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Building Malta’s future: Youth, research and innovation at the heart of Vision 2050
The Malta Independent
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Malta stands at a pivotal moment in shaping its long-term future. Through the ongoing national consultation on Malta Vision 2050, the Parliamentary Secretariat for Youth, Research and Innovation, led by Parliamentary Secretary Hon. Keith Azzopardi...
Law report: Malta M&A Update - Revision of FDI rules on the horizon
The Malta Independent
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Ganado Advocates Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 08:44 Last update: about 4 minutes ago Practitioners working on M&A deals have now become accustomed to dealing with a wide variety of regulatory rules through which they regularly advise their clients...
Latvian doctors demand pay rise – trade union begins talks with the ministry
Baltic News Network
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August 20, 2025
The Latvian Health and Social Care Workers’ Trade Union (LVSADA) plans to begin talks with the Ministry of Health (MoH) tomorrow, the 21st of August, regarding a 15% salary increase for medical staff and an additional 140 euros for support staff,...
Żabbar elderly home needed, but not on ODZ land, says Servizzi Ewropej Malta CEO
Malta Today
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Servizzi Ewropej Malta CEO, Rodrick Zerafa, has spoken out on the proposal to build an elderly home in Żabbar, voicing support for the project but firmly opposing its location outside the development zone (ODZ). Zerafa said that while the idea of...
Malta pursues digital wallet ahead of EUDI Wallet 2026 deadline
Biometric Update
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August 19, 2025
Malta is racing to roll out a government-backed digital wallet for citizens by December 2026, in line with European Union rules. In an interview with The Malta Independent, Kenneth Brincat, chief executive of the Malta Digital Innovation Authority...
US makes changes to EU Digital Services Act a condition of final trade deal
Biometric Update
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August 19, 2025
Having hurled accusations of censorship at the UK Online Safety Act, the U.S. government is putting more pressure on Europe to amend its Digital Services Act (DSA) as a condition of finalizing a trade deal between the two sides. A report in the...
Growth in metasurfaces market spurs Metalenz to expand patent portfolio
Biometric Update
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August 19, 2025
Metalenz has expanded its product and patent portfolio to encompass metasurface technology and system level applications for secure biometrics. A release from the Boston-based semiconductor optics firm says that, with an exclusive worldwide...
Malta leads the pack among EU countries for drop in emissions during first quarter of 2025
Malta Today
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Malta recorded the steepest drop in greenhouse gas emissions among European Union member states in the first quarter of 2025, with a 6.2% reduction compared with the same period in 2024, according to Eurostat data published Tuesday. The EU’s...
Malta sees first quarterly emissions drop in almost two years, biggest in EU
Times of Malta
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August 19, 2025
Malta recorded the largest decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU during the first three months of the year, its first quarterly drop in almost two years, according to recent estimates. Greenhouse gas emissions in Malta decreased by 6.2%...
Malta Film Commission engages former Starmer communications chief as adviser
Times of Malta
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August 19, 2025
Matthew Doyle, a former communications chief to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, has joined the Malta Film Commission as a strategic adviser. According to a report by the UK government’s advisory committee on business appointments, Doyle was...
Malta tops EU in cutting greenhouse gas emissions
The Malta Independent
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Malta registered the largest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across the European Union in the first quarter of 2025, according to data released today by Eurostat. The figures show that Malta's emissions fell by 6.2% compared with the same...
KSU solidarity with students told to leave Malta
Times of Malta
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August 19, 2025
The students’ union has called on the authorities to reinstate the residence permits of more than 80 students of a private university after they were revoked without warning when the university lost its licence. International European University...
Financial analysts see CrediaBank’s HSBC move as good news but not ideal
Times of Malta
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August 19, 2025
CrediaBank’s likely takeover of HSBC is good news, although it does not make up for the blow of losing a globally recognised banking giant, financial experts agree. Times of Malta spoke to several finance experts in the wake of CrediaBank being...
Global Cannabis Legalisation: A Trend Towards a More Open Market
London Post
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August 19, 2025
The global landscape of cannabis regulation has gone through a remarkable transformation over the past decade. What was once considered a taboo subject confined to underground markets has emerged as a legitimate policy debate across continents....
Court hears how man on bail defied travel ban and opened bank account in Syria
Malta Today
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A court heard on Tuesday how a man who was granted bail with permission to travel only to Romania instead went to Syria, where he opened a bank account and deposited money. 48-year-old Syrian Hamid Saleh, residing in Fgura, had been charged with...
Human trafficking suspect opened bank account in Syria while out on bail
Times of Malta
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August 19, 2025
A human trafficking suspect who was only allowed to travel to Romania while out on bail instead flew to Syria, opened a bank account there and deposited money into it, a court heard on Tuesday. Hamid Saleh, 48, from Syria but living in Fgura, had...
Central Bank forecasts GDP growth to moderate from 5.9% in 2024 to 3.3% in 2027
The Malta Independent
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The Central Bank of Malta is forecasting for Malta’s real GDP growth to moderate from 5.9% in 2024 to 3.9% in 2025. Growth is set to ease further in the following two years, reaching 3.3% in 2027, the bank said. In a statement, the Bank said that...
Papaya Ltd partners with SME Bank to strengthen safeguarding of customer funds
Malta Today
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Papaya Ltd has partnered with SME Bank to introduce a dedicated safeguarding account, further strengthening the Malta-based EMI’s commitment to regulatory compliance, transparency, and the secure protection of customer funds. This arrangement will...
Money market report for the week ended August 15
Times of Malta
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August 19, 2025
ECB monetary operations On August 11, the European Central Bank announced the seven-day main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on August 12, and attracted bids from euro area eligible counterparties of €6,520.00 million, €52...
The case for televised jury trials in Malta is not another ‘Amerikanata’
Malta Today
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Matthew Xuereb is a defence lawyer and Thonas Sciberras Herrera is a paralegal In Malta almost all the news portals provide live coverage of jury trials yet live broadcasting of these same trials are often dismissed as another ‘Amerikanata’....