CDEIU Insights

Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing, with an update and review of the latest headlines from the main news agencies, news media and newspapers from Malta, Europe and the World. Start…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Earthquakes in two countries, the hurricane in the US and a road collapse following torrential rain in Italy makes this morning briefing look like reporting apocalypse now. In…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The heated debate in the Maltese parliament following the story on La Repubblica as part of the Daphne Project, the arrest of a suspected person in the murder of…

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Good morning, The latest revelations from the #DaphneProject dominate the headlines in Malta. The murder of the Bulgarian journalist, almost a year after Caruana Galizia's murder, also leads to focus…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, AFM's rescue of migrants distressed in the Mediterranean, the warning about the climate change, the elections in Brazil, the smuggling of fuel from Libya to Italy via Malta…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Another earthquake jolts the world, this time in Haiti, Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in to the Supreme Court and the arrival of 120 persons in Malta after being…

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Opinion: Teachers lose, every time – Dr. Michelle Attard Tonna

I am sure you are all aware of the recent saga concerning the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) and the new proposed Education Act which was presented to parliament and…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The earthquake in Sicily, Kavanaugh's confirmation, Interpol's chief detainment and Italy's budget are amongst the latest news reported around the globe. In Malta' the dispute between the Government…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Whether the new cyber-war will be the new cold war is still be seen, but in the past 24 hours the cyber warfare took centre stage in…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The strike ordered by the MUT shares the centre stage of Malta's newspapers, with the news of the intention to have binding demands from the European Commission on…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, News from the US dominate today's morning briefing. Closer to home, the Elysee Palace confirmed that Macron accepted the resignation of the interior minister while the tone of…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Malta's newspapers lead with statements delivered by the Chief Justice and Chamber of Advocates President, during the opening of the forensic year. In the world, the news of…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning A looking campaign for HSBC to quit Malta, the latest on Lockerbie, the agreement between the US and Canada on a new NAFTA deal are amongst the latest…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing brings you an analysis of what is reported on Malta's front pages for today and a round up of the latest headlines from Europe and…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Amidst the various news which one can find when reviewing over 50 news sources from around the world, the dominant items relate to the deadly earthquake and subsequent…

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Friday Morning Review

Good morning Your morning briefing brings you the latest news as reported by the main news outlets from Malta, Europe and the World. The Latest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Our morning briefing brings you the latest and most important news which happened in the past news cycle, based on the review of major news outlets, agencies and…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, From the recent controversy, in the already controversial dbgroup 38-storey tower, to the ideological clashes between globalism and isolationism, from the latest twist in the 'Brexit' saga to…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing with the latest news from around the globe, a newspaper review from Malta and a headline digest of the main news chosen in the past…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, What follows is the Sunday morning briefing, with the latest development, a Sunday newspaper review and a roundup of the headlines of the news in the last hours.…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing with the latest news developments, a review of Malta's newspapers' front pages and the headline digest of the past hours to make sure you start…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing with the latest headlines from the world, a Maltese newspaper review and a digest of all the main news, primarily dominated by the informal EU…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The EU informal leaders summit takes centre stage in the news agenda, as it brings together the leaders of the member states to discuss migration and Brexit, after…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Start your day informed with the latest headlines, a review of the local newspapers and a digest of the salient news which characterised the last hours. The…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, A Russian military aircraft disappeared from the radar while flying over Syria, hours after a buffer zone was agreed during summit between the Presidents of Turkey and Russia.…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Malta's newspapers present a number of issues, with The Times carrying the position of the Malta Employers' Association Director General on the way the property market is causing…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Developments about the death of the 35 year old mother of seven, a search and rescue operation for a missing diver which was called off and a missile…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing provides you an overview of the latest news, which are dominated by the tropical storm Florence and the monster typhoon Mangkhut. It also brings you…

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Theresa May accuses Moscow of ‘insulting public’s intelligence’

Theresa May has accused Moscow of "insulting the public's intelligence" after the two Russian agents suspected carrying out of the Salisbury poisonings claimed they were merely tourists. In an extraordinary interview with…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, This is your Friday morning briefing with the latest news, the Maltese newspaper review and a headline digest so that you can start your day informed. The…

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Poland will oppose any sanctions imposed on Hungary

