The EU Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy was adopted in January. The strategy addresses the challenges posed by the use of plastics throughout their life cycle: that is, from the initial...

It has been a fairly quiet week for us, but whether we realise it or not, we are on the eve of great and momentous events. Let us begin with Britain first. There is an extraordinary EU summit...

The Government will not be giving a public amnesty for the illegal hunting that has taken place since September, the Parliamentary Secretary responsible for hunting, Clint Camilleri, said on...

On Wednesday together with the Arts Council Malta, we launched another exciting project within the sector - KorMalta, which will see our country having its own national choir. Apart from filling a...

We are failing to reach our environmental targets as set country by country within the EU. And therefore we must either pay fines or “buy” the environmental vouchers earned by countries...

That the trust of people in religion is plummeting at an alarming rate is for all to see and to be quite honest, I’m not too surprised either.  Religion is no longer appealing because of...

As one of Malta’s respected present-day thinkers Fr René Camillericommented in a breakfast show interview, one needed to first decide whether to laugh or cry. The television pictures of...

The “confrontation” between Italy and the European Commission about the Italian budget has placed European political formations before dilemmas that go well beyond that country’s...

This week the Italian artist, Tiziana Leopizzi, will be in Malta organizing a number of temporary exhibitions in Valletta. Today,  Leopizzi is considered the Italian ambassador of modern art. I...

1. Land Use Planning Twelve years ago, when the local plans were approved by the then Minister responsible for land use planning, Parliament proceeded to approve the inclusion of substantial...