Willy Sagnol’s daring team – 74th in the world – have become the neutrals’ choice with hopes of making more history getting acquainted with their newfound fame as everyone’s favourite underdog The IMS Arena, home to the local fifth-tier side, is off Industriestrasse, an iron foundry and recycling centre in view from the main stand as Willy Sagnol runs through a passing drill. “Short and intense,” he stresses, and those who have admired Georgia attack their first major tournament know the latter is them down to a T. Read moreEverywhere you look there are decals of their crest: the figure of St George slaying a dragon There are tall red-and-white flags to enhance the homely feel but this group have made an impression far beyond Batumi Georgia have made an almighty splash despite only taking over this speck of Germany The buzz words around the camp are “no fear” but a last-16 date with Spain represents their biggest test yet Spain have been the most convincing performers in Germany The teams faced each other twice in qualifying have got into a habit of outdoing themselves First, qualification for this summer via the playoffs, after victory over Luxembourg and a penalty shootout win over Greece. Then, their first point at a European Championship, against Czech Republic, and then their first victory, against Portugal Towards the end of Wednesday’s 2-0 win in Gelsenkirchen Sagnol and his staff were clock-watching every 10 seconds “I thought we reached our maximum by qualifying in March,” the manager says adding yesterday with a glint in his eye that they have “already won Euro 2024” Before training a couple of dozen reporters A camera-lens case moonlights as a microphone stand As Otar Kiteishvili stands sheepishly before an arc of media “It is a little bit difficult to express this kind of thing,” he says The 28-year-old Sturm Graz midfielder speaks so quietly a reporter asks him to move forward a couple of steps Georgia’s action-hero goalkeeper who made a record-equalling 21 saves across the group stage – some of them borderline silly – enjoys dryly delivering the line that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is better than all of Spain put together The Cremonese centre-back Luka Lochoshvili cannot stop smiling “It’s hard to say with words … you must feel it,” he says Willy Sagnol (centre) congratulates Giorgi Gvelesiani and Lasha Dvali after Georgia’s win against Portugal Photograph: Jean Catuffe/DPPI/ShutterstockGeorgia have cemented themselves as the neutrals’ team “I think first of all we have done that because of our performances but the most important thing that people see is that we are a small country this is our first time here and we were not afraid of it,” says Lochoshvili “We showed everybody that we can play against all the teams We keep fighting on the pitch until the end The fans see the body language of our players in our games How do a team ranked 74th in the world ensure they do not suffer from impostor syndrome their English assistant coach who previously worked in recruitment at Bournemouth and Tottenham has a masters in sports psychology and sometimes presents to the players on the value of staying calm and focused which almost all players and staff speak fluently Sagnol’s unruffled nature undoubtedly helps; the Frenchman who represented his country at two World Cups and two European Championships and won the Champions League with Bayern Munich had a lengthy chat with Kvaratskhelia the day before the Portugal game telling the Napoli winger to remember the zest he played with in his late-teens In midweek Kvaratskhelia spoke of his pride at giving Georgia the best day of their lives Given the political power-struggle back home every result in Germany feels bigger than football “The Georgians are very patriotic and passionate,” Webb says “They see this now as something that gives them a different perspective of their everyday life Free daily newsletterKick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football There was also a nice symmetry to Wednesday’s win Kvaratskhelia told how the number 26 “is quite positive in our country” The 26 June will always be cherished regardless of what happens in Cologne on Sunday “We have made another page in our history,” Kvaratskhelia said After that win there were a range of sights and sounds to behold: players some of whom were reduced to tears in the dressing room high-fiving and dancing their way towards the team coach Giorgi Chakvetadze clutching a giant speaker supporters wrapped in oversized Georgian flags swaying and singing in unison Khvicha Kvaratskhelia put Georgia on the way to a place in the last-16 with an early goal against Portugal Photograph: Jan Fromme/firo sportphoto/Getty ImagesKvaratskhelia donned the No 7 Portugal shirt given to him by Cristiano Ronaldo and several Portugal players offered congratulations to their opponents Staff were flooded with messages from peers and Premier League coaches struck by their game plan wished Georgia well for the knockout stage “After the game Willy and I were in the coaches’ room at the stadium just sitting there and we looked over at each other and shared this big smile,” Webb says singing songs themselves on the bus back to Velbert to Germany this summer and on one occasion so far he served the popular khachapuri Georgia’s daring and disciplined performances have made for appetising viewing “We’ve been in camp quite a long time but it feels like