The Malta Independent 28 April 2024, Sunday
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‘Too Much initiative’

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A person who has been employed in the public service for some time after having spent a few years working in the private sector recently phoned up this newspaper and, ...

The Right decisions

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

The Prime Minister’s address during the Nationalist Party’s general council meeting held over the weekend was an opportunity for Dr Lawrence Gonzi to update party councillors ...

The Coming budget

Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Last Friday Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi announced that the budget for 2009 will be presented by the government on 3 November. It will be the fifth ...

Constructive Politics

Monday, 20 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The clothes they wore were practically copies of each other. A dark suit, white shirt and a light blue tie, with the only difference being that the Prime Minister’s had some spots on it, while that of the Opposition Leader’s was plain....

Learning The lessons

Sunday, 19 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Barring all the imponderables of the future, that was a close shave, a really close shave. We never even knew we were at such a risk....

United Front

Saturday, 18 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

What was discussed – and agreed to – in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday is intended to give Europe oxygen to survive the difficult financial times the whole world is facing....

Catherine Wheels

Friday, 17 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

No, this is not an editorial about fireworks, although there is always so much to say about that subject too....

Last Year and today

Thursday, 16 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

It is often said that a day is a long time in politics. And it certainly is. So when one thinks of what a year could be, then using the same comparison it may be likened to eternity....

Burden Sharing

Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

European leaders will be meeting in Brussels over the next two days and one of the items on their vast agenda is the signing of a pact on irregular migration and asylum, which lays down a common policy that includes the concept of burden sharing....

A Knee-jerk reaction

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The Sant’ Antnin recycling plant in Marsascala seems to be shaping up nicely and is surely a massive improvement over the way things were just a couple of years ago....

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