sigurbjorn Svavarsson cut British fishing trawl wires and dodged Royal Navy frigates on board small Icelandic coastguard vessels 50 years ago, using guerrilla-like ta...

Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Move Adds Fuel to Tensions With Canada

28th August 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario "Lake America" on Thursday, escalating a feud with Canada that has already spawned tariffs on tens of billions of dollars in cross-borde...

Malta News Briefing – Friday 28 August 2026

28th August 2026

Morning Briefing Yorgen Fenech defence closes as prosecution begins final submissions The defence in Yorgen Fenech’s trial by jury closed its case on Wednesday after calling three ...

Malta News Briefing – Thursday 27 August 2026

27th August 2026

Morning Briefing Defence tells jurors ‘all roads lead to Keith Schembri’ Defence lawyer Charles Mercieca has urged jurors in Yorgen Fenech’s trial to acquit his client if they have...

EU Tax Simplification Plans Spark Debate Over Impact on Tax Avoidance

25th June 2026

The European Commission has unveiled an ambitious package of tax reforms aimed at simplifying tax rules across the European Union, reducing compliance burdens for businesses and strength...

Migration Pact Enters Force as EU Seeks Balance Between Solidarity and Responsibility

10th June 2026

The European Union's new Migration and Asylum Pact enters into force on 12 June, ushering in the most significant reform of the bloc's migration framework in years and placing renewed em...

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LEGO Revenue Reaches Record $6.5bn as Profits Surge

27th August 2026

LEGO has reported another strong financial performance, with first-half revenue rising 21% to a record DKK 41.9 billion, equivalent to around $6.54 billion. The Danish toy group said ...

Samsung Ordered to Pay $11.6m to Swatch Over Smartwatch Apps

27th August 2026

Samsung has been ordered to pay Swatch Group $11.6 million after London’s High Court found that digital watch faces available through its app store infringed trademarks belonging to the ...

Pfizer Betting on AI’s Promise in Drug Discovery

5th August 2026

Artificial intelligence has already transformed industries such as finance and education, but one of its most important tests may come in medicine: discovering new drugs. Pharmaceutic...

“Rushed Pay Transparency Rules May Undermine Business Competitiveness” – Malta Employers

2nd August 2026

Malta’s new pay transparency regulations, which came into effect on the 5th of June, aim to strengthen fairness and equality in the workplace, but employers are warning that the rushed i...

Autonomous Bus public testing phase begins in Gozo

19th August 2026

The autonomous bus project in Gozo commenced its public testing phase after the completion of the commissioning phase, marking another important milestone in the rollout of this innovati...

ETS and ETS 2 Threatens To Make Malta’s Connectivity To Europe Unaffordable

8th August 2026

By Joseph Bugeja, Chairman of ATTO Malta’s logistics operators and consumers are already experiencing the economic impact of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS). The r...

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