Afghanistan: call for humanitarian corridor for refugees grows in bid to control flow
Top EU diplomat Borrell calls for dialogue with the Taliban in Afghanistan
Top EU diplomat Borrell calls for dialogue with the Taliban...
Sicily breaks European record for highest temperature at 48.8°C
The city of Floridia in the province of Syracuse in Sicily on Thursday recorded...
The city of Floridia in the province of Syracuse in Sicily...
Court delays pose ‘serious challenge’, EU rule of law report says
The EU’s second annual rule of law report questions whether there will be...
The EU’s second annual rule of law report questions...
Maltese company has €3.5 million in assets confiscated by Italian financial crimes police
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza has cracked down on illegal betting operations carried out in Messina by a network of online firms linked to a Maltese company
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza has cracked down on...
Climate rules will tax aviation and shipping, Malta business lobby braces itself
EU climate package will tax kerosene for aviation and maritime, curretly exempt, but Malta Business Bureau warns this will impact cargo and tourism sectors in...
EU climate package will tax kerosene for aviation and...
European Commission receives Malta’s recovery and resilience plan
The Commission will now assess Malta’s plan and translate its contents...
The Commission will now assess Malta’s plan and...
Europe’s COVID task-force chief Thierry Breton meets Robert Abela in Malta
European Commissioner for internal market and head of the COVID task force Thierry Breton in Malta on Tuesday to meet Prime Minister Robert Abela
European Commissioner for internal market and head of the...
European Parliament appoints Cyrus Engerer as drafter of resolution on Hungary’s breach of EU law
Maltese MEP to lead negotiations about formal legal procedures against Hungary over breach of EU law
Maltese MEP to lead negotiations about formal legal...
EU leaders recognise urgency of dealing with migration but action plans only in autumn
A summit of EU leaders has recognised that developments on some migrant routes require continued vigilance and urgent action but relocations remain off the...
A summit of EU leaders has recognised that developments on...
Abela joins EU leaders in letter of support for LGBTIQ rights
Leaders from 16 EU member states, including Malta, have expressed support for...
Leaders from 16 EU member states, including Malta, have...
Malta drug bust makes it to top-10 European airport seizures
Almost 10kg of cocaine discovered in the luggage of a passenger arriving in...
Almost 10kg of cocaine discovered in the luggage of a...
European Commission probing Hungarian law that bans LGBTIQ content for people under 18
European Commission President confirms that controversial Hungarian law banning the sharing of LGBTIQ content is being assessed for possible breach of EU law
European Commission President confirms that controversial...
Dalli secures derogation for €400 million gas pipeline to be eligible for EU funding
Malta negotiates derogation to allow €400 million pipeline project to be considered as Project of Common Interest for eligibility to Connecting...
Malta negotiates derogation to allow €400 million...
Commission urges Malta to end road tax discrimination against EU car imports
Brussels raises eyebrows over Malta’s discriminatory road tax regime on vehicles registered before 1 January 2009
Brussels raises eyebrows over Malta’s discriminatory...
Malta must stop finch trapping as Brussels sees through ‘research’ ploy
The European Commission gives the Maltese government one month to remedy the situation and halt finch trapping for research purposes or else face court action
The European Commission gives the Maltese government one...
Impact assessments needed on carbon neutrality measures, PM tells European Council
Robert Abela argued that island Member States have specific realities that need to be accounted for when planning for carbon neutrality
Robert Abela argued that island Member States have specific...
Malta gets €177 million as European Commission disburses €14.1 billion in assistance to member states
The European Commission approved the disbursement of €420 million to Malta under the SURE instrument. With today’s instalment, Malta has thus far...
The European Commission approved the disbursement of...
EU imposes new economic sanctions on Belarus over flight forced to land in Minsk
EU leaders impose new economic sanctions against Belarus and disciplinary measures against its national airlines after a Ryanair flight was forced to...
EU leaders impose new economic sanctions against Belarus...