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Maritime Green Paper – The Consultation process

Monday, 26 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The term ‘maritime’ in this context covers not only maritime transport but also affairs related to underwater and the seabed, and with the sea-to-land and sea-to-air interfaces...

Community Or social housing

Monday, 26 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

Community housing is being promoted as the new name for social housing in the UK, not least because of the negative connotations associated with the latter...

In Place of rhetoric

Sunday, 25 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The recent round of local council elections was the last hurdle before the political parties approach the last lap....

A Flair for half-truths

Sunday, 25 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Portomaso Tower is 23 storeys high, the twin towers to be built at Pendergardens will be 20 and 23 storeys high respectively and the Fortina tower is 17 storeys high. ...

Give Me a reason

Sunday, 25 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Who is to say why people vote for this or that political party? Unless there is a psychic out there who can predict people’s preferences just by looking at them,...

Malteseitis?

Sunday, 25 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

Reading the front page news in the Gens on Saturday 17 March, and after having sat through a whole session of Xarabank ...

Accepting Responsibility

Sunday, 25 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

There are two main forms of participation: integrative or antagonistic. Integrative is when a body has direct representation and shares in policymaking and decision taking. Antagonistic is when direct ...

MEA: Vince Farrugia Was ‘way out’

Sunday, 25 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

MEA said in a statement that it has noted with regret the recent public exchange between the GRTU and MHRA....

MHRA ‘needs No lessons’ from GRTU director general

Sunday, 25 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association expressed “shock” yesterday at the recent outburst of the Director General of the GRTU (Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises) Vince Farrugia...

Politics Of the middle ground

Saturday, 24 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

There are no politics without a confrontation of ideas, but the less obdurate that confrontation, the better.Democratic order can...

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