Konrad Mizzi is not the typical Labour Party man. For one thing, he struggles to string a full sentence in Maltese, often resorting to English in mid-sentence and using expressions which are not very easily...

In the European Union, efforts to ensure transparent and “free” competition give great importance to the consideration of state aids. In the US, the major emphasis is placed on reviewing...

It is true that there are a number of positive indicators that point to a country that is moving forward on a number of fronts. In fact Malta has sturdy economic growth that is outpacing the Eurozone...

During this legislature, many expected that it would be plain sailing. The promised bearings were clearly identified and abundantly endorsed by a captivated electorate, prepared to break free from...

A few weeks ago, I wrote a very strong article against the choice of Simone Vella Lenicker, the daughter of the incumbent MEPA chairman, to lead the PN’s Environment Convention. I received all...

The latest Malta report from the International Monetary Fund raised a point that escaped much attention. Input from immigrant workers, mostly coming frm the European Union, was significant in the way...

It should have been obvious at the outset – before, that is, the general election – that Konrad Mizzi and Joseph Muscat are a team. They are a team not just in the political sense, but...

It was Mao Zedong who, in the throes of the Cultural Revolution he unleashed in China in the 1960s, came up with the concept of a never-ending cultural revolution, wave succeeding wave, purging and...

One particular aspect that has stood out in Joseph Muscat's political career since when he was emerging as a top-class journalist inside the raging volcano that a political newsroom anywhere can...

Knowing what you have to do to sustain a thriving economy and doing it are two different things.  One the one hand you need to be inclusive and very sensitive to reality and potential, to nurture...