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Civil Society Network role in these turbulent times

Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 07:36 Last update: about 7 years ago Gejtu Vella

In a recent interview, the President of the Republic of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca said she was hopeful that people would set their partisan interests aside during this moment of mourning when...

What's next for the euro?

Monday, 6 November 2017, 07:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

I get people asking such questions: What needs next to be done concerning the euro? What developments are to be expected in this field? How can the euro be made stronger as a currency in...

Edwin Vassallo – the next choice

Monday, 6 November 2017, 07:21 Last update: about 7 years ago Simon Mercieca

With the heinous assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the attention of the Nationalist Party and its paying members was more focused on the protests against the government than on the election of...

We will not be silenced

Sunday, 5 November 2017, 11:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Alice Taylor

Yet another week has passed since the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. There have been no further press conferences, no updates or statements of reassurance from the...

The duty of re-composing

Sunday, 5 November 2017, 10:30 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

We have been through one of the hardest weeks in our nation’s history, culminating in Daphne’s funeral on Friday. There are some who, even as I write, continue to elaborate on the...

Constitutional Convention: upsetting the apple-cart

Sunday, 5 November 2017, 10:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

A Constitutional Convention is long overdue. It has been on the public agenda for years. Over the years, Malta’s Constitution has been patched up several times in order to resolve political...

Prostitutes and pimps

Saturday, 4 November 2017, 08:51 Last update: about 7 years ago Rachel Borg

By now we are well aware of the almost contempt with which the people of Malta and Gozo are held in this country.   Whether it is being kept awake through night and day with excavation works...

Curious

Thursday, 2 November 2017, 07:14 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

I find it curious that as of now, there are still so many people who seem like they’re still living in a bubble surrounding the events that led to this year’s general elections. All you...

Delia’s leadership

Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 13:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Stephen Calleja

Adrian Delia’s political life did not start easily. Even before he was elected leader of the Nationalist Party, the allegations that surfaced against him could have thrown it out the window...

Teacher crisis: Bartolo could not have missed all the signs

Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 08:48 Last update: about 7 years ago Therese Comodini Cachia

MUT calling a teachers’ strike is evidence of the boiling point that negotiations between the union and the government have reached. The sectorial agreement lapsed in 2013, the same year that...

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