Good evening,
These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
Parliamentary business is set to forge ahead as planned despite the Opposition’s call to suspend the agenda to debate the latest developments on coronavirus, or even cancelling all of this week’s sittings. Source: Times of Malta
Norman Vella vents his anger and frustration over what he claims is the gross mishandling of a case involving a Spanish student who was exiting Malta and tested positive for Covid-19. Source: Malta Today
The government announced the launching, for public consultation, of new draft regulations aimed at streamlining those persons acting as intermediaries in the process of negotiating and arranging transactions involving the acquiring or leasing of property. Source: Newsbook
Prime Minister Robert Abela said this afternoon that as from tomorrow at midnight all bars, cinemas, restaurants, clubs and gyms will be closed until further notice. Source: The Malta Independent
Tourism Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli has tested negative for the Coronavirus. Despite this she has still been asked to self-quarantine until Saturday. Source: TVM
Foreign News Roundup
More African nations impose travel restrictions over coronavirus
Global deaths and infections overtake those inside China
France’s coronavirus situation ‘deteriorating very fast’
Germany latest country to close borders
Spanish King renounces inheritance from father
Israel’s president to ask Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz to form government
EasyJet warns majority of fleet could be grounded as airlines enter critical week
Spain considering closing borders
Biden says he will pick woman to be his vice president
Italy ready to offer further measures to support businesses
Turkey reports new cases of coronavirus, bars and nightclubs ordered to close
Schools, bars to close from today in the Netherlands, concern on movement from Belgium
EU states record highest one-day death toll
Serbia introduces state of emergency, borders closed to foreigners
Danish government will pay 75% of threatened private sector salaries
U.S. to start coronavirus vaccine trial, a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine
All air and sea passenger transport in Sicily to stop, freight transport to be guaranteed
Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wasn't sure if the Israeli prime minister would stand aga...
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Four New Permanent Secretaries Appointed as Government Reshuffles Top Civil Service Roles: The government has appointed four new Permanent Secretaries following the forma...
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Four New Permanent Secretaries Appointed as Government Reshuffles Top Civil Service Roles: The government has appointed four new Permanent Secretaries following the forma...
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EU Parliament Backs First Sustainable Tourism Strategy: The European Parliament has approved a report by Daniel Attard that will form the basis of the EU’s first Strategy...
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...
The European Parliament has approved a major new initiative aimed at reducing workplace accidents and strengthening worker protection across the European Union, as concerns continue to g...
Budget airline Wizz Air said on Monday it will begin offering Starlink satellite internet across its fleet from next year, becoming the first European ultra-low-cost carrier to introduce...
Stellantis said on Tuesday it is recalling more than 1.3 million Jeep SUVs and trucks worldwide over fire concerns and urged owners to park away from structures or other vehicles unt...
The European Parliament has approved a major new initiative aimed at reducing workplace accidents and strengthening worker protection across the European Union, as concerns continue to g...
The European Union has approved new rules aimed at tightening the screening of foreign investments in strategic sectors, marking a major shift in Europe’s approach towards economic secur...
GO p.l.c., Malta’s leading telecommunications provider, today announced the launch of the MOGOSC project (MOdernisation of the GO-1 Submarine Cable), a strategic infrastructure upgrade t...
Malta Employers extends its congratulations to the Partit Laburista on its victory in the General Election and looks forward to engaging in constructive social dialogue with Prime Minist...
The United States launched military strikes against Iran on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said Tehran was responsible for the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait o...
Israel and Iran exchanged fresh attacks on Monday, marking a significant escalation in tensions and raising concerns over regional stability and global energy supplies.
The Israeli mi...
Thousands of Cuban security personnel have begun leaving Caracas after nearly two decades in Venezuela, as Washington ramps up efforts to dismantle the long standing alliance between the...
María Corina Machado is a prominent figure in Venezuela’s opposition. She has reported that one of her closest associates, Juan Pablo Guanipa, was abducted. This occurred mere hours afte...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in an open letter to the Russian leader on Thursday, saying he was ready for a "full ceasefire...
All members of the European Union agreed to open talks with Ukraine and Moldova on the first cluster of issues in their accession talks, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said ...
