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  • The Third Parties. Who are they?

    The Third Parties. Who are they?

    Although the voting system in Malta is somewhat favourable for the creation of a multi-party-political scene in Malta, for several decades, even before our independence, two parties have held an absolute majority within Parliament, the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party. The Democratic Alternative Party (now AD+PD) was also present since its split from the…

  • Students’ budget proposals at Freshers’ Week

    At this year’s Freshers week, ASCS asked the University students what they wanted to see in tomorrow’s budget. This is what the students’ main concerns and proposals were. The greatest concern of students was the limitations present in the educational opportunities available in Malta. Many lamented the lack of funding when it comes to the…

  • ASCS Review on Budget 2020

    The Budget presented for 2020 was for the most part a pretty uneventful budget. The budget very clearly showed that the country is in surplus, with its strict emphasis on the fact that this was the third consecutive budget without an increase in taxes. The budget was also full of tax rebates and one-offs meant…

  • Awareness on Employment Rights – Rise | ascs

    As commerce students, for the Rise – a campaign by SDM, ASCS has decided to tackle employee rights at the place of work. We opted for a survey to determine how aware university students are when it comes to employment rights. The survey was distributed to participants on the University quadrangle as well as shared…