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Suppressing foreign owned media

Michael Falzon

Even in public pedestrian areas like the area of the entrance to Valletta, heavy vehicles should not be allowed when maintenance works are carried out

Abela’s reference to Um El Faroud means only one thing, really. Nothing has changed since 1995

Raphael Vassallo

And that, of course, is also another good reason for Abela to have thought twice, before making that particular comparison in the first place. For what is he actually telling us,...

Safeguarding a national asset – bilingualism

Evarist Bartolo

We consider our efforts to improve levels of literacy to be an important factor...

We consider our efforts to improve levels of literacy to be...

James Debono

The introduction of a short term ‘effective residence’ before the granting of citizenship to the rich, should embolden a campaign for amendments to the...

The introduction of a short term ‘effective residence’...

Raphael Vassallo

If the European Court rules that the scheme is illegal… Busuttil’s own refusal to refund an estimated €1 billion will suddenly look uncomfortably like...

If the European Court rules that the scheme is illegal…...

Saviour Balzan

What is with Labour's infatuation with the developers' lobby?

What is with Labour's infatuation with the developers'...

Saviour Balzan

Very much like World War Z, all politicians eventually succumb to the same virus and turn into zombies

Very much like World War Z, all politicians eventually...

Raphael Vassallo

There is nothing ‘patriotic’ about an obsessive teenage crush on a party which doesn’t actually represent anything but its own interests

There is nothing ‘patriotic’ about an obsessive teenage...

Carmen Sammut

Men and women are now inhabiting a hyper-sexualised scenario but the selfies can be interpreted as an act of defiance against the restraints of the past.

Men and women are now inhabiting a hyper-sexualised...

Jurgen Balzan

Muscat’s audacity on citizenship has not only given rise to nationalistic fervour on both sides of the tribal divide, but raises questions on the...

Muscat’s audacity on citizenship has not only given rise...

Saviour Balzan

Without wanting to sound like a prima donna, had it not been for MaltaToday, no oil scandal would have ever materialised

Without wanting to sound like a prima donna, had it not...

Evarist Bartolo

Statistical data shows that we have an increase in employment coupled with an increase in unemployment

Statistical data shows that we have an increase in...

Claudine Cassar

It is not the major political parties that are to blame for the sorry state of affairs, but the electorate

It is not the major political parties that are to blame for...

Europe is not for sale. Unless you make a really, really good offer…

Raphael Vassallo

Why has Commissioner Reding not already called upon all EU member states which have such investor programmes in place, to instantly withdraw those programmes...

Why has Commissioner Reding not already called upon all EU...

James Debono

Unfortunately the Labour Party is sending all the wrong messages to the very people who are most ready to offer Malta solidarity on themes like migration.

Unfortunately the Labour Party is sending all the wrong...

Saviour Balzan

John Baldacchino

Is this a debate on European solidarity or a price war? It depends on how we view the EU and how Malta has evolved (if at all) within the EU

Is this a debate on European solidarity or a price war? It...

This is about European competition: nothing more, nothing less

Raphael Vassallo

Malta gave competing EU member states a good run for their money… and our...

Malta gave competing EU member states a good run for their...

To the Christians who run the Chamber, try living off €149 a week

Saviour Balzan

There’s quite a lot of hogwash in the air when it comes to interpreting the...

There’s quite a lot of hogwash in the air when it comes...

Claudine Cassar

It is parents who decide to bring children into the world and they should be the ones who cover their expenses, not their hapless employer

It is parents who decide to bring children into the world...