The gathering storm between the Polish government and the European Union will give rise to diverse dilemmas. One follows from the question regarding which sanctions the EU could deploy if it...

There was a time when families whose members did not share the same views banned all discussion on politics during the end of year festivities. It was the only way to stop relatives from engaging in a...

This is the time for stocktaking.  I will be listing a mélange of events that happened in 2017.  I believe that in most, the impact (positive or negative), will spill over in...

Thousands have participated in the well-organised public event held in Valletta, while others gathered for receptions and other parties elsewhere to greet the New Year at midnight.  People...

One thing is certain about the year that actually comes to an end today - it has left as many open chapters as it has closed. While that may be typical of most years, as targets and ambitions...

Although as of now, democratic socialism in Europe is in bad shape,  I am one of those who remain unconvinced that this situation need necessarily last for a long while. Increasingly, more people...

This time of the year is normally associated with alcohol consumption. It plays an important part and is today’s main protagonistof this festive season. Directly related to the production of...

The murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia was the most important event in the year that ends today. Forget Malta's first presidency of the European Council, forget the statistics of economic growth, and...

Last Thursday, I led a number of officers of Alternattiva Demokratika - the Green Party, at a short yet symbolic ceremony in San Ġwann commemorating Karin Grech, murdered by a letter bomb 40...

Samuel Farrugia, a 12-year-old boy who cannot see and who has moved and inspired many people who met him, has written his first book. Samuel, who likes dinosaurs, wrote a magical story called Samuel...