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In the beginning was the Rome Treaty. 60 odd years down the line the visions that helped forge together that agreement need some new PR. The first steps of European integration were built on the idea that if the main strategic resources were pooled together (coal, steel, atomic energy) and if a situation of mutually…
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Inevitably, the shift of the “Citizenship for Sale” controversy to the European Parliament has brought along with it a severe case of tabloid-itis to the Maltese discussion fora and social media. The British tabloid press is hugely responsible for a variety of EU myths and thrives on stoking anti-EU sentimentalism among the lesser informed throngs…
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In an article entitled “Sharing explicit selfies without consent may be made illegal“, the Times reports that Social Dialogue Minister Helena Dalli has reacted to the current furore on selfies. Minister Dalli is quoted as saying that “the sharing of explicit material without a person’s consent is a clear breach of data protection”. It is…
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Is-sena intemmet bit-tajjeb. Intfejna xi ftit mid-dinja tal-opinjoni u intfajna xi ftit fuq ir-riflessjoni. Nifs ‘il ġewwa qabel ma terġa’ tibda tonfoħ. Kelli ċans nisma’ u ntaffi ftit mill-fatt li, issa li qed noqrob l-għaxar snin ‘il bogħod mill-gżejjer, il-politika insegwiha tabilħaqq bl-aloofness sanitarizzat. Titfa’ widnejk ma’ l-art bħal xi indjan fil-films tal-kajbojs (mhux Johnny) u tgħarrex…
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BBC’s World Update will be discussing Malta’s planned (?) IIP scheme. A post on Facebook announcing the programme has already attracted quite a long string on comments (see post here – Facebook account required). Aside from the ridiculous Labour party accusations that the whole international press attention is some kind of Opposition un-nationalistic concerted attack,…