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Maltese elite will continue with dubious growth model

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MALTA

Malta is one of several EU member states recently involved in allegations of money laundering. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is under pressure, not least in the European…

Estonia's e-governance model may be unique

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ESTONIA

E-governance in Estonia.

EU digital market plans to rile US internet firms

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EUROPEAN UNION

The Commission aims to stimulate an economic field where the EU lags the United States. It estimates that a completed digital single market would boost EU GDP by around 3%…

Car bomb will draw attention to corruption in Malta

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MALTA

On October 16, Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist, was killed in a car bombing outside her home. Her murder has renewed concerns about law and order, democracy and press…

Hi-tech competition will colour EU-US friendly ties

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EU/US

Earlier, on August 30, the Commission said the Irish government's tax arrangements with Apple constituted illegal state aid that required a payment of 13 billion euros (14.4…

Gibraltar faces an uncertain future post-Brexit

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GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar and Brexit.

Hungary’s economy is vulnerable without EU funds

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HUNGARY

The package targets banking, energy, retail, telecommunications, airlines, pharmaceuticals and advertising: service sectors where multinationals have important stakes. It is one…

EU seeks overhaul of digital markets with new rules

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EUROPE

The EU has exercised significant authority over the digital economy in areas ranging from data privacy and antitrust to illegal state aid and social media disinformation. Under…

EU-US alignment on tech governance is rising

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EU/US

The proposal is part of the EU’s wider effort to make Europe ‘fit for the digital age’ and align the bloc with other major democracies, particularly the United States, on…

Ukraine war further boosts Macron’s re-election bid

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FRANCE

In an online letter, Macron pledged to lead “a unique French and European response” to the “challenges of the century.” The crisis over Ukraine has recast the presidential race…