10 years ago - The Times
Friday, December 19, 2008
Immigration: EU grants €112 million to Malta
The EU yesterday granted Malta €112 million from the budget for the next five years to be in a better position to face the immigration problem. The money is over and above the €855 million allocated to Malta under the present seven-year EU budget and are considered to be extra funds specifically dedicated to migration.
The allocation is one of the biggest ever made by EU under its External Borders Fund; only Italy and Greece received bigger grants.
According to government plans approved by the European Commission, most of the funds will be dedicated to the purchase of four brand new patrol boats for the army’s maritime squadron and new operating equipment, including boats for the police and other border authorities.
Maltese truck driver dies in French road accident
A man from Żabbar, Noel Magro, died tragically when the trailer truck he was driving was involved in a road accident near Lens, in northern France. Although French police reports of what actually took place were yesterday still very sketchy, Mr Magro, 39, is understood to have been alone when the accident occurred.
25 years ago - The Times
Sunday, December 19, 1993
Malta set to benefit from Russian reform
Maltese businessmen are set to benefit from Russian’s reform during a conference to be held here next year.
Russian’s First Deputy Prime Minister, Alexander N. Shokhin will be among the experts and officials attending the five-days, high powered conference which is called ‘Russian – Investment Strategies all Market Opportunities’.
Mr Shokhin has been one of the foremost exponents of the recent economic reforms in the world biggest country. One of the aims of the conference is to bring information to Malta about 500 projects in all areas of business that are being planned for Russia.
Participants will be able to meet with the experts in private during one-to-one business consultants’ meetings that will be arranged on daily basis. And deals can be even be sealed during the conference giving local businessmen the opportunity to take advantage of the newly democratic country’s drive for a free mark economy.
The experts and officials will be delivering nine specialised talks during the conference, which being organised by the Russian Mediterranean Development an Investment Organisation with the assistance of the Foundation for International Studies.
Half a century ago - Times of Malta
Thursday, December 19, 1968
Action in the offing to unseat two Labour MPs
Alessandro Izzi Savona has filed an application requesting free legal aid to initiate proceedings in the Constitutional Court to declare vacant the seat in the House of Representatives, at present occupied by Labour members Wistin Abela and Rocco Abdilla.
In his application Mr Izzi Savona alleges was that as both members are Malta Drydocks employees, they are public officers within the terms of article 55(1) (b) of the Malta Constitution. Article 55 (1) (b) states “No person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House of Representatives, save as otherwise provided by Parliament, if he holds or is acting in any public office or is a member of the armed forces of the Crown”
Station wagon given to old people’s home
The Italian Ambassador, Dott. A. Dazzi, yesterday evening presented a Fiat 1100 station wagon to the Mother Superior at St Paul’s Home, Ħamrun. The Home, run by the Sisters of the Poor, has 170 old men and women at present. The car was donated by Major H. A. Scicluna, director of the Fiat Agency in Malta.