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EU money: Up for grabs

Thursday, 15 March 2018, 11:37 Last update: about 7 years ago David Stellini

Just a few days ago, I asked the European Commissioner for Budget Gunther Oettinger whether he thinks Malta will still continue receiving EU funds post 2020 and his answer, understandably, was...

Sustainability

Thursday, 15 March 2018, 08:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

These past years, pensions were quite forgotten as a policy concern. They have lately come back in the limelight, though it did seem that this happened in a sideways shift rather than because the...

Why make the same mistake twice?

Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 07:43 Last update: about 7 years ago Gejtu Vella

I do not question the role played by most ofour politicians in society. Most of the work carried out by politicians, who go out of their way and walk the proverbial extra mile to assist their...

Incineration: the accumulated cost of incompetence

Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 07:40 Last update: about 7 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Minister Josè Herrera, on behalf of the government, has recently published the Technical Report on the setting up of a Waste to Energy facility in Malta. Prior to the commissioning of the...

Air space

Monday, 12 March 2018, 08:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

The argument is, or was, that since Malta is responsible for air and sea surveillance over a huge area in the centre of the Mediterranean, it should also assume reponsibility for the rescue and...

Beppe Grillo and the Italian Election

Monday, 12 March 2018, 07:50 Last update: about 7 years ago Simon Mercieca

Those embarking on the study of history will learn that the concept of liberty is one of the characteristics of Western Civilization. The famous French historian, Ferdinand Braudel, penned a...

The last 12 months as a woman in Malta

Sunday, 11 March 2018, 11:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Alice Taylor

I sit writing this on 8 March, otherwise known as International Women’s Day, and I am reflecting on the last 12 months and what sort of year it has been for women. Unfortunately, the answer is...

Between sobriety and anger

Sunday, 11 March 2018, 10:35 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

At the end of the parliamentary sitting on Wednesday, Alex Muscat (PL) speaking on the Adjournment, made an impressive, well-delivered, calm and clear speech for less aggression and more sobriety in...

Entitlement and privilege corrupt

Saturday, 10 March 2018, 08:35 Last update: about 7 years ago Rachel Borg

Maybe this whole European Funds for new member states has stretched our imagination a bit too far making many believe that rather than a means of aligning less developed countries to the highly...

Heading in the right direction

Saturday, 10 March 2018, 08:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Alex Muscat

Adrian Delia is building his political narrative on a distorted interpretation of the latest Eurobarometer survey. He is being selective when quoting the survey, magnifying some issues and ignoring...

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