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Herzog’s Warning: the ECJ must be restrained

Sunday, 14 September 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

“Stop the European Court of Justice”, writes former German President Roman Herzog in an article with that title, which he co-wrote for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on 8 September. ...

More Stick please

Sunday, 14 September 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

One depressing trait that has remained a constant in the ubiquitous character of the Maltese is the relative disregard towards the upkeep of our public spaces. ...

A Moment In Time: What a way to go

Sunday, 14 September 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The daily exchange of banter and jokes during my days at PBS always took place early in the morning when we shared our department’s one set of newspapers to help kick-start the work schedule....

The Gozo Airstrip – military aspects

Sunday, 14 September 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Following the recent Gozo airstrip debate, what about the military aspect? Actually, an Armed Forces Malta (AFM) report on the matter has existed for well over a decade. ...

The World around us

Sunday, 14 September 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Sarkozy plays Chamberlain On 5 August 2007 I warned, in this column, that Russia’s economy had recovered sufficiently to stop growling empty threats ...

Medjugorje

Sunday, 14 September 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Kevin Symonds started his reply to my article on Medjugorje by informing readers who he is (TMIS, 31 August). This most probably was done to give more weight to his article. ...

Law And right

Saturday, 13 September 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Ever since my days as a law student, I’ve always been fascinated by the concept of law and right. Back in those days, I had always thought that law is intrinsically fair. It has to be fair...

The Public transport – towards a nice journey

Friday, 12 September 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Printed on every ticket that one purchases on embarking a public bus there is the phrase “Have a nice journey” – however judging from my experience this is hardly the case. ...

Walking Alone

Friday, 12 September 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

As my hair gets thinner and whiter it is happening to me more often that I find myself walking alone. It is not a good sign when my strong belief in something seems to the shared by practically no one else as I should think it unlikely that ...

An Energy partnership with Africa

Thursday, 11 September 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The European and African continents, so near in geographical terms, have had their fair share of cooperation. Throughout the years the European Union has had close relations with its Mediterranean partners ...

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