The Malta Independent 29 July 2026, Wednesday
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Brussels decides – to what extent?

Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 20:04 Last update: about 5 years ago

EU Treaties cover several wide-ranging areas that require varying degrees of common action and cooperation at EU level.  As the European city that hosts the main institutions of the European...

A rootless, ruthless PN

Sunday, 21 August 2022, 08:38 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark Said

Lately, there could not have been a more reliable and genuine rating of the PN’s performance than by a growing list of outgoing former MPs, officials and activists who had, for some time,...

I'm not on pot, it's MS

Sunday, 14 August 2022, 06:59 Last update: about 5 years ago

The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Malta (MS Society) developed over time. Today there are over four hundred patients living with Multiple Sclerosis in Malta, although not all of them are registered...

The environmental toll of cremating the dead

Sunday, 14 August 2022, 06:58 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark Said

In May 2019 the government of Malta passed a new law allowing for cremation in Malta. It is envisaged that until 2023-2024 anyone wishing to be cremated will still need to be sent overseas for the...

Time for a targeted campaign against monkeypox without stigma

Sunday, 14 August 2022, 06:40 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark Josef Rapa

Since May 2022 we have seen over 25,000 laboratory confirmed cases of monkeypox reported worldwide. The WHO has escalated this outbreak to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on...

Marking the 25th anniversary of the setting up of the NAO

Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 09:34 Last update: about 5 years ago Leo Brincat

It was indeed a pleasure and an honour to attend the commemoration of the 25th Anniversary from the setting up of the NAO. Having been the Minister responsible for piloting the legislation that...

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