The Maltese, according to figures published yesterday, are clearly the European nationality most in favour of putting the ‘ability’ into disability, and they are also the most in favour of...

An annual much-hyped event is this time round turned into an even bigger event, coming as it does, on the eve of a general election.   The statutory annual publication of the report by the...

As the continent winds down in anticipation of the Christmas holidays, the pressure on the decision-makers is easing.   There has been an unexpected tranquility in the markets: Italian...

Our sister paper, The Malta Independent on Sunday, has broken the news that the European Commission has ordered an ‘in-depth review’ of the Maltese economy.   It has motivated...

We say in today’s issue that “More than 16,500 people attended the approximately 140 performances presented as part of the second edition of the ŻiguŻajg Arts Festival for Children and...

MEP Simon Busuttil has one thing in abundance – affability. The man is friendly, always has a smile on his face and is always in touch with people. He feels the pulse of what is going on and is...

It is nothing short of incredible that the Labour Party has stated that, if push comes to shove in an electoral sense, it will retain Budget 2013 as announced on Wednesday. But at the same time, it is...

After decades of being prisoner in their own land, having been evicted from their homes and suffering oppression and killings at the hands of Israel, Palestine has been officially recognized as a...

The verdict on Budget 2013 is now out. While some including this newspaper have described it as ‘an election budget’ the opposition was rather critical describing it as an exercise lacking...

The Budget Speech read out by Minister Tonio Fenech in Parliament last night would have been considered, objectively, as a good Budget … were it not for the surreal atmosphere surrounding it,...