How much excise duties and VAT are collected from car owners and drivers?   The Malta Automobile Club agrees that it is appropriate that people who are in a position to do so give their...

August 6 was the Feast of Jesus Transfiguration. While all the three synoptic gospels recount this extraordinary event that took place in front of Peter, James and John a very intriguing comment made...

Unfortunately, many of our feasts today have degenerated into a debauchery of external festivities that are anything but sacred. Swearing, drinking and dressing in an unkempt manner often accompany...

With mid-summer optimism, one expects that the worries about the stagnant economies of eurozone are over and recovery, which has been elusive, finally creeps in. On the surface, the waters appear calm...

On 9 August, Air Malta operated its first flight to Kassel’s new airport in the western German state of Hessen. The special charter flight transported the 140 members of the European youth...

There is no doubt that the Nationalist Party is still finding its feet after the electoral debacle. It seems that, in this case, time is certainly not a healer. The defeat, coupled with the huge...

Following a series of floods in Central Europe in 2002 the European Commission set up the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF). The aim of this fund is to provide financial assistance following major...

The scenes from Cairo and other Egyptian cities are too macabre to see, let alone ponder on what they mean for the dead and their families.   Seen from our insular point of view while we...

We know this in Malta. As the summer lazily crawls into August, and it gets hotter and drier, so do our tempers. We argue more, sporadic fights break out and the driving… well, the least said...

Gender balance in corporate boards and decision-making positions, the importance of economic cooperation between the European Union (EU) Member States and EU trade relations worldwide, online gambling...