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Socialism Or warped Marxist theory? - The big question

Thursday, 28 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The European Parliament has voted in favour of extending maternity leave across Europe to 20 weeks from 14 as well as introducing two weeks of paternity leave....

Wasted Resources: Water, water everywhere…

Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Marco Cremona, who is well-known for his opinions on water use and abuse, had this to say after Monday’s monsoon that hit the Maltese islands...

Scrap It: A good initiative

Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

In Monday’s budget for 2011, the government announced a scheme which hopes to rid our roads of heaps of junk that pass as cars....

Budget 2011: A Strategic, not tactical budget

Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Not many will have realised that the budget for next year was a strategic one which looks to 2012, the year in which the current EU agreement on public debt expires....

2011 Outlook: Budget wish list

Monday, 25 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The next few days are expected to be quite eventful with the government tonight presenting its budget for next year, a budget which is expected to be quite lacklustre from what has been proposed so far...

Maternity Leave, discrimination and the work-family balance

Sunday, 24 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Much has already been said and much more undoubtedly remains to be said in the maternity leave debate. And in Malta that debate is to be fiercer than in other countries given the fact ...

Maternity Leave Did Europe think about discrimination?

Saturday, 23 October 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

One of the biggest worries – apart from the cost to the economy – of extending maternity leave across Europe to 20 weeks looks to be discrimination in employment....

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