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There is no planet B

Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 09:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Camilla Appelgren

What would life be like without an environment in balance? Sometimes I feel like some politicians worldwide have the view that it would be perfect. Why would we need oxygen to breathe, and an...

Stability is the word

Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 08:47 Last update: about 9 years ago Charles Flores

I have to admit I am always entertained by the antics and tribulations of Italian politics in general. More so when situations occur such as the current episode wherein we have watched the two main...

SMEs and VAT

Monday, 4 June 2018, 07:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

A large majority of Maltese firms are smes – small and medium sized enterprises. Actually, they are to be called “micros”, so small they turn out to be. Still, while carrying out...

Abortion

Monday, 4 June 2018, 07:57 Last update: about 9 years ago Simon Mercieca

Malta’s press was euphoric this last week following the Republic of Ireland’s referendum results which legalized abortion, with the consequence that it failed to concentrate on...

The neighbours in crisis

Sunday, 3 June 2018, 10:09 Last update: about 9 years ago Noel Grima

Most of us have followed the evolution of the government crisis in nearby Italy – but that does not mean we have grasped the inner dynamic. Our two countries are not just geographic...

Risk to democracy

Saturday, 2 June 2018, 09:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Rachel Borg

Malta is now entering not the euro zone but the democracy deficit zone.  As long as we continue with this general and personal assault on freedom of expression, with all the wider effect that it...

The next EP election

Friday, 1 June 2018, 09:06 Last update: about 9 years ago Miriam Dalli

Miriam Dalli today speaks about the next European Parliament election, saying that voters analyse both the national and European issues when deciding their preferences. In her vlog today, she...

Scoring results

Friday, 1 June 2018, 09:02 Last update: about 9 years ago Owen Bonnici

The EU Justice Scoreboard is a useful information tool that looks at the data on the independence, quality and efficiency of national justice systems throughout all Member States. This scoreboard...

The cat is out of the bag, but...

Thursday, 31 May 2018, 09:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Marlene Mizzi

Well, the media has taken the cat out of the bag to reveal I will not be running again for a European Parliament seat in the May 2019 election. But, and this is a very important but, I hasten to add I...

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