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The future of the EU: what the citizens want

Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 08:43 Last update: about 6 years ago

The Italian European Movement convened a conference in Rome last month to discuss the Future of Europe. This conference, supported by the Italian government, brought together representatives of the...

€7.5 billion for the digital transformation of Europe

Monday, 1 November 2021, 09:46 Last update: about 6 years ago

The green and digital transformations in Europe are spearheaded by the European Commission, the European Parliament and Member States as the driving factors for the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic...

The country we want for our children

Sunday, 31 October 2021, 08:36 Last update: about 6 years ago Justyne Caruana

"Nothing adds more wealth to the nation, than the return on investment in educating our children." -  Bob C. Riley, American...

An integrated and sustainable approach to Mass Transportation

Sunday, 31 October 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

I am pleased that government has come to the realization that we need a mass transportation system to reduce traffic congestion and emissions in Malta. I have been proposing the concept of a...

End of life treatment for elderly

Sunday, 31 October 2021, 07:34 Last update: about 6 years ago Pierre Mallia

There is good and relatively not-so-good end of life practice; the latter especially when it comes to the homes for the elderly, where the needs and wishes of residents can be known and discussed with...

Investing in people or simply lending a hand?

Saturday, 30 October 2021, 07:33 Last update: about 6 years ago

In my last article I think I was pretty clear about the way we are treating (or mistreating) tourism in Malta and Gozo. Government included two insignificant points roughly related to tourism recovery...

‘Ċeklem, ċeklem karozzin’

Friday, 29 October 2021, 07:16 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark Said

The Malta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) is the latest entity aiming to eradicate the Maltese tradition of the karozzini by proposing that horse-drawn carriage drivers be...

Poland has no intention of leaving the European Union

Tuesday, 26 October 2021, 09:01 Last update: about 6 years ago

Some people claim that the Polish Constitutional Tribunal ruling of 7 October 2021 challenging the supremacy of EU legislation is a first step to a 'Polexit'. It's a harmful myth. For Poland,...

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