We often speak about the downsides of sudden economic prosperity in the country. Many aspects of the country had to change radically in order to deal with the changing reality – a paradigm shift...

Anyonefamiliarwith the Brussels bubble and thosewhofollowdevelopmentson EU matters, haveeagerlyawaited the State of the Union Speech, which the President of the EuropeanCommissiondeliveredonWednesday....

As the MEP election draws nearer, bad news continues to pour in. The Police clash with environmental protestors, while businessmen and politicians continue to trample over our peace of mind and our...

The economy has been growing steadily and the government continues to watch out for and empower  those who are not feeling it. The forthcoming budget will continue in that direction. The...

While in 1994, the French historian Alain Blondy wrote that "nothing is more alien to the Maltese than the idea of State" ('Rien n'est plus étranger aux Maltais que l'idée de l'Etat'),...

The Pastoral letter issued last Sunday by our bishops on the questions and problems faced by Maltese and foreign couples wishing to rent an apartment hit the nail on the head. People, especially young...

I refer to the letter by Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap appearing in The Malta Independent on Sunday of 9 September, under the heading 'Hell Exists'. In a survey among Maltese Catholics some years ago, 52.3...

The world of work is changing rapidly and so are the skills that companies need. Malta's buoyant economy is experiencing faster changes than the rest of Europe, calling for an even larger adjustment....

Earlier this week, the President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker stood before the European Parliament and delivered the annual State of the Union speech. It was his last State of the...

There is a group of people, present in their hundreds but backed by silent thousands, that every month stand in front of what is known as the Great Siege Monument, in order to remind the Prime...