Hanging In there
Sunday, 9 May 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
As I’m writing this, it’s still not clear who is going to be the next British Prime Minister. ...
All At the touch of a button
Sunday, 9 May 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 18 years ago
Malta Independent
How many times have you waited in a queue at the Public Registry behind those huge glass windows? How many...
Lots Of chewing gum
Sunday, 9 May 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Not a good start for the new Speaker of the House, Michael Frendo. There was uproar in Parliament...
National Identities, European identity
Sunday, 9 May 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The European Economic Community, as it was then known, came into being as a result of years of wars, of conflicts, ...
Advancing Europe’s Security
Saturday, 8 May 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 18 years ago
Malta Independent
This week I will sit down with NATO ambassadors to advance the ongoing dialogue among the United States and its closest allies on the future of European security. I do so because the United States is firmly ...
My Report on VAT rules on invoicing
Saturday, 8 May 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The VAT Rules on Invoicing Report is your second report to be adopted by the European Parliament. What changes is this report calling for and how will these changes affect business in E...
Balancing The state and the market
Friday, 7 May 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 18 years ago
Malta Independent
“We must resist the temptation to believe that a meddling, paternalistic state is the way of the future. Not only business, but also society as a whole, would lose out if we moved in that direction”...
Reform: A many-devilled thing
Friday, 7 May 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 18 years ago
Malta Independent
I had to give in this article before the outcome of the UK election was known. But whatever the result and the form that the ensuing government will take, all parties seem committed to electoral reform....
More Than just a feeling
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 18 years ago
Malta Independent
I never thought I would find myself quoting with approval anything that Tony Blair had said, but here it is: he urged voters in Britain to remember that today they will be electing a government and not expressing a feeling....
Adjust And reschedule or delay and default
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 18 years ago
Malta Independent
“This is a recipe for continuing political problems, as the Greeks would always consider the interest rate too high, while Germany would consider it too low (at least relative to market rates)”...