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‘Some steps in the right direction, long way to go’

Sunday, 20 October 2019, 09:40 Last update: about 8 years ago

The Malta Chamber terms the Budget for 2020 as a mixed bag.  In fact, Malta’s foremost employer organization feels that while some steps in the right direction were made, these were not as...

Prosperity with a social purpose

Sunday, 20 October 2019, 09:38 Last update: about 8 years ago Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

The 2020 Budget is the result of Labour’s vision of prosperity with a social purpose. The Maltese economy has prospered in the past six years, registering economic growth at an unprecedented...

Gozo budget and green credentials

Sunday, 20 October 2019, 09:38 Last update: about 8 years ago Justyne Caruana

“Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll know you what you value.”  - Joe Biden, former US Vice President    The 2020 Budget presented by...

A roadmap to an Opposition reborn

Sunday, 20 October 2019, 09:37 Last update: about 8 years ago Timothy Alden

Two years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, civil society is stronger than ever, but the political Opposition has never been weaker or more lacking in purpose, direction and vision....

A greenwash budget

Sunday, 20 October 2019, 09:22 Last update: about 8 years ago Astrid Vella

​In recent years politicians have embraced environmental buzzwords, hence the Budget 2020 talked of the circular economy, turning carbon neutral, green businesses etc... However when a document...

Redefining an assassination

Thursday, 17 October 2019, 08:40 Last update: about 8 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

Where were you when they assassinated Daphne Caruana Galizia? I remember very clearly the moment I heard the shocking news.  It took me a few seconds to believe what I was hearing. Also seared...

Taking Gozo to a wider scenario

Sunday, 13 October 2019, 10:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Justyne Caruana

“What sets Europe apart is that we insist on a social model that consists of solidarity, equal opportunities and a sure amount of redistribution.”  Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former...

Setting the record straight at the Lands Authority

Sunday, 13 October 2019, 09:31 Last update: about 8 years ago

The Lands Authority must become more efficient and clients must be served in a timely and efficient manner: there are cases of people having to wait for years and, in some instances, for...

When saying the right words sounds like oinking

Sunday, 13 October 2019, 08:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Timothy Alden

When it comes to making the right proposals and tuning in to the needs of the electorate, consistency is key for those proposals to be credible. One may argue that it is no use shooting the messenger,...

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