Interview
It’s all about implementation

CMTU President William Portelli spoke to KARL STAGNO-NAVARRA on the current challenges facing trade unions in a time of economic recession. He stresses the importance of closely following a steadfast implementation of Government measures for next year’s Budget to safeguard jobs >>

Comment
Disappointment in Copenhagen
Climate change talks usually carry a rhetorical overdrive that seldom addresses the underlying negotiations that make or break international deals. >>

OPINION
George M. Mangion
Accountants lock horns with regulators
Over the last few years, public confidence in the auditing of company accounts has been seriously shaken by corporate scandals such as Enron in the US, Dutch retailer Ahold, Italy’s Parmalat and Societe Generale in France (just to name a few). In response to these scandals and as part of the preparations for a broader action plan on corporate governance, the EU Commission has conducted a number of studies. >>

Tonio Borg
Maltese embassies handle record requests for Visas
Maltese Embassies abroad have handled more than 18,000 requests for assistance between January and November. This record figure registered over last year registered in Malta’s overseas diplomatic representations are separate from another encouraging fact, that 550 contacts were also made by foreign investors.>>