I sit writing this on 8 March, otherwise known as International Women’s Day, and I am reflecting on the last 12 months and what sort of year it has been for women. Unfortunately, the answer is...

At the end of the parliamentary sitting on Wednesday, Alex Muscat (PL) speaking on the Adjournment, made an impressive, well-delivered, calm and clear speech for less aggression and more sobriety in...

Maybe this whole European Funds for new member states has stretched our imagination a bit too far making many believe that rather than a means of aligning less developed countries to the highly...

Adrian Delia is building his political narrative on a distorted interpretation of the latest Eurobarometer survey. He is being selective when quoting the survey, magnifying some issues and ignoring...

Last Sunday's edition of the Malta Independent on Sunday carried a table of all Ministers with the total number of consultants/persons or positions of trust next to each and every name. With a...

Government will need to issue an EU-wide public market consultation for those interested in running the recently announced free transport initiatives for all school students. Government recently...

In his first Vlog for the Malta Independent, on the occasion of International Women's Day, MEP Francis Zammit Dimech speaks about the EU's strategy against early and forced marriages, a practice which...

That the Gozo Bishop says that it is not fundamentally important for him whether the cross should be displayed in a classroom or not, is highly understandable because the Bishop is after all a...

Initiatives meant to put the country in line with ongoing economic, social and cultural innovation merit full support. For instance, projects being launched in the blockchain and experimental medicine...

There is a need for more participation of women in all aspects of society, including decision-making positions, Labour MEP Miriam Dalli says. Apart from tacking issues like domestic violence,...