The Malta Independent 9 November 2026, Monday
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Dual Circulation – Enough time to get used to the euro

Thursday, 13 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Following long but intense months of planning and practical preparations, the first Maltese euro coins have now eventually found their way into the hands of the general public. ...

The EU And humanitarian aid

Thursday, 13 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Following Robert Schuman’s declaration, more than 50 years ago, only few would argue that the EU does not play an important and influential role in trade and other economic transactions between member states. ...

Joe The Birdman

Thursday, 13 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Well, it’s nice to know somebody is sticking up for hunters. And surprise, surprise, it’s a Labour MP. Joe Abela stood up in parliament and laid into the government for its horrible treatment of hunters....

Balanced Development

Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

Had I not read it black on white on the local printed media, I would not have believed the u-turn that the Nationalist government has just done, in going back to hedging the price of oil. ...

Effective Policies

Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

The efforts made by Malta to reform the economy were praised once again. In a report issued by Business Europe, the confederation of European Businesses puts our country as one of the top EU member ...

Dalli And Caravaggio

Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

One might ask, what do John Dalli and Caravaggio have in common? Simple. When there was an evident mud-slinging campaign, mainly fomented in-house, ...

Chávez At bay

Monday, 10 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

Hugo Chávez’s defeat in a plebiscite designed to prolong his rule and increase his power will inspire important changes not only in Venezuela, but across Latin America. Until the vote last Sunday, South America was divided into three blocs: ...

Preaching Where it’s needed

Monday, 10 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

I was amused last week to read a letter in a local daily ascribing all sorts of horrors to the Housing Authority’s ownership policies, and its help with subsidising interest rates in particular. ...

The World around us ...

Sunday, 9 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I had a dreamI started writing this page to you from a very windy and rain-swept London. I finished it in the warm sun of Sri Lanka hoping to see England ...

When Ignorance is not bliss

Sunday, 9 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

A new apartheid seems to have sprouted in Maltese society. Over the past few days hundreds of young people received their degree certificates in graduation ceremonies marking the successful end of their studies at university. ...

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