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The need for a European Legislation for a common charger

Sunday, 6 June 2021, 09:42 Last update: about 6 years ago

When most of us think about the European Parliament, it is often the big controversial issues that come to mind, debates that are important but mostly look at the bigger picture. Yet, being a Member...

Cheap labour does not pay in the long run

Sunday, 6 June 2021, 08:49 Last update: about 6 years ago

The term cheap labour has been used many a time, especially in the context of an ever-growing economy.  This constitutes a situation where members of the workforce are engaged in labour that pays...

Zooming in on digital wellbeing

Thursday, 3 June 2021, 08:04 Last update: about 6 years ago

Virtual meetings have skyrocketed over the past year, with the entire world clocking in over 3.3 trillion virtual meeting minutes. Researchers say too many video-calls could be affecting our physical...

Shaping Post Covid Malta

Monday, 31 May 2021, 07:20 Last update: about 6 years ago

The Malta Chamber was recently requested to contribute towards the post-pandemic strategy which is in development by government. Throughout the different phases of COVID-19, The Malta Chamber truly...

Reaching a balance

Sunday, 30 May 2021, 09:46 Last update: about 6 years ago Justyne Caruana

"Balance is not something you find. It's something you create." - Jana Kingsford, Australian motivational author. The virtual teaching that many of our educators have ably adopted...

The least we can do is decriminalise abortion

Sunday, 30 May 2021, 09:15 Last update: about 6 years ago

"Is this Doctors for Choice? I need to know how I can get some abortion pills." A tremulous voice was at the other end of the line. She barely wanted to give me any information, like the date of her...

Homelessness is not the pathology, but a symptom

Sunday, 30 May 2021, 09:14 Last update: about 6 years ago

Three hundred. According to Dr. Roberta Sammut, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, this is the number of people who were sleeping rough in Malta in 2019. This figure does not include thousands of...

Whose morality? Empathy or reason?

Sunday, 30 May 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Pierre Mallia

It is in the interest of pressure groups to do all they can to force an entry into the law which they see as morally licit. In tensely related climates an "emotional atmosphere" is created. These can...

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