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EP elections: Cyrus Engerer did the right thing

Saturday, 10 May 2014, 08:46 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        MEP hopeful Cyrus Engerer yesterday announced that he would not be contesting the MEP elections after an Appeals Court on Thursday gave him a suspended prison...

Traffic: Absolute gridlock at rush hour

Friday, 9 May 2014, 08:15 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        It is now bordering on the ridiculous. Pretty much everyone had the same experience yesterday... bumper to bumper traffic all over Malta as people tried to get to...

Beds: More homes for the elderly are much needed

Thursday, 8 May 2014, 08:03 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        It is indeed quite a horrific dilemma. We often talk about the Health sector as being a hot potato. It is true. We pay our taxes and we expect results, and...

Sovereign debt, the most important issue

Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 11:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The European Commission’s forecast for Malta’s economic performance over the next two years is positive and the most positive point that was put forward was that Malta’s debt to GDP...

Ukraine: Is a European country spiralling into civil war?

Monday, 5 May 2014, 10:59 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The world watch in a mixture of hope and horror as the Arab Spring revolts broke out across much of North Africa and further afield.   The West and Europe intervened to help civilians in...

Let’s hope you stick to what you said, Mr Juncker

Saturday, 3 May 2014, 12:22 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

On 1 May, Malta celebrated 10 years of EU membership. On the day, we ran a leading article in which we stated, black on white, that the good far outweighs the bad in being part of Europe’s...

The importance of a free press

Friday, 2 May 2014, 13:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

On Monday (28 April, 2014) Zeinab Badawi (the BBC television and radio journalist, perhaps best known for presenting BBC’s “Hard Talk”) delivered a talk at the Hilton’s...

Terrific fireworks but a flat story

Friday, 2 May 2014, 12:15 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Malta yesterday celebrated its tenth EU birthday, so to speak. It almost seems like those past ten years have shot by. To mark the event, the International Fireworks Festival grand finale was held in...

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