Tag: David Casa
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Maltese MEPs demand EU funds over Storm Harry
Earlier today, at the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg, Maltese MEPs David Casa and Alex Agius Saliba requested the EU to provide emergency and aid funds to Malta over damages incurred during Storm Harry. Portugal and Spain are eligible to receive regional EU emergency funds for damage and infrastructural repair after recent storms. Alex…
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The Nationalist Party urges Government to recognise the Palestine State: PN MEPs back proposal
The Nationalist Party has just issued a statement condemning Israel’s indiscriminate military attacks in Gaza and called on the Maltese government to recognise the Palestinian State. This is the first time that the Nationalist Party is urging for the recognition of the Palestinian State in many years, and the first time it has released a…
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MEP David Casa warns of rising threats against journalists amidst rule of law erosion
During yesterday’s address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEP and PN Head of Delegation David Casa expressed serious concern about increasing threats against activists and journalists in the European Union. He declared that the deterioration of the rule of law, coupled with the inability of the EU to act decisively, has created an environment…
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Malta must strengthen anti-corruption laws despite government’s stance, says MEP David Casa
In a recently published statement, MEP David Casa, Head of the PN Delegation in the European Parliament, underlined that Malta will be compelled to enhance anti-corruption legislation, irrespective of the position of Prime Minister Robert Abela. Casa, who has been a negotiator of the European People’s Party on the EU’s Combatting Corruption Directive, said something…
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Maltese MEP David Casa condemns Israel’s mass killing of journalists in Gaza
Member of the European Parliament, David Casa has condemned Israel’s mass killings of journalists in Gaza. Israel has killed many journalists in Gaza and Lebanon since its invasion of Gaza with many of them being targeted deliberately. The Committee to Protest Journalists estimates that up to 141 journalists and media workers were killed in Gaza…
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EPP Group declines to address questions on sanctioning Israel for killing journalists
Earlier this week during the EPP Groups Political Assembly in Malta, the EPP representatives declined to respond to questions about European sanctions on Israel over the killing of journalists. Throughout the war on Gaza, Israel killed up to 137 journalists and media workers. The question, raised by the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, which was participating…
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EPP Group roundtable in Valletta highlights need for stronger protection for Maltese journalists
A roundtable on Media Freedom was organised by the EPP Group in Valletta, where MEP David Casa urged the government of Malta to implement the ‘Daphne’s Law’ in full in an effort to protect local journalists from local Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). Casa, who is also the Head of the Maltese EPP Delegation,…
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The Nationalist Party’s track record on journalists since 2017
Since the Nationalists are smearing me with lies about my past, it’s only fair to be factual about their track record on how Nationalist Party politicians view journalists. This is Adrian Delia conducting a smear campaign against Daphne Caruana Galizia for his PN leadership campaign. He was compelled to swallow his words after she was…
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The Nationalist Party politicians at yesterday’s protest
Following my discussion on the divided Opposition, here’s a list of Nationalist Party politicians who attended yesterday’s national protest that was organised by Repubblika along with many other NGOs and groups. Third-party ADPD was also present including ADPD Leader Sandra Gauci. European Parliament President and EP candidate Roberta Metsola was also present. Politicians do well…
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I’m grateful to David Casa for fighting for journalistic freedoms, but the fight for freedom should not be selective
I’ve recieved a lot of criticism on my article about David Casa and this is a srot of reply to the criticism. Of course, I’m grateful to him for fighting for journalistic freedoms and for keeping up his fight for rule of law despite the constant attacks he recieved and even a conspiracy against him…
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I find Maltese gay men who vote against abortion reprehensible and repulsive
Gay men have been victims of discrimination, harassment and abuse for years on end for their sexuality. They lived secret lives in shame and could never express themselves freely without getting mocked and beaten to a pulp by other men. I was one of those who at a very young age used to attend Malta’s…
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Adrian Delia: bribed, tried and tested
Earlier this year, Adrian Delia was interrogated by the police following revelations by this website on payments he received by Yorgen Fenech. The payments were meant in exchange for the Nationalist Party to sabotage David Casa’s electoral campaign for the European Parliament. David Casa is an MEP who has been very vociferous against corruption in…
