President of the European Parliament writes heartfelt tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia

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3 responses to “President of the European Parliament writes heartfelt tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia”

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   John Cordina aka Benny

   September 3, 2026

   Tista tmur tinheba metsola ghalija. Meta kella l opportunita ipreferit il karriera mal EU milli tibni l pajjiz mill gdid

   Metsola u hadd fill PN m ghandu l bajd ikisser dan l edificju vulgari li bnejna u jerga jibda jibnih mill gdid

   Min kien hawn fl 89 jaf xjien nghid.

   Il PN tradixxa l pajjizu dak iz zmien wara li l poplu tah il fiducja u zgur li hekk jerga jigri

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   Let's be honest: there will never be full justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia – The Maltese Herald

   September 3, 2026

   […] much as I sympathise with the heartfelt messages of support for Daphne’s family and the call for the continued fight to seek full justice for […]

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   Banquo

   September 4, 2026

   Roberta Metsola’s comment sounds lovely, but it is difficult to take seriously. While acknowledging that she had no obligation to run for leader of the opposition (and possibly lead the Nationalist Party into government) when the opportunity arose, it is widely understood that people voted for her (for the European Parliament) in such great numbers because they expected her to lead the nation into brighter, cleaner and less corrupt times.

   Mrs Metsola skipped that chance in favour of what seems to be a relatively comfortable appointment in the European Union (and probably new ones to come).

   For all those of us who believed in her, we are shocked, not because we expected her to be better off being a leader of the Nationalist Party (no doubt a thankless job) but because we thought she was as fearless and uncompromising as Daphne Caruana Galizia was.

   Obviously, it would be rude to expect that a lady just trying to get along (like the rest of us) put her life, and future, on the line just because this little country is in a crisis, but this is what her political campaigns seemed to promise.

   This is where the Great Disappointment comes from. Despite being a perfectly respectable and decent person with the right ideas (and who probably will always find ways to extend her career in European Union institutions), it is difficult to escape the feeling that, for Malta, the opportunity has passed. She refused to step up when a red carpet was laid out for her, and we are all the worse for it.

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