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Malta needs an alternative Vision 2050: A green progressive vision
Malta Today
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The ink on Labour’s Vision 2050 had barely dried and out came the Nationalist Party supporting the document. Anyone with even a basic awareness of policy and politics should not have been surprised. The ideological underpinnings of Vision 2050 are...
Czech Republic Bill To Legalize Marijuana Home Cultivation And Allow Psilocybin For Medical Use Heads To President’s Desk
Marijuana Moment
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July 4, 2025
Lawmakers in the Czech Republic have passed a bill to reform the nation’s drug laws by legalizing simple possession and home cultivation of marijuana and allowing the use of psilocybin for medical purposes. One month after the Chamber of Deputies...
Order of Malta Explains the Necessity of Diplomacy in the Service of Humanity
Vindobona
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At the traditional diplomatic reception at the St. Johanns Club in Vienna, hosted by H.E. DI Sebastian Prince of Schoenaich-Carolath, the ambassador emphasized the growing relevance of the Order's diplomatic efforts in light of the escalating...
Malta to experience slightly cooler weather as Europe sizzles
Times of Malta
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June 30, 2025
Temperatures in Malta this week will be as high as 35°C but will not reach the sweltering heights of those in mainland Europe, according to the Meteorological Office. The relatively cool weather comes as the rest of the continent experiences...
Pharmacists object to euthanasia, seek conscientious objection clause
Times of Malta
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June 30, 2025
The Chamber of Pharmacists has called for a conscientious objection clause for pharmacists should parliament legislate to allow Assisted Voluntary Euthanasia. The chamber has written to Parliamentary Secretary Rebecca Buttigieg, warning that...
Malta’s fiscal strategy
Times of Malta
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June 30, 2025
While addressing the recent launch of FinanceMalta’s Annual Report, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana reaffirmed government’s commitment to fiscal stability without new taxes, despite rising long-term pressures. “Our challenge is to ensure stability...
Malta not spared as severe heat wave hits southern Europe and raises wildfire risks
The Malta Independent
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Major heat waves across southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 C (104 F) in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings against the risk of wildfires. In Malta, the temperature is expected to...
Government should stop skimping on medicines, PN says after MaltaToday report on ADHD drugs
Malta Today
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The Nationalist Party said it expects government to stop skimping on medicines following a MaltaToday report revealing concerns over free ADHD drugs. “It is a well-known fact that in recent years the government has tried to economise on medicines...
Six reasons why more Brits are moving to Malta than any other nationality
Devon Live
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July 3, 2025
Malta has become an appealing destination for UK expats, with its Mediterranean lifestyle, low crime rate and English spoken widely. It's easy to see why so many Britons are choosing to make the move As the UK grapples with economic uncertainty,...
Man to paddle around Gozo to support twins with incurable disease
Times of Malta
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July 3, 2025
Before most people were awake on Thursday morning, diver and endurance runner Mark Bezzina had already taken to the water, in an attempt to circumnavigate Gozo via paddle board. The 42-year-old, who owns Bezz Diving Centre, is taking on the...
Pharmacies open on Gozo this Sunday
Gozo News
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June 28, 2025
On Gozo, there will be two pharmacies open for customers tomorrow from at least 9am till midday and then again from 4pm until 7pm. On Sunday the 29th of June, the pharmacies open during these hours will be: Batu Pharmacy, Victoria and Joyce’s...
Sow, Grow, Unite Community Garden at the Gozo General Hospital
Gozo News
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July 2, 2025
The Sow, Grow, Unite Community Garden is an innovative and a first-of-its-kind initiative in the Maltese Islands, and has just been officially inaugurated within the grounds of the Gozo General Hospital It is the result of a collaborative effort...
Emergency veterinary service launched for animals across Malta and Gozo
Gozo News
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July 1, 2025
The Ministry for Agriculture and Animal Rights has announced a scheme “to strengthen emergency veterinary care for animals.” It said that this service will be offered in three regions, namely – in Gozo, in the north of Malta as well as in the...
National Council of Women Malta opposes euthanasia and calls for national commitment to palliative care
The Malta Independent
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The National Council of Women Malta (NCW) has declared its "principled opposition to the legalisation of euthanasia." The Council maintains that the deliberate ending of human life is incompatible with the ethical foundations of medicine, the...
How to leave Starmer's high-tax Britain behind: The experts' full emigration guide for moving to Malta... a sun-soaked, English-speaking haven with low tax and low crime
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
In these turbulent times for the UK economy, a growing number of financially comfortable people are looking for ways to protect their savings. And for many, starting a new life in Malta is a tempting solution. 'We see more people moving from...
University of Malta academics back legalisation of assisted voluntary euthanasia
Malta Today
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A group of 58 academics from the University of Malta has publicly endorsed the legalisation of assisted voluntary euthanasia, releasing a position paper that supports the right of terminally or incurably ill patients to choose a dignified death...
Sunflower in community garden is tallest in Malta
Times of Malta
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July 2, 2025
A Friends of the Earth Malta’s (FoEM) community garden has achieved a new national record: the tallest sunflower in Malta, reaching a height of 3.6 metres. “We are overjoyed,” said Michelangelo Galea, community garden and environmental facilities...
Airforce helicopters begin medical transportation
The Portugal News
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The involvement of the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) in emergency medical transport was announced on Thursday by the government, claiming that this was the solution found until the contract between the National Institute of Medical Emergencies (INEM)...
Montenegro Deputy PM emphasises importance of resolving Možura case during meeting with Malta’s AG
The Malta Independent
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Montenegro's Deputy Prime Minister for the Political System, Justice and Anti-Corruption emphasized the importance of jointly resolving the Mozura case during a meeting with Malta's Attorney General of Malta Victoria Buttigieg. "A central topic of...
Xlendi Bay now fit for swimming, health authorities lift warning
Gozo News
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June 30, 2025
Health Authorities have advised that Xlendi Bay is now fit for swimming, it had been closed since the 22nd of June. The Environmental Health Directorate said that following repeated sampling over the past days of seawater from the areas indicated...