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Decline in lending –will shadow banking come to the rescue?

Monday, 19 May 2014, 09:49 Last update: about 13 years ago George M Mangion

It doesn’t rain but it pours when it comes to election fever in Malta. While many relished the lavish celebrations this month to mark the 10th anniversary of Malta joining the EU, few realise...

Rise like a phoenix

Monday, 19 May 2014, 08:52 Last update: about 13 years ago Marlene Farrugia

        “My stance is that I fight for something positive rather than against something negative.”   This is what Conchita Wurst told Radio Free...

The strongest hatred for the weakest reason

Sunday, 18 May 2014, 11:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Alison Bezzina

        I am all for freedom of expression, and I fully understand that this is hardest to allow when you disagree with what is being expressed. So, when I saw a spot...

The real issue on Saturday

Sunday, 18 May 2014, 11:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Noel Grima

Europe is still light years away from becoming a federal state like the US. This week’s European Parliament elections are the clearest proof.   In every country, Malta included, the...

Funds and games

Sunday, 18 May 2014, 11:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

With just five days of campaigning left to go – we’re meant to keep quiet on Friday, remember? – the mass of serious political issues like the government’s failure to give...

Vote for the entire team

Sunday, 18 May 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

Since 1987, I have been elected to Parliament from the 9th or 10th Electoral Districts, or both. I have been called upon by the Nationalist Party to offer my experience in the European Parliament that...

Yellow cards and family trees

Sunday, 18 May 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Clyde Puli

The Nationalist Party is asking the electorate to send a message to the Prime Minister regarding his way of doing things. True, next Saturday’s election is first and foremost an election to...

Why the labour candidates do not deserve our vote

Sunday, 18 May 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Ann Fenech

Every single one of the eleven candidates running on the Nationalist party ticket deserves to be elected to the European Parliament – people of integrity and professionalism who will be taken...

A vote for Malta

Sunday, 18 May 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Arlette Baldacchino

Later this month, we will cast our vote for that candidate who, in our opinion, will best represent our country in the European Parliament. Insular as we are, most of you will be tempted to vote in...

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