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Germany’s boring election

Sunday, 22 September 2013, 08:44 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Everything in Europe has been put on hold pending today’s general election in Germany but all commentators agree there is unlikely to be any radical change in policy after today.   The...

The strike that was not a strike

Friday, 20 September 2013, 07:53 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

First Arriva on its first day of operations. Now Air Malta.   What do you call it when 17 pilots claim sick on the same day? As did one half of the Arriva drivers on the first...

EU: Why the German elections matter

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 07:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It should go without saying that this weekend’s German elections mean an awful lot not only to Germany, but also to Malta and to Europe as whole.   German companies, particularly...

PAC: Telling the story as it is

Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 07:56 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

At long last, the debate within the Public Accounts Committee has entered a crucial phase. David Spiteri Gingell’s scintillating expose on Monday swept aside many a hypothesis that owed more to...

Horse accidents: The only solution is to get them off major roads

Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 08:03 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It was only a matter of time before we heard of yet another horse accident. Only a couple of months ago, we published horrific pictures of a horse that had overturned its sulky after clipping a...

UN: Women says there's 'backlash' against equality

Monday, 16 September 2013, 08:06 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The new head of the UN agency promoting women's rights says there is "a definite backlash" against equality for women despite some significant progress, pointing to an upsurge in...

Questioning the Chinese investments

Sunday, 15 September 2013, 09:16 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Opposition leader Simon Busuttil has been hauled over some hot coals this week for having had the nerve to question what strings were attached to the Chinese investment in Enemalta. To us, this is a...

Motoring: Badly parked vehicles a traffic hazard

Friday, 13 September 2013, 07:58 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Vehicles belonging to the Environmental Landscapes Consortium are at times badly parked on the side of main thoroughfares while consortium personnel go along with their day’s work, failing to...

11 September: A world forever changed

Thursday, 12 September 2013, 08:03 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

As the world yesterday marked the 12th anniversary of the 11 September terrorist attacks on New York and Washington D.C., one cannot but also mark the fact that few are the ways in which the atrocity...

Maltese psyche’s views challenged by report

Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 09:57 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    In today’s culture, most men’s animal instinct has been changed from survival and propagation at all costs, to a sense of providing for family and offspring in the best...

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