Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Lawrence Gonzi" produced 14 items.
| 1. Bid to topple Maltese government fails | January 26, 2012 |
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Speaker of parliament saves government from defeat in a vote of no-confidence. Lawrence Gonzi, Malta's prime minister, today survived a vote of no-confidence, thanks to the... | |
| 2. Unwanted austerity | January 12, 2012 |
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Big problems for the Maltese government. In these times of austerity, scrapping a ministerial pay rise would appear to be a good idea guaranteed to win plaudits from a... | |
| 3. Tightrope walker | September 2, 2010 |
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Malta's prime minister had a quick rise to the top, but may be about to lose his grip on power. On the day in September 1996 that veteran Maltese Prime Minister Eddie Fenech... |
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| 4. Illegal hunting in Malta | June 17, 2010 |
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Poaching in Malta is 'not significant'? That is a ludicrous claim by a hunting lobby that is running a hate campaign against conservationists. The letters submitted by two... |
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| 5. Father confessor | June 17, 2010 |
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The Maltese commissioner is no stranger to controversy. The scene is a densely packed counting hall, just as the results of an election are being read out. “Lawrence Gonzi... |
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| 6. The fisheries commissioner, discarded | December 3, 2009 |
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Joe Borg is not happy about being dumped. Joe Borg, Malta's current European commissioner, found out that he was not being re-nominated to Brussels when his wife saw from... | |
| 7. Malta selects Dalli as commissioner | November 24, 2009 |
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Malta's social policy minister, John Dalli, wins battle for nomination to the European Commission. Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has nominated John Dalli, the... |
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| 8. Maltese socialism | April 24, 2008 |
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A Socialist MEP denying the electorate a meaningful vote? Never. Joseph Muscat (pictured), a 34-year-old MEP from Malta, has put himself forward for the leadership of the... |
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| 9. Redrawing Europe's political landscape | March 19, 2008 |
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To what extent do party politics in Europe transcend national boundaries and affect the politics of the European Union? To what extent do party politics in Europe transcend... | |
| 10. Different Voices | March 19, 2008 |
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“When you win more votes and more seats, you have to govern better.” José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, prime minister of Spain, on his re-election.“The politics of... | |
| 11. A mere coincidence II | February 7, 2008 |
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And here is another accident of timing. On Tuesday (29 January) the national parliament of Malta ratified the Treaty of Lisbon. Only after that, (31 January) did the... | |
| 12. Malta keeps a keen eye on euro prices | January 17, 2008 |
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Memories of price-hikes in Italy haunt Malta as the island switches to the single currency, writes Tim King. The spectre that hangs over Malta's changeover to the euro is... | |
| 13. Maltese cash flow | January 10, 2008 |
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The introduction of the euro in Malta did not go off as smoothly as planned. Lawrence Gonzi, Malta's prime minister and finance minister, twice failed to withdraw euro notes... | |
| 14. EV50 award was luck-bringer for premier turned president | September 23, 2004 |
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LAST year's European of the Year, Eddie Fenech Adami, continued to enjoy good fortune in 2004. In February, Malta's then prime minister turned 70, marking his birthday by... | |
