The Louis XVI prize is awarded by the Economist to the Leader who seems most out of touch with his people.  The prize is named in honour of the French king who on 14 July 1789, the day the...

I recall the first lectures on urban studies, when I was still a student: our lecturer, the late Perit André Zammit used to emphasise that “planning is for...

When Roberta Metsola and Ursula Von Der Leyen courageously travelled to the kibbutz near Gaza after the 7 October massacre, they could still smell the acrid smell of burnt bodies and most probably...

In the realm of national identity, culture, arts, and heritage serve as the cornerstone. They encapsulate the essence of a society, reflecting its values, history, and aspirations. Art and culture...

Today there are some who complain that no long term economic and social planning is being done. I agree that such planning is necessary. The interesting thing to note though is that the same people...

Quite clearly, on their way to the Stock Exchange, Maltese private companies prefer to sell bonds not shares. They do this in order to strengthen their capital base without having to worry about the...

There is no universally approved definition of the right to good administration. In the European Union, Article 41 of the European Union Charter for Fundamental Rights, provides for this right as...

Prime-minister Robert Abela went on another photo-op at a Birkirkara day centre for the elderly.  “We are creating a just Malta for pensioners,” he bragged. “This is a just...

During the conference launching the KPMG annual review of the property market held last week, Michael Stivala, Malta Development Association Chairman, in a tear-jerking intervention, told us that the...

I have been watching, mesmerized, scenes broadcast live from Gaza. First, some days ago, from outside a hospital in Gaza City, and today scenes from a wide road as people streamed by, on donkey carts...