The Malta Independent 30 July 2026, Thursday
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Racism in Malta – a moral duty to take seriously

Sunday, 21 November 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Pierre Mallia

Racism in Malta - a moral duty to take seriously We have all been shocked the last days by the employer who let an injured foreigner on the pavement. Racism does indeed run deep in this country...

Neutrality as a key to promote peace, security & dialogue

Sunday, 21 November 2021, 08:15 Last update: about 6 years ago

The mitigation of security threats and the contribution to a more stable global environment, are central to Malta's foreign policy. Nowadays, security threats can take different shapes and forms,...

Towards carbon neutrality

Sunday, 21 November 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

Climate change adaptation and mitigation are becoming even more urgent with every passing year. Aside from weather events, which will become more common, climate change has a clear socio-economic...

The value that brings Poles together

Thursday, 18 November 2021, 14:31 Last update: about 6 years ago

There is a popular saying in modern Polish: “to defend something like independence.” It means taking a clear and determined stance for some idea or value. Where does the expression come...

Depenalisation and decriminalisation

Monday, 15 November 2021, 09:41 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark Said

Both processes have long been ongoing in Malta, and they will certainly in their own respective way contribute to free up time for our Judges and Magistrates in order to concentrate on the more...

Women under siege

Monday, 15 November 2021, 09:39 Last update: about 6 years ago

People fear what they do not understand. This week has offered us an explicit demonstration of what much of Maltese society does not understand: women. People have no idea how we function physically,...

Teaming up for necessary upgrades

Sunday, 14 November 2021, 07:55 Last update: about 6 years ago Justyne Caruana

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn." - Alvin Toffler, American futurist.     We are...

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