Yesterday and the previous day, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held its regular meeting in Malta, the first time ever this has happened. It is a tradition with ECB that its...

‘Bitter’ and ‘bluff’ was how the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader respectively labelled each others’ budget reaction speeches.  The two political leaders...

Today is Back to the Future Day. It is 26 years since the cult classic Back to the Future movie II movie was released in 1989. Marty and Doc used their time travelling car to go into the future, a...

It would seem that for us Maltese, at any rate, the migrants crisis is over, gone, forgotten, put on the back burner. It is, of course, nothing of the sort. Every day, something like 7,000...

Malta is poised to venture on the international stage in a big time. We may count the Middle Sea Race as the curtain-raiser, if we like. The race has become one of the classic sailing races in...

The aftermath of Budget 2016 as unveiled last Monday lacked in one significant factor, a factor that has characterised most Maltese government budgets in recent memory: the hype factor. In a...

On Thursday, the European Union organised yet another summit – the fourth this year – to discuss the issue of migration. European Union leaders agreed to boost the protection of its...

This year, France became the first country in the world to force food outlets to stop deliberately spoiling food that could still be safely consumed by people. It is widespread practice. Around...

When the government’s plans to sell Maltese citizenship were unveiled some two years ago, many were those who recoiled in shock over the mere suggestion of the concept, while others were quite...

Months of planning have come to a fruition as the Budget was presented in parliament. But while the political class of the nation was engrossed in what measures will affect who, there are a groupd of...