President George Vella realised that the call for constitutional change was a storm he could not harness
Successes and failures of outgoing president George Vella’s time in office
Vella, who served as Malta's 10th president, draws praise from both sides of House
President says he hopes there will be an agreement on his successor
Abela and Grech have not agreed on a person to succeed George Vella
Next president should be catalyst who brings us together as one nation
The PL-PN duopoly does all it can to snuff out any attempt at true political reform
In the last Republic Day speech of his presidency, George Vella said it is useless to celebrate the occasion if the country lacks wise and unimpeachable leadership
After it gets a third reading, the Bill will need to be signed by the President
The annual conference must ensure it does not become just another talking shop
'Always consider your words and actions - whether online or offline'
George Vella is still hopeful a solution will be found to the abortion law
If the president resigns over the abortion bill the prime minister has a number of options he can pursue
Stops short of saying he will resign
Robert Abela's holidays are a reminder of George Vella's poor IVF showing
George Vella refused to divulge to the court information given to him by Ġanni Psaila, il-Pupa, about incidents linked to Raymond Caruana’s murder. His excuse was that he was bound by professional secrecy. Of course, that’s utter nonsense. Vella was...
One doesn't need to be populist to be popular
George Vella is expected to leave the matter to his understudy
Malta being engulfed by too many buildings, Vella says
Vella suggested he did all he could to influence MPs in the right direction
Embryo testing has become a source of controversy
Meli awarded Midalja ghall-Qlubija for saving a 14-year-old from drowning
Emojis can say a lot about you, apparently. According to the teenagers at home, I’m “such a typical boomer”. Only boomers, they claim, send text messages tailed by the hands-in-prayer emoji instead of writing ‘please’. “I am not a boomer,” I said in...
We are a country where if One TV and TVM do not report it, it didn’t happen
The president’s engagements will no longer be published weekly in the Sunday Times of Malta but will be updated regularly on https://president.gov.mt/.
Monday 10am The president receives a courtesy call by representatives of the Maltese Association of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice at San Anton Palace, Attard. 2.30pm The president receives a courtesy call by Tomaž Kunstelj, Ambassador of...
“I got no strings to hold me down to make me fret or make me frown. I had strings, but now I’m free, there are no strings on me.” If you found yourself humming to these words, you must have watched the Disney film Pinocchio (1940) as a child or with...
Monday 10am The president receives a courtesy call by Sein Chew, Honorary Consul for Malta in Hong Kong, at San Anton Palace, Attard. Wednesday 10am The president visits the restoration works at the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta. Thursday 10am The...
A president and prime ministers past and present seem to struggle with apologies
Passport scheme one of the building blocks that led to Malta’s greylisting
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