Malta’s fledgling EU presidency certainly has a lot to offer, particularly in terms of placing Malta more squarely on the European map than it has ever been before.   Not only will the...

It seems to be the Labour Party’s destiny, that whenever it is in power, it misses an important appointment and that in a rather grand way. In 1997, when Malta was the European Capital of...

In Cologne on NYE 2015, there was, we all remember, mayhem as the girls in the crowd, out to enjoy themselves, found themselves surrounded, then groped and then attacked by hordes of North African...

All the reviews of Malta's economy by the various ratings agencies and also by the European Commission have generally praised Malta's economic record, but they also warned against a runaway...

The government’s announcement that the prices of both petrol and diesel have been, as of yesterday, raised by four cents per litre has gone down like a lead balloon.  And in so doing the...

It is a mark of honour to preside over the European Union, as Malta is doing these six months, but there is also a price to be paid. Nothing comes free in this world. Right from the beginning of...

The strategy at the back of the terror attack in the Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day is quite easy to understand. It aims at destabilizing Turkey and to render Turkey open to Isis and...

With the scandal-ridden 2016 now safely behind us, the country can now look forward to a new year with a fresh perspective although there is no doubt that many of the conundrums and calamities that...

As we ring out the old year tonight, we can look back and see how momentous this year has turned out to be. Many will undoubtedly point to the Brexit decision by the British electorate and the...

First it was stopping the Frankfurt route, one of the first and for many years Air Malta's flagship route. Now it is the Manchester route. Is Air Malta facing death by a thousand...