<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0">    <channel>        <title>MaltaToday Comment  </title>        <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/rss/comment/</link>        <description>MaltaToday RSS Feed comment </description>        <copyright>(c) 2014 MaltaToday, All Rights Reserved</copyright>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Financial literacy in the age of finfluencers ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142602/financial_literacy_in_the_age_of_fininfluencers</link>            <description><![CDATA[ If we get this wrong, no amount of education will be enough. And if we ignore the digital environment, no amount of regulation will hold ]]></description>            <pubDate>Fri,19 Jun 2026 11:10:49 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>financial_literacy_in_the_age_of_fininfluencers</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Who gets to wear the shirt? A new question of belonging ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142603/who_gets_to_wear_the_shirt_a_new_question_of_belonging</link>            <description><![CDATA[ In 2026, the question is no longer whether national identity is fluid&mdash;it is. The harder question is whether football can make that fluidity feel fair ]]></description>            <pubDate>Thu,18 Jun 2026 12:08:15 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>who_gets_to_wear_the_shirt_a_new_question_of_belonging</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ A big Cabinet is costly, but the real waste is the unused MPs ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142599/a_big_cabinet_is_costly_but_the_real_waste_is_the_unused_mps</link>            <description><![CDATA[ A larger Cabinet may cost more money. But the greater cost is leaving elected representatives on the side lines when they could be helping to deliver the programme voters elected them to implement ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,17 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>a_big_cabinet_is_costly_but_the_real_waste_is_the_unused_mps</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Carmelo Abela is a  good choice for Speaker ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/editorial/142597/carmelo_abela_is_a__good_choice_for_speaker</link>            <description><![CDATA[ He has the experience, knowledge and gravitas to serve the role of Speaker with dignity and fairness, which is why he is a good choice for the role ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,17 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>carmelo_abela_is_a__good_choice_for_speaker</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ From pitch to politics: Why the EU must catch up with global sport ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142517/from_pitch_to_politics_why_the_eu_must_catch_up_with_global_sport</link>            <description><![CDATA[ If sport now operates as a global industry with major political and economic consequences, its governance must meet the standards expected of any sector with comparable influence ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,16 Jun 2026 06:53:55 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>from_pitch_to_politics_why_the_eu_must_catch_up_with_global_sport</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ A billion-euro success story ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142518/a_billioneuro_success_story</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Film production has become far more than an industry, it has become one of Malta&#39;s economic engines ]]></description>            <pubDate>Mon,15 Jun 2026 12:27:17 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>a_billioneuro_success_story</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ We’ll be more impressed when you go after the big guns ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142516/well_be_more_impressed_when_you_go_after_the_big_guns</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Ultimately, if this newly-elected administration really wants to impress us, let&rsquo;s see them go after the big guns like the owner of the Armier villa ]]></description>            <pubDate>Mon,15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>well_be_more_impressed_when_you_go_after_the_big_guns</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Cartoon: 14 June 2026 ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/cartoons/142535/cartoon_14_june_2026</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Cartoon by Mikiel Galea ]]></description>            <pubDate>Sun,14 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>cartoon_14_june_2026</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ The ministries of yesterday for the economy of tomorrow? ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142534/the_ministries_of_yesterday_for_the_economy_of_tomorrow</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Looking at Malta&rsquo;s new Cabinet through the lens of Vision 2050, I find myself returning to a simple but important question. Are we building the ministries of yesterday for the economy of tomorrow ]]></description>            <pubDate>Sun,14 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>the_ministries_of_yesterday_for_the_economy_of_tomorrow</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Editorial: Of course, Pride is still needed ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/editorial/142532/editorial_of_course_pride_is_still_needed</link>            <description><![CDATA[ At the end of the day, teaching children to care about and empathise with children who are different to them is the most empowering experience they can ever have. Maybe Conrad Borg Manche and his ilk would care to take note. ]]></description>            <pubDate>Sun,14 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>editorial_of_course_pride_is_still_needed</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Listening