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Saving the little that we have

Sunday, 12 December 2021, 09:55 Last update: about 6 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Almost two years ago, Architect Edward Said submitted a request to the Planning Authority and the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage in order that they take steps to protect a Villa along the St...

The relentless drive hits a wall

Sunday, 12 December 2021, 08:48 Last update: about 6 years ago Noel Grima

This country is geared towards enjoyment, an easy lifestyle helped by an agreeable climate, blue seas and opportunities to mix work and play. Its attractiveness is based on relentless optimism which...

Christmas stocking fillers

Saturday, 11 December 2021, 08:42 Last update: about 6 years ago Rachel Borg

This past week has surpassed all imaginable levels of indecency.  Just because it is a government entity, a ministry, a Representative to the EU does not mean that we can get away with euphemisms...

Cannabis

Friday, 10 December 2021, 08:01 Last update: about 6 years ago Owen Bonnici

The harm-reduction approach we are advocating with regards to the personal use of cannabis has at its centre three crucial considerations: first that we need to stop criminalizing adults for choosing...

The Paris-Berlin axis

Thursday, 9 December 2021, 07:40 Last update: about 6 years ago Alfred Sant

The relationship between Paris and Berlin is a crucial factor in the evolution of European policy. Eventually, if trust is maintained between the two sides, even when they do not see eye to eye, some...

Free speech, hate speech, fake speech

Thursday, 9 December 2021, 07:32 Last update: about 6 years ago Michael Briguglio

Malta’s media sphere frequently features news on freedom of speech, hate speech, fake news, and the like. Different cases have been cited, involving people with different political and...

Minimum wage dilemmas in Europe and Malta

Thursday, 9 December 2021, 07:30 Last update: about 6 years ago Peter Agius

Debate in Europe right now is veering towards regulatory intervention for a European minimum wage. While the idea of pushing for standardisation of minimum pay all across the continent may gather...

Dora

Monday, 6 December 2021, 07:14 Last update: about 6 years ago Alfred Sant

After long months of discussions and negotiations the economic and financial committee of the European Parliament voted on a text which finalises the parliamentary draft for a European regulation...

The Speaker’s sins

Sunday, 5 December 2021, 10:33 Last update: about 6 years ago Kevin Cassar

“I have no names to give”. This was Speaker Anglu Farrugia committing perjury at the Daphne Caruana Galizia inquiry. In an interview he gave to Pierre Portelli in 2017 Anglu Farrugia...

The PN’s woes

Sunday, 5 December 2021, 10:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

This topic is complex. There are many elements to it. For instance, bubbles and echo-chambers; a remarkable strain of historical understanding; an equally remarkable type of familiarity with current...

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