Malta and the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 07:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The Foreign Ministers of the EU member states met in Luxembourg on 24 June 2013. Through its Foreign Affairs Council the EU gives direction to and implements its Common Foreign and...
Lifestyle: The Maltese pigeons
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 07:54
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
About a year ago, a group of small French entrepreneurs took an ad in the papers in which they proclaimed the grievances of what they called ‘Les Pigeons’. The French, in some...
Alternattiva Demokratika – undemocratic and deceitful
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 07:54
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
On June 25, AD’s deputy chairman Carmel Cacopardo stated on TVAM that the European Court of Justice had found Malta guilty of infringements when applying spring hunting derogation and that the...
Marie Benoit's Diary
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 10:24
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Din L-Art Helwa Violin Recital Hideous yellow lines – how they ruin all our towns and villages. It is one of the things which you might suppose you would ‘get used to’,...
Canvas Uncorked
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 09:50
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Brought to you by ‘The Wine Boutique’ and ‘Vee Gee Bee’. Join us for an evening of Artsy Fun with Friends. No experience necessary,...
As and when required…
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 07:51
Last update: about 13 years ago
Gejtu Vella
Perhaps I should declare my bias from the very beginning. I have a soft-spot for the boys and girls in “blue” as family members, cousins, nephews, in-laws, my grand-father and my brother,...
Health: Some heartening news
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 07:50
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
We are an unhealthy nation – this much is true and we all admit it. We have high obesity rates and a lot of people still smoke and drink too much – all of which contribute towards heart...
Making bureaucracy work not hinder
Monday, 1 July 2013, 07:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Alfred Mifsud
Without bureaucracy there would be anarchy. Too little of it and you have the law of the jungle. Too much of it and you have abuse of power, corruption and a serious drag on economic activity and...
On the sailing boat
Monday, 1 July 2013, 07:32
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Some days ago I had the joy of celebrating the wedding silver jubilee of a couple I befriended a year-and-a-half ago. After the Eucharist we, the family members and friends, went to enjoy a fantastic...
HIV: Treat people early to stop spread
Monday, 1 July 2013, 07:31
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Young children and certain other people with the AIDS virus should be started on medicines as soon as they are diagnosed, the World Health Organization says in new guidelines that also recommend...