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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 DECEMBER 2024 4 INTERVIEW What they said ... RYAN FALZON Artist Sajf is all doubt – from beginning to end. e narrator doesn't know what he wants, and the day after he is sec- ond-guessing what he gets and wants. CLINT AZZOPARDI FLORES MEP election candidate Neutrality does not mean not taking a position when there are countries in conflict; it means not taking a military stand, which is different. It is a fine line. GRAHAM BENCINI PN MP, finance spokesman We saw our quality of life declining after 2015. We were once in the sixth place when it comes to quality of life, now we're at 49th place. DARREN CARABOTT PN MP, home affairs spokesman If you grow the economy through numbers, there will be repercussions. We have infrastructure such as the hospi- tal, our roads and prison which can't keep up. MANUEL SAPIANO CEO of the Malta Water and Energy Agency It is a misconception that ground water comes for free, be- cause there are still energy costs involved. We calculate that it costs a farmer between 25c and 40c per cubic metre. ABIGAIL AGIUS MAMO CEO of the Chamber of SMEs We are not against government addressing inflation; on the contrary, we proposed several measures that will help tackle inflation. EVE BORG BONELLO PN MP It is the people who decide who their leaders are, and if they decide that they want a 16-year-old mayor why not? PROF. ALEXIEI DINGLI Artificial Intelligence expert I am a fan of science fiction; I read or see something amaz- ing, and I think, 'Can I do it?' Probably I don't, but if I man- age to do 20% or 30%, it's already better than nothing. NAOMI CACHIA Government Whip Abortion is a reality people may not want to acknowledge but as legislators we have the responsibility to continue speaking on subjects that are uncomfortable and sensitive. CLINT CAMILLERI Gozo Minister e rules, policies and laws are there to be applied equally. You can put your minds at rest that no one will be allowed free rein because of me. MIRIAM DALLI Environment Minister As a government minister I am 200% focused on the re- forms we have promised as a government, and to deliver what we promised in the electoral manifesto. CHRIS BONETT Transport Minister I have to be careful as a minister how to speak about what you are calling scandals because there are ongoing proceed- ings and I do not want to prejudice anybody's position…