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And (digital) justice for all

Monday, 29 November 2021, 06:18 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark Said

While conceding that we will never have enough courts or judges, improving access to justice has been an ongoing but frustrating goal of our society. We have new technological tools to resolve...

Heading in the right direction

Sunday, 28 November 2021, 09:19 Last update: about 6 years ago

Fourteen days after COP26, we can look back on what two weeks of tough negotiations brought the world and future generations.  There are areas where the EU would have liked more ambition. Yet we...

Education for peace

Sunday, 28 November 2021, 09:14 Last update: about 6 years ago Justyne Caruana

"Without dialogue there is no communication, and without communication there is no true education."  - Paolo Freire, Brazilian Educator   I had the great honour last week to...

Backing up enterprises: 12 months on

Sunday, 28 November 2021, 09:12 Last update: about 6 years ago

A few days ago I was invited to address a conference by one of the leading business social partners in Malta, the Malta Chamber of SMEs. It had been a while since a similar event was organised,...

Safeguarding EU citizens’ fundamental rights through EU Funds

Friday, 26 November 2021, 15:01 Last update: about 6 years ago

EU citizenship garners with it several fundamental rights and responsibilities, as well as benefits, such as the freedom of movement, the freedom of settlement and employment across the EU. Moreover,...

The ‘kingdom’ of Corradino

Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 08:04 Last update: about 6 years ago

Discipline is essential to protect each individual’s liberty. There is the discipline we exercise upon ourselves, and there is the disciplinary power of the state to contend with when that...

Hope that brightens every darkness

Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 09:32 Last update: about 6 years ago Ivan Bartolo

There is a difference between Maltese who are eager to go out and vote because it is their duty and others who are reluctant to go because they are comfortable staying where they are, or worse, become...

Securing a better future

Monday, 22 November 2021, 08:48 Last update: about 6 years ago

The proposals being presented almost everyday by the Nationalist Party lay the foundations of an alternative government that cares and listens.  Our proposals are not just buzz words. Our...

Joe Micallef Stafrace – never to be forgotten

Monday, 22 November 2021, 08:45 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark Said

Quite some time now has passed since the demise, in January of 2021, of this great Labour Party stalwart and most humble, honest, and praiseworthy lawyer and gentleman.  Since then, many, ranging...

Positive actions

Sunday, 21 November 2021, 10:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

This week Parliament had time to take a detailed glance at the portfolio of European funds which have evolved into an instrumental pillar to the national budget in developing the country and Maltese...

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