As Malta prepares to identify the course it wants to take in the years and decades ahead, it is worth stepping back from the political noise and assessing where the country truly stands. The past...

Addressing Parliament for the first time as Shadow Minister for EU Funds during the Budget 2026 Estimates debate was a moment of genuine significance for me. This is not a portfolio that can be...

Five years after his passing, Oliver Friggieri remains one of the few Maltese figures whose absence still feels like a national pause. He was more than a writer and more than a professor; he was...

Another 'Black Monday' entered our political timeline as a day when truth stood naked, justice cried out, and power mocked both. The Vitals saga, already steeped in scandal, reached a new low. The...

Budget 2026 was delivered at a crucial juncture for Malta's economy - a time when the country must consolidate its resilience and shift decisively from growth based on quantity to one founded on...

The Budget 2026 was presented against a backdrop of continued strong economic performance, yet with an increasingly urgent need for a strategic shift towards sustainable growth and away from a...

On 6 November 2025, the Malta Union of Teachers declared a trade dispute with the government on the University of Malta Junior College agreement. It is a fresh dispute for the union - the latest one...

Europe is changing the rules again, this time quietly and profoundly. this week we have been busy analysing the draft  Digital Omnibus and Digital Package in Simplification as well as the new...

I have chosen to start this article by presenting a letter that was sent by European Civil Society Organizations to Ursula von der Leyen a few weeks ago, on 30 September, 2025.  To: Ursula...

On 3 November, Alex Borg had a valuable opportunity to present his vision for Malta's future. It was an occasion for ideas, clarity, and leadership. Yet, instead of outlining a constructive programme,...