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A new dawn for Europe, where democracy is reimagined | Matthias Portelli

Together, as a united front, we can turn the tide, ensuring that the European project remains a beacon of hope for generations to come. The time to act is now; the future of...

A tribute to Isabelle Bonnici

Mark Said

Jean Paul’s demise and the consequent permanent grief within his parents are just one of many other disastrous unintended consequences that occur as the direct consequence...

Michael Falzon

The real truth is that the Police Force is the ‘longa manus’ of the executive and it will never check the abuse of power being carried out by the...

The real truth is that the Police Force is the ‘longa...

Raphael Vassallo

Even if a handful of street dealers are arrested, it takes us no nearer to ‘smashing international trafficking rings’

Even if a handful of street dealers are arrested, it takes...

ITS deal | How PN ran with hares and hunted with hounds as government made the kill

James Debono

By soliciting donations from Silvio Debono’s company, the PN has undermined its good governance pledge. But there is more than a pinch of irony in Labour...

By soliciting donations from Silvio Debono’s company,...

Michael Briguglio

Unless good-willed politicians unite against corruption, there will be a zero-sum game of divide and rule, to the ultimate benefit of the corrupt status...

Unless good-willed politicians unite against corruption,...

Why are we still talking about the gender pay gap?

Josanne Cassar

Throughout almost every field and sector, the people at the top who have the...

Throughout almost every field and sector, the people at the...

Saviour Balzan

The fact remains that the Gozo inquiry will get us nowhere if it is restricted to a simple question and answer session

The fact remains that the Gozo inquiry will get us nowhere...

2017 could be a turning point for European integration – but not in the way you think

The Conversation

A deeper political union may actually be closer than it seems. Without any treaty change required, the European Commission presidential nomination process has...

A deeper political union may actually be closer than it...

Josanne Cassar

Is it so bad for a woman who may have everything else wrong in her life, to at least feel some pride and dignity in the fact that she has pulled herself...

Is it so bad for a woman who may have everything else wrong...

If Mizzi is an embarrassment... what about Juncker?

Raphael Vassallo

Unlike Konrad Mizzi, Jean-Claude Juncker was approved for the position of...

Unlike Konrad Mizzi, Jean-Claude Juncker was approved...

Mark Camilleri

I will not be apologetic for being irreverent to the hypocritical and...

I will not be apologetic for being irreverent to the...

Evarist Bartolo

Malta is registering low unemployment rates, record GDP growth, decreasing deficits as well as there being lots of investment and political will to tackle the...

Malta is registering low unemployment rates, record GDP...

Frank Psaila

There are rumblings of growing discontent within the electorate with the government

There are rumblings of growing discontent within the...

Michael Falzon

The ideal of having three branches of government – the executive, the legislative and the judiciary – balancing each other out in a system of...

The ideal of having three branches of government –...

No news? Never mind, just fake some of your own

Raphael Vassallo

Not much happening that is worth reporting? Who cares? Just make some stuff up...

Not much happening that is worth reporting? Who cares? Just...

Saviour Balzan

Everything is politicised in Malta: 'If you do not worship at the altar of the Labour party or the Nationalist party, you are considered to be a...

Everything is politicised in Malta: 'If you do not...

Josanne Cassar

The situations which are particularly heart-stopping are where adults have fidgety children with them, or when parents push their pram out in front of them...

The situations which are particularly heart-stopping are...

Saviour Balzan

In this week’s Il-Punt, Saviour Balzan argues that defending freedom of expression also means allowing journalists to do their job, without coming under...

In this week’s Il-Punt, Saviour Balzan argues that...

Cure required for politically-obsessed island

Josanne Cassar

Much like the paranoia about “reds under the bed”, if you have...

Much like the paranoia about “reds under the...