A lot has been written about the new administration’s decision to carry out a tabula rasa in the artistic management of Valletta 18 and the spate of resignations in the cultural sector that...

Just a few days ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and with the Ukrainian crises in the background, the 32nd EU-Russia Summit took place on the 28th of January in Brussels.   The...

The result of the negotiations is that Muscat got more than he wanted in the first place. And the situation is worse than it was, not better.   People tend to hear what they want to hear and...

A scheme purportedly intended to attract foreign investment (but talks of a “contribution”) and “talent” (although the link between the two is not given) has become a...

The XXII Winter Olympics will soon open in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, in Southern Russia. When, on 4 July 2007, the city of Sochi was selected to host the Games, overcoming competition from...

Managing cash flow is one of the challenges faced by businesses every day. A business can show very healthy sales and profit margins. However, if these sales do not translate in actual cash to be able...

Last week in Davos, Switzerland business, political, academic and other world leaders attended the World Economic Forum. The theme for this year focused on “The Reshaping of the World:...

Nationalist Party supporters were quick to point fingers at an “arrogant” government after the Office of the Prime Minister authorised Gozitan MP Justyne Caruana to make use of the Armed...

The EU is a unique political and economic cooperation made up of 28 member states. Malta was one of the 10 acceding countries that signed the Treaty of Accession on 16 April 2003 with the then-EU...

Last month, a senior Labour Minister informed the European Parliament that Malta lacks people of calibre. So with the government upping the ante about the high-quality applicants it was receiving for...