EU Budget Commissioner non-committal
on Malta’s financial package
By Matthew
Vella
EU Budget Commissioner Michaela Schreyer yesterday said she is not
aware of Malta’s expenditure in attaining EU environmental
standards. She offered brusque answers as to how Malta is expected
to finance capital projects when it is to receive a meagre EU handout
of EUR7 million equivalent to Lm2.8 million a year, the annual turnover
of a middle-sized Maltese company. READ
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New Lm6 million investment by Hilton
Malta New conference centre to open in March 2003 The Hilton Malta’s new conference centre will open in March
2003 with an initial investment of Lm6 million and is set to become
a first-class venue for prestigious meetings and events. The new
conference centre will be located adjacent to the Hilton Malta,
with direct internal access from the hotel’s lobby. Centrally
located in the Portomaso complex, the centre is to provides the
ideal opportunity to mix business and leisure. READ
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INTERVIEW Land Ho! From offshore
to onshore
Volksbank Chairman Maurice Mizzi and Managing Director Thomas
Havlik speak to David Lindsay about Volksbank’s ambitious
plans to come onshore, after operating as an offshore bank
for seven years
OPINION Telecommunications reforms
for economic growth
Transport and Communications Minister Censu Galea addresses
the Meda Telecom Project Regional Forum and speaks about Malta’s
transformation of its telecommunications systems and the ensuing
effect on economic growth
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