That the National Energy Policy was long overdue is a gross understatement.   On the other hand, that it was published practically on election eve, when the government had already lost a...

In my four decades plus of existence, I can only remember one other week that was as difficult for our country as the one we have all just witnessed and experienced. For as long as I can remember, and...

The European Union operates across a wide range of policy areas, aiming to improve the daily lives of the community's 500 million citizens. One such policy area is the exploration of outer space....

What is URBACT?   URBACT is the EU’s funding programme (jointly financed by the European Regional Development Fund), which enables numerous European cities to work together with the...

Reading reports of the court proceedings against former judge Raymond Pace, I couldn’t help but think “How cheap”. My kingdom for a horse, indeed, the difference being that unlike...

An efficient civil service is the motor that drives a modern state. From the most senior officials, who advise ministers and oversee the implementation of government policy, to the most junior clerk,...

One can debate at length about the goings on and turn of political events over the past weekend. But there was one subject that definitely came to the fore: Public Broadcasting.   The word...

    Election time in Malta is fast approaching as the date for both the local council elections and the central government one has been set for 9th March. It is going to be another...

What’s done is done and it is useless crying over spilt milk, the Prime Minister said when he announced that he will be calling an election for 9 March.   It will be five years and a...

After yesterday’s mad behaviour by the Labour Party and the crosspatch it dispatched to Xarabank, the Broadcasting Authority has held an urgent meeting and pronounced itself.   The...