The Malta Independent 28 April 2024, Sunday
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‘Radical’ MEP candidate tells PN to go ‘back to basics’ as it has become more centre-left

Self-described “radical” and independent MEP candidate Edwin Vassallo said that if the Nationalist Party wants to regain its relevance, it has to “go back to basics” as...

latest comment from Frans Camilleri, 28/04/2024 11:35: I thought dinosaurs had become extinct. Possibly that's why he's getting more attention from the media than anybody else
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The good and bad of 20 years of EU membership: Gonzi, Sant reflect

Twenty years ago, on 1 May 2004, Malta joined the European Union as a member state, effectively ending more than two decades of confrontation which saw the Nationalist Party pushing for accession...

latest comment from Joseph Licari, 28/04/2024 18:21: Gonzi and Sant omitted to mention that one of the (indirect but real) advantages of EU membership has been the weakening of the Catholic Church's power and influence. Freedom of movement of goods, services, capital and people inevitably led to the freer movement of ideas, too. This led to strengthening the people's emancipation from the Church's grip. The most dramatic result was the Church's defeat in the 2011 referendum on the introduction of divorce legislation.
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‘Local councils were not stripped of their responsibilities’ – PS Keith Azzopardi Tanti

Contrary to public perception and the way some mayors are speaking out, “local councils were not stripped of their responsibilities,” according to the Parliamentary Secretary for Youth,...

latest comment from ACassar, 28/04/2024 17:40: Mr. Azzopardi Tanti. Pieta is a long way from the time you served as mayor. Suffice to see the filth in the streets, which remain unclean for days for days on end, a total anarchy on the times for trash disposal, with all the repercussions. So, what has gone wrong?
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‘Gozo will be model for sustainable development for our country’ - Abela

Gozo will be the model of sustainable development in the country, Prime Minister Robert Abela said during a speech closing the Labour Party's General Conference on Sunday. The Conference was...

latest comment from Mick Jackson, 28/04/2024 16:47: "Abela needs to say what he is afraid of by the work the judiciary is doing." I think it's not so much his fear as Muscats, who is staring at a prison sentence in he very near future.
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Valletta FC condemned to first ever relegation after heavy loss

Valletta FC, one of Malta’s most historic football clubs, has been relegated from the country’s top league for the first time ever after suffering a heavy defeat on Sunday...

latest comment from mohhmiftuh, 28/04/2024 17:26: Ir-relegazzjoni tat-tim Belti hi melh fuq il-ferita ghall-beltin li f'dawn l-ahhar snin raw il-belt taghhom taqa' fi stat kaotiku li ghamilha kwazi impossibbli li tibqa' tghix fiha.
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