we’ve only just got here,” Webb says referencing their training in Austria at the end of last month Things have gone up a notch in all senses since Georges Mikautadze got up and running in defeat against Turkey “The last 10 days have been unbelievable for us,” says Kiteishvili with this being the first time that we are here [at a European Championship] to see them before the game when we are going to the stadium amazing to see and we are so proud about that.” Whereas some countries appear to be wilting under pressure “When you’re the ‘small team’ of the competition you know you have nothing to lose,” Sagnol says “The only responsibility we had at the beginning of the competition was to make the Georgian people proud and I think we’ve done it the best way Spain are coming and they are probably the best team of the first round so it’s another big challenge for us but we will fight until the last like we have since the beginning of the competition.” This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media FC Schalke 04’s first friendly of pre-season will be on Wednesday night (3/7) away against SSVg Velbert Kick off at Stadion Ratingen will be at 18:00 CEST (S04 will show the game for free on YouTube) and a number of Royal Blues could appear for the first time for their new club One of those new faces is Adrian Gantenbein “The first few days have been extremely intense but I’ve really enjoyed them,” reported the Swiss defender “I’ve settled in nicely and already found a flat.” The full-back is now hoping for a similarly positive start on the pitch The first few days have been really intense The new signing from FC Winterthur often had a smile on his face in the first sessions of pre-season and was one of the most popular players among the fans when they collected autographs after training I didn’t need to think twice when the club got in contact with me I’m excited for everything to come.” His journey will begin tomorrow night against Velbert FC Schalke 04 have scheduled two further pre-season friendlies During the one-week training camp in Mittersill (8th-14th July) the Royal Blues will face FC Midtjylland and Dynamo Kyiv The two clubs will be involved in Champions League qualifiers shortly after they play S04 FC Schalke 04 have scheduled another pre-season friendly: the Royal Blues will take on SC Verl on Thursday FC Schalke 04 will play FC Twente in a friendly a week and a half before the new season starts The game against the club’s friends from the Netherlands will take place on Wednesday FC Schalke took on FC Gütersloh in a friendly on Wednesday evening (20/3) with a mixture of senior players and youth talents in the squad The Royal Blues ran out as 1-0 winners in a dominant display at the Ohlendorf Stadion © 1904-2024 FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors The Reverend Norbert W.W. Mokros died January 25, 2016, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota at the age of 77. A resident of Duluth for six decades, Reverend Mokros served as the founding director of the Twin Ports Ministry to Seafarers a position he held from 1969 until his retirement in 2001 Through hospitality his ministry acknowledged the dignity of others and comfort to strangers from around the world whose work and journey brought them to the ports of Duluth and Superior at the head of the Great Lakes Reverend Mokros was born in the Silesian village of Mangschutz Both families had lived in this region of Silesia for centuries according to church records That would all change in the final months of the Second World War and in its consequential aftermath Initially they fled the Russian armies advancing into Silesia witness to the firebombing of Dresden along the way through forced expulsion following the secession of Silesia to Poland they joined the flow of millions who sought resettlement in what would become West Germany Their journey brought them to a refugee camp near the Kiel Canal in northern Germany for the next two years By the late 1940s the family had settled in Velbert situated in the vicinity of the city of Essen in the Ruhr industrial district It was in Velbert that his brother Hartmut was born in 1949 and it was in Velbert that Norbert attended and completed high school at the Realschule He remained in touch with his 6C classmates throughout the remainder of his life and over multiple years participated in their annual reunions in Velbert It was from Velbert that the family moved to Minnesota in 1956 he together with his parents and brother immigrated to the United States under the sponsor of the Nokomis Lutheran Church of Minneapolis The family settled in Minneapolis with Norbert enrolling in Augsburg College shortly after their arrival Following his 1961 Augsburg graduation he entered Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary to study for the ministry Upon completion of his theological studies in 1964 Norbert was ordained a minister of the American Lutheran Church 1964 proved a momentous year for Reverend Mokros professionally His first ministerial calling following his ordination brought him to Duluth to serve as assistant pastor at Concordia Lutheran Church By July of that year his practice and vision as a minister expanded significantly in response to a protracted labor strike by grain millers that left a flotilla of international ships without the cargo of wheat that had brought them more than 2,000 nautical miles inland by way of the