This Time, take the plunge
Sunday, 30 January 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
In a couple of months, the three-year term of the Broadcasting Authority will expire and a new one will be appointed. For the Prime Minister it will be a test of his views on the regulation of broadcasting in this country. Does he want to retain the archa...
Facing The reality
Sunday, 30 January 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The role of MEPs comes with responsibilities as well as satisfactions. On Wednesday, 12 January, 500 members of the European Parliament endorsed the European Union’s first Constitution. It was with great satisfaction that I joined in the endorsement of th...
The Blind lead the blind
Saturday, 29 January 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The shock waves radiating from the recent Gonzi budget seem to have had one refreshing effect: they are inducing one and all to sit up and overcome the complacency characteristic of Maltese political life....
Tourism – What future?
Friday, 28 January 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
January has all but passed, and the 2005 target set by the government budget of attracting a further 50,000 more tourists by the MTA looms nearer. By our standards, only 11 short months are left...
Some Leaden reasoning
Thursday, 27 January 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Any eco-tax on cartridges should be for the lead they contain, and not for the plastic that contains the lead......
Making The courts more efficient
Wednesday, 26 January 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The government last Friday published a white paper proposing changes to improve the administration of justice. In this interview, Parliamentary Secretary Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici tells Matthew Xuereb about the government’s plans to make the system more effi...
Relations Between Europe and the United States: out of limbo?
Tuesday, 25 January 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
This week, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly will be discussing, among other items, relations between Europe and the United States on the basis of a report prepared by Forza Italia (EPP) rapporteur Claudio Azzolini....
The Rise and rise of anger and arrogance
Monday, 24 January 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It’s scary, isn’t it? Labour has the scent of power and it is already misbehaving. ...