The Malta Independent 4 November 2026, Wednesday
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An ongoing mission

Sunday, 27 July 2025, 10:18 Last update: about 2 years ago

The rights of persons with disabilities are not just those which they uphold and rightly expect to be accorded automatically by both society and the authorities, as so many have during the past few...

A milestone achievement for Malta’s green port strategy

Sunday, 27 July 2025, 08:41 Last update: about 2 years ago

The recent approval of EU funds under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the completion of the Onshore Power Supply (OPS) project at the Malta Freeport marks a major step forward in Malta's...

Address over-tourism before it is too late

Sunday, 27 July 2025, 08:34 Last update: about 2 years ago

It's July, and as the temperatures continue to soar, we find ourselves in the middle of another full-blown tourist season. In fact, Government's plans to floor the paddle on arrivals is rather...

The flaws of Von der Leyen’s €2 trillion budget plan

Sunday, 27 July 2025, 08:31 Last update: about 2 years ago

Introduction The European Union (EU), under the leadership of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, has unveiled an ambitious and far-reaching €2 trillion budget framework....

I am angry, you are furious

Sunday, 27 July 2025, 08:16 Last update: about 2 years ago

This morning, I woke up angry, joining the other furious thousands in Malta.  Why?  I realised that I needed to drive to Valletta and would probably get stuck in the usual traffic...

This is not normal

Monday, 21 July 2025, 12:30 Last update: about 2 years ago

We Maltese are accustomed to pretending things are fine. We smile, shrug, and adapt. We say “m’hemmx x’tagħmel” when faced with injustice. We learn to work around broken...

It stinks to hell

Sunday, 20 July 2025, 07:08 Last update: about 2 years ago

The scourge of corruption in Malta was in the news again recently, when the UN published its Sustainable Development Index.  Corruption has become so ingrained that the record negative score...

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