Financial Times

BBC and major tech firms join forces to fight fake news

Plans to help tackle so-called "fake news" have been announced by the BBC and some of the biggest names in journalism and technology. The new measures include an early warning…

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The roots of Italy’s dysfunctional economy

Earlier this month, Italy’s national statistics agency estimated that 1.8m households were living in “absolute poverty”. These families accounted for about 5m people, or 8.4 per cent of the population.…

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Analysis – Europe: The Road from Sibiu (FT)

At the end of a day of deliberations among EU leaders in the pittoresque Romanian town of Sibiu, Donald Tusk was clear about one thing: he wants the process of…

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Malta’s Finance Minister expresses disappointment at ‘unfair’ treatment against Malta by Commissioner Jourova

Malta's Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has expressed disappointment at what he described as the “unfair” treatment meted out against Malta by European Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova. The Finance Minister took…

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The European Commission expected to order Malta to strengthen enforcement of anti-money laundering rules

The European Commission is preparing to use little-known powers in EU law to issue binding demands on Malta’s financial regulator after an EU watchdog found “systematic” weaknesses in its enforcement…

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