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How to leave Starmer's high-tax Britain behind: The experts' full emigration guide for moving to Malta... a sun-soaked, English-speaking haven with low tax and low crime
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
In these turbulent times for the UK economy, a growing number of financially comfortable people are looking for ways to protect their savings. And for many, starting a new life in Malta is a tempting solution. 'We see more people moving from...
EU Unemployment Steady at 5.9% – Czechia and Malta Report Lowest Rates
Prague Morning
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July 2, 2025
The European Union’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in May 2025, holding at 5.9 percent, according to seasonally adjusted data released by Eurostat. This marks no change from April’s figures, though compared to May last year, the rate dipped...
University of Malta academics back legalisation of assisted voluntary euthanasia
Malta Today
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A group of 58 academics from the University of Malta has publicly endorsed the legalisation of assisted voluntary euthanasia, releasing a position paper that supports the right of terminally or incurably ill patients to choose a dignified death...
Qatar Airways resumes flights to Malta with four weekly connections
Aviation24.be
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July 2, 2025
Qatar Airways has restarted direct service between Doha and Malta with four weekly flights, marking its return to the Mediterranean island. The airline is now the only Middle Eastern carrier offering non-stop flights to Malta, reinforcing its...
Qatar Airways resumes flights to Malta
The Peninsula
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July 2, 2025
Doha: Qatar Airways resumes operations today, July 2, 2025, in Malta with four non-stop flights a week between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and Malta International Airport (MLA). The latest addition to the airline’s network in Europe affirms...
Sunflower in community garden is tallest in Malta
Times of Malta
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July 2, 2025
A Friends of the Earth Malta’s (FoEM) community garden has achieved a new national record: the tallest sunflower in Malta, reaching a height of 3.6 metres. “We are overjoyed,” said Michelangelo Galea, community garden and environmental facilities...
100 route buses replaced in €28m investment by Malta Public Transport
Times of Malta
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July 2, 2025
A hundred new buses have been bought by Malta Public Transport in a €28m investment to replace older vehicles. The company said on Wednesday that this investment goes beyond the requirements laid down in its concession agreement with the...
Defining Malta’s values
Malta Today
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Malta will be joining the ranks of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, in setting a minimum age of marriage at 18 with no exceptions allowed. The bill put forward by Reforms Parliamentary Secretary Rebecca Buttigieg started being debated...
Editorial: Malta’s ‘shoulder-shrugging’ mentality
Times of Malta
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July 2, 2025
One cannot help but feel the frustration of the Valletta restaurant owner who found private trenching works blocking its entrance. Warren Cremona was forced to close his premises for a week, costing him thousands of euros in lost business and...
Master general of the Dominican Order on Malta visit
Times of Malta
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July 2, 2025
The Maltese Dominican community is this week welcoming the master general of the Dominican Order, Fr Gerard Francisco Timoner III. The master general will first visit the Rabat priory where he will have individual meetings with the brothers. Fr...
Emergency veterinary service launched for animals across Malta and Gozo
Gozo News
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July 1, 2025
The Ministry for Agriculture and Animal Rights has announced a scheme “to strengthen emergency veterinary care for animals.” It said that this service will be offered in three regions, namely – in Gozo, in the north of Malta as well as in the...
What can Malta learn from the US migration crackdown?
Times of Malta
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July 2, 2025
The Trump administration’s hardline migration policies have become a disturbing fixture in the US and are a widely shared spectacle on social media. Reports of masked immigration agents detaining people on the streets, often without warning, have...
Russell Crowe Returns to Malta, Site of ‘Gladiator’ Filming, And Recalls Intensity of Ridley Scott Epic: “It Wasn’t an Easy Production”
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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July 2, 2025
The Oscar winner headlined the Mediterrane Film Festival’s closing Golden Bee Awards alongside honorees Jeremy Thomas and Barbie Ferreira, and an epic production with choreographed dance numbers and dazzling fireworks displays.
Malta to experience slightly cooler weather as Europe sizzles
Times of Malta
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June 30, 2025
Temperatures in Malta this week will be as high as 35°C but will not reach the sweltering heights of those in mainland Europe, according to the Meteorological Office. The relatively cool weather comes as the rest of the continent experiences...
40 dancers to represent Malta at Dance World Cup finals in Burgos
Malta Today
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A total of 40 dancers from Malta will be competing against the world’s best in the Dance World Cup finals in Burgos, Spain. Billed as the world’s largest dance competition, the DWC will see more than 9,000 dancers from 55 countries showcasing...
Woldingham School Choir to perform in four events across Malta and Gozo
Gozo News
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July 1, 2025
The Woldingham School Choir from the UK, will this weekend perform in four events across Malta and Gozo, hosted by the JP2 Cultural Foundation of Gozo. The Woldingham School is a leading independent Catholic girls’ school set in 700 acres of...
35 cultural activities to be held in localities across Malta and Gozo
Gozo News
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July 1, 2025
Through funds from the Local Councils Scheme for cultural activities issued by the Local Government Division, 29 cultural activities will be held in Malta and 6 Gozo by the end of this year and the beginning of next year. In Gozo, the localities...
Malta’s fiscal strategy
Times of Malta
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June 30, 2025
While addressing the recent launch of FinanceMalta’s Annual Report, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana reaffirmed government’s commitment to fiscal stability without new taxes, despite rising long-term pressures. “Our challenge is to ensure stability...
Still no indication when Malta will formally recognise Palestine as a state
Times of Malta
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July 1, 2025
There is still no indication when Malta will formally recognise Palestine as a state, after Abela said he is waiting for the United Nations conference to take place. Back in May, Abela had told party supporters that Malta would finally recognise...
Meeting with the ambassador of the Order of Malta in Rome
Detroit Catholic
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July 1, 2025
Detroit Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger, left, and Auxiliary Bishop Robert J. Fisher, center, meet with His Excellency Antonio Zanardi Landi di Veano, right, ambassador to the Holy See for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, at the embassy of...