The Opt-out clause
Friday, 20 May 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
This week much has been said about the opt-out clause on overtime work. For clarity’s sake, one must explain that on the basis of a 40-hour week, the European Union, over a proposal ...
Friday Wisdom: Hostages To fortune
Friday, 20 May 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
How sustainable is the government’s decision, with the concurrence of the monetary authorities, to lock the value of the Maltese lira in the ERM II at a fixed rate of just under forty three cents per euro?...
Reversing The natural order of things
Thursday, 19 May 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
The government continues with its drive to have the prohibition of abortion entrenched in our Constitution. ...
Start Your own knowledge-based company
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Many economies face the challenge of developing into knowledge-based economies in order to remain competitive. ...
Interpreting Globalisation
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Globalisation is a term that is increasingly being used in various texts and speeches. We normally associate globalisation with the economy, with the reality of a global market. ...
The Labour Parliamentary group’s vote
Tuesday, 17 May 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Although there are certain political leaders who never won an election – the CNi leader for one – it does not make sense for any political party to avoid setting out to win an election. ...
The Mediterranean Is a veritable gateway to Europe
Monday, 16 May 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
Acting as an important forum to bring together a number of stakeholders with a common maritime interest was the main theme of The Alliance of Maritime Regional Interests in Europe (AMRIE) conference organized by the Maritime Authority ....
Let’s Not regress
Monday, 16 May 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
When times are tough, when money is tight, when people feel threatened by the inevitable change that this new century and EU ways of living are bringing, it’s not surprising that we are witnessing a rise in fundamentalist attitudes....
Dire Straits: Money for something
Sunday, 15 May 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
It is really heart breaking to read about the dire financial straits that Dar tal-Providenza is in. ...
They Shouldn’t have to depend on charity
Sunday, 15 May 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
We should have cause to wonder how the welfare state is defined in Malta, when the weakest and most vulnerable members of our society are wholly dependent on organisations run by nuns and priests, ...