TOP STORY

Maltese milk keeps farming landscape intact
Julian Manduca
There may have been negligible changes in the sales figures for Maltese milk, but with the importation of foreign milk products our milk could come up against stiff competition.

TOP NEWS

George Vella’s return to centre stage

Translation howlers: The ‘square’ of EU laws hounds Constitution translation

OTHER NEWS

Gonzi incorrect on Christian Democrats’ majority in European Parliament

Government brushes off Eritrean torture scandal

Car pollution? Here’s a solution by five young scientists

Accession blues in Malta and the new EU states

Government officials who take a break on tax-payers money

Cristina agrees with Gulia on need for change to drug laws

MaltaToday heralded in global corruption report on Malta

European Court dismisses Government’s objections and decides to hear Meinrad Calleja’s case

Gonzi – no damage as Maltese language takes back seat in Brussels

INTERVIEW

The philosopher candidate
The PN’s surprise candidate for the European Parliament election, Joe Friggieri, says there is a place for God in politics and praises Alternattiva’s anti-abortion stand - By Karl Schembri

A balancing act
MLP candidate Robert Micallef a former economist at the delegation of the European Commission has his say - By Kurt Sansone

THIS WEEK

An existentialist playing with his toys
David Pisani is one of Malta’s foremost professional photographers. He is based in Paris and Malta and his portfolio runs from architectural to fashion, advertising to reportage.

SPORT

Tony Formosa's world of sports
Jesus dies during the month of reckoning

Will malta be a bridge to the south?
Karl Schembri takes our promise to bridge Europe with North Africa seriously and foresees some problems

Small is Beautiful
Saviour Balzan takes a historical and cultural perspective at Malta and the Maltese

The day Europe became one
Kurt Sansone recalls the day in Copenhagen when the EU of 25 finally became a reality

Waiting for Europe - the long march to emancipation ….
Matthew Vella leaves no stone unturned in underlining the aspirations of that very small but anxious libertarian core of Maltese voters

Is Europe a Christian bastion?
European identity has been moulded by its deep roots in Christianity, is this still valid? Julian Manduca asks

EDITORIAL

Solutions to the black hole
When the fastest growth possibility remains the increase in tourism revenues, the sudden cut in the MTA and Heritage Malta budget came as a nasty surprise.

OPINION

Of mice and men
This week, confronted with two PN bigwigs who represent, shall I say, the ‘real’ Nationalist party I was taken to task over my lack or absent support for the PN.- Saviour Balzan

The deficit reduction task
- Karm Farrugia

Scrap the Commission for the administration of justice
- Anna Mallia

Family Mediation: the court-annexed system
- Audrienne Spiteri Gonzi

Mean Streak
Simon Busuttil is Mr Nice Guy. He is one of the few people who matched his image perfectly all the time I have known him. If you really wanted to be nasty about him, the worst that you could say was that he was too perfect, a little prissy. Who would want to be nasty to a guy like that? - Harry Vassallo

No pensions reform before abuse control
The Prime Minister decided not to divulge the contents of the World Bank report on pension reform in Malta before the June elections. - Anna Mallia

Tobacco firm says smoking deaths boost economy
One of the world’s largest tobacco company sparked outrage some time ago for suggesting that cigarettes save an economy millions on health care - because smokers die early. - Dr Herbert Messina Ferrante

The best and most consistent candidate
with apologies to PM Lawrence Gonzi - Mark Scerri

BUSINESS

Government, HP announce strategic partnership

Malta Enterprise offers financial incentive schemes for SMEs

eTEN call for proposals 2004/1 now open

Visible trade gap narrows by Lm16.9m

LETTERS

PBS allegations denied

Allegations withdrawn

Involvement of priests in politics

The PN loves hunters

Why Arnold Cassola?

PN pushing people away

Dishonest PN – partners in EP approved of abortion