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☆ Malta PM Turns up at Farmers’ Protest to Hear Complaints
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Farmers in Malta staging a demonstration on Friday against EU agricultural policies as part of Europe-wide protests were surprised when Prime Minister Robert Abela turned up in person to hear their complaints. The farmers drove tractors and trucks from a vegetable market in the centre of the tiny Mediterranean island to Floriana, a town near the capital Valletta, waving banners and placards that accused the EU of "killing its own farmers". "No farmers, no food, no future," read one placard attached to a tractor. Farmers have also protested in several European capitals and blocked streets in Brussels on Thursday while EU leaders were holding a meeting there. On Friday farmers blocked the Dutch-Belgian border and occupied roads in Greece, though French farmers started lifting their blockades after the government in Paris made concessions.

Persons: Robert Abela, Christopher Scicluna, Gareth Jones Organizations: Reuters, Farmers, European Union Locations: VALLETTA, Malta, Europe, Floriana, Valletta, Brussels, Belgian, Greece, Paris

(AP) — President Joe Biden's national security adviser met with China's foreign minister over the past two days on the Mediterranean island nation of Malta in an effort that the White House said Sunday was intended to “responsibly maintain the relationship” at a time of strained ties and mutual suspicion between the rival powers. The Biden administration shot down what was described as a Chinese spy balloon earlier this year. And after Chinese President Xi Jinping centralized his power, the Chinese economy has not rebounded as expected after ending its pandemic lockdowns. The White House said Sullivan and Wang discussed the relationship between the two countries, global and regional security issues, Russia's war in Ukraine and the Taiwan Strait. They talked about the Mediterranean region's role in helping to provide “global peace and security,” according to a statement by the Maltese government.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Jake Sullivan, Wang Yi, Joe Biden, Premier Li Qiang, ” Biden, Biden, “ It’s, ”, Gina Raimondo, Xi Jinping, Sullivan, Wang, Robert Abela, ___ Madhani Organizations: White, Premier, Group Locations: WILMINGTON, Del, Malta, Washington, Beijing, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Hanoi, China, U.S, Ukraine, Taiwan Strait, United States, People’s Republic of China, Maltese

☆ Malta parliament debates 'abortion law,' protesters hit the streets
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"We are here to be the voice of the unborn child," said 19-year-old university student Maria Formosa, one of the speakers at the rally. “Through abortion, life is always lost.”Traditionally Catholic Malta is the only member of the European Union which bans abortion in all circumstances, even when a woman's life or health is endangered by her pregnancy. Her doctors said her life was at risk and she was eventually transferred to Spain where she had an abortion. She later sued the Malta government, calling on the courts to declare that banning abortion in all circumstances breaches human rights. Reporting by Christopher Scicluna; Editing by Alvise Armellini and David HolmesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Malta demonstrators mark five years since Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

People take part in a protest march on the fifth anniversary of the assassination of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, in Valletta, Malta October 16, 2022. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit LupiVALLETTA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Demonstrators in Malta marked five years since the car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on Sunday, two days after two brothers admitted to her killing and were each sentenced to 40 years in prison. Many of those present carried pictures of Caruana Galizia and Maltese flags. She said Caruana Galizia was: "A Woman of Steel, because she was a woman of principle, a woman who could tell right from wrong". No government representatives were present at the demonstration but Prime Minister Robert Abela said earlier that Caruana Galizia's death was a dark episode "that we must learn from".

☆ Mesaje de condoleanțe din toată Europa după moartea prințului Philip; „Gândurile noastre se îndreaptă spre regina Elisabeta”
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: GettyImagesMesaje de condoleanțe din toată Europa după moartea prințului Philip; „Gândurile noastre se îndreaptă spre regina Elisabeta”Familii regale și șefi de state și de guverne din toată Europa au transmis mesaje de condoleanțe după moartea prințului Philip, soțul reginei Elisabeta a Marii Britanii, la vârsta de 99 de ani, transmite Digi24. Suveranul și-a exprimat speranța să vorbească personal cu Regina Elisabeta a II-a când va fi posibil. „Gândurile și rugăciunile noastre se îndreaptă spre regina Elisabeta și spre oamenii din Regatul Unit în acest moment”, a scris el. „Cu mare tristețe am aflat despre moartea prințului Philip. Prinţul Philip, soţul reginei Elisabeta a II-a a Marii Britanii, a încetat din viaţă vineri.

