Tag: EU funds
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Marine Le Pen convicted of embezzlement and barred from elections
French Opposition leader Marine Le Pen has been handed a four year-prison term, suspended for two years for embezzling funds from the European Parliament. She is also barred from contesting elections, and she will be appealing the decisions. The next Presidential elections in France are in 2027. Marine Le Pen and other members of the…
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The Gozo Sports Complex: A deep dive into corruption, overspending, and unchecked power
When the ambitious plan for an Olympic-sized swimming pool and revamped sports complex in Gozo was announced, it promised to be a transformative project for the island. Today, the project lies incomplete, burdened with soaring costs, missed deadlines, and allegations of corruption, illegalities, and favouritism. The Gozo Ministry, its contractors, and a web of financial…
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Jimmy “Swindling” Magro wants public land for his olive trees
Readers of this website may remember Jimmy “Swindling” Magro, the ex-secretary general of the Labour Party charged in Court over corruption in relation to EU funds, who then transformed himself into an olive-oil producer also thanks to EU funds. He is head and founder of an organisation called “Kooperattiva Produttir taz-Zebbug Ltd” (Olive Growers Cooperative).…
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I was wrong on Kurt Buhagiar’s farm
I was wrong on Kurt Buhagiar’s farm and this is my fault for not having sent someone to verify the story on site. Unfortunately, my capabilities and resources are still low and publishing a lot of regular content by myself is not easy. However, Peter Agius also makes a pertinent question asking how Kurt Buhagiar…
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Here’s another criminal that Angelo Gafa should have indicted to court according to his own standards
In hindsight, it is obvious to me that the only reason why Police Commissioner Angelo Gafa would feel the need to visit the offices of the not-so-serious PR/media organization Lovin Malta just to tell the general public with a curt statement that he is applying the law to everyone without fear or favor is that…
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The University of Malta denies the allegations made by Professor Stelios Bekiros that it embezzled EU funds
The University of Malta has denied the allegations made by Professor Stelios Bekiros that it is embezzling EU funds and has claimed it will be taking “all necessary measures” to defend its reputation, whatever that means. However, by “all necessary measures” the University should have included the option of trying to resolve this dispute internally…
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Professor Stelios Bekiros sent a letter to the Minister of Education alleging that the University of Malta is embezzling EU Funds
Professor Stelios Bekiros joined the Faculty of Economics, Management & Accountancy at the University of Malta in 2021. He is an experienced academic having worked at various universities and published hundreds of papers, so it seems reasonable that the University of Malta made him a Chair Full Professor. It didn’t take very long for the…
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Corrupt contractor Kurt Buhagiar and his boss Robert Vella received EU funds
Our government is currently in overdrive covering up various corruption scandals and its many criminals. Currently, the government is very busy covering up the social-benefits scandal, as of recently, even resorting to fake news accusing Nationalist administrations of more than ten years ago of being responsible for the fraud. Meanwhile, Prime Doofus Robert Abela hopes…
