CDEIU Insights

Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Our Morning Briefing for today follows: Malta: Foreign Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela yesterday conceded that the Europe Union still had a lot of work to do when it came…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, In a developing story we read that Wiltshire Police have declared a major incident after it was suspected that two people might have been exposed to an…

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Good morning, Tuesday's Morning Briefing. Migrant vessel Sea-Watch 3 captain Pia Klemp yesterday accused Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and European politicians of bearing responsibility for the mass grave in the…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning The human, the diplomatic and the political impact of migration dominate the latest developments reported in our Morning Briefing. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has confirmed his offer…

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The Millennial Socialists Are Coming – Michelle Goldberg

New York Times: In May, three young progressive women running for the state Legislature in Pennsylvania, each endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America, won decisive primary victories over men…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning Sunday's morning briefing follows. Spain said that Barcelona will be the docking port for an aid boat that rescued 60 migrants in waters near Libya but was not…

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Mexico Elections to be held on Sunday

TIME: Mexico heads to the polls Sunday in national elections that will likely mark a sharp change in the political direction of Latin America’s second largest economy. It comes at a…

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Saturday morning briefing

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Our morning briefing for Friday 29th June follows: News about an agreement between European Leaders on migration during the European Council meeting broke at dawn. It was…

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Thursday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, The arrival of MV Lifeline in Malta, the agreement for a Putin-Trump summit and the elimination of Germany from the World Cup are among the most salient news…

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Alexandria Ocasio Cortez – The millennial who defeated the veteran and which immediately ignited hope in the US

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, defeated political veteran Joe Crowley, 56, on Tuesday night in their party's congressional primary in New York City. Mr Crowley, a 10-term Democrat, had been tipped as…

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Wednesday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, Here is our Wednesday's morning briefing. The Malta Independent and The Times report the latest developments about the MV Lifeline. The Independent focuses on the fact Malta yesterday signalled its willingness…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Our morning review Three magistrates were promoted to judges and three lawyers were sworn in as magistrates in a ceremony that took place at the Palace in Valletta.…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning The EU Summit about Migration and the Turkish Elections are the main events which perhaps characterised the latest hours with developments taking place during the night and news…

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It feels like 1939 however, is the west’s disintegration now likelier than not?

This was the week that was. Perhaps an escalation of events which makes you realise that we are really living through an attack on representative democracy, the liberal order, and…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Our Morning Briefing follows. We start off highlighting comments given by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat that"Malta will stick to its position on migration" Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said…

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Things to watch out for in Turkey’s elections (Analysis)

On Sunday Turkish citizens are called to the polls for general elections, initially scheduled for 3 November 2019 and then anticipated as announced on 18 April by a presidential note.…

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Corporate Dispatch Global Stability Index

In a world where disruption has become the order of the day, managing risk is becoming more and more important and relevant. The geopolitical changes we are currently witnessing are…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, History repeats itself as a second vessel is rejected from docking – just days after the Aquarius was stranded for a week. This issue is the dominant story…

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Corporate Dispatch – Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The longest day of the year reserved a number of points through the happenings that took place in the past 24 hours. Here's our briefing for today which…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Thursday 21st June 2018

Good morning, A rather eventful 24 hours which were dominated by the issue of immigration around the globe. We try to to summarise the eventful day in our Morning Brief. …

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Corporate Dispatch – Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Our briefing for today covers what took place in the past 24 hours. The Maltese Newspapers refer to the Parliamentary vote taken yesterday, which saw the introduction of…

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Corporate Dispatch: Tuesday’s morning briefing

Good morning Our morning briefing tries to compile the salient information of the major news as reported by the various news outlets around the globe. Amongst others we read the…

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Insights: ‘America First, America Alone’ – Anthony Manduca

The Sunday Times of Malta's Deputy Editor Anthony Manduca writes "US President Donald Trump’s deplorable behaviour at the G7 summit in Canada really was a turning point in the relationship between…

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Corporate Dispatch – Monday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, Monday's Morning Briefing follows. In the Times of Malta we read that more than 500 doctors have denounced the consultation over controversial changes to the law regulating in-vitro…

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Corporate Dispatch Sunday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, Our Sunday Morning Brief takes you around the globe. Wishing you a good day. Thanks for joining. Jesmond Saliba Managing Editor Amongst various stories, the Maltese stories…

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Saturday’s Morning Briefing – 16th June 2018

Good morning, Here's our morning briefing of the most salient news in the last hours as reported around the world. Have a good day. The Malta Independent reports that Italy’s…

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Friday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning Our briefing for today will lead with the European Commissioner for Justice Vĕra Jourová visit to Malta who said there were gaps in Malta’s implementation of the EU’s…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Here's a our morning briefing for today. The Maltese newspapers dedicate ample coverage to the Aquarius saga and Malta's position, which you can read further down. In other…

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Wednesday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, From Malta to Singapore, via UK; the Aquarius issue; the diplomatic rifts between Malta, Italy and France (so far), the USA-North Korea summit are some of the things…

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Insight – The Singapore Summit in five points

