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Two worlds, one Europe

Sunday, 2 April 2017, 10:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Noel Grima

The wonders of Facebook Live.  For all those who wish to keep up to date with the news, there is today that wonderful invention called Facebook Live. In one single afternoon last Wednesday,...

Challenging times

Saturday, 1 April 2017, 09:13 Last update: about 11 years ago Rachel Borg

As the UK prepares to exit the European Union and take with it significant influence on its trade and industry, financial contributions, cultural and historical ties, we are forced to turn our...

The bad side of the internet

Friday, 31 March 2017, 11:29 Last update: about 11 years ago Miriam Dalli

In a week which was dominated by a video showing a Maltese man and a woman engaged in a sexual act – and which was shared on the social media – Labour MEP Miriam Dalli chose to dedicate...

Why I voted Labour in 2013

Friday, 31 March 2017, 11:16 Last update: about 11 years ago Salvu Mallia

Nationalist Party candidate Salvu Mallia today explains what led him to vote Labour in 2013, but how it was soon evident that the Labour Party did not intend to live up to its pre-electoral...

A natural hub, a natural choice

Friday, 31 March 2017, 07:42 Last update: about 11 years ago Marlene Mizzi

The Maltese Government’s decision to offer a specially-built, state-of-the-art facility for the European Medicines Agency to relocate to Malta from the United Kingdom after Brexit makes complete...

All in the numbers

Friday, 31 March 2017, 07:39 Last update: about 11 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

The recent NSO report for 2016, which is based on statistics collected in 2015, shows some very interesting trends in the formation of our society. There is a marginal (natural) increase in...

Age: 60

Thursday, 30 March 2017, 08:03 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Sant

Not so long ago, sixty was considered to be the pensionable age. However for the sixtieth anniversary of the EU, the discussion did not focus on how to ensure that the Union would enjoy the restful...

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