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Belgium’s government formation talks put on hold as mediators test positive for Covid-19

Belgium's plans to forge a fully fledged government 16 months after an election were put on hold on Tuesday after one of the two mediators charged with the job tested positive for…

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Election Watch, North MacedoniaGovernment, North Macedonia

North Macedonia’s coalition Government approved

North Macedonia's Social Democrats returned to power Sunday after parliament approved their new coalition, ending a months-long leadership void amid the pandemic. France24 reports that the vote brings Prime Minister…

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CD eNews, LebanonEmanuel Macron, Government, Lebanon, Mustapha Adib

Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate calls for immediate reforms

Lebanon's prime minister-designate Mustapha Adib called on Monday for the formation of a new government in record time and urged immediate reforms as a step towards securing an agreement with…

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Lebanon, NewsGovernment, Lebanon

Lebanon government resigns after deadly Beirut blast

Lebanon's prime minister was set on Monday to announce the resignation of his government, the health minister said, after a devastating explosion in Beirut that has stirred public outrage and…

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Malta, Malta News, Newsdoctors, Government, Malta

Malta-24 News Briefing Wednesday 5th August 2020

Updated 1630 - R factor at 1.39 Malta’s Covid-19 reproduction number has now exceeded 1, and stands at 1.39 according to statistician Vince Marmara, The Malta Independent reports. Marmara noted that with…

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Malta, Malta Headline, NewsGovernment, Malta, Vitals Global Healthcare

Malta: OPM mum over who negotiated VGH MoU on government’s behalf

The Office of the Prime Minister has refused to say whether the Prime Minister knows or will reveal who negotiated the highly controversial Vitals Global Healthcare Memorandum of Understanding on…

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Malta, Malta Headline, NewsFinance, Government, Malta

Malta: €95 million available in new bonds scheme for elderly aged over 62 years

This scheme benefits elders aged 62 years and older with an investment ranging €500 and €10,000 in government stocks with a 3% rate. The Minister for Finance and Financial Services…

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Malta, Malta Headline, NewsGovernment, Malta

Malta: Govt’s consolidated fund registers €673.4 million deficit

Between January and May 2020, recurrent revenue fell by €317.7 million and totalled €1,508.9 million, was 17.4% lower than the €1,826.6 million reported in revenue by the end of May…

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Malta, Malta Headline, NewsGovernment, Malta

Malta: Political eclipse: Abela’s government ‘covered’ by 2013-2019 plots – Bartolo

The work being carried out by Robert Abela government is being eclipsed by political and business plots which were hatched and implemented between 2013 and 2019, Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo…

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Malta, Malta Headline, NewsEconomy, Government, Malta

Malta: Government registered a €71 million surplus in 2019

In 2019, the government registered a surplus of €71 million, equivalent to 0.5% of GDP, the National Statistics Office has said. "General Government debt amounted to €5,695.6 million or 43.1%…

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Malta, Malta Headline, NewsCoVid19, Government, Malta

Malta: Crucial 10 days to assess COVID-19 spread before lifting restrictions

The next 10 days are crucial to determine whether the government will start to lift some of the coronavirus restrictions, MaltaToday has learnt. The health authorities will continue monitoring the…

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Malta, Malta Headline, NewsCoVid19, Government, Malta

Malta: Government not willing to lower utility bills

Despite the fact that the international price for oil has yet again decreased to record levels, the Maltese government remains silent about aiding those most in need. Government is not…

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Malta, Malta Headline, NewsGovernment, Irregular Migrants, Malta

Malta: PM’s press conference was an attack on democracy – Repubblika

Civil society organisation Repubblika lambasted Prime Minister Robert Abela for a press conference he addressed on Friday evening following two criminal complaints filed by the NGO over alleged intentional sabotage.…

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Malta, Malta Headline, NewsCoVid19, Government, Malta

Malta: Government paying circa 80% of rents to those affected by COVID-19 outbreak

To assist those who were financially hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, government is paying circa 80% of rent to those who applied for revised benefits for rent. The Minister for…

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Malta, Malta Headline, NewsBusiness, CoVid19, Government, Malta

Malta: Government to subsidise up to 2.5% on business interest rates

Businesses which will take out resort to taking out loans due to the coronavirus outbreak will benefit from a 2.5% subsidy on interest rates. The new measure was announced by…

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Malta, Malta Headline, NewsAir Malta, CoVid19, Government, Malta

Malta: Air Malta employees angry at government

National airline employees, Air Malta, are irritated and angry towards the Maltese government's decision during these delicate moments and shows that their service is not appreciated and full-time and part-time…

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Coronavirus, News, UKBusiness, Coronavirus, Government, UK

UK unions and business leaders welcome government’s decision to pick up wages of workers

Union and business leaders have largely welcomed news that the government will pick up "most of" the wages of workers as the coronavirus pandemic continues to shred the UK economy.…

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Malta, NewsGovernment, Malta

Radical changes in new Maltese Government cabinet

The appointment of the new cabinet by Prime Minister Robert Abela is a radical change from his original position stated in the run up to the Labour Party leadership election…

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AI, Education, Microsoft, News, UKAI, cambridge, Government, Healthcare, Microsoft, University

UK government backs Microsoft and University of Cambridge mission to build better AI

The UK government is backing a multi-million-pound initiative to help researchers improve artificial intelligence so it can be used more effectively in key areas such as healthcare. The research program,…

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Brexit, Election Watch, News, UKBoris Johnson, BREXIT, Election, Government, Queen Elizabeth II, Speech from the Throne, UK

The Queen’s Speech

The very first line of the Queen’s Speech was: "My government’s priority has always been to secure the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union on Oct 31m adding "my government…

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Malta, NewsGovernment, Health, Malta, morning headlines, Newspaper Review, Vaccinations

Call for private doctors to provide free vaccinations issued by Health Ministry – Il-Kullħadd headlines

Kulħadd says that the Health Ministry issued a call for private doctors to participate in a government scheme to provide free vaccinations to their patients. The paper says this will…

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Election Watch, NewsGovernment, Romania, Viorica Dancila

Romania’s President refuses new ministers’ appointments

Romania's president Klaus Iohannis on August 28 rejected all three minister candidates prime minister Viorica Dancila sent to him before the Government crisis emerged this week: Dana Gârbovan for the…

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Germany, NewsGermany, Government

Germany : Social Democrats mulling wealth tax

Germany's ailing Social Democrats are mulling a move to push for the introduction of a wealth tax that would be used to fund public infrastructure and climate protection measures, according…

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CD eNews, Italy, NewsConfidence Vote, Government, Italy

Italian government wins confidence vote

The Italian government won a parliamentary confidence vote on Wednesday on a security and immigration decree, in a victory for Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who heads the far-right League…

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Malta, NewsAir Conditioning, Development, Education, Fortina, Government, Malta, Sliema

Government to lift restrictions on Sliema Fortina land – Times of Malta Headlines

The Times reveals that the government is ready to lift restrictions imposed on the Sliema Fortina land, allowing developers to invest in commercial and residential projects. The site was originally…

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Malta, NewsAnti Money Laundering, Government, Headlines, Members of Parliament, Newspaper Review, Satabank, Sunday Times of Malta

Government jobs to MPs is fundamentally wrong

The Sunday Times reports on a document by the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life warning that government jobs offered to MPs are ‘fundamentally wrong’ and diminish the duty of…

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NewsBudget, Government, morning headlines, Shutdown, Trump, USA, Wall

First Pelosi led sitting passes ‘US $ 1 for a wall’ plan to re-open government

On their first day in the majority, House Democrats on Thursday night passed a plan to re-open the government without funding President Donald Trump's promised border wall. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said…

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News, The UpdateGovernment, Libya, Malta, Tripoli

All Maltese nationals currently in Libya are safe – Statement by Maltese Government on Situation in Libya

Government of Malta Statement: In view of the escalation of conflict in Tripoli, Libya, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion would like to notify that from official information gathered…

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NewsGovernment, President, Romania

Romanian Government reduces budget for country’s critical President’s office

The Balkan Insight reports that a Romanian cabinet move to cut the spending of the country’s presidential administration and intelligence service and fund a huge Orthodox cathedral has boosted political…

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ItalyCorruption, Election, Government, Italy

Insight : The new Italian government’s pledge to fight corruption

LSE: The coalition that has just taken office in Rome did not begin well. But as Andrea Capussela writes, among its proposals is a plan to strengthen the rule of law, which…

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ItalyGiuseppe Conte, Government, Italy, Luigi Di Maio, Matteo Salvini, Sergio Mattarella

Italy’s new Government sworn in, almost 90 days after last election and on the eve the Italian Republic Day holiday.

The Italian President swore in the new Government, almost 90 days since the election held last March on the eve of the nation’s Republic Day holiday, the day in 1946 when…

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ItalyGovernment, Italy

New Italian Prime Minister to be named ‘in a matter of days’

ANSA reports that the 5-Star Movement (M5S) leader Luigi Di Maio said Thursday that he was confident a deal with the League on a programme for a new government will…

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ItalyDi Maio, Elections, Government, Italy, Salvini

New Italian premier will not be a technocrat, but a politician

"We are ready to report". The call to the Quirinale arrives Sunday evening, after a long day of negotiations marked by a double summit in Milan between M5s and Lega…

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Elections, Geo Politics, ItalyDi Maio, Elections, Government, Italy, Matteo Salvini

Agreement on key issues for government formation in Italy

5-Star Movement (M5S) leader Luigi Di Maio said that a fresh meeting with League chief Matteo Salvini on the formation of a new government went well on Friday. "We are…

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