Bird's Eye View

Author: Gianluca Vella

  • Ideology in contemporary politics

    In today’s world of politics one often hears about how different political parties diverge from their supposed political ideologies. This is most commonly seen when a party introduces legislation which wouldn’t be supported by their self-professed ideological beliefs, which in concept should serve as a basis upon which all political decisions should be taken. However…

  • The Future of the EU

    Note: This article is heavily influenced by an older article written by Florian Eder, Ryan Heath, Jacopo Barigazzi and Quentin Aries for news organisation Politico, which can be found here. During these turbulent times we look to the future to see if the storm subsides and we return back to the calm or if the…

  • L-Istrateġija għall-Iżvilupp tal-Bini f’Malta

    Dan huwa survey mħejji għalikom minn grupp ta’ studenti li jagħmlu parti mill-Parlament Nazzjonali taż-Żgħażagħ. Billi timla dawn il-mistoqsijiet sempliċi tkun qed tgħin biex tiġi miktuba riżoluzzjoni li ser tiġi ppreżentata fil-Parlament, grazzi tal-għajnuna tagħkom.   https://bevmalta.wordpress.com/l-istrategija-ghall-izvilupp-tal-bini-fmalta/

  • 7 Facts about the European Union

    And here it is! To kick-start A Bird’s Eye View’s #EuropeanWeek, we will be posting random updates with some short facts derived from the several documents published on the 60th anniversary from the Rome treaty. They are intended to make us more aware of the achievements a united Europe has reached and the potential it has…

  • Earth Overshoot Day 2018

    Today is Earth Overshoot Day, people. Humans have used a planet’s worth of resources in 2018 already. This day is getting earlier every year. Earth Overshoot Day, previously known as Ecological Debt Day, is the calculated illustrative calendar date on which humanity’s resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources that…

  • “With great power comes great responsibility.”

    Nowadays, many leaders all around the world may be characterised as greedy. The greed for power and money has overtaken these leaders’ personalities. This has not only been going on for the past few years, but it seems like nowadays it is becoming a trend. But why do many leaders decide to go down this…

  • Trump’s trade deal with the EU: a marriage of convenience or a recipe for disaster?

    When one thinks of thinks of US President Donald Trump, one most probably instantly associates the politician with the infamous campaign slogan which won him the 2016 presidential election, “Make America Great Again”. Not that much time would pass before the whole world got a taste of the message behind Trump’s campaign being put into…

  • Bonġu Malta

    Just when I thought I had heard it all, and just when I believed that rock bottom had already been digged into, I happened to log into my Facebook account, and whilst scrolling through my newsfeed a flashy headline hit my eyesight. Mrs Michelle Muscat, the beloved wife of our country’s Prime Minister, had just…

  • We live in Europe, but are we European?

    “We are Maltese”. “We are European”. Often do we hear these phrases in our everyday lives here on our little rock, but how many of us really know what Europe is, or can appreciate what we can take from it? We asked a few Maltese youths to see what came to mind when ‘Europe’ is…

  • Flint Water Crisis

    In a world currently filled with war, migration problems and controversial leaders, sometimes, some relevant news stories go overlooked in space of other headlines that will supposedly get more views. This article has been written to shed a spotlight onto the citizens suffering from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, USA.