The Malta Independent 9 November 2026, Monday
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Celebrating our parliamentary democracy

Friday, 5 November 2021, 08:35 Last update: about 6 years ago

This week marks the first centenary from when our beloved nation was granted its own Legislative Assembly or better still its first ever parliament. The 1st of November should be enshrined with gold...

TMID Editorial: How children are used for propaganda

Thursday, 4 November 2021, 08:36 Last update: about 6 years ago

It’s not usual that the Commissioner for Children is so direct in her answers. Usually, she tries to avoid being in contrast with anything concerning the government. After all, she gets her...

The significance of the electoral manifesto

Thursday, 4 November 2021, 08:24 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark Said

Few would know that it was Sir Robert Peel, the founder of the modern Metropolitan Police, who was the inspiration behind the concept and evolution of the electoral manifesto. In 1834, while on...

The future of the EU: what the citizens want

Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 08:43 Last update: about 6 years ago

The Italian European Movement convened a conference in Rome last month to discuss the Future of Europe. This conference, supported by the Italian government, brought together representatives of the...

TMID Editorial: Climate change – One minute to midnight

Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 08:37 Last update: about 6 years ago

October has been one of the wettest on record. Heavy rains characterised long stretches of the month, and on one particular day the amount of rain that fell on the Maltese Islands was normally what we...

TMID Editorial: Transport - Gozo, the tunnel, and the metro

Monday, 1 November 2021, 09:54 Last update: about 6 years ago

Two of the most expensive, and most discussed, capital projects of this contemporary era concern Malta’s road and transport infrastructure. On the one hand, we have the Gozo tunnel –...

€7.5 billion for the digital transformation of Europe

Monday, 1 November 2021, 09:46 Last update: about 6 years ago

The green and digital transformations in Europe are spearheaded by the European Commission, the European Parliament and Member States as the driving factors for the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic...

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