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The devil is in the detail

Monday, 7 July 2014, 09:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Marlene Farrugia

        It’s a shockingly impressive economic mutant, but a mutating mutant nevertheless. With Capitalism and Communism so lovingly...

How Jean-Claude Juncker made it to the Commission Presidency

Monday, 7 July 2014, 07:53 Last update: about 13 years ago Tarcisio Zammit

All speculation about who will succeed  Jose' Manuel Barroso as President of the European Commission ended on Friday 27 June, when the European Council adopted the decision to propose...

Still waiting for a crumb of justice

Sunday, 6 July 2014, 11:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Alison Bezzina

        Late last week, this paper ran a story which, unfortunately, is likely to have gone over the heads of most people, even though it was about terrible legal...

Spinning makes a good story even better

Sunday, 6 July 2014, 11:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Noel Grima

        It was quite instructive last Thursday to sit back at the Business Breakfast hosted by The Malta Business Weekly and watch the Prime Minister’s renowned...

The stalwart with a heart

Sunday, 6 July 2014, 08:56 Last update: about 13 years ago Charles Flores

        The passing away last Monday of Anton Cassar at the ripe old age of 90 brought countless memories to many different generations of journalists, writers and...

Got the message?

Sunday, 6 July 2014, 07:58 Last update: about 13 years ago Charló Bonnici

        In a world dominated by the exchange of endless messages in just a fraction of a second, it is amazing how often the meaning of even the simplest of messages is...

The work is never done

Sunday, 6 July 2014, 07:57 Last update: about 13 years ago Justyne Caruana

         “That was the week that was”, you might say, as I had a particularly enjoyable surprise during a busy week. Mrs Josephine Sant, a centenarian...

Not just another week

Saturday, 5 July 2014, 11:49 Last update: about 13 years ago David Casa

Strasbourg plenary sessions are always a hive of activity, with many of the reports being voted upon during these meetings combined with visits of heads of states from Europe and around the...

The pursuit of answers

Friday, 4 July 2014, 08:22 Last update: about 13 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

        On Monday, Simon Busuttil stood up in Parliament and urged political consensus on irregular immigration. I felt proud to belong to a political party that is...

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