St Lawrence Seaway to the ports of Duluth and Superior Wisconsin The hundreds of international seamen aboard the ships had no opportunity to get off their vessels or have respite from long isolation on board their ship With the support and assistance of his congregation and those of a dozen added denominations Reverend Mokros began visiting ships and organizing a shuttle service from the ships to town He organized the distribution of books and magazines the seafarers had found a friend and advocate in Reverend Mokros The strike ended but many supported the idea of creating a regular ministry to seafarers culminating with his marriage that November to Karen Mokros By September 1966 Norbert stepped down from his pastoral post at Concordia Lutheran Church and embarked along with his wife Karen on a two year sabbatical in Europe to explore the direction of his pastoral calling toward the creation of a ministry to seafarers in Duluth The trip included visits to seafarer centers throughout Europe that established a valuable network of professional ties for the years ahead as for example his service as executive secretary of the International Council of Seamen’s Agencies (ICOSA) during the 1970s During his sabbatical he also served as a visiting minister for the congregation of a Lutheran church in the village of Dorste in the Osterode region of West Germany during the winter of 1967-68 rural congregations in Northern Minnesota were also in need of ministerial visits It is to the needs of these congregations that he directed his calling following his return to Duluth in June of 1968 rural congregations throughout the course of his career and gained their partnership in assisting with the establishment and continued vitality of the Seafarers Center in Duluth through offerings and fund raising the Twin Ports Ministry to Seafarers was incorporated and opened officially in a 64X14-foot mobile trailer on Garfield Avenue near the docks Ship visiting began in earnest with the combined support of eleven denominations who in addition to their offerings and volunteer work collected Betty Crocker coupons that led to the initial purchase of a nine passenger van the Seafarers Ministry moved to its current home Clement’s Catholic Parish at 2024 West Third Street The Ministry continues to this day to provide sailors with shuttle rides to churches medical clinics and other community services and other amenities while ships are in port The former rectory offers sailors a 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By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone the church decided to invest in a thoroughly modern sound system - based around the first Martin Audio OmniLine system to be installed in a German church powered exclusively by Crest Audio amplification with processing via an Architectural Acoustics Digitool MX programmable digital processor.Christ's Church Velbert is reputed to be one of the most significant 'Jugendstil' or art nouveau churches in western Germany Designed by architect Carl Krieger with interior design by Franz Brantzsky the 900-seater church affords worshippers a completely unimpeded view of the altar thanks to the fact that Krieger avoided using any columns as internal supports The hall itself offers excellent acoustics for the main services as well as the diverse cultural activities hosted by the church such as classical and choral concerts it was felt that church would benefit from the installation of a professional audio system in order to fully optimise the acoustic qualities of the building.Technical project manager Thomas Meckel of art veranstaltungstechnik explained that he strongly advised against a 'typical' loudspeaker installation as it would have meant having cables and loudspeakers compromising the architecture of such a wonderful listed building the other two covered the gallery so that the sound energy could be directed precisely to the area required.'The fact that there are no columns in the nave of Christ's Church worked to our advantage as it offered an ideal backdrop for the OmniLine system which covers long distances very easily,' he explained the natural sound impression is enhanced by the use of just a single column of loudspeakers as the sound comes directly from the speaker and not from a source beside the pew which is extremely distracting for the congregation the OmniLine speakers work very well from an aesthetic point of view which is ideal for this sort of environment.'When live bands appear a pair of Martin Audio S12 subs can be activated to provide LF extension monitoring is via a pair of Martin Audio AQ5's stationed at the organ and chorus tribune.Further information from:Maureen Hayes JGP Public RelationsTel: +44 (0)1494 535312 Tel: +44 (0)1707 258525Fax: +44 (0)1494 438669 Fax: +44 (0)1707 267140E: maureenh@martin-audio.com jerry.gilbert@ntlworld.com whether that’s a Live Event or an Installation and would like some expert advice or interested in a demo Martin Audio and the Martin Audio Logo are trademarks of Martin Audio Ltd and are registered in the United Kingdom 4824341 Martin Audio and the Martin Audio Logo are trademarks of Martin Audio Ltd and are registered in the United Kingdom L’Équipe report today that Schalke 04 midfielder Amine Harit is set to join Marseille on loan with president Pablo Longoria convincing the Moroccan to join who had earlier this summer been linked with a move to Villarreal is now set to move to OM and is expected to arrive this weekend to sign his contract The former Nantes man has been playing in Germany since 2017 and had been one of the few to impress last season as his club were relegated to the second tier Yvonne Catterfeld und Mark Forster die beste Stimme Deutschlands auf ProSieben & Sat.1 Der deutsche Chartstürmer ist aus den europäischen Radio- und Streaming-Playlists mit Songs wie „I Believe“ oder „Feel Alive“ nicht mehr wegzudenken. ProSieben-Chef Hannes Hiller: „‚The Voice of Germany‘ wird neu und bleibt vertraut. Wir feiern 2024 mit Kamrad eine große Coach-Premiere und bringen gleichzeitig Samu, Yvonne und Mark erstmals seit 2017 wieder so zusammen auf die roten Stühle zurück.“ Diese Vierercombo verspreche großartiges Musik-Entertainment in der 14. Staffel von „The Voice of Germany“. Und schon mit dem Aufzeichnungsstart der sogenannten „Blind Auditions“, bei denen die vier Coaches die Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten nur hören, aber erst sehen, wenn sie auf den Buzzer drücken, am 7. Juni haben die Talente die Qual der Wahl – mit welchem der vier Coaches sie sich im Finale sehen. someone who could offer decent output in his absence and check the boxes that Luka Jovic and Mariano Diaz have failed to And it looks that the club has finally addressed the matter and pursued a signing up front Real Madrid fans have long demanded a backup striker for Karim Benzema As reported by AS The European champions have reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen for the Spanish striker He will arrive on loan with a purchase option of close to €6 million The only thing missing right now is FIFA’s permission to complete the deal who captivated Real Madrid enough to bring him to the Santiago Bernabeu Exactly who is Bravo though and what does he bring to the table that impressed Real Madrid so much The Spaniard began his career at Barcelona’s La Masia at the age of five but he recently moved to Bayer Leverkusen in July 2021 Since joining the German club, he has scored 10 goals and provided 3 assists in 17 appearances for the U17 and U19 teams, according to stats from Transfermarkt His coaches from both the youth and senior teams have been effusive in their praise of the Spaniard His resume is incredibly impressive for a 17-year-old make him one of the best players in every youth team he plays for and yield results almost instantly His physicality allows him to engage in duels and protect the ball an attribute he may have honed further in the physically demanding game played in Germany Iker is a highly unpredictable player with the ball at his feet he was well-known for his ability to link up with midfielders and wingers Bravo won’t be offered a position in the first-team right away because Real Madrid want to give him time to develop further under the watchful eye of Raul at Castilla And the former club captain knows a thing or two about putting the ball in the back of the net © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER ","https://fansided.com/",{"alt":"5s","src":"5t","url":"5u"},{"type":"5r","value":"5v"},"link","Minute Media","https://www.minutemedia.com/",{"text":"5y","url":"5z"},{"type":"5x","value":"60"},"All Rights Reserved Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands As reported by AS Since joining the German club, he has scored 10 goals and provided 3 assists in 17 appearances for the U17 and U19 teams, according to stats from Transfermarkt Real Madrid: Liverpool legend makes bizarre claim about Casemiro As reported by Foot Mercato Galatasaray and Marseille are all competing to sign Schalke’s Moroccan international forward Amine Harit after he spent last season on loan at the Velodrome Despite Marseille president Pablo Longoria having to convince several players to temporarily lower their wages to be able to sign Harit on loan last season the 25-year-old was hardly used by then-coach Jorge Sampaoli for much of the campaign Harit’s form exploded in the final third of the year as he found his way into the rotation convincing Marseille to pursue his return to the club for this season Having returned to pre-season training in Germany on Monday Porto are strongly considering a move for the player with Porto coach Sérgio Conceição a fan of the attacking midfielder having worked with him at Nantes in 2016 Turkish giants Galatasaray are also interested in Harit although their move is less developed than the Portuguese side’s who is interested in a return to OM this summer but Longoria despite repeatedly stating his intentions internally at Marseille Martin Fraisl has been part of the FC Schalke 04 goalkeeping trio for exactly one week now The 28-year-old Austrian made his debut between the sticks for Royal Blue during Tuesday’s 7-0 friendly win against SSVg Velbert The keeper now wants to work hard to play an important role in a successful season for the club 2. Bundesliga „I am a player who goes full throttle and shows the kind of mentality that fans want to see,“ said Fraisl who got himself to peak fitness for the 2021/22 Bundesliga 2 season with a private goalkeeping coach before signing his contract at S04 I was waiting for an offer from a club that really appeals to me Fraisl led his team out onto the pitch as captain he received several bids from various clubs „I was waiting for an offer from a club that really appeals to me,“ said Fraisl who now wants to get to know his new club from the inside Two people that could help him in doing so are compatriots Reinhold Ranftl and Michael Langer „I played with Reini a few years ago we had a car pool arrangement between Vienna and Wiener Neustadt and spent 45 minutes together travelling to training on a daily basis So we know each other well,“ said Fraisl but I am massively impressed by his positivity.“ Fraisl has played professional football in four different countries: Austria The second division in Germany is no new territory for the goalkeeper either who spent one and a half years at SV Sandhausen „Knowing the league is an advantage,“ said Fraisl: „I can give the team indicators of what makes the other clubs tick and how they will be preparing to face Schalke.“ Things did not start as planned with his new employer „I arrived here and we all had to go into quarantine on the first day We were only able to interact carefully and with social distancing so there was no major ‘getting-to-know’ phase,“ Fraisl recalled but that didn’t prevent his new teammates from leaving their mark on him „I was incredibly impressed by the lads and their attitude their mentality and their togetherness ahead of the HSV game,“ he revealed adding that the players all pushed each other to an extend that earned the team a 1-0 lead in the opening stages the Knappen were not able to hold onto their lead and lost 3-1 to HSV The Austrian was understandably gutted after the defeat not least because of the exceptional support from the 20 something thousand fans present at the VELTINS-Arena football is about moving on from the last game and looking ahead to the next one regardless of the result,“ he concluded © 1904-2023 FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V Chris Cardona reacts in tweet: 'I challenge PN to present witnesses' Sfida @PNmalta - komplu zidu d-doza ta' gideb - ghadduli d dettalji ha jkunu xhieda - #amateurliars #liars #shameless #fiction #7courtcases or having taken part in any other activity outside of official appointments “Do you really think I don’t know what I’ve got to lose here?” he said acknowledged my bad judgement and admit to having been to a brothel since such activities are not illegal in Germany.” Possible that Cardona and Gerada were in Velbert as Daphne Caruana Galizia had reported Court-appointed expert Keith Cutajar could determine Chris Cardona’s location during his infamous trip to Germany in January 2017 if data was available from another two antennas in Germany who gave his testimony on Friday during the public inquiry on Daphne’s murder one phone was registered on Mimcol and the other on Dr Chris Cardona Cardona Daphne Caruana Galizia had published on her blog that Cardona was at a German brothel in Velbert while on government business during an official visit to Germany in 2017 At the time Cardona was the Minister for the Economy Keith Cutajar says that he has 1 hit for Joe Gerada’s mobile on 31st January while for Chris Cardona’s number he has 12-15 hits for the same date The logs for the two phones end at 6.40 pm and no more phone logs are available for the two mobile phones after 6.40 pm It was then concluded that the conference venue is very close to the antenna and that there is 20km between the antenna and Velbert If data was available from another two antennas the court expert explained he could see where the two mobiles were He further explains that the problem remains with triangulating the data since at present he only has 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high numbers of cultivars but only few native or regionally adapted plant species Due to dispersal limitation and missing source populations of target grassland species urban grasslands often remain species-poor for a quite long time their value for nature conservation but also for the city population is strongly restricted as long as no interventions such as floristic enrichment are done To optimize green areas as habitats for the local species pool it is important to analyses underlying factors and mechanisms determining species diversity in urban grasslands the introduction of plant species can be suggested to develop and appreciate urban grasslands and to simultaneously create high-quality flower-rich green spaces for the city population the ecological potential of urban green spaces for nature conservation and the benefit for socio-economics is often widely underestimated This research project aims at identifying and assessing the above addressed potentials of urban grasslands in 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Furthermore, the project also involves a questionnaire study to include the ideas and expectations of the city population into this process intensive research has been done in urban green spaces and grasslands in several cities within the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia soil and plant biomass samplings have been done to assess site fertility and the trophic status of the grasslands we also started a small species-introduction project in park grasslands in Münster we used regionally produced seeds of native species and small-scale sward disturbance to (re-)introduce plant species into grasslands at the lake Aasee A further study was done on the connectivity of public urban grasslands in Münster focusing on the ability of plant species to disperse among already realized habitat patches we also started surveys inquiring the city population about their feelings and opinions regarding urban grasslands and evaluating their willingness to accept a more near-natural management This questionnaire study was first performed in Münster only the same study is also done in several cities across Europe We thank all city councils for the fertile cooperation as well as all involved people for their motivation and enthusiasms Hejkal J, Buttschardt TK, Klaus VH (2017) Connectivity of public urban grasslands: implications for grassland conservation and restoration in cities. 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The minister retaliated by going for the nuclear option of asking the court to serve Caruana Galizia with a garnishee order amounting to €46,000 This effectively froze Caruana Galizia’s bank accounts and on the fateful day of 16 October Caruana Galizia was on her way to the bank see whether she could access her accounts After Caruana Galizia’s lawyers requested the court to order the preservation of data stored on Transferred Account Procedure (TAP) files, Magistrate Francesco Depasquale ordered the preservation of mobile telephony data which will shed light upon the whereabouts of Cardona and Gerada Although both men have vehemently denied visiting the brothel if the cases against Caruana Galizia are dropped the data showing their whereabouts would be irretrievably lost Gerada had offered to drop two libel cases against Caruana Galizia and now Cardona is set to drop the cases when court reconvenes to hear the case on 26 April During the last sitting on 5 March the case was adjourned after the applicants failed to show up in court and Gerada’s lawyer Paul Lia said that “everyone wants to prove their innocence the Caruana Galizia family had said “if economy minister Chris Cardona and his aide Joe Gerada were innocent they could prove this immediately by publishing their mobile phone location data which would show precisely where they were located at the time and day that they said they were not at the FKK Acapulco brothel.” “I have received some harsh criticism on my decision to resort to legal remedies to defend myself I still believe that my decision to protect my reputation and my family from fabrications and lies made simply to damage my twenty-year political career was the right one at the time Caruana Galizia has led to a re-consideration of these libel proceedings and I have entrusted my legal counsel to see how best it would be to move forward I therefore do not wish to comment further on the case until proceedings are concluded,” Cardona told the Daphne Project Join our Corporate Democratic Responsibility Program The Shift is an independent online news platform committed to investigative journalism and the defence of press freedom cultural and social commentary from civil society We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience A court-appointed IT expert said on Friday said he could safely say that the phones of Chris Cardona and an associate "could have been" at a German town on the night they allegedly visited a brothel in 2017 Keith Cutajar said he had no technical reason to doubt that the town of Velbert had been covered by an antenna the triangulation process was rather problematic given that so far only one of the two service providers had answered the expert’s calls for additional information Basing his findings on technical phone location data provided by a German service provider, Cutajar explained to a board conducting the public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia how he had worked his way through records linked to one particular antenna.  Caruana Galizia had claimed in January 2017 that Cardona and an official in his ministry had visited a brothel while in Germany on official business. The former economy minister denied the allegation and sued the journalist.  IT expert Cutajar said that the sole antenna in the area was located on a factory roof just north of Essen which is around 20km to 30km away from Velbert The expert explained that Velbert was located directly south of the antenna with little interference in between.  Records related to two mobile phones and two SIM cards the other registered in the name of “Dr Cardona.” meaning that they were “very close" [vicinissimi] Asked by parte civile lawyers Jason Azzopardi and Therese Comodini Cachia to gauge the location of the brothel which, based on Caruana Galizia's own entry on her Running Commentary on January 31 was some half an hour’s drive from Essen the expert said Velbert was within the antenna’s range “I find no technical reason why not,” he said the Mimcol phone had registered a single hit with the antenna at around 6pm The other phone had logged 12 to 15 times up to 6.40pm with no further data having been requested beyond that timeframe adding that it was unlikely that such data would be available today given that the German service providers keep such tap files up to a maximum of 10 weeks.  Daphne's website targeted by unique 'social engineering attempt' Caruana Galizia's website had been targeted by a unique “social engineering attempt,” details of which were divulged during Friday’s sitting by another witness Ian Castillo's company had handled the blog since 2014 providing the journalist with advice on how to improve readership “This was probably the only case I remember where we had a social engineering attempt,” said the expert drawing an analogy to when someone pretended to be “a metre reader to gain access to your home” The company had received an e-mail on February 11 before recipients realised that the sender was not actually Caruana Galizia.  Cloning the website would have enabled the ‘hackers’ to send out and receive emails mirroring the journalist and thus potentially also identifying her sources The sender of those emails clearly knew the names of the persons within the organisation and their email addresses adding that those emails had been intended to trace data which could have served to change Caruana Galizia's website.  mirroring the journalist and thus “potentially also identifying her sources” the attempt was detected and the email exchange was abruptly stopped explaining that such social engineering was no ordinary hacking attempt.  Asked by the board whether the incident had been reported to the police the witness said he had immediately spoken to Caruana Galizia who had engaged a lawyer to handle the matter.  “Daphne was our only customer targeted by such a social engineering attempt,” concluded the witness confirming that the first email had reached his company on February “Significantly close to the Cardona incident," Comodini Cachia remarked to the board merely 10 days later,” added Azzopardi.  Court accepts request for €46,000 garnishee on blogger sued for defamation by Chris Cardona for alleging he was seen inside German brothel those defending Caruana Galizia are doing a disservice to “serious journalism” and the freedom of expression. Moreover it said that while Cardona would be opening a number of other libel cases against the Nationalist Party’s media The Daphne Caruana Galizia inquiry receives a technical report on geolocation data for Chris Cardona's mobile phone while on official government business in Germany in January 2017 when the journalist alleged he had visited a brothel Putting deputy police commissioner Silvio Valletta in charge of the investigations into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia is what derailed the ongoing investigations and not the court’s decision to have him removed On Friday, the Constitutional Appeal Court confirmed a lower court’s decision that Valletta’s involvement was in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights who is married to Cabinet minister Justyne Caruana should have never been put in charge of the proceedings against three men accused of the journalist’s murder government and its mercenaries in the so-called independent media mocked the Caruana Galizia family when the political interference in the investigations was first flagged The landmark decision vindicated the family’s concerns that there is no willingness to identify and take action against the mastermind of the heinous crime The family affirms that Caruana Galizia was murdered for her investigative work which involved the highest echelons of government and the political class In its ruling the court observed that Valletta himself had testified that “no-one was excluded” and that meant his spouse Justyne Caruana and himself too were not above suspicion The court also said that in view of allegations that the anti-money laundering agency – the FIAU – where Valletta was a board member failed to investigate a report on money-laundering by political persons his continued presence in the murder investigation “seriously undermined the element of objective impartiality” This flagrant conflict of interest was clear from day one but apparently was of no concern to government This only confirms the suspicions that there is no political will to identify the mastermind behind the murder It is all too clear that the Labour government’s only intent is to silence and discredit Caruana Galizia This effectively froze Caruana Galizia’s bank accounts and on the fateful day of her death on 16 October Caruana Galizia was on her way to the bank see whether she could access her accounts After going gung-ho on Caruana Galizia, the Minister decided to drop the cases, as did Gerada this week meaning that Cardona would rather live in the shadows cast by the allegations than go all the way and have court confirm his declared innocence In February 2017, Cardona’s spokesperson told the Malta Independent: “although the allegations made about him are baseless and the Minister is ready to substantiate his statements by means of concrete evidence as opposed to the source of such allegations that has not All the necessary evidence will be produced in Court during libel proceedings since the Minister feels this is the right forum for them to be presented in the light of such serious allegations against him.” And Cardona’s decision to drop the cases has nothing to do with Caruana Galizia death because after first insisting that he would not drop the cases and he would press ahead with providing court evidence which would prove his innocence Cardona’s lawyers  made a formal cancellation request after Cardona failed to turn up in Court in May Cardona took advantage of a technicality in court proceedings to have the cases cancelled and thus preventing evidence showing whether Cardona was indeed at the FKK Acapulco from being presented in court If Cardona is as innocent as he claims to be why not have the court prove it? If Caruana Galizia was truly a victim of a ruse aimed at misleading her about Cardona’s whereabouts why did Cardona opt for the cancellation of the cases If his aide was equally innocent and felt aggrieved by the the allegations The Minister said he