The Summit between American President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was an anticipated event, although one that was met by scepticism by some of those in the…

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Tuesday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, The last 24 hours were rather eventful, close-by and far. We'll try to synthesise what happened in a way through which we make sure you didn't miss anything,…

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Sunday Morning Review

Good morning, Today's morning brief is mainly focused on the latest developments at international level, especially in view of the chaotic situation after the G7 meeting. The underlying currents, the…

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Saturday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, Today's newspapers report that Malta will no longer get away with not accept- ing migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, Italy’s new Home Affairs Minister Matteo Salvini warned yesterday. UNHCR…

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Friday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, The Maltese newspapers lead with the story of the seizure of more than 10 tons of cannabis resin stashed on a boat that had departed from Malta. We…

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Thursday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, Malta's Prime Minister was reported saying that despite having a booming economy, record unemployment and a financial surplus, Malta’s best days are still yet to come but it…

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Newspaper Review – Wednesday 6th June ’18

Good morning Today's Newspaper review follows. In today’s MaltaToday we read that Gżira mayor Conrad Borg Manche has warned developers his council will not stop attacking abuse and urged them…

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Wednesday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning on another warm day! The heat seems to persist in the coming hours as the Met Office at the MIA is forecasting a high 28 degrees temperature during…

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Tuesday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, Maltese papers feature prominently the government's decision to drop plans to legalise altruistic surrogacy and anonymise gamete donation from the Embryo Protection Act. The announcement was made by…

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Monday’s morning briefing – 4th June

Good morning It might be cloudy, and despite the early hours, its 21degrees. The heat intends to persist as the temperature in Malta is expected to reach the 30degree mark.…

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Slovenia Democratic Party ahead in highly fragmented election

The state election commission put Slovenia Democratic Party (SDS) ahead in the election with 26.3 percent of the votes after 25 percent of votes were counted. According to ExitPolls by…

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Elections underway in Slovenia

The Slovenian Democratic Party looks set to win the most votes in the election taking place today. The party let by Led by Janez Janša, seen an increase in support, mainly…

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Newspaper Review – Sunday 3rd June

Malta’s newspapers cover a myriad of topics. The salient points include the ongoing investigations in Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder and the investigations carried by Magistrate Aaron Bugeja on the Egrant…

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Sunday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, Malta's newspapers cover a myriad of topics. The salient points include the ongoing investigations in Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder and the investigations carried by Magistrate Aaron Bugeja on…

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Newspaper Review – Saturday 2nd June ’18

The traffic accident in which a cyclist was killed near the new Kappara Junction features prominently on all local newspapers. In-Nazzjon and The Malta Independent report the incident. L-Orizzont carries…

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Corporate Dispatch – Saturday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, The Maltese Newspapers report that the Malta Financial Services Authority said that Ali Sadr Hasheminejad’s arrest in the US “immediately compromised” Pilatus Bank’s entire operation and made it…

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The humanitarian situation in Derna is worsening – UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has stated that the escalation of fighting in Derna - eastern Libya - has reached unprecedented levels due to…

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Today’s News Paper Review – Friday 1st June 2018

L-Orizzont lead story refers to comments by the Malta Tourism Authority Executive Chairman Gavin Gulia about the expectations for tourism this summer. The report states that this summer Malta is…

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Morning Briefing – 1st June ’18

Good morning, Unfortunately today’s morning briefing starts on a sad note as all media portals in Malta report the news of a male cyclist who was killed after he was…

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Thursday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, A number of stories are covered on today's Maltese newspapers. The government of Malta has signed an agreement with the World Health Organisation on technical help for a…

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Polish Political Scientist refused entry in Russia

Poland's government has asked Moscow to explain why Russia has refused entry to the head of Poland's Institute of international affairs, the Polish Foreign Ministry said on May 29. Slawomir…

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‘Politically harassed journalist’ shot dead in Ukraine

Police in Kyiv reported that Arkady Babchenko, a Russian journalist who fled to Ukraine after what he called “political harassment” in Russia, has been shot dead at his home by…

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Carlo Cottarelli given mandate to form new technocratic government in Italy

Italy's President Sergio Mattarella has appointed former International Monetary Fund official Carlo Cottarelli as interim prime minster despite demands for him to be impeached. Cottarelli accepted the mandate with reservation…

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Understanding Italy’s current state of affairs

The British have this saying "It never rains. It pours", and that was the case yesterday night as the drama surrounding the appointment of the New Italian government unfolded. The…

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Duque wins first round of Colombian elections

Right-winger Ivan Duque, who intends to reform the peace pact with the FARC ex-guerrilla, won the first round of the Presidential election in Colombia on Sunday. He didn't obtain an absolute…

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Twitter Politics: Trump indicates that summit with North Korea will happen after all

Donald Trump tweeted "Our United States team has arrived in North Korea to make arrangements for the Summit between Kim Jong Un and myself. I truly believe North Korea has…

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Israel tank fired on Islamic Jihad position

The Times of Israel reports that "An Israeli tank fired on an Islamic Jihad position in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday morning, killing at least two people, after Palestinians…

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