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No way to run an election campaign

No way to run an election campaign
Josanne Cassar
They need our vote and they are accountable to us, so it’s time we start demanding more from them
Complacency: The PL’s biggest challenge

Complacency: The PL’s biggest challenge
Hermann Schiavone
Complacency may decide this election. It is the PL’s biggest challenge, Hermann Schiavone argues 
The Mediterranean death trap for turtle doves and the region’s soul

The Mediterranean death trap for turtle doves and the region’s soul

Mario Gerada

Protecting turtle doves is urgent, as is urgent protecting the human rights...

Protecting turtle doves is urgent, as is urgent protecting...

Parliamentary privilege: Retain or abolish it?

Parliamentary privilege: Retain or abolish it?

Mark Said

Still, those who enjoy the protection of parliamentary privilege, members of...

Still, those who enjoy the protection of parliamentary...

Public broadcasting or political broadcasting?

Public broadcasting or political broadcasting?

Graziella Attard Previ

Reaffirming Malta’s commitment to democratic fairness is not only a...

Reaffirming Malta’s commitment to democratic fairness...

Surrogacy a la Maltaise: Putting the cart before the horse

Surrogacy a la Maltaise: Putting the cart before the horse

The leave proposal for couples who have a child through surrogacy is good;...

The leave proposal for couples who have a child through...

Toxic, trauma and narcissist… enough of these buzzwords, please

Toxic, trauma and narcissist… enough of these buzzwords, please

Josanne Cassar

Labels, words and phrases can only do so much. In the end you have to take...

Labels, words and phrases can only do so much. In the end...

Talk is cheap

Talk is cheap

Saviour Balzan

Ideally, the government and the Opposition should co-exist for five years and then turn to the public for an endorsement or a reality check

Ideally, the government and the Opposition should co-exist...

Growth, pressures and paradoxes

Growth, pressures and paradoxes

JP Fabri

Taken individually, each of the recent Central Bank analyses offers a clear and well-structured insight into a specific aspect of Malta’s economy. But...

Taken individually, each of the recent Central Bank...

When Malta stood still; neutralised in thought and action

When Malta stood still; neutralised in thought and action

David P. Attard

 Across Europe, the message is clear. This threat is no longer...

 Across Europe, the message is clear. This threat is...

Thumbs up to Ian Borg but success of new tourism rules hinges on enforcement

Thumbs up to Ian Borg but success of new tourism rules hinges on enforcement

The success or otherwise of Ian Borg’s commitment to improve the tourism product, while minimising the nuisance to residential communities depends on the...

The success or otherwise of Ian Borg’s commitment to...

Understanding the motherhood wage penalty | Vania Agius Tabone

Understanding the motherhood wage penalty | Vania Agius Tabone

Ultimately, addressing the motherhood wage penalty requires more than...

Ultimately, addressing the motherhood wage penalty requires...

EU agricultural funds: Building a greener, stronger rural Malta | Joenick Farrugia

EU agricultural funds: Building a greener, stronger rural Malta | Joenick Farrugia

Agriculture is changing. It is increasingly driven by environmental factors, technological advancements, and shifting market conditions

Agriculture is changing. It is increasingly driven by...

True inclusion far from being the norm

True inclusion far from being the norm

Marthese Mugliett

Inclusion means a sense of belonging. Yet, in Malta, we still see students with disabilities pushed into special schools rather than supported in...

Inclusion means a sense of belonging. Yet, in...

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To be or not to be a socialist

Saviour Balzan

Cartoon: 21 June 2026

Has the Chamber of Advocates been used?

Italy and Chile’s three-peat of World Cup absences

Jean Claude Randon

Beyond the deficit is Malta spending enough on the future?

JP Fabri
Four years of putting people first

Four years of putting people first

Keith Azzopardi Tanti

Our mission as a government remains clear—to continue investing in our youth and in innovation that improves lives

Our mission as...

The appointment of the chief justice and judicial independence

The appointment of the chief justice and judicial independence

Mark Said

In order to maintain public confidence in the appointment system and to ensure...

In order to maintain public confidence in the appointment...

For us, the firewall is a political mandate, not a bunker

For us, the firewall is a political mandate, not a bunker

Manfred Webber

We must tackle the roots of disillusionment with democracy. As with a forest...

We must tackle the roots of disillusionment with democracy....

Match fixing is a serious crime because it erodes trust, honesty, sportsmanship

Match fixing is a serious crime because it erodes trust, honesty, sportsmanship

Protecting the integrity of sports is crucial and within this context, the size of the bribe is irrelevant. Whether the bribe is €100, €2,000 or...

Protecting the integrity of sports is crucial and within...

How we know an election is imminent: Let me count the ways

How we know an election is imminent: Let me count the ways

Josanne Cassar

Since we do not have a fixed election date every five years and an...

Since we do not have a fixed election date every five...

It is, it is not, it is!

It is, it is not, it is!

Saviour Balzan

The fact that we have been discussing the general election for the last three months and speculating over a date has not helped anyone.  Apart from...

The fact that we have been discussing the general election...

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