Tag: Nationalist Party
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A speech of hope and reason
I enjoyed listening to the Opposition Leader’s reply to the Finance Minister’s budget speech yesterday. Alex Borg is maturing as a politician, and he is also becoming more attuned to the economy and its structural problems. One issue which he mentioned yesterday, and which has not been widely mentioned in the criticism of the budget,…
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Nationalist Party opens its doors to Baroque palace in Valletta
The Nationalist Party opened the doors of Palazzo Pereira to the public earlier today, with Opposition Leader Alex Borg delivering a political speech to inaugurate the event. The Opposition Leader criticised the government for running an economy with low productivity levels and then blaming this situation on businesses. The Opposition Leader criticised the government’s pressure…
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Nationalist and Labour Party politicians pay tribute to ex-PN Minister and Healthcare businessman, Frank Portelli
Dr Frank Portelli, a surgeon, former Nationalist Party MP and prominent figure in Malta’s private healthcare sector, has died at the age of 82. A forthright voice in both medicine and politics, Portelli served in Parliament between 1987 and 1992 and held senior positions within the Nationalist Party over more than a decade. He remained…
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Taking jabs at the Prosecutors
Earlier today during his interview with LabourToday, the Prime Minister took jabs at the prosecutors for using the article of criminal association in their charges. He was once again explaining why his government is against an Anti-Mafia bill. Article 83A of the Criminal Code provides for the offence of promoting, constituting, organising or financing an…
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The Opposition Leader should set an example instead of goading the masses with Labour’s populist measures
Following the Finance Minister’s announcement that there will be no €1,000 super-bonus cheque this year, despite the promise made during the general election campaign, Opposition Leader Alex Borg is challenging the government to issue the cheques, while goading the electorate to hold it accountable for failing to deliver on its promise. The Opposition Leader should…
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Beppe Fenech Adami and Beppe Galea press the Prime Minister on Ukraine
Replying to the Prime Minister in Parliament yesterday, Beppe Fenech Adami noted that the Prime Minister’s tone on Ukraine had changed. He said that in March last year, the Prime Minister had said it was impossible for Ukraine to win the war and that Ukraine needed to make compromises in order to achieve peace. However,…
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Alex Borg gives summary of PN’s foreign policy
Replying to the Prime Minister in Parliament yesterday, Nationalist Party leader and Opposition Leader Alex Borg said it was ironic that Prime Minister Robert Abela travelled to the United Nations General Assembly to speak about strong institutions, international law and peace while the reality in Malta was, very different. Borg said that over the past…
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Opposition parties emphasise on the theme of independence in all its spheres to mark Independence Day
Opposition parties have used the occasion of Malta’s 62nd anniversary of Independence to emphasise on independence as a principle that should also be reflected in the country’s economy, institutions and everyday life. During the Nationalist Party’s Independence celebrations at the Floriana Granaries on Sunday, Opposition Leader Alex Borg argued that the freedom achieved in 1964…
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The return to the Granaries
The Nationalist Party has officially held its Independence Day celebrations at the Granaries in Floriana for the first time since 2018, after the events were suspended amid financial challenges and a lack of momentum in the party’s activism and following. This is not the first time that the Nationalist Party has celebrated Independence Day at…
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Opposition Leader makes strong statement in support of journalists
At the Independence Day celebrations by the Nationalist Party on the Granaries in Floriana, Opposition Leader Alex Borg made a very strong statement in support of journalists. He said that the work of journalists is very important. Despite having articles that criticise him and articles published that he disagrees with, he always respects the work…
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Institute of Maltese Journalists rejects idea for a Journalist’s Warrant
In a statement released yesterday by Istitut tal-Ġurnalisti Maltin (Institute of Maltese Journalists), the institute rejected the idea put forward by Opposition Leader Alex Borg to introduce a journalist’s warrant The Institute argued that journalism should remain an open and accessible profession rather than one restricted through a system of warrants. Its objection goes beyond…
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Nationalist Party to propose Anti-Mafia Law if government resists Daphne inquiry reforms
The Nationalist Party gathered representatives of civil society and business organisations at its headquarters last Friday as to announce that it will propose an Anti-Mafia Law and a wider package of reforms if the government continues resisting the implementation of recommendations made by the public inquiry into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Opposition Leader…