For the active, elected representative, there is never a dull moment at the European Parliament, whether it is meetings in Brussels or Strasbourg. The EU’s highest and most democratic...

I think this world is going all topsy-turvy. I used to be proud to live in a country where morals and ethics were applied with appropriate common sense – but it seems this is slowly, and sadly,...

Welsh poet William Henry Davies hit the nail on the head when composing his well known poem Leisure. “What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare”! The summer...

Two giant technology companies like Alcatel-Lucent and CISCO Systems view innovation in a completely different manner. Alcatel-Lucent spends huge sums of money in its research and development...

European Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding recently wrote an impassioned article in The Times of Malta entitled “Privacy through a PRISM” in which she lambasted the so-called PRISM...

The oldest and largest common European program is the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), introduced in 1962 as a part of the European integration project. It aimed to support farmers while increasing...

On Monday, July 1, we marked two very important and historical events in the life of the European Union.   Lithuania started its first ever Presidency of the Council of the EU since...

I am not an admirer of popes for their own sake or their holiness, but for the part they play in bringing their influence to bear on communicating what is, essentially, a secular message in the...

The highest profile endorsement given to Joseph Muscat at the last election was probably from Francois Hollande. Standing in front of a background of pale blue (quelle surprise!) the French President...

Perhaps I should declare my bias from the very beginning. I have a soft-spot for the boys and girls in “blue” as family members, cousins, nephews, in-laws, my grand-father and my brother,...