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What is abortion really about?

Sunday, 26 September 2021, 08:55 Last update: about 6 years ago Pierre Mallia

San Marino is on the road to legalise abortion. Euronews brought two interesting interviews. A woman says that women in San Marino go outside the country for abortions and it is simply not true that...

Crumbling old bastions

Sunday, 26 September 2021, 08:39 Last update: about 6 years ago

As far as social inclusion and well-being are concerned, there could have been no better display of this government’s sense of purpose than this week’s elaboration to the media of the New...

Angela Merkel

Friday, 24 September 2021, 07:32 Last update: about 6 years ago

This week represents the last week Angela Merkel will remain in office as Germany’s chancellor.  Next Sunday, German citizens will go to the polls to elect a new government. All of the...

Education: Somehow, somewhere, something is wrong

Thursday, 23 September 2021, 09:23 Last update: about 6 years ago

For the last two years, we have had a substantial number of teenagers failing in core subjects such as basic Maltese, Maths and English. For the year 2020, Malta had the highest percentage of early...

For the man who doesn’t need to ask. Ever.

Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 07:42 Last update: about 6 years ago

When I was young, watching Italian television, there was a deodorant advert with the slogan "Per l’uomo che non deve chiedere. Mai." This can be translated as "for the man who doesn’t need...

21st September, World Dementia Day

Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 08:09 Last update: about 6 years ago

Every September, people from around the world come together to raise awareness and challenge the stigma associated with dementia.  September 21st also marks World Alzheimer’s Day and this...

Smile, then smile some more

Monday, 20 September 2021, 08:46 Last update: about 6 years ago

It is indisputable that in the last few years, Malta has been through a lot – a merciless series of events hit our little country leaving all of us anxious and shell-shocked. It hurts me that...

The State of the Union

Sunday, 19 September 2021, 10:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

On many levels the State of the Union address delivered by the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, was invigorating. First because on a European level she conveyed a sense of...

Holistic education

Sunday, 19 September 2021, 09:45 Last update: about 6 years ago Justyne Caruana

We are living in challenging times. The fourth industrial revolution is upon us. The way we live, work, relate to one another and educate our children is changing in ways we never thought possible a...

Leaving on a better Union than we found it

Sunday, 19 September 2021, 09:30 Last update: about 6 years ago Josianne Cutajar

Last Wednesday, I joined my fellow MEP colleagues in listening to European Commission President Urusula Von Der Leyen's State of the Union addresss. The President touched upon a wide array of issues...

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