Due to forming part of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee within the European Parliament it has been my task over the years to monitor developments occurring in Turkey, especially in view of...

One of the major problems facing the Labour Government since taking office last March has been the regular flow of irregular immigrants reaching ourshores.  According to the data included in the...

In the wake of the Malta government’s adjustments to its scheme to sell EU passports – and let’s make no bones about it, for that, and not Maltese citizenship, is the commodity under...

With the coming of 2014, there is a general sense of urgency among the international community, especially among the main regional stakeholders, regarding the situation in Afghanistan. 2014 will bring...

Thirteen may be perceived unlucky.  For the widest possible of margins gained in the last general election, this does not apply to the PL leadership, loyal followers and allies.  Conversely,...

The Christmas season is a significant time of year for many of us. This time bears an important meaning not solely because of its celebration of the birth of Christ and his gentle humanity but also...

Before the first hour of 2013 had elapsed, I was at Mater Dei Hospital to pick up my daughter who had accompanied a friend of hers there after an accident.   On our way home, still shocked...

When I was a small boy, my mother used to send me to buy groceries, usually from Nina who had a one-room shop down our street.   But if Nina did not have what we wanted, I would be sent 100...

In my library I have a particular section for biographies. I rarely read any fiction, Harry Potter excluded, but in-between reading technical books about finance, economics and geo-politics, I find a...

Faced with negative public opinion, both locally and from all over the globe, the new Labour government has been forced to retract its new, albeit ill-reputed, ‘Individual Investor...