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ECB’s Schnabel sees risk of higher inflation: report
Euro zone inflation will be higher next year than previously thought and there is a risk that price growth could stay above…
Metsola formally submits nomination as EPP Group candidate for EP Presidency
PN MEP and European Parliament Vice President Roberta Metsola has submitted her nomination to become the centre-right EPP's candidate for the European…
Council of Europe highlights risk of Maltese MPs holding second jobs
Following a visit to Malta from 25 to 27 October, the co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the…
10% of people in Malta live in dark dwellings – Eurostat
Just under 10% of people in Malta, the third highest rate in the European Union, reported not having enough daylight in their…
Climate, COVID and the economy top G20 agenda at Rome summit
By Crispian Balmer and Jan Strupczewski ROME, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The heads of the world's 20 biggest economies kicked off two…
Climate set to dominate G20 summit ahead of U.N. conference
ROME, Oct 28 (Reuters) - If high-stakes climate talks are to succeed next month in Glasgow, the initial signs of progress may…
Maltese women’s take-up of mammograms falls short of EU average
Just over 60% of Maltese women aged between 50 and 69 years said they had received a mammogram (breast examination by X-ray)…
G20 split over coal, 1.5 degree climate limit ahead of Rome summit – sources
ROME, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The Group of 20 rich countries are divided over phasing out coal and committing to limit global…
EU starts debate on budget rules amid high debt levels
The European Commission opened a debate on Tuesday on how to reform the European Union's fiscal rules to deal with a pandemic-induced…
One in five people in the EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion
In 2020, there were 96.5 million people in the EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion, representing 21.9% of the population,…
UPDATED: War of words in Strasbourg as Polish PM rejects Council, Commission accusations
Updated 1015 - Polish PM accuses EU of overstepping competences Poland rejects European Union centralism, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday…
Aftermath of Polish Constitutional judgement on EU law expected to dominate EP Plenary Session
The recent controversial judgement by Poland's Constitutional Court, which ruled that parts of EU law were incompatible with the country’s constitution, is…