Tag: Parliament
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The European Parliament votes for new fishing rules but enforcement gaps remain
The European Parliament yesterday overwhelmingly approved new fisheries legislation intended to strengthen the enforcement of international fishing rules and create a more level playing field between European fishermen and vessels from third countries. The legislation was approved with 559 votes in favour, 48 against and 62 abstentions. The file was handled by the European Parliament’s…
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Labour government votes against Opposition’s motion to discuss implementation of Daphne’s Public Inquiry reforms
The Labour government today rejected the Opposition’s motion presented in Parliament to open a discussion on the implementation of the reforms proposed by the public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The Prime Minister reiterated that “caution” and silence were the best options right now. The Labour government is trying to use a…
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Labour MP Ramona Attard defends Yorgen Fenech’s innocent verdict and calls for higher libel damages against the press
The Labour MP who was previously part of an extensive propaganda campaign fostering hatred against Daphne Caruana Galizia, Ramona Attard, defended the not-guilty verdict in the Yorgen Fenech case in her speech in Parliament today, twice insisting that the verdict should not be challenged. She then said this does not mean that we should not…
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Justice Minister speaks in Parliament during emergency debate
Justice Minister Clifton Grima is the first Labour government minister to speak in parliament after Opposition Leader Alex Borg. The Justice Minister is saying that MPs should be cautious what to say as their remarks could prejudice ongoing investigations. He condemned the Opposition for raising issues with the investigation saying that this kind of discourse…
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Prime Minister gives bizarre ONE-like press conference: brags about “loads of Justice reforms”
Prime Minister Robert Abela has given a surprise press conference in the presence of Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield and Justice Minister Clifton Grima at the Auberge de Castille, in response to Alex Borg’s urgent call to convene Parliament. The Prime Minister showed no sign of emotion, nor did he say anything relevant, let alone…
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Energy Minister refuses to reply Parliamentary Questions: provides rethorical propaganda instead
Energy Minister Miriam Dalli continues to run her ministry like a literal ONE propaganda talk show. She refuses to provide information about the power cuts and instead opts for rhetorical, propagandistic answers that avoid supplying the information originally requested. Parliamentary questions are one of the main means through which public information is obtained. The Labour…
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Maltese Labour MEPs vote against call to ban alumina exports to Russia
The European Parliament has backed a non-binding call for a full ban on alumina exports to Russia, increasing pressure on the European Commission to close one of the remaining gaps in the EU’s sanctions regime against Moscow. The amendment was added to the European Parliament’s report on the 2025 Commission report on Ukraine, drafted by…
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The Home Affairs Minister continues to make a mockery of Parliament
Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield is running our national security as though he were hosting a ONE propaganda talk show: with sub-literate reasoning, fuelled by demagoguery and sustained by a litany of lies. How is such a response even permissible in Parliament? Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield gave a very contemptuous answer to a Parliamentary…
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Dumbing down Parliament (with suspected criminals)
Change can be very good and relieving, especially when it is meant to replace dinosaur-era figures. But by now it should have dawned on everyone that the Labour government’s real intention with the change of Speaker is to further dumb down Parliament and introduce more censorship. I remember Carmelo Abela very well from my days…
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MEPs back digital Euro framework as Europe seeks payment sovereignty
After much delay and political wrangling, the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has approved its position on the proposed legal framework for the digital Euro, moving the project closer to negotiations with EU governments. The digital Euro will provide a public European payment option and reduce dependence on non-EU payment providers. The committee…
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On the Arctic Metagaz following yesterday’s Parliamentary questions
Yesterday in Parliament, an Opposition MP asked the Maltese government on updates about the Arctic Metagaz. The Prime Minister replied by saying that he won’t be divulging information since this is not in his interest. The Arctic Metagaz was towed to Benghazi, Libya and may very well be handed back to the Russians, although technically…
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Seven PN Candidates elected in Casual Elections as Gender Mechanism adds six women MPs
The Nationalist Party completed its casual election process on Tuesday morning, with seven candidates securing seats in Parliament, while six additional women were elected on the PN ticket through the gender corrective mechanism. The casual elections were held to fill seats vacated by Nationalist Party candidates who were elected from two districts in the recent…
