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No European solution at all

Sunday, 1 July 2018, 10:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

I was shocked to the core, last week, as I watched the Lifeline enter Grand Harbour. At first, I thought that a harbour cruise boat had somehow found itself in the middle. Then, a split second...

Good news for more gender balance

Friday, 29 June 2018, 08:47 Last update: about 7 years ago Owen Bonnici

If one had to point out two important moments in the history of female emancipation in our country, those would probably be the granting of the right to vote to women in 1947 and the appointment of...

Populist dilemmas

Thursday, 28 June 2018, 08:16 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

A fundamental flaw embedded in the populist strategy, especially with regard to immigration, is that it quickly leads to stagnation, which could then probably end up in confrontation and conflict....

Malta won’t be bullied

Thursday, 28 June 2018, 08:15 Last update: about 7 years ago Marlene Mizzi

The saddest thing about the recent immigration crisis in the Mediterranean involving two different rescue ships, the Aquarius and the Lifeline, will always be the poor souls trying to reach Europe...

Up the creek

Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 10:24 Last update: about 7 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

The mother of all clichés would probably read; ‘life is a balancing act’! But, in my opinion this is only partly true.  Life really and truly is how we decide to make...

INDEPTH: Migrant flow shifting towards Spain – Michael Farrugia

Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 08:57 Last update: about 7 years ago INDEPTH online

Malta will be putting pressure on European Union countries to sign an agreement that involves the mandatory as opposed to the voluntary sharing of immigrants, the Minister for Home Affairs and...

Be the change you want to see

Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 08:54 Last update: about 7 years ago Camilla Appelgren

Malta has for 20 years been the place I call home. I’ve learnt a lot during this journey, and my cleanup mission has grown so much that at times it feels overwhelming. At the moment, the green...

Internet bullying and trolls

Monday, 25 June 2018, 09:47 Last update: about 7 years ago Michael Briguglio

Nationalist Party candidate for the European Parliament Michael Briguglio today speaks about internet bullying and trolls, giving ideas how the social media should be used better....

Pressures

Monday, 25 June 2018, 07:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

Criticism is frequently expressed about the performance of regulatory agencies in different fields of activity, from consumer protection to health safeguards at workplaces. Some, in their drive to...

The hidden Libyan agenda; Italy, France and Malta

Monday, 25 June 2018, 07:37 Last update: about 7 years ago Simon Mercieca

The issue of immigration continues to make headlines and has ended up a priority on the European agenda. The survival of Europe hangs on to the ability of the Western States to solve the migration...

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