Author: Maltese Herald
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Saint Paul’s Bay Mayor highlights critical infrastructural issues in his locality
The Saint Paul’s Bay Mayor, Ċensu Galea, has highlighted several critical infrastructure issues in his locality. One issue involves the walls of St Martin’s Street, which are collapsing (featured image), while another issue concerns Simar Street, which is collapsing as a consequence of ongoing road works (video below). Saint Paul’s Bay is a highly touristic…
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Maltese manufacturing industry is becoming more efficient but produces and exports less
According to the latest NSO statistics, the efficiency and productivity rate of industrial production increased by 4.5% during the first quarter of this year. The largest increase in productivity was recorded in intermediate goods, which rose by 12.1%, followed by energy at 7.4% and capital goods at 2.2%. Consumer goods, however, declined by 2.4%. The…
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Strait of Hormuz remains closed to Western shipping: oil opens above $100
The Strait of Hormuz remains closed to Western shipping as negotiations between the US President and the Iranian regime continue to consist of a constant back-and-forth exchange of proposals, which are being equally rejected by both sides. Both sides exchange fire earlier this month and Iran also targeted a number of Western commercial vessels. Over…
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Italian political leaders praise Italian hero who stopped terrorist rampage in Modena
Italian political leaders have praised Luca Signorelli after he helped stop the suspect behind a violent rampage in the northern Italian city of Modena yesterday morning. The incident took place on Via Emilia in central Modena when a 31-year-old man identified as Salim El Koudri, drove a car at high speed into pedestrians before attempting…
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Bulgaria wins muted Eurovision Song Contest as Israel boycott backlash hits viewership
Bulgaria has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Austria, although in a less celebratory atmosphere than usual as excitement surrounding the contest have been at their lowest levels in years after several European countries boycotted the competition over Israel’s participation. There were widespread calls across Europe to boycott this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because of…
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Ex-Labour Minister Wes Streeting to challenge British Prime Minister’s leadership: says Brexit was a mistake and UK should re-join the EU
Former UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has formally launched his bid to challenge British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party and the premiership of the country. Streeting resigned from his cabinet position earlier this week following Labour’s devastating performance in the local elections. Meanwhile, Andy Burnham is also being widely…
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Momentum proposes €360 weekly minimum wage and independent institutions
Earlier this week, Arnold Cassola’s party, Momentum, released their manifesto making them the second political party to publish their manifesto after ADPD. The manifesto focuses heavily on state reform but also contains a raft of measures on the economy. The party’s focus is mainly on reforming the state and addressing the rule of law crisis,…
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President Trump applauds friendship with Xi Jinping: evasive about Taiwan “issue”
US President Donald Trump lauded his summit and praised his relationship with China’s President Xi Jinping, describing the visit as “incredible” and saying the two leaders had made “fantastic trade deals”. US officials claimed progress on trade, agriculture, energy and market access. However, few concrete details were published. Reuters reported that Trump left Beijing with…
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Environmental NGOs say Labour’s “Green” proposals do not address Malta’s overdevelopment crisis
The coalition of Malta’s leading environmental NGOs, Ġustizzja għal Artna, has sharply criticised the government’s latest environmental proposals, warning that Labour’s newly announced national parks and rationalisation-site protections do little to address the root causes of Malta’s overdevelopment crisis. Ġustizzja għal Artna argued that the government is attempting to compensate for years of environmental destruction with…
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Secretary Marco Rubio reiterates that US position on Taiwan hasn’t change: US will not accept change of status quo Taiwan by force
Speaking to NBC in Beijing, State Secretary Marco Rubio reiterated that the position of the US on Taiwan hasn’t change and that the US will not accept a change of Taiwan’s status quo by force. The US State Secretary’s comments were made following the meeting held between the Chinese and US delegations at the Great…
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Chamber of Commerce warns of economic risks from Labour’s Peronist policies
In a document issued by the chamber of Commerce aimed at political parties for the upcoming general election, the Chamber of Commerce has warned that although Malta’s economy has grown rapidly in the past ten years, economic growth is being based on labour force growth and not efficiency and productivity rates. Malta’s economy has indeed…
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Mario Draghi bestowed with Charlemagne Prize
Former European Central Bank President and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi was awarded the prestigious International Charlemagne Prize earlier today in Aachen, Germany, one of Europe’s highest political honours recognising contributions to European unity and integration. During his acceptance speech, Draghi delivered what has increasingly become his characteristic pro-European message: a warning that Europe…
