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After Protests, Putin says he’ll listen

Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

In his dozen years of leading Russia, Vladimir Putin has been the one doing the talking. Now he may have to learn how to be a listener...

Europe, Heal thyself

Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

European policymakers like to extol the strength of the eurozone: Relative to the United States, it has a much lower fiscal deficit (4% of GDP, compared to almost 10% for the US)...

So Will it work?

Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

The recent EU accord might have been about the future of the euro while the last minute deal in Durban might have been all about saving the planet on climate ...

More Unequal than others

Monday, 12 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Inequality is on the public’s mind almost everywhere nowadays. Indeed, in the world’s two largest democracies...

Reality And fantasy in tourism

Monday, 12 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Government has recently gone into electoral-campaign-mode by trumpeting vuvuzelas and exaggerating about results achieved in tourist numbers since the great depression of 2009....

They’ve Got the wrong end of the stick

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

A protest demo is being organised this week to demand that the sale, purchase and use of cannabis be decriminalised. The organisers and ...

High And dry

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It was wise of the Prime Minister to make a statement to Parliament yesterday morning, the earliest opportunity after the EU Council meeting, and explain his government’s views on the issue,...

J’accuse: Cool Britannia?

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Listening to London’s Heart radio on a Saturday morning, I got to know that for the first time ever the capital’s Oxford and Regent streets would be ...

‘Eurogeddon’ Fears dampen New Year celebrations

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The common question at office parties is not about the botched Arriva transport system but about what will happen if the euro collapses. Many are wondering what could really hit us next year if, as euro ...

What To say and how to write it

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

I received a call from a teacher this week, asking me whether an email he had sent me had arrived. It hadn’t. I told him to try again and said I would reply to his message, once it had arrived, to confirm that I had received it....

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