SEPARATISM, ITALIAN STYLE

Separatist movements in Europe have a history of violence, but in Italy they rely on political blackmail instead
Many separatist movements in Europe have resorted to various violent terrorist acts since the second half of the 20th century. From the 1960s onwards, bombs and death were the order of the day in regions such as Northern [...]

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BERLUSCONI AND PUTIN’S BED

Wednesday, 12th August 2009
Berlusconi, and Putin’s bed
Arnold Cassola
arnoldcassola@gmail.com
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s political and sexual exploits make headlines around the world, and not just in the tabloid press. These stories would be no more than funny – which they are certainly are – if they were not so damaging to Italy and revelatory of the [...]

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PN Government opportunistic on Parental Leave – AD

Alternattiva Demokratika – The Green Party expressed its opposition to Government’s objection to the immediate introduction of extended parental leave, which is being proposed by the European Commission.
Michael Briguglio, spokesperson for Social and Economic Development, said:’There is a substantial contrast between the Nationalist Government’s pro-family rhetoric and its opposing the reinforcement of family-friendly measures which [...]

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Sahara energy connection

The Times, Wednesday, 8th July 2009
Sahara energy connection
Arnold Cassola
A report on The Times says that “Malta is extremely reliant on electrical energy and, according to a study, it is the EU state most dependent on this form of power to service the country. The majority of Maltese households – 70.2 per cent – were fully [...]

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No going back on hunting

I was very pleased at the joint press release issued by the united environmental NGOs urging MEP candidates to respect the Birds Directive and to refrain from impossible promised to the hunting lobby.
At AD, we have obviously never made such promises, but it seems that the other political parties are, in a campaign of [...]

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Campaigning by confusion

In order to discredit their political opponents, certain PN exponents selectively extrapolated random facts from the complex process of the European Parliament vote, so as to mislead public opinion ”
The title may say it all, and I will be returning to it in greater detail. But today I would like to delve into the PN’s [...]

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An experienced team

“ Our electoral slogan is made up of three simple words: ENERGY, EXPERIENCE, EUROPE ”
I must say that this has been a gruelling but wonderful campaign, and the last month will be as intense. Together with my fellow candidate Yvonne Ebejer Arqueros, we are meeting daily with hundreds of people from different walks of life [...]

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Chaos at the Freeport?

Any prospected disruption of work at the Freeport is absolutely unacceptable, especially in this period of grave economic uncertainty for the country and the whole international community.
Why have we reached this point? Because of a simple issue concerning Union membership recognition.
Well, it is absolute folly that things should [...]

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GIVING LISA A HELPING HAND

GIVING LISA A HELPING HAND
The Malta Red Cross has been forced to cancel plans to send a team to Cambodia to assist a Maltese girl, Lisa Gatt, who was seriously injured in a traffic accident last week.
The plight of this Maltese girl has created quite a furore, judging by the comments [...]

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ALTERNATTIVA DEMOKRATIKA MANIFESTO FOR EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

The Alternattiva Demokratika manifesto was approved at an extraordinary general meeting over the weekend.
In the section on European values, AD said it will promote policies for stronger families.
“Apart from traditional family forms, different forms of cohabitating couples should be protected. This should be done through the recognition of registered partnerships, including formations such as those [...]

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