It is quite surreal, that 12 months into a new government, we have, as yet, no indication of an economic roadmap for this legislature. This is particularly disconcerting when one considers the fact...

Some time ago, when I wrote about Marie Louise Coleiro Preca’s presidential nomination, I said that kicking her upstairs, no matter how prestigious San Anton is perceived to be, would be a...

The European Parliament representative office in Malta has conducted a series of consultation meetings between business representatives in order to make a list of priorities for Maltese businesses for...

By the end of next week, Malta will have a new President. Current Minister for Family Affairs and Social Solidarity, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, will become the ninth President of the Republic of...

After not watching the recent Xarabank debate between the Prime Minister and Opposition leader, I woke up the following Sunday with an appetite for some good, interesting and intelligent political...

We all remember Barack Obama’s popular slogan “Yes We Can” in his first and successful US presidential campaign. It was a slogan copied all over the world as politicians of every...

The EU-US Summit that took place on Wednesday provided officials from both parties with the opportunity to make a strong political statement: one of a strong partnership between two Western...

By the time that this contribution appears in print I will be in Bratislava for the launch of the official consultations on the Trio Presidency preparations of the Netherlands, Slovakia and...

Those who call for silence and no public discussion about what happened last week at Dingli Cliffs are missing the point that this is not just a private tragedy but a matter of public interest. And by...

We need not spend many words arguing the importance of gender equality, especially in the context of the values of a modern forward-looking European society predicated on tolerance of opposing views...