Persons: Philip, Elisabeta, reginei Elisabeta a Marii, Ursula von, ducelui de, Facebook, Regele Philippe al Belgiei, Regina Elisabeta a II, Regele Carl Gustaf al Suediei, Regina Silvia, Ducele de, Prințul Philip, Micheal Martin, Robert Abela, Philip ., reginei Elisabeta a II, a, Prinţul Philip, Elisabeta a II -, consort, Majestatea Sa Regina, Prințul Philip , Duce de, Buckingham Organizations: Letoniei, Familiei Regale Locations: Europa, reginei Elisabeta a Marii Britanii, Ursula von der, ducelui de Edinburgh, Ducele de Edinburgh, Regatul Unit, Maltei, Malta, Lituaniei, Britanii, Edinburgh, Prințul Philip , Duce de Edinburgh, Castelul Windsor

☆ Vaccinarea anti-COVID-19 a început oficial în toate ţările Uniunii Europene
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Femeia a declarat că nu a simţit nimic atunci când a fost vaccinată. Leif Hasselberg, 79 de ani, a fost prima persoană care a fost vaccinată în această ţară, relatează dpa. Rachel Grech, angajată la unitatea de boli infecţioase a spitalului Mater Dei, a fost vaccinată sub privirile premierului Robert Abela şi ale ministrului sănătăţii Chris Fearne. „Cred că acesta este suflul libertăţii”, a declarat Caputova, imediat după ce a primit vaccinul Pfizer-BioNTech. „Nu a durut”, a declarat ea, citată de agenţia de presă PAP.

Persons: Domenico, René, Portugalia Antonio Sarmento, EFE, Marta Temido, ., Leif Hasselberg, dpa ., Rachel Grech, Robert Abela, Chris Fearne, Tihon, Andrej Babis, Babis, Caputova, intervenţia, PAP Organizations: ORF, DR, Mater, Ministerului, Interne Locations: Roma, Italia, coronavirus, ţara, Europa, Germania, Berlin, Franţa, Sevran, Seine - Saint - Denis, pariziană, Paris, AP, HP, Spania, Rosario Hidalgo Sanchez, Guadalajara, Porto, vaccinată, Portugalia, Suedia Suedia, Stockholm, Göteborg, Austria, Danemarca, Malta, Bulgaria, dimineaţa, Praga, Brno, Cehia, Slovacia, Slovaciei, Polonia, Varşovia

☆ Grecia, Spania, Italia şi Malta au semnat un memorandum asupra noului Pact european privind migraţia
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Prim-miniştrii a patru ţări membre ale Uniunii Europene (UE) - Grecia, Italia, Spania şi Malta - au trimis miercuri şefei guvernului german Angela Merkel - a cărei ţară asigură preşedinţia în exerciţiu a Consiliului UE -, preşedintelui Consiliului European, Charles Michel, şi preşedintei Comisiei Europene, Ursula von der Leyen, un memorandum comun ce prezintă poziţia lor asupra noului Pact european privind migraţia şi azilul, informează agenţia de presă ANA.Mai exact, premierul grec Kyriakos Mitsotakis, cel italian Giuseppe Conte, spaniol Pedro Sanchez şi maltez Robert Abela au semnat un memorandum comun adresat Comisiei Europene şi Parlamentului European, cu poziţia lor cu privire la propunerile Comisiei Europene pentru noul Pact european asupra migraţiei şi azilului, agerpres.ro Cei patru prim-miniştri au subliniat că regulile trebuie să fie clare, nu doar în ceea ce priveşte responsabilităţile ţărilor care constituie primul punct de intrare a migranţilor în UE, ci şi în ceea ce priveşte solidaritatea dintre statele membre ale blocului comunitar, în sensul împărţirii acestei responsabilităţi.Ei au subliniat faptul că procedurile pentru controlul frontierelor nu ar trebui să ducă la crearea unor mari centre închise, evidenţiind, de asemenea, aspectele externe ale migraţiei, atât în privinţa relaţiei cu ţările din vecinătatea sudică a UE, cât şi a unui sistem eficient de repatrieri.

Persons: Angela Merkel, Charles Michel, Ursula von, Kyriakos, Giuseppe Conte, Pedro Sanchez, Robert Abela Organizations: Uniunii Europene, UE, Consiliului European, Parlamentului, Europene Locations: Grecia, Italia, Spania, Malta, Ursula von der, UE

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