The role of MEPs comes with responsibilities as well as satisfactions. On Wednesday, 12 January, 500 members of the European Parliament endorsed the European Union’s first Constitution. It was with great satisfaction that I joined in the endorsement of th...

The cat has finally been let out of the bag....

In his letter entitled The message from above (TMID 26 January) Mr Michael Alexander delivered some rather one-sided criticism of the United States. I have no difficulty with such anti-American rants; they tell more about the writer than about the country...

After retaining his seat as United States President, George W. Bush will now focus on fulfilling an ambitious programme while trying to avoid the scandals and troubles that were part and parcel of the presidency of some of his two-term predecessors. ...

There is no doubt that the editorial (TMID 24 January) gave a very fair and balanced commentary on the introduction of the eco-contribution on plastic carrier-bags. ...

Well done to the government for the introduction of the eco-contribution on plastic. ...

The National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (NCPE) has been approached by the European Network Against Racism (ENAR), which represents about 600 NGOs active in the fields of anti-racism, xenophobia and anti-discrimination in the EU. ...

I would like to see a difference in the public transport service after the group of experts who have been asked to analyse it finish their work. ...

I refer to the two articles written by John Borg Bartolo (TMID 17 and 24 January), namely A lesson in public service broadcasting....

Switch off any television set or radio that might distract you from what I am about to write. ...