Highlights


The State of the Nation; borrowing chips from dishwashers
Last week, the President of the European Commission, Urusla von der Lyen delivered the State of the Union’s speech, in a plenary held in Strasbourg.


The concept of limit
By the time of the publication of this opinion piece, the State of the Union speech would have been delivered by the President of the


Beyond economic theory in Ħamrun
Notwithstanding that economics is a normative theory, I always observed that anthropology is closely associated to it, and certainly economic theory shapes people’s behaviour, lives,
Current Affairs


Tourist arrivals continue to recover
The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) today presented the BOV Quarter 3 2022 Hotel Performance Survey as prepared by Deloitte at SeaView Hotel, Bugibba.


Liz Truss’ nemesis
Last week, Liz Truss resigned office citing that she cannot execute her mandate. Whether the mandate she referred to relates to the Tory’s mandate or


Diplomacy, birthday gifts and binoculars
Almost a fortnight ago we assisted for the first summit of the newly established informal platform of the European Political Community. The meeting was convened
Economy


Ceteris Paribus
A study commissioned by the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) revealed that when considering the current bed stock, Malta requires around 4,700,000 arrivals and


Putin’s unique map
Last week we all witnessed the annexation of sovereign Ukrainian parcels of land to the Russian territory, following the sham referenda held in the four


Pointing to the right
Last week, almost on the eve of the Italian elections, the President of the European Commission was delivering a speech and the media asked a
Sustainability


Neoliberalism in Ħamrun
Rudimentary lectures of economic theory introduce pupils to autocratic economic models compared to the capitalist system. Those fortunate enough would later learn about Friedrich Von


Guterres’s ‘chilling’ reference
When Russia invaded Ukraine, a sequence of packages of sanctions on the former was announced on a biweekly basis by the European Commission. Back then,


Treating China differently
Avid followers of international politics surely did not miss the ensuing escalation and the hostilities in the Indo-Pacific, after the visit of the US House