In the last fifty years, in Europe and elsewhere in the developed countries, there has been an exponential growth in the consumption of animal products (meat, fish, eggs, milk and dairy products). These foods are consumed at each meal in every household; quite unlike 50 years ago, when these were rare food items. Today these items co

The growing gap between rich and poor people is and will remain one of the major challenges for the European Union in the coming years. The EU should urge Member States to impose higher taxes on above average incomes. High earners should have to give back more to the community!

More pressure from the EU should be made on Malta's Government in order to initiate dialogue towards the legalisation of divorce. This issue is long overdue

A serious effort should be made by the EC to make sure government controls its deficit and starts shedding workers in the public sector. Just to give you an idea Public sector employment as a percentage of total full time employment went down from 35% in 2002 to 33% three years later, 30% in June 2007 and 29% in November 2008. More n

Better appreciation and financing made available to small island states like Malta

The EU should provide guidance for a reform of financial and economic rules towards a more transparent citizen oriented marketplace in order to protect its citizens but also SMEs and local firms. The EU should put an end to the gambling and irresponsible speculations on the financial- and realestate market that threatened all of us.

Recently the EC has published a report discussing the potential unsustainability of university student stipends. Perhaps more pressure can be put on government to revaluate this unnecessary expense in order to make sure that we are not robbing the tertiary establishment from precious money, that could be used to strengthen things lik

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