Author: Maltese Herald
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Malta’s services industries are making higher turnovers on a long-term basis
According to the latest NSO’s data, Malta’s services economy continued expanding during the first quarter of 2026 with turnover, employment and wages all registering increases, while the services sector’s productivity and efficiency indicators continued to strengthen despite growing structural pressures on infrastructure and labour. Recent data issued by the NSO also shows that efficiency by…
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NATO Foreign Ministers meet in Sweden: Rutte confirms Europe’s long-term plan to replace US military assets
NATO Foreign Ministers are meeting today in Helsingborg, Sweden, (a strategically important coastal city on the narrowest part of the Öresund strait). Ministers are being hosted by Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard and will discuss current US troops withdrawals from Europe and the augmentation of European forces within NATO. Secretary-General Mark…
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US Justice Department indicts Raúl Castro: Trump says will liberate Cuba
President Donald Trump is putting his attention on Cuba after claiming that a deal with Iran is very close to be finalised. The news about the Iranian deal has not been confirmed by the Iranian regime who are still deliberating the US proposals. The US Justice Department has indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro (brother…
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni demands an apology from the Israeli government over treatment of Italian detainees
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has issued a scathing condemnation of the Israeli government, particularly of Israeli Interior Minister Ben Gvir after the latter published a video in which the Israeli police are seen humiliating and manhandling Italian activists of the Gaza Sumud Flotilla flotilla. Up to 29 Italian citizens have been arrested by Israel…
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UK and Italy turn to Russian oil as oil in the open market remains above $100
The UK and Italy are temporally renewing their purchases of Russian oil seeking cheaper oil imports as inflation gets sticky in Europe due to the consequences of the war in Iran. Inflation in the UK went down in April at 3% from 3.4% in March but is still relatively high. The UK’s Department for Business…
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Inflation in Europe and Malta gets sticky: CPI at 3%
Inflation in Europe and also in Malta is getting sticky due to the consequences of the war against Iran with the latest Eurostat Consumer Price Index reading for April in the Euro area coming at 3%. The reading for March was 2.6%. In the EU it was up by 3.2%. The highest inflation rates were…
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Away from our shores but not away from our flag? Maltese-flagged vessels keep selling Russian oil
Despite calls by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ian Borg urging Europe to keep the Russian shadow fleet away from European shores, Maltese-flagged vessels remain deeply integrated in the Russian oil trading industry. The Foreign Minister made these appeals after Ukraine struck a Russian gas-laden ship just outside Maltese waters. The Russian…
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President Zelensky announces more long-range strikes against Russia in June
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Ukraine will be conducting more long-range strikes against Russia in June as this latest tactic by Ukraine is significantly changing the direction of the war according to the Ukrainian President. Ukraine has developed its own local ballistic missile technology along with long-range drones and is using these new…
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Major party leaders spar head-to head on economy but remain unconcerned on growing public bill
Earlier today, Labour Party leader Robert Abela and Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg clashed for the first time in a head-to-head debate organised by the Chamber of SMEs, with the discussion focusing heavily on the economy, taxation, subsidies, labour and infrastructure. The debate highlighted the increasingly similar economic direction of both major parties, with both…
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Iran sets up the Persian Gulf State Authority: US Treasury extends sanctions-relief to Russian oil tankers
Negotiations between the US and Iran remain in deadlock and may get even muddled after the Iranian regime has set up the Persian Gulf state Authority. The PSGA has announced that navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, in its delineated boundaries, will be contingent by its permission. Both the US and Iran remain blockading each…
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EU removes sanctions on Syria’s Ministry of Defence: External aid to align with strategic priorities
Earlier today, the European Foreign Council held its meeting in Brussels and discussed the a series of topics including foreign development and humanitarian aid, Iran, Syria and the EU Global Gateway. The EU is set to redraw its external aid programmes along with its strategic priorities. High Representative Kaja Kallas highlighted that the EU is…
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Alex Borg conquers University as students greet him with big cheers
The Malta University Debating Union held its traditional political leaders’ debate of the general election campaign at Sir Temi Å»ammit Hall at the University of Malta. Political party leaders had the opportunity to pitch their election campaigns to university students in what is, so far, the first and only debate between political party leaders during…
