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“Malta’s interests are a priority” – MEP Miriam Dalli
By Hermann Micallef “My priority is to ensure that my country’s interests are safeguarded in all fora”. This is what Labour MP Miriam Dalli insisted upon in the…
Pensioners should be given a just and adequate pension
Talk to the pensioners out there and many of them will tell you that they are not making ends meet on their pensions. While the price of services and…
A Digital Education Action Plan
As part of a set of proposals focused on boosting key competences and digital skills, the European Commission has announced the setting up of a Digital Education Action Plan,…
MEPs pass law to cut CO2 emissions and fund low-carbon innovation
A law to strengthen EU curbs on CO2 emissions from industry, so as to begin delivering on Paris climate accord pledges, was passed by Parliament on Tuesday. The new…
Need for more women in high positions
By Hermann Micallef “We need to ensure that more women have access to jobs in high places, in positions where decisions are made.” These were the words of…
Jobs for the Gozitans: where are we heading?
The number of Gozitan workers employed in the private sector in Gozo is rapidly diminishing. The reality is that Gozitan workers are preferring to work in Malta or abroad…
Parliament calls for thorough assessment of bi-annual time change
Citizens’ initiatives have shown that the public is concerned about the bi-annual clock change marking the beginning and end of summertime, which currently takes place the last weekend in…
‘More than money, more than the euro. It was always about values’
Following up on what was recently discussed between European Heads of State and Government at the Gothenburg Summit in November 2017, the European Commission has in January adopted an initiative…
Youths need to learn how to live in a society
“The youth of today need to learn how to live in society and how democracy works in real life. Secondary education should not be limited to Mathematics, English, Maltese,…
If we have to change our physical environment let us do it in a sensible way
The construction sector has become a sacred cow in this country. Development permits are being issued one after the other at an ever increasing pace and the more permits…