Lawrence Gonzi News

Comment about "Past losses on oil to be factored in" Phone Name Comment 0 New utility tariffs Past losses on oil to be factored in Juan Ameen On top of rising oil prices, the new water and electricity tariffs, to be announced soon, will also have to make up for a loss of over 21 million that Enemalta is predicting it will incur on the bills up to ...

Comment about "Budget will not be an easy one, but outlook is positive - Gonzi" Phone Name Comment 0 Sunday, 8th November 2009 - 11:39CET Budget will not be an easy one, but outlook is positive - Gonzi Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that tomorrow's will not be an easy Budget.

Comment about "Gonzi, Muscat disagree with court ruling on crucifixes" Phone Name Comment 0 Gonzi, Muscat disagree with court ruling on crucifixes The Prime Minister yesterday called on richer countries to provide Malta with the means so that illegal immigrants will be repatriated.

Comment about "Leaders express solidarity but make no new pledges" Phone Name Comment 0 Illegal immigration Leaders express solidarity but make no new pledges Ivan Camilleri, Brussels EU leaders yesterday discussed the need to show more solidarity with overburdened member states, including Malta, in their fight against illegal immigration and will ...

Comment about "Spain reserves judgement on MaltaA s asylum agency bid" Phone Name Comment 0 Monday, 2nd November 2009 - 16:14CET Spain reserves judgement on MaltaA s asylum agency bid Kurt Sansone in Madrid Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has ended a brief visit to Spain with no firm commitment from his counterpart on Maltas bid to host the EU Asylum ...

It should come as no real surprise that, of all Lawrence Gonzi's Cabinet, it had to be Investments Minister Austin Gatt and Finance Minister Tonio Fenech to fare the worst in our regular - Rate the Minister' survey.

Some 30,000 Maltese persons have benefited from the European Uniona TMs food aid, which distributes free cereals, rice, milk and sugar from other member states, over the past three years.

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has left Malta for Spain where he will be having talks with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero.

Comment about "Australia's formal apology 'may not make much difference'" Phone Name Comment 0 Abuse of child migrants Australia's formal apology 'may not make much difference' Cynthia Busuttil David Plowman Australia is expected to apologise to the 500,000-odd children who suffered abuse in institutions but one of the "forgotten Australians" ...

Comment about "Lija mayor vying for PN's president post" Phone Name Comment 0 Lija mayor vying for PN's president post Matthew Xuereb Lija mayor Ian Castaldi Paris.

Comment about "EU agrees to Czech treaty opt-out" Phone Name Comment 0 Friday, 30th October 2009 - 06:38CET EU agrees to Czech treaty opt-out Immigration problem discussed Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi at the EU summit, with British PM Gordon Brown.

Comment about "Turkey opens embassy in Malta as it pursues EU accession" Phone Name Comment 0 Turkey opens embassy in Malta as it pursues EU accession Anthony Manduca The Turkish Stars aerobatic team from the Turkish Air Force performing with NF-5 aircraft during a parade marking the 86th anniversary of Republic Day in Ankara, yesterday.

The Maltese government will be taking a decision on its preference for the new President of the European Council only once the Lisbon Treaty comes into force.

Gaming hall operators are accusing the government of devising new rules that will make it impossible for them to stay in business.

At a time of economic recession, Malta is the only European member state to suffer from high inflation.

Comment about "Updated: Muscat lists his proposals for the Budget" Phone Name Comment 0 Sunday, 25th October 2009 - 17:10CET Updated: Muscat lists his proposals for the Budget Updated: Labour leader Joseph Muscat today warned the government not to make the same mistake twice by raising the water and electricity tariffs again this year.

Comment about "Basis for pact 'already there'" Phone Name Comment 0 Basis for pact 'already there' Common ground Matthew Xuereb Most social partners agree to another attempt at hammering out a social pact, with many saying that a document compiled at the level of the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development already formed the basis for ...

Comment about "Drinks firm moves into 27m factory" Phone Name Comment 0 Drinks firm moves into 27m factory Juan Ameen General Soft Drinks has moved into its new 27 million Marsa plant which incorporates a warehouse - 18 metres high with an area of 4,500 square metres.

A year after the electricity tariffs were introduced, Small Business Chamber Director-General Vince Farrugia has described the Government's presentation of the electricity tariffs to the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development, and the subsequent - agreement reached with social partners' last October, as a "messa in scena" . Presenting ...

Comment about "Polish PM says solidarity on migration 'cannot be obligatory'" Phone Name Comment 0 Thursday, 22nd October 2009 - 16:30CET Polish PM says solidarity on migration 'cannot be obligatory' Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi greeting his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk.