Positive impact
Friday, 10 July 2020, 08:01
Last update: about 5 years ago
Owen Bonnici
The decision to re-open childcare centres and SkolaSajf was a correct, positive and vital one. Through the re-opening of those institutions, children’s routines were put back in place, and...
Tax justice
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 07:00
Last update: about 5 years ago
Alfred Sant MEP
Substantial lobbies in Europe – and not just on the left – consider that the time has come to reinforce the appeals in favour of tax justice in terms of the structures set for taxation and...
What happened to constitutional reform?
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 06:59
Last update: about 5 years ago
Michael Briguglio
The official website for Malta’s constitutional reform states that ’You can make a difference to your life and those of future generations‘. It asks of the reader: ’What...
How not to deal with Europe
Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 07:51
Last update: about 5 years ago
Peter Agius
While you read this, the European Parliament is in open plenary session. MEPs gather virtually or physically to vote on 15 pieces of legislation today, from rights of persons with disabilities to...
The truth about Kalkara’s cart ruts
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 06:13
Last update: about 5 years ago
Tara Cassar
Much outcry arose last Friday following the hearing of a controversial planning application for the construction of 18 apartments over five storeys within a Class B archaeological site in Kalkara....
The state
Monday, 6 July 2020, 07:08
Last update: about 5 years ago
Alfred Sant MEP
There are some who fear that because of the current pandemic, many countries will end up almost totally dominated by the state. In order to counter the financial crisis which has affected practically...
A state in crisis
Sunday, 5 July 2020, 10:53
Last update: about 5 years ago
Mark A. Sammut Sassi
The conception of the modern state is based on the idea that those in power aren’t above the law. Despite all the theories and declamations of principle, the temptation’s always there for...
Post-Covid tourism
Sunday, 5 July 2020, 09:52
Last update: about 5 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
Tourism is understandably one of the hardest hit sectors as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the years, tourism numbers increased substantially as a result of an increased connectivity: the...
Acute observations of a freed hamster
Sunday, 5 July 2020, 09:04
Last update: about 5 years ago
Victor Calleja
For three months, it seemed that life indoors, like a little hamster circling on his wheel, would last forever. Strangely, now that we have been set free, or at least free to roam, everything feels...
We hold you to your boast, Robert Abela
Sunday, 5 July 2020, 08:03
Last update: about 5 years ago
Noel Grima
The prime minister has been reported to have boasted that Malta will pass the Moneyval test this October and pass it with excellence. Last September, Moneyval, the European branch of the...