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How not to deal with Europe

Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 07:51 Last update: about 7 years ago Peter Agius

While you read this, the European Parliament is in open plenary session. MEPs gather virtually or physically to vote on 15 pieces of legislation today, from rights of persons with disabilities to...

The truth about Kalkara’s cart ruts

Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 06:13 Last update: about 7 years ago Tara Cassar

Much outcry arose last Friday following the hearing of a controversial planning application for the construction of 18 apartments over five storeys within a Class B archaeological site in Kalkara....

The state

Monday, 6 July 2020, 07:08 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

There are some who fear that because of the current pandemic, many countries will end up almost totally dominated by the state. In order to counter the financial crisis which has affected practically...

A state in crisis

Sunday, 5 July 2020, 10:53 Last update: about 7 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

The conception of the modern state is based on the idea that those in power aren’t above the law. Despite all the theories and declamations of principle, the temptation’s always there for...

Post-Covid tourism

Sunday, 5 July 2020, 09:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Tourism is understandably one of the hardest hit sectors as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the years, tourism numbers increased substantially as a result of an increased connectivity: the...

Acute observations of a freed hamster

Sunday, 5 July 2020, 09:04 Last update: about 7 years ago Victor Calleja

For three months, it seemed that life indoors, like a little hamster circling on his wheel, would last forever. Strangely, now that we have been set free, or at least free to roam, everything feels...

We hold you to your boast, Robert Abela

Sunday, 5 July 2020, 08:03 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

The prime minister has been reported to have boasted that Malta will pass the Moneyval test this October and pass it with excellence. Last September, Moneyval, the European branch of the...

Facing reality

Saturday, 4 July 2020, 07:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Rachel Borg

Our country is in the grip of evolution and it could go either way. The reality is that we risk going down into the abyss of a lawless state or finally re-achieving the security, justice and success...

A bright future for education

Friday, 3 July 2020, 08:55 Last update: about 7 years ago Owen Bonnici

In the field of education, our country continues to make a name for itself all over the world. An international scientific study places Malta amongst the best in the world in terms of student...

The Green Deal: please explain

Thursday, 2 July 2020, 07:26 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

The Green Deal has become one of the staple dogmas around which the EU anchors its programmes. It is designed to inject within all that gets done, the priority to enforce measures which protect us...

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