to the unspoken: Why Moħħi tal-Ġenn matters now more than ever ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142378/listening_to_the_unspoken_why_moi_talenn_matters_now_more_than_ever</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Moħħi tal-Ġenn 2 is not simply a documentary to be watched. It is a series to be felt, to be reflected upon, and most importantly, to be talked about. In giving voice to the unspoken, it opens a space that is long overdue, one where stories are not hidden, but heard ]]></description>            <pubDate>Fri,12 Jun 2026 16:23:23 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>listening_to_the_unspoken_why_moi_talenn_matters_now_more_than_ever</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Suspensive conditions, burden of proof and restitution ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/law_report/142380/suspensive_conditions_burden_of_proof_and_restitution</link>            <description><![CDATA[ A claimant who asserts that conditions of a sale were satisfied must produce the best available evidence to support the claim. Failure to do so could prevent a court from ordering the completion of a sale and instead order restitution of any amounts paid ]]></description>            <pubDate>Thu,11 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>suspensive_conditions_burden_of_proof_and_restitution</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Prison severe overcrowding: An ignored crisis ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142432/prison_severe_overcrowding_an_ignored_crisis</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Yet these measures seem unable to address prison congestion in the long term. It has never been clearer that a change of direction is needed, and the longer we leave it, the harder it will become to address the situation ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,10 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>prison_severe_overcrowding_an_ignored_crisis</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Editorial: Three people. Three stories. One problem ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/editorial/142431/three_people_three_stories_one_problem</link>            <description><![CDATA[ If some other minister is involved in wrongdoing or unethical behaviour, what moral justification can Abela cite to force that person out of Cabinet when one of his most senior members is undergoing criminal proceedings? ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,10 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>three_people_three_stories_one_problem</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Delayed flights? Know your rights ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142255/delayed_flights_know_your_rights</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Whilst this is a turbulent time for air passenger rights within the EU, the Parliament has made its position clear; that it shall not be taking the side of airline companies to the detriment of the individual passenger ]]></description>            <pubDate>Mon,08 Jun 2026 16:00:56 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>delayed_flights_know_your_rights</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Election 2026: Analysing the voice of the people ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142377/election_2026_analysing_the_voice_of_the_people</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Pie in the sky proposals such as building a metro and five more hospitals will not solve the three biggest issues the country is facing: Over-development, over-population and traffic ]]></description>            <pubDate>Mon,08 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>election_2026_analysing_the_voice_of_the_people</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Behind the scenes and the next step ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142379/behind_the_scenes_and_the_next_step</link>            <description><![CDATA[ This country has limited human resources and Robert Abela, now at the helm of Labour&rsquo;s fourth mandate, should look out for competent folk who do not necessarily share his political views but who can help make the country&rsquo;s administration better ]]></description>            <pubDate>Mon,08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>behind_the_scenes_and_the_next_step</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Why does Malta keep defying Europe? ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/142365/why_does_malta_keep_defying_europe</link>            <description><![CDATA[ The most important economic question facing Malta is no longer why we are outperforming Europe. It is whether we are using this period of outperformance wisely enough to keep doing so ]]></description>            <pubDate>Sun,07 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>why_does_malta_keep_defying_europe</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Cartoon: 07 June 2026 ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/cartoons/142369/cartoon_07_june_2026</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Cartoon by Mikiel Galea ]]></description>            <pubDate>Sun,07 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>cartoon_07_june_2026</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Editorial: Alex Borg must stay and focus on changing the PN ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/editorial/142364/editorial_alex_borg_must_stay_on_and_focus_on_changing_the_pn</link>            <description><![CDATA[ The PN would be making a gross mistake if it tries to short-circuit its way out of the doldrums by immediately going on the offensive and abandoning any notion of internal change and evaluation ]]></description>            <pubDate>Sun,07 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>editorial_alex_borg_must_stay_on_and_focus_on_changing_the_pn</guid>        </item>            </channel></rss>