Banks in this country are increasingly being obligated to follow and observe procedures regarding how to run their financial systems according to regulations set by the EU. For them, this involves...

The latest data from the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows that the number of people seeking support services for domestic violence is increasing, while the vast majority of victims remain women....

Parliamentary democracy is the best tool by which to ensure that the will of the people is being enforced by a government that executes the wishes of the majority of citizens. When well run, democracy...

Regulating the building industry requires the political will to act in an industry that has repeatedly opposed and defied regulation. Last week’s fatal accident at St Ignatius Junction in Sliema...

Although the authorities may have shelved the proposed Gozo tunnel project, recent remarks from the CEO of the Gozo Business Chamber - GBC resurrected the issue in a surprising manner. The state of...

Eleven years after the last change in administration, Malta has been mired in a crisis of governance. The conduct of many politicians, public officials, and government institutions was so pervasively...

If there is one area in which this administration has failed most spectacularly, it is definitely the environment. From billboards declaring that the environment would become a priority, we have seen...

In 1995, Umberto Eco published one of his masterpieces: Eternal fascism - 14 ways of looking at a Blackshirt. Eco lived through Mussolini’s dark years.  He tasted the bitterness of fascism....

We live in a time of contrasting numbers. On the one hand the coming European Parliament election will offer a snapshot of sorts of our country. On the other hand we have been offered the latest...

Even if one is not fanatically pro how the EU and its Parliament operate (which I surely am not), after having participated in the latter institution for a while, one still experiences the end of a...