We do not usually think of the euro in the same way that we think of Schengen but, in fact, they both have a common parent: the decision, taken long ago, to open up Europe and to beget a single market...

Next week’s Paris Climate Change meeting is the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) relative to the UN Framework on Climate Change, a framework treaty signed in Rio de Janeiro at the 1992 Rio...

I wonder if it is also happening to many others, but I have, in recent weeks, found myself applauding Vladimir Putin for stealing a march on the rest of the world by going full blast against the...

We all thought it a bit odd when the PM wanted to put off elections for the local councils saying that the people had election fatigue. Given that the percentage of voters is generally high and we are...

By now, we all know that Joe Debono Grech, honourable member of the party leading the most feminist government in history, verbally and crassly attacked Marlene Farrugia in Parliament last...

People have been asking why the women on the Labour benches in parliament did not stand up in defence of Marlene Farrugia, when she was threatened with assault by one of their number. On the...

I was really starting to believe as true that the new Parliament building would usher in a new way of doing politics in this country. However, never more did the famous Italian saying make so much...

The gamut of lyrics in all languages, and the number of musicians, singers and bands that have addressed the pain associated with 'goodbyes' is infinite. 'Goodbye' songs are commonly associated with...

It should be remembered that France, together with Germany, was one of those countries that pushed for the removal of frontiers and the signing of the Schengen Agreement. Today, in the wake of this...

Luciano Busuttil, who was in control of the House last Friday night - or rather, was not - when it met for a committee session, could barely conceal his delight as 76-yearold Labour backbencher Joe...