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Making Malta climate resilient

Saturday, 24 July 2021, 07:17 Last update: about 6 years ago

Climate change is arguably the most profound challenge ever faced by humans. These past weeks have shown us that climate change is not some future event - it is already here. In the Chinese city...

Sex workers – prostitutes or victims of human trafficking?

Thursday, 22 July 2021, 07:10 Last update: about 6 years ago

Rita* is 24. Born into a poor family, she is married off at 17 and had three children. After her husband left their family, it is up to her to provide for herself and her children. Without an...

Is justice dead in Malta?

Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 10:36 Last update: about 6 years ago

People today have lost their dignity, their voice, their honesty, their values, their hope, their happiness, and especially their beauty! Man is in crisis with himself! He is asking: Who am I?...

Ambitious but necessary

Monday, 19 July 2021, 06:45 Last update: about 6 years ago Aaron Farrugia

The start of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU reminds us that we are only six months away from 2022. Yet these are a very crucial six months for our climate and the environment....

A smart, sustainable island

Sunday, 18 July 2021, 09:36 Last update: about 6 years ago Timothy Alden

This week, The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry submitted its feedback on the public consultation for the government's Low Carbon Development Strategy Each Member State of the...

Watch out for that e-scooter!

Sunday, 18 July 2021, 08:40 Last update: about 6 years ago

Standing upright, they glide, ghostlike, along the street. They have no emissions. They are alone, outside, unlikely to catch anything or pass anything on. They are no burden to the public transport...

A plan for a better and healthier society

Sunday, 18 July 2021, 08:38 Last update: about 6 years ago Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

Malta will take the setback of the  pandemic in its stride and turn it into an opportunity towards  sustainability. In the wake of the shock of a public health emergency that tried our...

Connecting Europe through EU funding

Sunday, 18 July 2021, 08:35 Last update: about 6 years ago Josianne Cutajar

Last week at a plenary debate of the European Parliament in Strasbourg about the Connecting Europe Facility programme 2021-2027, I had the opportunity to highlight the seclusion that Member States...

ESU Malta success in public speaking, debating

Sunday, 18 July 2021, 08:34 Last update: about 6 years ago

Ask any employer or HR recruiter what intangible qualities they look out for in a prospective candidate and among them you will surely find the ability to communicate confidently, eloquently and using...

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