Human trafficking is the symptom, not the cause

EU heads of state and government will convene in Brussels tomorrow for an extraordinary summit, to discuss an issue that the European Union has so far studiously avoided...

Face it, folks. The EU doesn’t give a toss

Raphael Vassallo

Never mind that anyone with any real knowledge of Libya tried warning them all that this would spell unmitigated disaster for both Libya and the entire Mediterranean region:...

Jurgen Balzan

When national security takes precedence over human and civil rights, society is on a very slippery slope. In some countries, this has led to the arrest of...

When national security takes precedence over human and...

James Debono

By attacking the Opposition’s record in government whenever it faces questions on its own record, the government is sending out toxic message: that...

By attacking the Opposition’s record in government...

The Church is in no position to teach morality

Raphael Vassallo

We’ve all seen how the Church interprets ‘right’ and...

We’ve all seen how the Church interprets...

Justice is not just for political parties

It is increasingly clear from the way the party financing argument is being...

It is increasingly clear from the way the party financing...

Gay or Grabby Awards? Has the MGRM lost its way?

Joseph Carmel Chetcuti

Can the gay rights movement tell us why it accepted the nomination of Auxiliary...

Can the gay rights movement tell us why it accepted the...

Is the nomination of Auxiliary Bishop Charles Scicluna for an LGBTI community award really justified?

Is the nomination of Auxiliary Bishop Charles Scicluna for...

Patrimonialism and the moral high ground

Michael Falzon

It is disturbing that the Muscat administration seems to have already lost the moral strength to stand its ground on unjustified demands

It is disturbing that the Muscat administration seems to...

[WATCH] Malmström: ‘We’ll never have a Mare Nostrum unless member states decide to finance it’

Farah Abdi

I met European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in Brussels while being hosted for a discussion migration: her answers show that the great effort for EU...

I met European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in...

Is the PN trying to commit collective suicide?

Raphael Vassallo

This same newfound sense of injustice was certainly nowhere to be seen in the...

This same newfound sense of injustice was certainly nowhere...

Konrad Mizzi and Joseph Muscat's Halloween weekend ends with yet more questions about the solidity of their LNG power plant plan

Konrad Mizzi and Joseph Muscat's Halloween weekend ends...

Josanne Cassar

It is not the attire which makes you a worthy priest or a nun, but the personality and psychological make-up that lies beneath. Some are truly good. Others are...

It is not the attire which makes you a worthy priest or a...

Saviour Balzan

Everyone conveniently forgot that the Chinese factory landed in Malta in 1987: the year Malta elected a new government headed by Eddie Fenech Adami.

Everyone conveniently forgot that the Chinese factory...

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James Debono

Tough and politically unpopular decisions have to be taken to safeguard an airline that is, at the end of the day, one of Malta’s most strategically...

Tough and politically unpopular decisions have to be taken...

High sulphur content in gasoil justifies seizure

Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Court on 21 October, 2014 turned down a request...

The First Hall of the Civil Court on 21 October, 2014...

Simon Fiorini Lowell

Loneliness doesn’t only lead to mental and emotional problems but can also make us physically ill

Loneliness doesn’t only lead to mental and emotional...

Lawrence Gonzi in the part of Aron Ralston?

Evarist Bartolo

While others drink gin and tonic in Marsalforn, Lawrence Gonzi needs to decide...

While others drink gin and tonic in Marsalforn, Lawrence...

The PN cannot expect to remain liberal with the liberals, and conservative with the conservatives. It must try harder to forge an identity that is both...

The PN cannot expect to remain liberal with the liberals,...