European Parliament:
The debate
Thursday, 16 January 2014, 08:02
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
It is a pity if the general Maltese public was deprived yesterday from watching the real, live, debate in the European Parliament on Malta. For that was the subject of the debate, as the...
We should be rethinking the way we hand out our citizenship
Wednesday, 15 January 2014, 07:57
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Rather than extending our citizenship to all those who can pay, as a country we should be reviewing the ramshackle and lackadaisical way we hand out citizenship of Malta if we really appreciate the...
Citizenship scheme:
It was never just about the money
Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 07:59
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The Prime Minister was quite cocky in his Sunday speech especially as regards the citizenship bill. He blasted the Leader of the Opposition for his stance, the Opposition as a whole and...
Middle East:
Obama's grand plan shrinks
Monday, 13 January 2014, 09:06
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Five years after pledging to remake the US relationship with the broader Middle East and improve America's image in the Muslim world, the Obama administration's regional strategy appears to...
Citizenship scheme back to the drawing board, again
Sunday, 12 January 2014, 09:27
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The fact that the government’s contentious citizenship scheme is once again going back to the figurative drawing board to consider taking onboard the opinions of Malta’s social partners is...
Eagerness is not all to solve the health service’s problems
Saturday, 11 January 2014, 07:44
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
After yesterday’s public humiliation at the hands of the Prime Minister who ordered him to remove the tent structure that without any notice or consultation suddenly sprouted at Mater Dei...
Judgement day for National Bank
Friday, 10 January 2014, 07:56
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The court decision yesterday that decided in favour of National Bank shareholders who had sued the government for breaching their human rights in the take-over of the bank in 1973 was not the first,...
Public transport:
On flying blind
Thursday, 9 January 2014, 08:06
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The impression the country gets during this phase between the end of the Arriva service and the dawn of the new service is one of being left in the dark while important decisions are...
The S in PBS could stand for ‘soporific’
Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 08:01
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The people who run Public Broadcasting Services usually come from the political sector and have little or no experience in broadcasting or even journalism. Hence, time and again, under...
Sense and sensibility on civil unions and the Church
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 07:54
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
For some reason, the debate on the civil unions bill, was not concluded before the Christmas recess by the House of Representatives. The second reading stage has been concluded and the next stage,...