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A visit of great significance was made last Friday by the Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Bratislava, where Dominique de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel first signed a memorandum (of understanding?) with Minister of Health of the Slovak Republic, Andrea Kalavská and then inaugurated the Malteser Aid Slovakia new headquarters.

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The feelings of anxiety and hope experienced in those days of the summer of 1989 are still well imprinted in their memory. And when today, 30 years on, many of the refugees of that time meet in Berlin to remember the camps set up by the Order of Malta's volunteers in Budapest, which played a large part in the subsequent fall of the Wall, many emotions and images come to life.

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After ten years of intense and profitable cooperation, Grand Master Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto today received the farewell visit of Her Excellency Tetiana Izhevska, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Order of Malta and Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Order.

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On 7 September there was an extraordinary sight in front of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi: the immense forecourt had been literally invaded by members of the Order of Malta who, like every year, had gathered here for the traditional pilgrimage in homage to the Blessed Virgin of Mount Philermos, patron saint of the Order.

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Malteser International, the worldwide relief agency of the Order of Malta, is urgently calling for donations to provide assistance for those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas and is preparing to support emergency relief measure.

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The Sovereign Order of Malta is participating in the 11th edition of the Mediterranean Festival of Journalists, the event that gathers diplomats, journalists, bloggers, academics and writers from this region.

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The Order of Malta’s eighth Italian Summer Camp, held this year in Modena from 19th to 24th August, has ended. A total of 134 young people aged between 18 and 35 from all over Italy took part in this very special holiday that combines entertainment with helping others.

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An increasing number of people do not enjoy health insurance, even in Germany. We’re not only talking about migrants or those without a valid residence permit, but also students, pensioners, or the self-employed, as well as numerous children whose parents don’t have health coverage.

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The first day of Grand Chancellor Albrecht Boeselager’s official visit to Peru was marked by a long, cordial conversation with Néstor Francisco Popolizio Bardales, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Lima.

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