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I Said ‘Yes’…

Sunday, 12 June 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Like most of the French living abroad – even though I have been living in Malta for only four months – I was in favour of the treaty establishing a Constitution for the European Union. ...

Low-rents Gonzi!

Sunday, 12 June 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Excuse the pun, I just couldn’t help myself. However, when dealing with the unhappy situation of several thousand long-suffering owners whose properties are caught in the economic vice that are Malta’s archaic and ...

A Time for horse sense

Saturday, 11 June 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

There is no denying that the Malta’s tourist industry has been passing through a period of turbulence, having lost its momentum for a number of reasons, some of which were beyond its control....

Putting One’s mind at rest

Friday, 10 June 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Last Sunday, this newspaper presented us with a photograph of the leader of the opposition indulging in 40 winks during the parliamentary sitting held by the younger generation as part of the activities held during Environment Week. ...

Friday Wisdom: Is The euro forever?

Friday, 10 June 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Let me put it this way. Our joining the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) of the euro on 2 May has not brought any luck to the common currency. ...

Fighting A battle already won

Thursday, 9 June 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I watched the Bondi+ show about IVF in Malta a couple of nights ago – but more about that subject on Sunday. ...

A Separation a day

Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

In a reply to a recent parliamentary question, it came to light that 89 new separation cases were brought before the Family Court in the first quarter. ...

Navel Gazing

Tuesday, 7 June 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Having landed in Paris barely 12 hours after the exit polls of the French EU Referendum were out, I had the benefit of witnessing first hand the post-mortem as well as the political fall-out that the French vote generated. ...

Government’s Support for the services industry

Monday, 6 June 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Services in general are becoming increasingly dominant in the economic activities of developed countries, making the liberalisation of services a necessity....

Out Of touch

Monday, 6 June 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

If there was an opinion poll about Malta’s intellectual elite do you think the majority would know who these people are in Malta? I certainly don’t. ...

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