member of JEF Malta, Maltese university student, writer
The Government of Iceland submitted its application for EU-Membership to the current Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU in a letter dated on 16 July. At the Council meeting on 27 July, EU Foreign Affairs Ministers acknowledged Iceland’s application for membership of the European Union (…)
jeudi 5 novembre 2009
When on the 2nd of October, the Irish voted for the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, celebrations were sparked among around the EU, and rightly so. All we have to do now is wait for the Czech Republic in order to move forward to the next step of European Integration, something which will not (…)
mardi 20 octobre 2009
When in June 2008, the Irish voted ‘No’ in the referendum which would have basically decided whether or not the EU would ratify the Lisbon Treaty, the rest of the EU were up in arms. Rightly so ? Maybe. The European Union can be easily compared to a computer... if this computer is not going to (…)
mercredi 30 septembre 2009
On 28 June, 2009, in Honduras there was to be a non binding referendum held in order to conduct changes in the Constitution which would amend the provision stating that a president must only be in office for one four year term, thus giving the then President, Manuel Zelaya, the chance to be re (…)
mardi 25 août 2009
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso stated of the Lisbon Treaty, “We have a treaty that will give us now the capacity to act. Our citizens want... to see what Europe brings them…I believe we have a treaty that will give us now the capacity to act.” Leader of the PES, Martin (…)
mardi 28 juillet 2009
Labour suffered its worst post-war election result as it gained just 15.3% of the vote, even worse than party bosses had feared, and was beaten into third place by UKIP and the Conservative Party. Labour also suffered a historic defeat in the recent local elections. Voter apathy was (…)
mercredi 8 juillet 2009
Electoral Campaigning in Malta has ever been marred by ultra-partisan politics, mainly between the two major political parties ; the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party. Malta’s semi-violent political past has practically forced the people to assume a fanatical position regarding national (…)
samedi 20 juin 2009
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