One of the main endeavours embarked upon by the Parliamentary Secretariat for the Rights of Persons with Disability and Active Ageing is to bring out the abilities of those with a disability and make...

At the end of the First World War, voting rights started being granted to wider and bigger sections of the population. Just four years after the war ended, Walter Lippmann, who is most famous for...

It is unusual for the President of the European Parliament (EP) to make the headlines. But incumbent Martin Schultz has been in the limelight rather a lot of late, for all the wrong reasons. One...

        There is no conceivable excuse or explanation for the government’s appointment a few days ago of a Labour Party candidate, who is currently campaigning for...

This year marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Eastern Partnership. The EU and various Eastern countries have become closer neighbours across the years, and thus the need to ensure...

The following article has been compiled by Peter James Sant, a lecturer with the ifs University College based on information from the European Union websites. Mr Sant recommends that readers consult...

The European Union (EU) has always been at the forefront of sourcing energy from sustainable means. In fact, the Europe 2020 Strategy sets the objective to create 20% of energy consumption from...

Every year, no less than one in four Europeans is affected by mental health problems. Recent research carried out by the Richmond Foundation reveals that 26.9% of participants in a survey said they...

Joseph Muscat never fails to tell us he wants us to write new pages of history. On the eve of Malta’s 10th anniversary as an EU member state, he decided to give us his two cents’ worth,...

After days of heavy hinting by the government on everything from the sale of Air Malta to the announcement of some major project in collaboration with those countries beyond the EU with which we are...