'European Central Bank policy makers said at last month’s meeting that investor expectations are aligned with their own plans, while expressing concern over the risk of trade spats and glossing over Italy’s political troubles.'

'The Gibraltar Government and GSD Opposition furiously clashed last night over the conditions of the Upper Rock nature reserve.'

'An easyJet flight from Manchester to Gibraltar had to be diverted after a passenger started to act 'drunk' and became 'rowdy.''

'James Riley, resident in La Linea, told the Justices of the Peace that having lost his passport some weeks ago, he was denied entry into Gibraltar by Borders and Coastguard officers. He claimed that although he had reported the matter to Police and had a photocopy of his passport, BCA officers did not conduct checks with the RGP to verify his report to them. He also claimed that BCA officers told him to go back to his country.'

'Malta was forced to take in 450 migrants last week to end a stalemate with Italy which refused to let the NGO ship Lifeline dock on shores, despite it being near the Italian island of Linosa.'

'The Daphne Caruana Galizia family today asked why Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is as yet to fire Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi and OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri for having opened companies in Panama.'

'The Prime Minister brought up the issues during a telephone call to congratulate socialist Pedro Sanchez, who came to power after ousting conservative Mariano Rajoy.'

'The Maltese are the most likely EU citizens to complain about harassment or discrimination based on their political opinions, according to a European Commission survey.'

'Malta is in a state of emergency due to the rapid overdevelopment that has taken place over the past few years, according to Graffiti Movement activist Andre Callus.'

'In a statement later in the day, they claim Europol made this reference was in relation to cooperation with other countries, and not the Malta Police Force.'

'Almost 90% of Air Malta pilots voted in favour of industrial action on Friday, The Malta Independent has learnt.'

'An analyst working for Morgan Stanley has neatly mapped out the locations and trading volumes of cryptocurrency exchanges categorised by country.'

'Malta has declared itself against plans by the European Commission to tax the digital turnover of large companies, calling instead for fair long-term solutions that do not cause disparity within and outside the European Union.'

'Dolfin, the technology-savvy investment firm, has extended its global service offering and secured a custody, depositary, and execution licence from the Malta Financial Services Authority. With these latest permissions, the firm now offers private and institutional clients a comprehensive range of investment services from its new offices in Valletta.'

'The World Blockchain Forum was today the stage for the launch of a new full stack Blockchain services provider that will help the Blockchain and crypto communities capitalise on market opportunities in Malta.'

'The government of Senegal has officially protested the death of a street vendor who died on Thursday evening in Madrid.'

'The governing body said it will look at the "context of events" around the result which meant Romania took the automatic European qualifying spot, with Spain going through the play-offs.'

'Italy has elected its first black senator, a Nigerian immigrant who is a member of the country’s far-right, anti-immigrant League party. Toni Iwobi, the head of the party’s immigration department, was elected on Sunday (March 4) in Brescia, an industrial city in northern Italy.'

'Malta joins the world in emphasising empowerment for women, recognition and equality between genders on International Women's Day. '

'The European Commission has put Malta, Greece and Cyprus on notice of infringement proceedings for not levying the correct amount of Value Added Tax on the provision of yachts.'

'Establishing a new ministry such as the Ministry for Equality from scratch is not easy, especially when we are dealing with concepts that have not been given much attention or importance in the past.  I am fortunate to have a dynamic and motivated team who work on these important issues all year round. '