Tag: Austria
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Malta thrash Austria to seal historic promotion to Rugby Europe Trophy Division
Malta secured a historic promotion to the Rugby Europe Trophy Division after a commanding 39-13 victory over Austria at the National Stadium. Phil Pretorius’ side produced an outstanding all-round performance, completely overpowering the visitors with pace, intensity, and clinical finishing. Among the standout performers were Rob Holloway and John Connolly, who consistently troubled the Austrian…
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Malta name 32-Man squad for historic Rugby Europe Promotion Play-Off against Austria
Malta national rugby union team have announced a 32-man squad for Sunday’s historic Rugby Europe Trophy promotion play-off against Austria national rugby union team at the National Stadium in Ta’ Qali. The encounter will mark a landmark occasion for Maltese rugby as it will be the first time the national rugby team plays at the…
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Malta participates in OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting: votes in favour of return of Ukrainian children at the UN General Assembly
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg has attended the OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Vienna chaired by Finland, earlier today. The Minister attended various conferences and meetings including a meeting on the sidelines with the Foreign Minister of Monaco Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, and a meeting on the return of Ukrainian children from Russia, hosted…
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Exclusive: Raiffeisen Bank will not be sanctioned, but recital urges banks to divest from Russia
The Maltese Herald can confirm that Raiffeisen Bank will not be sanctioned in the EU’s upcoming 19th sanctions package against Russia, but recitals will once again urge banks and companies to divest their business from Russia. Austria will also not receive a derogation to exempt Raiffeisen Bank from doing business in Russia. Austria is pressing…
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Austria fights for preferential treatment over Raiffeisen Bank
Austria is fighting fore preferential treatment in the upcoming 19th sanctions package against Russia by the EU over its Raiffeisen Bank. According to the Financial Times the bank is following Russian law and Russian Courts in order to claw-back frozen assets under its custody which were owned by sanctioned Russian individuals. The complex procedure involves…
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Austria to discuss NATO membership
In an exclusive interview with Welt, the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger said that neutrality no longer makes sense in the current context because neutrality alone does not protect you. The Foreign Affairs Minister stated that she wants to hold a debate in Austria about the prospect of NATO membership. She added that…
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Kronospan’s contradictory statements when it allegedly divested from Russia: today it is run by a Ukrainian
Following the publication of ECCM Bank’s right of reply to my story about its parent company Kronospan, its company representative stated to me that Kronospan divested from all of its assets in Belarus and Russia in August 2022. I challenged him about this statement because Kronospan’s statement published in April 2023 only says “separation” and…
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Austria: Russia’s quiet friend in the heart of Europe
Austria has reaped great dividends during Russia’s war on Ukraine by historically having a good relationship with Vladimir Putin. Austria has been allowed an exception by the EU to keep buying gas from Gazprom as of very recently and the biggest Western bank operating in Russia right now is Austrian. Raiffeisen Bank is now having…
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Germany’s far-right party AFD loses 3% of its support following massive protests against it
Last week, Germany and Austria were swept with massive protests against the AFD and the rising far-right. In Germany alone 3 million people it is said to have been out in the streets in protests during the last week in various cities against Germany’s rising far-right party led by Alice Weidel with only a a…
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A criminal boss at home and a nobody abroad
Lately, Robert Abela has been boasting on Twitter about his official trips to Austria and Germany where he supposedly discussed illegal immigration in the Mediterranean Sea (as recent history would attest, these discussions usually involve the Maltese Premier begging foreign leaders to take our illegal immigrants). The Austrian press didn’t cover the visit and neither…
