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Malta Meets the East...

Sunday, 24 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Malta joined the EU on 1 May; it was not the only small country to do so this time around. ...

Politically Correct bigotry

Saturday, 23 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

There was a time when journalists chose their words with discernment. They looked at life and saw its many hues. Today, the tendency is to see the world in black and white. At one time, people discriminated between...

Forward And not backwards

Friday, 22 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

These days one can follow the UK election campaigns of the major parties as they unfold. ...

Friday Wisdom: Interregnum

Friday, 22 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The process of selecting the new Pope was much shorter than many anticipated. ...

What’s In a name?

Thursday, 21 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

VATICAN CITY: The last Pope named Benedict guided the church during the dark years of World War I, espousing a policy of strict neutrality and pushing for peace through negotiations. ...

Aiming For a sustainable transport system

Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The term “sustainable development” has been used for many years by environmentalists, politicians and government planners without any agreed definition. ...

Is The Maltese economy under-performing?

Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

One did not have to wait for the Central Bank’s annual report to denote that the Maltese economy is under-performing. ...

Weighty Matters

Monday, 18 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

No, not the state of the economy or our now more-under-control deficit. Our weight, as a nation, as women, as men, as children. ...

Malta Within an EU perspective

Monday, 18 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Malta’s membership of the European Union, a market of over 450 million consumers, has provided the country with a new experience which we intend to live through with the utmost determination....

A Leap of faith

Sunday, 17 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

Few would disagree that the two most remarkable exponents of the Catholic Church of the past century were Mother Theresa and Pope John Paul II. ...

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