The Malta Independent 11 May 2025, Sunday
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TMID Editorial: Legislating against abusive lawsuits

Monday, 31 March 2025, 09:01 Last update: about 2 months ago

The government last year transposed a European Union directive that was aimed at preventing cross-border Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, also known as SLAPP lawsuits. These are...

TMID Editorial: BirdLife’s request for protection

Saturday, 29 March 2025, 06:41 Last update: about 2 months ago

BirdLife Malta on Wednesday had submitted a formal request for police protection to Police Commissioner Angelo Gafa following "escalating threats and intimidation." Speaking outside of the Police...

TMID Editorial: Malta’s defence paradox

Friday, 28 March 2025, 12:36 Last update: about 2 months ago

The most recent Eurobarometer survey, which is run by the European Parliament and tracks the sentiments of citizens all across the European Union, gave off some interesting data points, particularly...

TMID Editorial: The silent struggles

Thursday, 27 March 2025, 08:20 Last update: about 3 months ago

Suicide remains one of the most devastating crises in modern society. The impact is felt far beyond the individual, spreading to families, communities, and society as a whole. Each life lost to...

TMID Editorial: Access to medicinal products

Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 11:19 Last update: about 3 months ago

Prime Minister Robert Abela's recent appeal at the European Union summit in Brussels brings to the forefront a pressing issue faced by peripheral countries like Malta in the European Union single...

TMID Editorial: Is it time for a new fleet of ferries?

Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 10:41 Last update: about 3 months ago

The Nationalist Party last week said that a new fleet of Gozo ferries is needed, highlighting the age of the current vessels, with three having been in operation for 25 years, and also proposed a...

TMID Editorial: Football and nationality

Monday, 24 March 2025, 11:04 Last update: about 3 months ago

The next round of international matches began last week, as Malta's FIFA World Cup qualification group got underway with a home match against Finland. The buildup to this match and to the next...

TMIS Editorial: Still no flowers grow in Parliament

Sunday, 23 March 2025, 09:30 Last update: about 3 months ago

When the late Oliver Friggieri published his masterpiece "Fil-Parlament ma jikbrux fjuri" (No flowers grow in Parliament), it was 1986. The country was in turmoil, on the verge of a civil war....

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