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Leaders of today

Sunday, 1 August 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Carmelo Abela

Recently in a discussion with my counterparts at the European Council I highlighted how I don't see youths just as a promise of a better future to come but indeed as major players in the current...

Maximising our human resource

Sunday, 1 August 2021, 07:30 Last update: about 6 years ago Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

Having secured the largest ever allocation of European Union funds for Malta since our accession - €2.27bn of European funds for the period 2021-2027 - we are now in a favourable position to...

The environment: safeguarding our future

Sunday, 1 August 2021, 07:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

There can be very little doubt that the environment has assumed a place among the topmost concerns for the Maltese public, and rightly so. The environment is for many, almost exclusively equated with...

€4.7 billion in EU funds to strengthen the Single Market

Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 08:25 Last update: about 6 years ago

The European single market is one of the EU’s greatest achievements, founded on the principles of free movement of persons, goods, services and capital.  The establishment of these freedoms...

We owe it to Daphne, her family and Malta

Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 08:01 Last update: about 6 years ago

This week we expect a major turning point in  a story of untold pain and injustice. The conclusions of the public inquiry on the barbaric assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the...

Elevating the people

Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 07:20 Last update: about 6 years ago Ivan Bartolo

In order to pursue politics that leaves no person behind, we have to introduce policies and practices which, at their core, serve to help the people. To lift people out of poverty, and also elevate...

Universal basic income

Sunday, 25 July 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

In his article under Business (TMIS, 11 July) George M. Mangion stated "it is undoubtedly true that our social security system is failing to protect people from destitution and hardship". While I do...

Education, the arts and our identity

Sunday, 25 July 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Justyne Caruana

Education is the cornerstone of a nation's development and progress. It is not only about going to school. It shapes our economy, forges relationships and values and provides us with the knowledge and...

Having faith in institutions

Sunday, 25 July 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Pierre Mallia

The World Health Organisation (WHO), the EU, UNESCO, the United Nations, etc., are all international bodies which people tend to put their trust or scepticism in. When it comes to organisations like...

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