Tag: Sandra Gauci
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ADPD – Green Party Leader Sandra Gauci says that ERA is refusing to issue monitoring reports of fish-farm slime
The leader of ADPD – the Green Party – has claimed that the Environmental Resources Authority (ERA) is refusing to publish its monitoring reports on slime pollution along Malta’s northern coastline caused by fish farms. Earlier this year, Buġibba and Saint Paul’s Bay were hit with a slew of slime from fish farms which polluted…
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Green Party Leader condemns Political Party Leaders’ meeting and says meeting should have taken place at the Auberge de Castille
ADPD Leader Sandra Guaci has condemned the meeting that took place between Prime Minister Robert Abela and PN Leader Alex Borg at the Labour Party Headquarters. The Green Party Leader said that the meeting does not bring forth political unity but rather shows that between Labour and PN there aren’t many differences. She insinuated that…
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Over-tourism becomes a top political priority with protests by residents and small parties
ADPD- The Green Party recently pulled off a coup, persuading Local Council of Saint Paul’s Bay to approve of a motion proposing to divert the proceeds of the Tourist Eco-Tax to the Local Council. Sandra Gauci who proposed the motion says that local councils with localities that are impacted by tourism should have the funds…
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ADPD leader states that slime is back at Saint Paul’s Bay: encourages people to attend protest against Azzopardi Fisheries at 10AM today
Earlier today, ADPD Leader Sandra Gauci, has stated that sea slime coming from tuna fish-farms off Malta’s coast is back polluting the coast after a clean-up removed most of the slime that came out in the first instance. The tuna-fish farm industry has admitted that the slime is originating from its farms. A protest is…
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ADPD Leader Sandra Gauci urges the Prime Minister to decriminalise abortion
ADPD Leader Sandra Gauci has published a personal message addressed directly to Prime Minister Robert Abela, written in her personal capacity rather than in her role as party leader. In the message, Sandra Gauci appealed to the Prime Minister to decriminalise abortion, noting that, like her, he has a daughter who may one day need…
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ADPD demand full transparency on road works
In a press conference in Birżebbuġa with a backdrop of ongoing road works, ADPD condemned delays and lengthy road works as they impact the health and the well-being of residents with noise and dust pollution. Melissa Bagley and ADPD leader Sandra Gauci also demanded the government to provide full transparency on public road works by…
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ADPD welcomes Buġibba Ferry Terminal: Urges broader shift toward sustainable transport
As the government unveiled a €14 million maritime infrastructure project in Buġibba on Wednesday evening, ADPD – The Green Party welcomed the initiative but reiterated its long-standing call for a more comprehensive shift away from car-centric transport policy. The project, which includes a 180-metre breakwater, a secondary protective arm, and a new ferry terminal, aims…
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Up to 100,000 people attend Gay Pride in Budapest despite ban
Up to 100,000 people attended the Gay Pride march in Budapest yesterday following its ban by Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Following the ban, the march evolved into a wide-scale protest movement against the government. Many European politicians also attended the march to show solidarity with Hungary and Hungarians including Malta’s Green party leader Sandra…
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ADPD Leader says landlords have to maintain their properties: highlights housing crisis
In a public address posted on social media, ADPD Leader Sandra Gauci addressed the housing crisis and highlighted several issues that the government should urgently tackle. Among her proposals, Sandra Guaci is arguing in favour of a “passport for buildings” classifying their health, and for the government to build more public housing estates to address…
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ADPD Leader Sandra Gauci describes Paceville buildings situation as national emergency
ADPD Leader Sandra Gauci has described the recent series of incidents in Paceville in which a building collapsed and up to 72 people evacuated from their residence as a national emergency. More residents had to be evacuated after a building known as Tania Flats collapsed. The building is adjacent to a construction site owned by Joseph…
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ADPD condemns PL and PN on decades of complicity in Manoel Island deal
The Green Party accused both major parties of decades-long complicity with speculators over Manoel Island. During a press conference, Chairperson Sandra Gauci and Secretary General Ralph Cassar said PL and PN continue ignoring 29,000 petitioners’ demands to turn the island into a public park. Gauci criticised both Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition Leader Bernard…
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ADPD condemns Abela’s proposal to change the European Convention on Human Rights
In a statement released earlier today, the Green Party, ADPD condemned the Prime Minister’s proposal to change the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) when Malta takes up the European Council’s Presidency next May. The Prime Minister made his comments last week to the press following a European Council meeting. The Green Party accused the…
