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From strategy to action: Europe’s islands need results not promises

William Vella

Europe has recognised that islands matter. Now it must ensure that this recognition is translated into meaningful action, since, for Gozo and island communities across Europe,...

Prison cell size matters

Andrew Azzopardi

Human rights are not rewards for good behaviour; they are limits to the exercise of state power. The prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment protects everyone because it...

A bizarre election: Why none of the options convinced me

James Debono

This was the fifth election I have followed and analysed as a MaltaToday...

This was the fifth election I have followed and analysed as...

Saviour Balzan

It is rather surprising really that the parties have managed to rally thousands without resorting to dirty tactics

It is rather surprising really that the parties have...

Josanne Cassar

It has not gone unnoticed that this time round, the election won’t be lost or won over any diametrically opposing views between the two main parties

It has not gone unnoticed that this time round, the...

Saviour Balzan

The media is the lifeline for politicians but not their bosom buddy. They love and hate us in equal measure. That is how it has been and will always be

The media is the lifeline for politicians but not their...

Malta’s next risk may not be decline. It may be comfort

JP Fabri

It is not just about which manifesto promises more, or which sounds more...

It is not just about which manifesto promises more, or...

Alex Borg

This country needs to start breathing again. Nifs Ġdid is not just a slogan. It represents a fresh start, rooted in a simple belief that government exists to...

This country needs to start breathing again. Nifs Ġdid is...

What would it take to govern Gozo for the long-term?

Joe Vella Gauci

Ultimately, this proposal asks a quiet but profound question: If Gozo matters...

Ultimately, this proposal asks a quiet but profound...

Int Malta: The stability that protects our dreams

For Gozo and for Malta, the direction is clear. You are central to our...

For Gozo and for Malta, the direction is clear. You are...

John Baldacchino

But hey, you can always buy now and pay later! And who gives a fiddlestick if by then it would be all too late because society will be in hell?

But hey, you can always buy now and pay later! And who...

Brian Decelis

The change this country needs to make will not be forthcoming if you keep on voting as you have been doing in the past. If you want to make a real difference...

The change this country needs to make will not be...

Rebecca Buttigieg

Together with all women candidates on the Labour ticket, for the first time nearly 40% of all party candidates, I am committed to deliver this manifesto for...

Together with all women candidates on the Labour ticket,...

Julia Farrugia

We have embarked on a successful, ongoing project to help persons with disabilities stay within their communities. The deinstitutionalisation reform remains...

We have embarked on a successful, ongoing project to help...

The new Sexual Health Strategy: A complete flop

Isabel Stabile / Nathalie Psaila

We look forward to electing politicians who care enough for us and are ready to...

We look forward to electing politicians who care enough for...

Who gets to be Maltese? How Abela and Borg agree to exclude others

James Debono

Ultimately, the debate is not only about a mosque. It is about whether Maltese...

Ultimately, the debate is not only about a mosque. It is...

If we want people to respect our country, we have to respect it first

Josanne Cassar

So don’t you bother your pretty little head that the sacrifices you made...

So don’t you bother your pretty little head that the...

With E-day around the corner, it’s a journey into the unknown

Saviour Balzan

We have less than two weeks left for E-day, and it will be a crucial time for...

We have less than two weeks left for E-day, and it will be...

Adrian Delia

Our tax proposals matter because they are not merely tax cuts but a broader attempt to build a different kind of economy for Malta—one that rewards...

Our tax proposals matter because they are not merely tax...

In Europe we rise together: A full-scale war against poverty and social exclusion

Roxana Minzatu

A stronger Europe is not one where some succeed while others fall behind. It is one where we rise together

A stronger Europe is not one where some succeed while...