The Malta Independent 8 November 2026, Sunday
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Replacing Joe Saliba

Friday, 27 June 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Nationalist Party wanted Simon Busuttil to replace Joe Saliba as its secretary general. But it just could not persuade him to leave his lucrative post as a Member of the European Parliament to move from Brussels to Pieta....

Staggering The blows

Thursday, 26 June 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

It seems that the government wants to stagger the blows it will be giving to the people....

The Shipyard’s privatisation

Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The “consensus” reached in Parliament on Monday with regard to the privatisation of the Malta Shipyards is only the first step in a process that had to take place, sooner or later....

Political Seasons

Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Minutes after being elected to become Malta Labour Party leader, Joseph Muscat said he wanted a “new political season” to begin. If the press conference he gave last week on the first 100 days of the government is anything to go by, ...

The Rent reform

Monday, 23 June 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Social Policy Minister John Dalli last week announced that a White Paper on rent reform will be published by the end of this month....

JPO In denial

Sunday, 22 June 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

This past week the country has been shocked to the core to see with its own eyes the fragility on which its government stands: the fragility of one single MP who is hugely in denial – Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando....

Respecting Rules

Saturday, 21 June 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

All across of Europe, more measures are being taken to make it even more difficult for smokers. Britain is, for example, considering a ban on cigarette vending machines, removing cigarettes from display in shops and outlawing the sale of packets of 10. ...

Muscat’s Divorce proposal

Friday, 20 June 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

In many of the interviews he has given and in many of his speeches he has delivered since taking over as Malta Labour Party leader, Joseph Muscat has adopted a cautious approach....

The Pros and cons

Thursday, 19 June 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The progress made in the tourism industry all through 2007 – which was a breath of fresh air after a rather lean and worrying period – continued ....

Euro 2008 And immigration

Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

To realise how far the immigration issue has grown since the end of the Second World War, and continued to grow unabated in the more recent years, just take a look at the line-ups of the national teams taking part in ...

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