The priorities of the Greek Council Presidency include, among others, gender equality. This Presidency stresses the importance of having more female workers in the European Union, mostly that of...

I am fed up with endless arguments between the government and Opposition in which the former emphasises that the employment situation is getting better and the latter stresses that the unemployment...

As co-president of the political affairs committee within the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, to which Nigeria forms part, I find myself horrified at the latest attacks in north-eastern Nigeria....

Three fundamental principles on which liberal democracy rests are the separation of powers between the police and government, the separation of roles and powers between the courts and the police, and...

Malta has experienced a decline in retail sales over five of the last six months, and while some of this can doubtless be attributed to changing patterns of shopping due to increased reliance on...

Months of political turmoil in Ukraine momentarily subsided once President Yanukovych fled the country. But the state of affairs in the region seems as though it is very likely to deteriorate further...

Voluntary organisations are significant players in Maltese society. Whether it is a band club, an amateur football club, a boċċi club or a village festa committee, the fulfilment of the overall...

The use of indicators is necessary, particularly when driving; but then indicators are also essential when making economic forecasts and projections. Different from factual statistics, indicators may...

The rioting at the detention camps is not an indication of how ungrateful African immigrants are for Maltese hospitality and the warm welcome of an island in the sun, but of how desperate they are in...

It was bound to happen. Appointing a police commissioner who had been so close to the Labour Party was a bad move. Irrespective of the man’s credentials, experience and capabilities, if he is...