was going to present the evidence in court They have no problem calling Caruana Galizia ‘a liar’ at every turn yet it’s members of government who keep failing to come clean Lawyers appearing for blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia in libel proceedings said they were on no "fishing expedition" to prove through their submissions that a minister and his consultant had visited a brothel in Germany Daphne Caruana Galizia walking into court last month was intended to preserve scientific evidence which Minister Chris Cardona and consultant Joseph Gerada ought to be interested in securing The submissions concerned an urgent application filed in April wherein Ms Caruana Galizia's lawyers had requested the court to order the preservation of the TAP file containing indicative traffic data linked to the time-frame coinciding with the official visit Such data would provide scientific evidence of the data subject's whereabouts and would thus show whether the minister and his aide did actually visit Velbert explained that such TAP files contain "clear independent and indisputable evidence" which might prove indispensable to determine the actual whereabouts of the two Maltese government officials TAP3 files include timestamps of calls made and text messages sent location area codes of phone calls and the cell tower ID of the network of the foreign operator service pointed out that this case presented a scenario where a journalist claimed to have an eyewitness to support her allegations whereas the minister has issued public statements denying he was anywhere near Velbert "Someone is going to take a false oath in this case," Dr Zammit Maempel warned.  The request for preservation of such data was being made as a precautionary measure since TAP files are only preserved by the service provider up to a period of six months The request was for the preservation of such data expressing surprise at the fact that the request had not been forwarded by the minister himself.  said Ms Caruana Galizia was a blogger who instigated political hatred and ridiculed her targeted victims so as to impact their credibility "Such a woman did not deserve to be called a journalist," he claimed The blogger's allegations concerned an occasion when Minister Cardona was abroad on official duty which was proved to have been carried out well or watch a football match was irrelevant," the lawyer argued Ms Caruana Galizia chose not to take the procedural route of putting forward facts to prove her allegations she claimed to have passed 'a fair comment' it is time for society to protect public figures drawing a line about which information lies in the public interest and which is private Sensitive data that is not relevant to a case should not be allowed A balance must be reached between the right to privacy and the right to information Privacy may only be cast aside when this is in the public interest and the law lays down clear instances when this applies In reply to an observation made by Ms Caruana Galizia's lawyers regarding the garnishee orders issued against their client Dr Lia remarked that these concerned only "a few hundreds nothing compared to certain amounts issued against other individuals." Lawyers Antonio Ghio and Joseph Zammit Maempel were counsel to Ms Caruana Galizia Lawyers Paul Lia and Mark Vassallo were counsel to Minister Cardona and Dr Joseph Gerada Minister's lawyers argue that mobile phone data cannot be used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected for A 2017 attempt to hack Daphne Caruana Galizia’s blog may have been trying to discover who the journalist’s sources were occurred ten days after Caruana Galizia had reported on former Economy Minister Chris Cardona allegedly visiting a German brothel in the town of Velbert while on a work trip “This was a targeted specific attack,” IT expert Ian Castillo said in court today according to MaltaToday “I’ve been in this industry for 20 years… handled many ordinary hacking attempts This was the only case I remember where we had social engineering Someone did research to try and get information before the attack,” he continued his company handled security for Daphne’s blog Running Commentary he received an email that seemed to come from Caruana Galizia asking how to access the blog the email was actually “spoofed” and was a hacking attempt Castillo said this was not a “standard” hacking attempt as it didn’t use bots trying to penetrate the site but was a person who knew names and emails They wanted details that they could use to access the site and its DNS servers and records He confirmed that the attack could have very well “potentially led to the identification of her sources” and was probably carried out by a professional I reported the issue immediately to Daphne Caruana Galizia who engaged a lawyer and I believe that she filed a police report about the matter,” Castillo said explained that the geolocation data for Cardona’s mobile phone could not precisely confirm whether he was at a brothel or a conference an analysis showed that he may very well have been at Acapulco brothel since the one cell tower that experts had information from was within range of Velbert where Cardona’s conference was taking place Cutajar said they would need information from three cell towers in total to accurately Kindly check your inbox after sign-up to confirm subscription Kindly check your inbox after sign-up to confirm subscription.