Tag: Ian Borg
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Malta’s Foreign Minister meets his French Counterpart in Paris
Malta’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ian Borg has met his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot in Paris. According to a statement by the Foreign Minister, discussions revolved around international affairs, including on Ukraine, the Near East and Libya. The meeting by Malta’s Foreign Minister follows another meeting with the German Foreign Minister in Berlin,…
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Malta’s Foreign Minister meets German counterpart to discuss international events
Malta’s Foreign Minister Ian Borg met with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul earlier this Monday and discussed ongoing international events. The German foreign Minister said that the they discussed Russia’s war on Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and also the free passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz is currently being…
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Malta commemorates Freedom Day
Earlier today at the Freedom Day monument in Birgu, the President of Malta laid a wreath to commemorate the 47th annual anniversary of Freedom Day, marking the closure of the British base in Malta. The feast symbolises Malta’s economic transition from a military and base economy to a civilian economy with a neutral status. Malta’s…
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UPDATED: Malta urges access to Christian holy sites after Israel blocks Cardinal
UPDATED: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has now issued a statement that he has granted full access to Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Israeli Prime Minister also said that the access had been forbidden due to ongoing ballistic missile attacks by Iran targeting the historical religious sites of Jerusalem with…
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EU Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms visits Malta
Yesterday, EU Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms Raffaele Fitto visited Malta and met with the Prmie Minister and Deputy Prime Minister at the Auberge de Castille. He also visited the EU Commission Representation in Malta and thanked its employees including head of the Commission’s unit in Malta, Maria Elena Despott. Deputy Prime Minister and…
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I am not really against Labour (this is why I want it to lose the elections)
Under the current polarising political environment, and with Labour pushing a divisive and fragmented discourse of banal propaganda that promotes ignorance and disinformation, it is very difficult to have a genuine political debate – and again this is why Il-Każin is currently very important for the Maltese media landscape. Complex narratives and arguments are very…
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Foreign Minister confirms that Malta seeks further European measures to ward off the Russian Shadow Fleet
Yesterday on Il-Każin, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg had a very interesting discussion with a well-read audience that challenged him on a number of issues. The Foreign Affairs Minister was evasive on some questions but he delineated Malta’s foreign policy and his application of this policy in detail and in a…
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Malta hosts the first Global Forum Maritime Fusion Centres Heads of Centre Meeting
Yesterday, Malta hosted the first ever Malta hosts the first Global Forum Maritime Fusion Centres Heads of Centre Meeting at the Grand Hotel Excelsior in Valletta. The meeting brought together head of maritime monitoring centres and was organised in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC). The meeting comes following…
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EU Commissioner Henna Virkkunen visits Malta
EU Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy of the European Commission, Henna Virkkunen, visited Malta yesterday where she held a meeting with Prime Minister Robert Abela at the Auberge de Castile. Present for the meeting along with the Prime Minister was the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg, Home Affairs…
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Foreign Affairs Minister says Cyprus Government officials told him that they are unhappy with the British base in Cyprus
Earlier today at a political rally of the Labour Party, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg said that Cyprus government officials have told him that they are unhappy with the presence of a British base after it was targeted by Iran. The Foreign Affairs Minister was speaking at a political rally…
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Nothing about Sudan by the Commonwealth
The Commonwealth remains an inconsequential talking shop, and this is why we can’t give it priority with our limited resources. However, we’ve noticed the Commonwealth Ministerial Group meeting that took place earlier this month on March 7th due to the fact that it was chaired by Malta’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ian…
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Malta requests the help of Europe’s military alliance: neutrality is just an illussion
What happened yesterday at the European Council was very much expected and had even been forecast for a long time. We have also written about the risks posed by the Russian shadow fleet at Hurd’s Bank, and the Prime Minister was informed by various foreign and local sources of this risk. Malta is taking action…
