The right to communicateArticle 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) stresses the fundamental right for a person or community to speak out, and receive information and ideas....

The European Union is a voluntary quasi-federation of sovereign and democratic states in which elections matter, and each country seeks to determine its own destiny, regardless of the wishes of its partners. ...

In the late Middle Ages and Early Modern periods of Malta’s long and colourful history, our forefathers embarked on intensive periods of church building that have left an indelible mark on our landscape. ...

I just cannot forget the humiliating speech made by Lawrence Gonzi last Monday on the vote of confidence motion....

This is a turbulent term for Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi. No other Maltese head of government has ever had to deal with so many difficulties arising from within his own party, from MPs who were elected on the same ticket....

Smoke gets up my nose rather than in my eyes. I can already feel smokers’ hackles rising and thinking here goes another sanctimonious article and it’s not...

Who would have thought that in the space of two years the financial regulator would conclude the tough assignment of leading an investigation into the workings of a local bank, after investors took...

When President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign unveiled its new slogan, some conservative critics were quick to pounce.“Forward,” they asserted, is a word long associated with Europe’s radical left...

Last week, the report on the Impact of the Libyan Conflict, for which I was co-rapporteur, was adopted with unanimity by the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA)...

Most islands face a number of permanent characteristics that can influence their socio-economic development. Island regions, like Malta, are characterised by natural handicaps, which lead to problems of accessibility to the rest of mainland Europe ...