I would not be at all surprised if the coming summer turns out to be a hot one on the immigration front. I only hope I’m wrong. Events seem to be trending towards what European Council...

The whole world is looking with interest as what has been exposed so far in the Panama Papers – now a global scandal with far-reaching effects – and yet Malta’s police force is...

As I listened to most of the 13-hour debate on the no-confidence motion last Monday, the one speech which had me silently cheering my head off was the one that did not get a single clap in the House...

After 13 hours of debate, during which 50 of the parliament's 69 members had asked to speak, the opposition motion of no confidence in the Government of Joseph Muscat was dismissed by 38 to...

Corvus oculum corvi non eruit is an old Latin proverb, which describes the behaviour of some of our current Maltese politicians. The proverb can be translated as "a crow will not pull out the eye of...

The Minister for Energy happens to also be the Minister for Health. He is also the same (and only) Minister from the European Union listed in the largest international scandal, the Panama Papers. The...

The government has won a confidence vote in parliament, by voting overwhelmingly for itself. But what really matters in this scenario is whether Joseph Muscat, Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri –...

The low interest rates prevailing in Europe show little sign they will be rising soon. They have upped the already existing tension between German finance minister Schauble and the president of the...

The outcome of the vote of no-confidence motion was a foregone conclusion, given that the government enjoys a comfortable majority in the House of Representatives. But more important factors...

We are currently faced with an unprecedented political sentiment.  It is true that, as Professor Oliver Friggieri consistently claimed, our political scenario is downright polarised and...