The recent debacle involving Graffitti and KSU raised a lot of questions about the role that the University space should play in debating contentious issues. However, more importantly, it highlighted Malta’s inability at a societal level to discuss important sensitive topics. Malta’s Debate on Abortion Abortion remains one of Malta’s most polarising topics. Whilst some...
The Maltese flag, simple in design but rich in history, tells the story of a small yet resilient island nation. It has evolved alongside the country’s journey to independence. Today, it stands as a symbol of national pride, sovereignty, and historical endurance, but this was not always the case. The flag has undergone many transformations...
Why was its fairness questioned? Should courts ever be criticized? Should this issue be the main focus of the MEP election? Malta’s former prime minister and more individuals will be charged with money laundering, corruption and bribery. The charges relate to a deal to privatise three state hospitals that was negotiated and managed by Muscat’s...
Born in Victoria, Gozo, in 1952, President Spiteri Debono is a notary and will become the first female Gozitan appointed President. Her political career includes stints in the Labour Party’s National Executive. Myriam had unsuccessful attempts as a candidate in the general elections. However, in 1996 she was appointed as the first woman speaker of...
In copy-pasting the the role of the British Monarch, we lost the main point of the role of the Maltese President- a spunt opinion piece This April, a respectable and most likely elderly politician will be selected to become Malta’s next head of state. It’s happened every five years since 1974, when our country became...
In a thorough examination, the Sofia inquiry has shed light on the lapses in due diligence and oversight by several government entities, without implicating these entities in corruption or bribery. The detailed examination of the failures identified by the public inquiry reveals a multifaceted breakdown in regulatory compliance, oversight, and enforcement mechanisms across several entities...
Madwar l-Ewropa, il-bdiewa qed jipprotestaw kontra diversi deċiżjonijiet mehudin fuq livell Ewropew, li skonthom qed jheddu l-għajxien tagħhom u l-vijabbiltà tal-agrikoltura. Fl-Olanda, l-enfasi kienet fuq miżuri ta’ tnaqqis tal emissjonijiet ta’ Nitroġenu, liem miżuri jinkludu tnaqqis tal-popolazzjonijiet tal-bhejjem. Il-bdiewa Ġermaniżi qed jilmentaw kontra pjanijiet biex jitnaqqsu s-sussidji tad-diżil, għax iħossu li din qed tkompli żżid...
The government declared that, in an effort to counteract growing inflation and support social welfare, it has launched a bold economic initiative called “Stabbilta”: a voluntary price limiting program. The government has taken a unique cooperative approach by encouraging businesses to voluntarily lower the cost of necessities to 85% of their Recommended Retail Price index...
L-għażla tal-President ta’ Malta storikament kienet deċiżjoni parlamentari, li teħtieġ biss maġġoranza sempliċi biex tappoġġja n-nomina mressqa mill-Prim Ministru. Fi kliem sempliċi, il-partit fil-gvern dejjem għażel lil min deherlu xieraq b’ djalogu mill-inqas mal-oppożizzjoni. Aqra l-artiklu bl-Ingliż Madankollu, fl-2020 ġew introdotti bidliet sinifikanti, li biddlu l-proċedura. Skont l-Artikolu 48 (1) tal-Kostituzzjoni, il-President ta’ Malta issa...
The selection of Malta’s President has historically been a parliamentary decision, requiring only a simple majority to support the nomination put forward by the Prime Minister. Put simply, the party in government could choose whoever it deemed appropriate with little input required from the opposition. However, significant changes were introduced in 2020, altering the procedure....