Wardens’ selectiveness
Sunday, 22 December 2013, 07:28
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
I am not the first person – and probably will not be the last – to complain about wardens’ selectiveness. I have witnessed this in various localities – such as the main...
Gagged
Sunday, 22 December 2013, 07:09
Last update: about 13 years ago
Charló Bonnici
Labour exponents have made a habit of portraying themselves as champions of personal freedom. In Opposition, they threw all their weight behind campaigns such as those calling for changes in the...
Conclusion of work on energy policy
Saturday, 21 December 2013, 08:59
Last update: about 13 years ago
David Casa
This week I concluded my work on an Opinion on the 2030 Framework for climate and energy policies. The drafting of this Opinion is part of consultation process taking place at EU level that was...
Justice:
Another blow to the system
Saturday, 21 December 2013, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Magistrate Carol Peralta dismissed calls for his resignation following the incident which saw him order the arrest of a journalist for attempting to take photographs of a party that was being held in...
A racetrack in the sea and other brilliant ideas
Friday, 20 December 2013, 07:56
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The government has received 21 proposals, from 17 companies, for land reclamation projects. It has appointed a committee to evaluate them on the basis of how innovative they are and their...
Law courts:
Lack of space is not the only issue
Friday, 20 December 2013, 07:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Just as parliament wound up and rose for Christmas recess, Parliamentary Secretary for Justic e Owen Bonnici said that the law courts are facing an acute lack of space. We are not talking judicial...
Taking EU-China relations to a new level
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 10:07
Last update: about 13 years ago
Meusac
The European Union has always endeavoured to keep strong economic ties with the other 15 non-EU members in the G20. Growing relations between the EU and Asian countries such as South Korea, India,...
EU summit:
Not much of an appetite
to discuss migration
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 08:25
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
EU leaders will tackle the vexed and costly issue of defence cooperation at a summit starting today, aiming for modest progress at a time when budgets everywhere are under intense...
A stitch in time saves nine
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 08:24
Last update: about 13 years ago
Kevin Plumpton
In English the idiom ‘a stitch in time saves nine’ refers to the age old wisdom of damage control. It is simply logic that dictates that it is always wiser to take hold of a situation and...
This week in The Salott
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 12:46
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Dare you post your wrath….it’s Christmas! Come, sit with me. I need to sit down, as I have been decorating, and helping out in various little ways. This is what the Salott...