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LOOKING BACK 2025 5 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 4 JANUARY 2026 A look back at the best quotes from the weekly interviews with various protagonists from the political, social and cultural spheres MARCEL BONNICI Hamrun Spartans CEO I can sit here and tell you our targets for the season have been reached. But I will stick to the club's philosophy in always remaining ambitious. We will not stop dreaming. FADI HANANIA Palestinian ambassador ere should only be one weapon in Gaza: e State of Palestine's weapon in Gaza, just to ensure safety and secu- rity of the people. CLYDE CARUANA Finance minister Malta's economy grew in a very short amount of time, and that brings its own challenges. How are we addressing the issue? First, we acknowledged the problem. FLEUR ABELA Animal Welfare Commissioner I want to be remembered as a mediator who was able to pro- duce results. While being an activist has its plusses, I believe the different parties need to come together for a single goal. GEORGE VITAL ZAMMIT Coordinator of Nationalist Party's electoral programme One of the biggest challenges facing Malta today is social harmony. What makes you a 'nationalist' today is a yearning for togetherness and collectiveness. MARIA GALEA Malta Entertainment Industry and Arts Association President We want a national plan that safeguards artists' intellectual property (IP). e policy has to ensure the actual creation is protected, and is used in an ethical manner. JP FABRI Economist Ultimately the economy is subservient to humans, and hu- mans by nature are driven by incentives: We avoid pain, we prefer pleasure. FR MARCELLO GHIRLANDO Exorcist The only thing we are permitted to ask, according to the old rite of exorcism, is the name, how the evil spirit entered, and the time and sign of when it will leave. ANDRE CALLUS Moviment Graffitti activist We've looked at the law and we've seen how they're trying to appease specific developers and projects without com- munities being able to do anything about it. PAUL ABELA Chamber of SMEs President e Maltese want to have their cake and eat it. I was Swie- qi's mayor. e parking problem there started long ago, and we were thinking of creating reserved parking spaces. VIRGINIA GAMBA UN sec-gen candidate ere is a big role for Malta to play to become what I call, the great interpreter between the north, south, west and east. MARCO BONNICI MUT president Diversity is part of society, and society is always a model of society… School is an identical copy of our society.