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Union citizenship put back on track

Mark Said

Those newly minted EU citizens would hold rights which, under EU law, override the sovereignty that member states are otherwise free to exercise over them

Where is the money, Johann Grech? | Matthew Maggi

If the film industry has truly generated €1 billion for Malta’s economy, then where has that money gone?

Michael Falzon

Yet, neither Grech nor anyone from his campaign team has publicly reassured the public that the publication of these accounts will eventually be made. A public...

Yet, neither Grech nor anyone from his campaign team has...

The silent killer we can’t even talk about...

Raphael Vassallo

No matter how well-intentioned... a printed report on suicide harden the...

No matter how well-intentioned... a printed report on...

The pandemic could be Malta’s moment: we need to take stock now

Miriam Dalli

We want to push for change. Ultimately, this can be Malta’s moment if we...

We want to push for change. Ultimately, this can be...

Looks like we joined the wrong European Union by mistake...

Raphael Vassallo

Malta is not exactly the only EU member state where the rule of law has been...

Malta is not exactly the only EU member state where the...

Back to school, but are authorities preparing teachers for an unusual return?

Michael Falzon

Nothing has been said about this point – either by the education ministry or by the teachers’ unions. Surely starting this scholastic year as if...

Nothing has been said about this point – either by...

Saviour Balzan

When Joseph Muscat fell from grace, those that believed in him and stood by him, cried not because he left; but because they suddenly realised to what...

When Joseph Muscat fell from grace, those that...

What have we become? (Or were we always like this...)

Josanne Cassar

The frequency of violent acts seems to permeate our consciousness because we...

The frequency of violent acts seems to permeate our...

Konrad Mizzi would have passed the PN’s ‘due diligence’ test with flying colours...

Raphael Vassallo

The rest, as they say, is history… but it is a history that seems destined to keep repeating itself forever (or at least, for as long as political...

The rest, as they say, is history… but it is a...

Yes, people need protection... and no, they’re not getting it

Raphael Vassallo

Faced with a seemingly endless series of questionable, even bizarre bail...

Faced with a seemingly endless series of questionable, even...

Michael Falzon

When finance ministry read in the papers about what his ministry had approved without his knowledge, did he not ask his permanent secretary for an explanation?

When finance ministry read in the papers about what his...

We depend on the judicial system, now more than ever

Saviour Balzan

So we have to believe that the judicial system will see through all this, and...

So we have to believe that the judicial system will see...

Do you want schools to open? Then just wear that mask!

Josanne Cassar

While those in post-secondary education have also been thrown into a tailspin...

While those in post-secondary education have also been...

Raphael Vassallo

Bernard Grech, on the other hand… well, the most we can realistically...

Bernard Grech, on the other hand… well, the most we...

The PM’s vision: generic waffle and cliché | Mario Mallia

The country seems stuck in a competition of endless waffle and clichés...

The country seems stuck in a competition of endless waffle...

Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps

Michael Falzon

It declared that ‘food’ should be interpreted as snacks and...

It declared that ‘food’ should be interpreted...

Raphael Vassallo

Call me suspicious, but I can’t help feeling that two controversial decisions in a single week does not exactly bode very well for the general health of...

Call me suspicious, but I can’t help feeling that two...

Shedding crocodile tears over a programme many loved to hate

Josanne Cassar

Those who are gnashing their teeth and wringing their hands over the end of the...

Those who are gnashing their teeth and wringing their hands...

Saviour Balzan

Xarabank was a programme that reached most homes across the island, used its influence to marshal nationwide charity appeals, and became a port of call for all...

Xarabank was a programme that reached most homes across the...