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The world needs more joyous celebrations like this

Josanne Cassar

As football fans from all over the world descended en masse onto the United States, sporting their team colours and inimitable football chants, Americans have embraced them...

To be or not to be a socialist

Saviour Balzan

Today, when I see the Maltese representation in the European Parliament, I see individuals who have little in the way of principle and are simply interested in retaining their...

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

Jean Claude Randon

Despite having very different football histories, both countries have failed to...

Despite having very different football histories, both...

Beyond the deficit is Malta spending enough on the future?

JP Fabri

The Malta Fiscal Advisory Council’s observation that research and...

The Malta Fiscal Advisory Council’s observation that...

Financial literacy in the age of 'finfluencers'

David Casa / Lídia Pereira

If we get this wrong, no amount of education will be enough. And if we ignore...

If we get this wrong, no amount of education will be...

Who gets to wear the shirt? A new question of belonging

Jean Claude Randon

In 2026, the question is no longer whether national identity is fluid—it...

In 2026, the question is no longer whether national...

A big Cabinet is costly, but the real waste is the unused MPs

Joe Aquilina

A larger Cabinet may cost more money. But the greater cost is leaving elected...

A larger Cabinet may cost more money. But the greater cost...

From pitch to politics: Why the EU must catch up with global sport

David Casa / Bogdan Zdrojewski

If sport now operates as a global industry with major political and economic...

If sport now operates as a global industry with major...

Johann Grech

Film production has become far more than an industry, it has become one of Malta's economic engines

Film production has become far more than an industry, it...

We’ll be more impressed when you go after the big guns

Josanne Cassar

Ultimately, if this newly-elected administration really wants to impress us,...

Ultimately, if this newly-elected administration really...

The ministries of yesterday for the economy of tomorrow?

JP Fabri

Looking at Malta’s new Cabinet through the lens of Vision 2050, I find...

Looking at Malta’s new Cabinet through the lens of...

Listening to the unspoken: Why Moħħi tal-Ġenn matters now more than ever

Andrew Azzopardi / Paulann Grech

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...

Moħħi tal-Ġenn 2 is not simply a documentary to be...

Prison severe overcrowding: An ignored crisis

Mark Said

Yet these measures seem unable to address prison congestion in the long term....

Yet these measures seem unable to address prison congestion...

Shaban Ben Taher

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...

Whilst this is a turbulent time for air passenger rights...

Election 2026: Analysing the voice of the people

Josanne Cassar

Pie in the sky proposals such as building a metro and five more hospitals will...

Pie in the sky proposals such as building a metro and five...

Saviour Balzan

This country has limited human resources and Robert Abela, now at the helm of Labour’s fourth mandate, should look out for competent folk who do not...

This country has limited human resources and Robert Abela,...

JP Fabri

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...

The most important economic question facing Malta is no...

Silvio Scerri

If entertainment programming today can generate advertising, sponsorship and significant commercial returns, should public funding structures continue to...

If entertainment programming today can generate...

We choose to build Momentum. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard

Mark Camilleri Gambin

We don't need an easy way out; we need to do the hard work to continue building a genuine, transparent option from the ground up

We don't need an easy way out; we need to do the hard...

Robert Abela can make some courageous reforms, he has nothing to lose

Saviour Balzan

The winner does not take all