Last Wednesday marked the European Day recognising 112 as the emergency number - a day where the importance of this phone number is reminded, and where statistics associated with the previous year are...

President of the Malta Chamber of Geologists Peter Gatt has long called for the establishment of a National Geological Service, a call which the Nationalist Party is also making. When speaking to...

Malta's perennial challenge is not a lack of ambition, but a surplus of geography. Insularity, often treated in Brussels as a footnote rather than a defining condition, functions in practice as a...

Environmental NGOs are right to describe the proposed Dwejra bill not as protection, but as a carefully packaged act of environmental vandalism. When legislation claims to safeguard a site while...

A report by the International Monetary Fund last week has both resulted in praise for Malta's economic situation, but also underlined the need to change strategy moving forward. "On February 4,...

Prime Minister Robert Abela's latest reversal on compensation for businesses operating from illegal structures following Storm Harry signals a leader once again retreating from a poorly thought-out...

A recent Eurobarometer survey found that Maltese citizens are significantly more concerned that the European Union average about fake AI-generated content, disinformation and online risks. The...

The Government this past week launched the first phase of its Family Court reform following a public consultation process held in late 2024, setting out a comprehensive package of legal, procedural...

Adoption in Malta is often criticised as slow, complicated and discouraging. For prospective parents, the long assessments, training sessions and legal hurdles can feel excessive, even heartless. Yet...

The Labour government has wrapped itself in the language of sustainability. We hear about a "green Malta", about open spaces, quality of life, and a future aligned with Europe's environmental...