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Greece: Time is running out

Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 08:16 Last update: about 12 years ago

It was yesterday reported that Greece had made some progress with its creditors as the deadline for its loan repayment to the IMF looms darkly on the horizon. But has progress really been made?...

Politics: A new home for Parliament

Monday, 4 May 2015, 07:59 Last update: about 12 years ago

Parliament will be officially moving to its new home this evening. After months of controversy and delays, the new Parliament building at the entrance of Malta’s capital city will be opened...

Where governments fail, the real humanitarians step in

Sunday, 3 May 2015, 09:39 Last update: about 12 years ago

It is truly a sad state of affairs when private individuals are compelled to step in and inject a small fortune accumulated from hard work to save human lives, when a bloc of countries with the clout...

A Grexit by accident

Saturday, 2 May 2015, 11:39 Last update: about 12 years ago The Malta Business Weekly

Exactly one hundred years ago, the world was plunged into what we now call World War I by accident. No one wanted the war, no one foresaw it happening, but it did and even today the world weeps for...

Traffic: Definitely not a perception

Friday, 1 May 2015, 08:02 Last update: about 12 years ago

Driving in Malta during the day has become an absolute nightmare. Unless the schools are off for holidays, you can expect to sit fuming in traffic for up to an hour to make the simplest of...

Migration: Burden sharing should be mandatory

Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 08:09 Last update: about 12 years ago

It seems that Europe is having a change of heart when it comes to the issue of mandatory burden sharing. Last week’s extraordinary summit on migration debated and approved a ten-point plan...

Spring Hunting: A bold and welcome move

Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 07:59 Last update: about 12 years ago

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was yesterday true to his word and closed the spring hunting season after repeated incidents where the law was broken. This publishing house unreservedly backs the...

Politics: Sunday sermons

Monday, 27 April 2015, 08:03 Last update: about 12 years ago

So it seems that we’re back to the old ways on the political front. Yesterday, the leaders of both political parties delivered their Sunday sermons. They had both done so in the lead-up to...

23 April: a shameful day in European history

Sunday, 26 April 2015, 08:00 Last update: about 12 years ago

The European Union's leaders this week not only failed the thousands of would-be migrants intending to seek refuge somewhere in Europe from the horrors of their own countries, but they failed their...

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