I cannot overstate the importance of adult education. It happens over the course of a lifetime. It covers the entire range of formal, non-formal and informal learning activities - both general...

Parliamentary privilege grants certain legal immunities for Members of Parliament to allow them to perform their duties without external interference. The problem is, once a name of any ordinary...

One of my main priorities as an MEP has always been to ensure that all Maltese citizens have the same rights and opportunities and are treated equally to individuals from other EU States. Although we...

The pandemic has highlighted the significant interconnection between the world’s economies and has shown the speed at which businesses and society are able to adapt, transform and re-invent...

As the single regulator for financial services in Malta, the Malta Financial Services Authority (‘MFSA’) is responsible for the regulation, authorisation and supervision of banks and other...

The first challenge I faced when made Chair of the Bioethics Consultative Committee was the question of embryo freezing to facilitate the process of in vitro fertilization. It is no news that I was...

The third Sunday of June marks the date when the world celebrates father’s day. It is a day during which we remind ourselves of the sacrifices that our fathers make for us. Sacrifices that in my...

The practice of solitary confinement traces its origins back to the 18th century when Quakers in Pennsylvania used this method as a substitution for public punishments. In the 1700s, religious...

In the world we live in today, one of the predominant disorders and prevalent threats to our social wellbeing is bullying. Bullying, though loudly condemned by every society and every nation of the...

At a time when the G7 members group have decided to tax multinationals at a minimum 15% corporation tax to be levied in their host country where they actually sell products, it is an open opportunity...