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Gagged

Sunday, 22 December 2013, 07:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Charló Bonnici

Labour exponents have made a habit of portraying themselves as champions of personal freedom. In Opposition, they threw all their weight behind campaigns such as those calling for changes in the...

Conclusion of work on energy policy

Saturday, 21 December 2013, 08:59 Last update: about 13 years ago David Casa

This week I concluded my work on an Opinion on the 2030 Framework for climate and energy policies. The drafting of this Opinion is part of consultation process taking place at EU level that was...

Taking EU-China relations to a new level

Thursday, 19 December 2013, 10:07 Last update: about 13 years ago Meusac

The European Union has always endeavoured to keep strong economic ties with the other 15 non-EU members in the G20. Growing relations between the EU and Asian countries such as South Korea, India,...

A stitch in time saves nine

Thursday, 19 December 2013, 08:24 Last update: about 13 years ago Kevin Plumpton

In English the idiom ‘a stitch in time saves nine’ refers to the age old wisdom of damage control. It is simply logic that dictates that it is always wiser to take hold of a situation and...

One voice in Europe

Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 07:57 Last update: about 13 years ago Lino Bianco

What unites us in Malta and Gozo? That we are Maltese and Gozitans, we are one nation. Together we make up this nation. Our parents and grandparents all worked for Malta to secure Independence in...

The bottled Christmas spirit

Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 08:17 Last update: about 13 years ago Gejtu Vella

Today week people would be in a festive spirit and set to celebrate. Many would be determined to be happy. Others will make an extra effort to look and pretend to be happy.   The RTK radio...

A European telecoms market for citizens

Monday, 16 December 2013, 08:16 Last update: about 13 years ago Edward Zammit Lewis

Malta, earlier this year, has together with other EU Member States proposed to the EU Commission to present concrete measures to establish the single market in information technology and...

Dishonourable honours

Sunday, 15 December 2013, 11:14 Last update: about 13 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Friday’s honours list pointed to the confusion and dishonesty in the Labour government’s thinking and propaganda. It is obvious that certain individuals, most particularly the transsexual...

Overcrowding and expectations

Sunday, 15 December 2013, 09:15 Last update: about 13 years ago Stephen Calleja

Joe Cassar would have been politically crucified if, under his watch as Health Minister, an order had been issued for non-emergency surgery to be postponed because of overcrowding in the...

And they call these ‘concrete measures’

Sunday, 15 December 2013, 09:13 Last update: about 13 years ago Noel Grima

Some 100 days ago, at the October’s European Council, agreement was reached by the December Council (that is, on Thursday and Friday coming) that ‘concrete proposals’ would be made...

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