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University lecturers endorse campaign urging government to withdraw planning bills

More than 160 University of Malta lecturers have endorsed a campaign urging the government to withdraw two planning bills which are set to ...
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Trump and Netanyahu say they've agreed on a plan to end the Gaza war. Hamas is now reviewing it

President Donald Trump on Monday laid out a 20-point proposal supported by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that would end the war in Gaza and free remaining ...
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Speaker calls for update to Parliamentary petitions guidelines amid delays in ministerial responses

Speaker of the House Anġlu Farrugia has recommended that the Standing Committee on Petitions review and amend its guidelines ...
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NGOs highlight ‘disastrous consequences’ of planning reform ahead of Saturday’s national protest

Organisations within the Ġustizzja għal Artna campaign held a press conference outside the Planning Authority to outline the urgent demands of this Saturday’s national protest, ...
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Momentum wants social contributions from aged 16 to count towards pension

Momentum on Monday called on the government to address a long-standing injustice in the country's pension system that unfairly penalises young workers between the ages of 16 and 18. Under Malta's ...
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PN tables bill to enshrine the right to a healthy environment in Malta’s Constitution

The Nationalist Party has tabled a Bill in Parliament to enshrine the right to a healthy environment in Malta’s Constitution. The Bill, scheduled for debate on Thursday during an ...
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Stipends are ‘there to stay’ to support our students as they pursue their studies, PM says

Prime Minister Robert Abela said stipends will remain in place to support students throughout their educational journey, a government statement said Monday. During meetings with students at ...
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Malta joins EU Member States in signing a declaration to strengthen Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem

Minister for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects, Silvio Schembri, on Monday attended the Competitiveness Council in Brussels, where he underlined Malta’s strong commitment to ...
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Inmate Erin Tanti, his partner and St James Hospital owner Josie Muscat charged over illegal IVF

Erin Tanti, his partner Marisa Gallo and St James Hospital owner Josie Muscat were on Monday charged with carrying out illegal In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF). All three pleaded not ...
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Two taken to hospital in crash involving five vehicles

A crash involving five vehicles occurred on triq Bellavista, San Gwann, at around 3.45pm, the police told The Malta Independent. Two people, including a boy, were taken to hospital. The boy ...
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‘Government should not give its consent for an illegality,’ PN says on Ta’ Xbiex restaurant

The Nationalist Party has said that the government should not be giving its consent to an illegal development, as it commented on a restaurant proposed for the Ta’ Xbiex promenade, which the ...
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Second interconnector with Italy is result of PN’s long-term vision, party says

The laying of the second interconnector between Malta and Sicily is the direct outcome of the long-term strategy and policy adopted by successive Nationalist Governments to ensure that our country has ...