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Borg presents 50 PN proposals, says Budget fails to address country's everyday challenges

A week after Finance Minister Clyde Caruana presented the 2026 Budget, Opposition Leader Alex Borg presented a Budget replica with 50 proposals in Parliament on Monday, while lambasting the government ...
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‘Not only did we end up with nothing, but we need to pay Steward another €5 million’ – Alex Borg

Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg lambasted the government for the outcome of an international arbitration tribunal case between Steward Healthcare and Malta, saying that only did Malta come away ...
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Tribunal decision exposed ‘farce’ of Opposition’s €400 million claims, Prime Minister says

Prime Minister Robert Abela has said that an international arbitration tribunal which rejected Steward Healthcare’s claim that the government unlawfully terminated the hospitals concession ...
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EU must defend journalists worldwide from assassination and imprisonment - MEPs

On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (2 November), the chairs of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) Mounir ...
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Superintendence of Cultural Heritage is abdicating from its duty to protect Maltese heritage – FAA

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage (SCH) is abdicating from its duty to protect Maltese heritage, a statement Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar has said. In a press conference NGOs ...
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Government fails to defend the interests of the Maltese people, PN says on Steward tribunal decision

The PN slammed the government for failing to get back funds from Steward Health Care in the international tribunal case, saying that it failed to defend the interests of the Maltese people. In a ...
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Steward tribunal decision 'should shame those who caused so much harm to our country' – Muscat

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that the decision by the International Arbitration Tribunal should shame ...
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Government didn't manage to recover funds, Delia on Steward decision

PN MP Adrian Delia has said that the government failed to recover any of the funds the Maltese public paid to Steward Health Care. The concession agreement over the hospitals deal had been ...
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A Journey Through Song — Joseph Lia and Natalia Rakhmatulina in Concert

Music lovers are invited to a Classical Vocal Evening with baritone Joseph Lia and pianist Natalia Rakhmatulina on Tuesday, 5 ...
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ICC confirms lawful termination of Steward contract, 'no damages have been awarded to either party'

The Government of Malta on Monday morning received a copy of the award delivered by the arbitration tribunal in the ...
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Government’s job is to find balance between workers' rights and productivity, PS says on 4-day week

The government's responsibility is to find a balance between the rights of workers and the productivity of employers, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue Andy Ellul said in response to a ...
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Nearly 8% of working people were at risk of poverty in 2024

(employed or self-employed) in the Malta were at risk of poverty in 2024, figures published by Eurostat reveal.