Corruption: We are our own problem
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Europe has not failed us, Muscat did
MEPs who lambasted Malta’s track record on the rule
Seven takeaways from EP debate on rule of law in Malta
Labour running roughshod over rule of law Maltese MEP
New book sheds light on Daphne’s life and work
More than 20 friends, journalists, artists and academics have
Protected barracks to be ‘dismantled and reassembled’ in DB towers
The historical barracks currently hosting the Institute of Tourism
AUM: A white elephant  in the making?
The American University of Malta has only managed to
The real war on truth
“The Ministry of Truth contained, it was said, three
After Daphne’s Execution: Delia’s ‘honeymoon’ interrupted
Newly-elected PN leader Adrian Delia has been deprived of
Why the EU resolution is good news for Malta
  For many of us, EU membership is important
The song of the Sausage Peoples
You hear it at night, carried on the heavy
EU action to ensure Malta falls in line
The European Parliament will be calling on the European
Maltese professor exposed in Trump-Russia scandal goes AWOL
Joseph Mifsud, the enigmatic Maltese academic at the centre
Hands off our public university
Lovin Malta picked on a crucial aspect of the
What women are still up against
Former GWU chief Tony Zarb’s comments were just the
ITS project: An icon of ‘the commercialisation of our way of life’
The Institute for Tourism Studies project by DB Group
Dr Sant and Mr Hyde
Former Prime Minister Alfred Sant is not your typical
Of Protests and Business as Usual
In today’s Malta the majority of Maltese people have
Fireworks factory approved 300m away from legendary chapel
The Planning Authority has ignored warnings by the Superintendence
A human economy
Free markets fail to give due consideration to the
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‘Fantastic Malta’ exposed in Paradise Papers
When confronted by the news that the European Parliament
Commissioner Clueless and his golden slumber
The daughters of disgraced former EU Commissioner John Dalli,
Malta needs a women’s movement
So how come Malta has come so far in
Police Toying With Super-Libel Law
Besides the existing perils of criminal libel (carrying a
The fourth pillar is dead, long live the fourth pillar
Part of the blame of the rule of law
Omertà – our collusion in the great corrupt takeover
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