An opportunity to stimulate economic growth
Sunday, 4 August 2013, 08:36
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Recently, the government published a strategy policy document “Programming of European Funds for Malta 2014-2020”, which outlines the country’s objectives for the use of EU funds in...
Passing down the hobby
Sunday, 4 August 2013, 08:33
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
My name is George Phillips and I am an 84-year-old resident of Manitoba, Canada. As a young boy I had the privilege of collecting stamps/coins/postcards from around the...
Malta needs to ‘invent’ new sectors
Sunday, 4 August 2013, 08:33
Last update: about 13 years ago
Philip Micallef
The Maltese economy has been doing well in managing to create new jobs especially in the light of the economic crisis faced by countries such as Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, Spain and Ireland. However,...
Golden anniversary
Sunday, 4 August 2013, 08:33
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The Mission Fund Committee would like to thank Joe Caruana and his wife Gina of Hamrun and all their guests for their generosity shown on the occasion of Mr and Mrs Caruana’s 50th wedding...
Pornography
Sunday, 4 August 2013, 08:29
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Some months ago, it was reported in a local newspaper that porn sites top the list of Internet searches of Malta. In a sense, the news itself is no news at all since most are aware that porn sites,...
Virtue is its own reward
Sunday, 4 August 2013, 08:11
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
I decided to write this article following a statement made by President George Abela that the “Prize for Kindness” awarded every year by the Peace Lab (Malta) should become a national...
New EU Ombudsman
Saturday, 3 August 2013, 09:13
Last update: about 13 years ago
David Casa
The position of European Ombudsman was established under the Maastricht Treaty in 1992. The Ombudsman is elected by secret by MEPs during the Strasbourg plenary session. He is elected for one...
Combating youth unemployment – a European call for action
Friday, 2 August 2013, 19:30
Last update: about 13 years ago
Meusac
On 27 and 28 June, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat participated in the meeting of the European Council that discussed and agreed on measures to combat youth unemployment. These form part of a...
Addressing people’s priorities
Friday, 2 August 2013, 08:19
Last update: about 14 years ago
Ian Borg
True to our commitment in the electoral manifesto, in the very early days of our mandate, we have set in motion a process to give the citizens the opportunity to participate and influence government...
Further improvement in air travel
Friday, 2 August 2013, 08:18
Last update: about 13 years ago
Meusac
Air travel increased throughout the years and only a few ever realise that in one year, 800 million passengers travel from 440 European airports. This means that 27,000 flights are controlled in a...