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Best Week in Europe?

Sunday, 2 September 2018, 09:24 Last update: about 9 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

This has been quite an eventful week for our little island which, for me, means I have to ditch my plans to focus on one topic, and shift to Plan B: flitting from one topic to...

Diverting people’s attention won’t work

Sunday, 2 September 2018, 09:02 Last update: about 9 years ago Justyne Caruana

Successful results are certainly encouraging, but they are not a final goal unless one finds – especially in politics – the courage to sustain good results and achieve...

TMID Editorial: Migration - War on NGOs is almost won

Saturday, 1 September 2018, 10:36 Last update: about 9 years ago

The war on migrant rescue NGOs has entered its final stages and is almost won with only one volunteer group left to patrol the seas off Libya.  This week, the Spanish migrant rescue NGO Proactiva...

Extending the reach

Thursday, 30 August 2018, 13:29 Last update: about 9 years ago

The agreement announced last week by Ryanair and Air Malta implies more than meets the eye, more than just an agreement between two airlines. One has to look at the agreement from a long-term...

Poverty and social exclusion statistics explained

Thursday, 30 August 2018, 10:51 Last update: about 9 years ago

Poverty and social exclusion statistics probably capture the headlines as often as economic statistics.  This is not surprising, given that the EU emphasises smart, sustainable and inclusive...

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