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Brexit: The men who would not clean up their mess

Saturday, 2 July 2016, 09:17 Last update: about 11 years ago

First the UK had a Prime Minister who promised a referendum to his own party, when there was no clamour for it, just to secure his own leadership. Then there was a former London Mayor who threw his...

High rises: Reaching for the skies

Thursday, 30 June 2016, 09:57 Last update: about 11 years ago

It’s funny how things change especially rapidly here in Malta. Things go from pie in the sky into tangible and concrete reality in the bat of an eye. The pun was very much intended. About 20-30...

Brexit threatens us all

Thursday, 30 June 2016, 09:28 Last update: about 11 years ago

The man simply does not learn. When the Libyan uprising took place, well before the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, Joseph Muscat rejoiced because much Libyan business could be brought to Malta. For...

Brexit: The acrimonious divorce begins

Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 09:21 Last update: about 11 years ago

The European Parliament held a special plenary session yesterday, where MEPs backed a motion urging the United Kingdom to trigger Article 50, which means that the country has formally announced that...

Brexit: Crunch talks today

Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 09:24 Last update: about 11 years ago

European Union leaders will today convene for an extraordinary European Council called in the wake of the United Kingdom’s unprecedented and historical vote to leave the European Union. The...

Brexit and new beginnings

Sunday, 26 June 2016, 09:29 Last update: about 11 years ago

Now that the dust is beginning to settle on the United Kingdom’s decision to part ways with its European Union partners, the bloc as a whole needs to regroup and search its collective soul for...

Brexit: The world has changed, forever

Saturday, 25 June 2016, 08:20 Last update: about 11 years ago

Where does one even start making sense of the ramifications that will result after Britain’s decisions to leave the European Union? The repercussions are massive, both for those left in the EU,...

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