Poland, said it will oppose any sanctions imposed by the bloc on fellow member Hungary, accused of floating EU rules on democracy. “Every country has its sovereign right to make…

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Ganidi launches operation to end ‘wrongness’ and ‘establish security’ in Tripoli

The Brigadier General Mohammed Ganidi, one of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous's leaders, said armed forces and February 17 revolutionaries' brigades had launched an operation, ongoing currently, to end "wrongness" and "establish security"…

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State of The Union: One Speech, Six Perspectives

Diplomatique Expert recommends the following reports from different media on how the #SOTEU was reported. Different views and perspectives. Eu Observer Juncker, the 'sad and wiser' man of Europe The…

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Since 26 August, no NGO rescue vessel has operated on the main migration routes between north Africa and southern Europe

Thousands of migrants risk dying at sea because of a clampdown on NGO rescue ships, aid agencies have warned, in what has been their longest period of absence from the central Mediterranean…

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U.S. issues sanctions against Libya’s militias leader Ibrahim Jadhran

The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on the leader of a militia in Libya for attacks on the country’s oil facilities. The U.S. says Ibrahim Jadhran’s attacks “robbed the…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning The main development of the past hours concerns Libya as rockets were fired on the road to Tripoli Airport and the IS claimed that responsibility for the attack…

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Ministry of Interior of Presidential Council raises security alert in Tripoli to highest levels

The Ministry of Interior of the Presidential Council (PC) called on its security services dedicated to secure vital sites, embassies and diplomatic missions in the capital to raise the highest…

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UN warns that Idlib assault could create the century’s worst humanitarian catastrophe

Violence in northwest Syria has displaced more than 30,000 people this month alone, the United Nations said Monday, warning that a looming assault could create the century's "worst humanitarian catastrophe".…

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White House Press Secretary calls for investigation into anonymous op-ed author

The White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, said on Monday that the anonymous author of the New York Times op-ed that is searingly critical of Donald Trump’s ability to be president, is…

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EU Brexit Deal possible by November

The EU's chief negotiator said if both sides are "realistic" there could be an agreement on the terms of the UK's exit by early November. His comments come amid unconfirmed…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, 100 people, including 21 children, died in the Mediterranean is amongst the news one can read on a number of international websites. We also read about the possibility…

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Extraordinary Brexit Summit expected to take place in November

EU leaders are expected to announce during a meeting in Salzburg next week that an extraordinary Brexit summit will take place in November, as they give Michel Barnier extra encouragement to strike…

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The U.K. Conservative Party will suffer a split if May pursues her Brexit plan – former minister

The U.K. Conservative party will suffer a “catastrophic split” if Theresa May pursues her Brexit plan, according to a former minister who said as many as 80 of her MPs…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The reunification of mother and child in Malta is perhaps the best news one could lead with this Morning. In other news, we have the latest results of…

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Convoy of flour arrives in Libya

The Libya Observer: The Crisis Committee formed by the Presidential Council confirmed Saturday the start of the distribution of flour starting Sunday at a rate of 400 tons per day.…

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Despite the warnings, the US has neither the leverage nor the influence in Syria

Despite dire U.S. warnings and fears of a humanitarian disaster, the Trump administration has little leverage to stop Russia, Iran and Syria pressing ahead with a massive military assault against…

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Relations between Northern Ireland and Britain are the worst in 30 years because of Brexit – Fianna Fáil leader

Relations between Dublin and London are the worst they have been in 30 years because of Brexit, the leader of Fianna Fáil has said. The Guardian Micheál Martin, said the Irish…

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Erdogan warns Russia an attack on Idlib will turn it into ‘lake of blood’

Turkey warns Russia an attack on Idlib will turn it into ‘lake of blood’. The Guardian Turkey has warned it will not stand by and watch a Russian-led attack on Syria’s…

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Diplomatique Expert recommends…

As traditional parties stumble, Europe’s top job is up for grabs - Politico As we entered the holiday period, the front-runners in the race for the European Commission presidency…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The news of the possible death of 'ambassador' and Professor Joseph Mifsud makes it Maltese and International headlines in view of the alleged links between Trump's campaign office…

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Professor Joe Mifsud the link between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the Kremlin’ is ‘missing and may be dead’ – reports

The Malta Independent on Sunday reports that the Democratic National Committee, which is suing Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks for interfering in the 2016 election, said in a court filing…

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