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Oh to smile and do nothing

Sunday, 4 August 2013, 08:41 Last update: about 14 years ago Mario Rizzo Naudi

Try as I can to find a good thing about the first few months of this government only makes me want to weep. I wish I could sincerely say that this government deserves our full praise and another vote...

An opportunity to stimulate economic growth

Sunday, 4 August 2013, 08:36 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Recently, the government published a strategy policy document “Programming of European Funds for Malta 2014-2020”, which outlines the country’s objectives for the use of EU funds in...

Malta needs to ‘invent’ new sectors

Sunday, 4 August 2013, 08:33 Last update: about 13 years ago Philip Micallef

The Maltese economy has been doing well in managing to create new jobs especially in the light of the economic crisis faced by countries such as Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, Spain and Ireland. However,...

Virtue is its own reward

Sunday, 4 August 2013, 08:11 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

I decided to write this article following a statement made by President George Abela that the “Prize for Kindness” awarded every year by the Peace Lab (Malta) should become a national...

New EU Ombudsman

Saturday, 3 August 2013, 09:13 Last update: about 13 years ago David Casa

The position of European Ombudsman was established under the Maastricht Treaty in 1992. The Ombudsman is elected by secret by MEPs during the Strasbourg plenary session. He is elected for one...

Combating youth unemployment – a European call for action

Friday, 2 August 2013, 19:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Meusac

On 27 and 28 June, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat participated in the meeting of the European Council that discussed and agreed on measures to combat youth unemployment. These form part of a...

Addressing people’s priorities

Friday, 2 August 2013, 08:19 Last update: about 13 years ago Ian Borg

True to our commitment in the electoral manifesto, in the very early days of our mandate, we have set in motion a process to give the citizens the opportunity to participate and influence government...

Further improvement in air travel

Friday, 2 August 2013, 08:18 Last update: about 13 years ago Meusac

Air travel increased throughout the years and only a few ever realise that in one year, 800 million passengers travel from 440 European airports. This means that 27,000 flights are controlled in a...

Goodbye, Stamperija – you stayed too long

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 07:50 Last update: about 13 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

The Nationalist Party is to close down its printing-press, which has been operating for 40 years, starting out when Mintoff’s Malta Labour Party was elected to government at the start of what...

Lowering the transparency bar is a dangerous thing

Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 08:07 Last update: about 13 years ago Gejtu Vella

Rightly so, people are expecting higher ethical standards from the PL. This is basically the reason why most voted and opted for a change of the National Guard. Hopefully this change would not prove...

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