Four firework factories awaiting MEPA approval
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this in response to a parliamentary question by MP Censu Galea this evening.
Read MoreEuropean commissioner Rehn warns of EU ‘disintegration’
The EU's commissioner for economic affairs, Olli Rehn said today that leaders must take a leap of faith with meaningful cross-border integration at a summit next week, or see the bloc break up. "We have arrived at a point in time where serious choices and commitments have to be made," Rehn told a European Parliament hearing ahead of the December 8-9 summit at which proposals including a rewrite of the European Union treaty will be debated. "Economic and monetary union will either have to be completed through much deeper integration or we will have to accept a gradual disintegration of over half a century of European integration," Rehn underlined. Despite a call from within the parliament's executive for a six-month public consultation if it is "kept aside" from negotiations being piloted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, diplomats believe the EU will avoid a risky endeavour. "If forced to have a referendum in Britain on a full treaty among the 27 states, let's face it, it would be very difficult to win," one diplomat said in explaining how even a eurozone-only treaty change could still pose...
Read MorePL congratuates Joseph Cuschieri
The Labour Party has congratulated Joseph Cuschieri after a motion was moved in Parliament naming him to take Malta's sixth seat in the European Parliament. The party said this was final confirmation of the sixth seat for Malta. Cuschieri will also be the fourth Labour MEP, having been nominated on the basis of his showing at the 2009 European Parliament elections.
Read MoreFamily robbed at home
Two hooded men, one of them armed, escaped with a minimal haul this evening when they forced their way into a house in Sta Venera while a family of two adults and two children were in. The incident happened at about 7.30 p.m. in St George's Street. No one was hurt, the police said. According to initial indications, the family had locked the door and gone upstairs. At one time a loud noise was heard. A woman who was upstairs went down to investigate and saw the men, with one of them holding the gun. They left the house without further incident, grabbing what they could on the way out. Magistrate Joseph Apap Bologna is holding an inquiry.
Read MoreFurther phase of San Lawrenz Church restoration completed
On Wednesday, the 14th of December in the San Lawernz Parish Church, Gozo, another part of the restoration project, which is being carried out in the same church, will be inaugurated. For this project, the San Lawrenz Parish together with the help and support of the Local Council has obtained funds from the European Union. [...]
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