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J’accuse: Taste

Sunday, 24 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

I type this article to the noises and sounds of the Carrer de Blai in the Poble Sec district of Barcelona as it wakes up to a new day. I’m renting an apartment for a few days in this bubbly multicultural...

The Priorities of search and rescue

Sunday, 24 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The recent saga of the 154 stranded migrants rescued by the Turkish cargo vessel Pinar ...

Saving Our social services

Sunday, 24 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Public finances are out of control and the consequences of this is likely to be that our social services will not be further enhanced, in spite of the fact that the tax burden has increased substantially over the years. ...

While You exhale

Sunday, 24 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

In the five minutes it will take you to read the following piece, you will have emitted carbon dioxide, frequently identified as the chief culprit of climate change. ...

Making The Lisbon Treaty work for all of us

Sunday, 24 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

“Till recently, the efforts of the (European) Union were concentrated on the creation of monetary and economic union... ...

Tourism: Building A future in time of crisis

Saturday, 23 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The above-mentioned was the subject discussed during a business breakfast organised by The Malta Business Weekly on Thursday, 14 May, which I attended as the ...

Doing Better on climate change

Friday, 22 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

“We should therefore invest on an effective scale in inventing new technology. Contrary to what one would imagine, the Kyoto Protocol has not prompted this research”...

The Value of a pale blue dot

Friday, 22 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

“Today, we don’t need to rely on such verbal descriptions of our planet’s insignificance against the background of our galaxy”...

The Democratic process

Friday, 22 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

“Electing a new mayor in San Gwann would bring stability in the locality, which has probably had the highest number of mayors in local council history”...

Europe Of diversity and development

Thursday, 21 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

“Moreover, at times of economic crisis such as the one we are living today, we must remain attentive to the implementation and respect for these principles, as some may feel tempted to resort to protectionism and xenophobia”...

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