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Alex Borg debuts in Brussels in first official visit as Opposition Leader

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Alex Borg visited Brussels this week and held meetings with MEPs and EU officials for the first time as the Leader of Opposition. In the photo above he is seen with the European People’s Party Secretary-General, Manfred Weber He also met with the EPP’s Vice-Chair Jeroen Lenaers.

The Opposition Leader also held meetings with the EU officials including with EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius and European Commissioner for Fisheries Kostas Cadis.

Aning Malta’s diplomats, the Opposition Leader met with Malta’s Permanent Representative to the EU Neil Kerr, and Malta’s Ambassador to NATO and the EU Vanni Xuereb. He also visited the President of the European Parliament Robert Metsola and made a courtesy visit to Simon Busuttil.

In an official statement announcing the visits, the Nationalist Party said that as Europe faces threats, we need to be strong. The Nationalist Party reiterated that it intends to bring back good governance to Malta as it aims to form a government that would work for the benefit of all Maltese. On the meeting with the Fisheries Commissioner, the Nationalist Party said it discussed Malta’s growth potential in the fisheries sector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alex Borg with Jeroen Lenaers

 

 

Alex Borg and Manfred Weber

 

 

 

Alex Borg and Andrius Kubilius

 

Alex Borg and Costas Kadis

 

 

Alex Borg with Neil Kerr

 

 

 

Alex Borg and Vanni Xuereb

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2 responses to “Alex Borg debuts in Brussels in first official visit as Opposition Leader”

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    […] Peter Agius has been a very big advocate for the Maltese fishing industry at the European Parliament and he has been lobbying the EU over this issue for some time now. Last month, Peter Agius submitted a parliamentary question about the issue. The Opposition Leader, Alex Borg, even raised the issue himself with the EU Commissioner for Fisheries Kostas Kadis in his first official trip to Brussels last month. […]

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    […] Peter Agius has been a very big advocate for the Maltese fishing industry at the European Parliament and he has been lobbying the EU over this issue even before he was an MEP. The government only started addressing the situation of illegal fishing in Maltese waters earlier this year after encroachment by Tunisian and Italian boats increased significantly. As a result, the Maltese government requested for assistance from the EFCA which increased its inspections of vessels in Maltese waters. Last month, Peter Agius submitted a parliamentary question about the issue. The Opposition Leader, Alex Borg, even raised the issue himself with the EU Commissioner for Fisheries Kostas Kadis in his first official trip to Brussels last month. […]

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