Omar Rababah's entry into the political fray has highlighted race and anti-racism in Maltese politics. Islamophobia has long been shown to be a more acceptable form of racism in Malta, more so among...

Malta held a general election last May, and nobody talked about corruption. The Nationalist Party fought an entire campaign without raising the subject that once defined it. Alex Borg projected a...

When widespread protests broke out across Iran at the end of last year, US President Donald Trump warned against any violent crackdown on demonstrators, saying America would "come to their...

When still a member of the European Parliament some years back I was entrusted, on behalf of the socialist group, to deal with the negotiations that led to the adoption of DORA, the European law which...

The latest public consultation document on planning law is a meaningless exercise for it does not really address the crux of the problem. It continues to be an exercise in patchwork. There is no real...

There are moments in the life of a nation when we must stop and ask ourselves a simple but uncomfortable question: What are we no longer willing to protect? If even our places of worship are gradually...

We are at the beginning of this legislature, and so far, it has been quite the exhilarating experience. I don't have any qualms declaring, that this being my first time in Parliament, the learning...

Parliament is one of the State's highest constitutional institutions. As the supreme legislative authority, it embodies the sovereignty of the people and stands at the heart of representative...

Every law we enact, every institution we establish and every reform we pursue ultimately has one purpose: to improve people's lives. Institutions exist to protect the vulnerable, uphold human dignity...

Poor procurement can mean you don't properly analyse a supplier, resulting in lower-quality purchases. In Malta, public procurement accounts for a significant percentage of GDP and is recognised...