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THE Maltese government is seeking the return of a massive €20 million investment in oil pollution preven- tion equipment made by the former administration, after a private com- pany entrusted with the equipment did not return the equipment. The agreement was brokered by former home affairs minister Tonio Borg – today European Commis- sioner – in July 2007, for the transfer of special equipment and materials used specifically in fighting oil pollu- tion and worth up to €20 million, to the company Alpha Briggs Mediter- ranean Limited. The equipment had been specifi- cally purchased after the Italian gov- ernment expressed its concern with Malta over the very serious repercus- sions of an oil disaster emanating from the extraordinary bunkering activities being carried out offshore Malta. But under the agreement with the Civil Protection Department, the stockpile of equipment and materi- als it had purchased was handed over to the Alpha Briggs for warehousing and maintenance. YOUR FIRST READ AND FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT Newspaper post maltatoday €1.20 Download the MaltaToday App now YOUR FREE COPY OF VIDA INSIDE xxxxx Labour retains 8-point lead, Alfred Sant still in pole position for EP CONTINUES ON PAGE 5 SUNDAY • 4 MAY 2014 • ISSUE 756 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY Europe 2014 WHO WILL BE THE COMMISSION'S NEXT PRESIDENT? 16 pages of SURVEYS, ANALYSIS, and COMMENT from Saviour Balzan, Michael Falzon, and MEP candidates INSIDE - CENTRE PAGES MORE Labour voters even more convinced about EU > Government seeks return of €20 million pollution prevention equipment MAY % % change April Alfred Sant 11 -3 Roberta Metsola 6 -2.1 Marlene Mizzi 3.5 - Miriam Dalli 3.3 -0.9 David Casa 3 -1.1 Arnold Cassola 2 +0.2 Therese Commodini 1.5 -0.7 Francis Zammit Dimech 1.5 +0.7 Norman Vella 1.3 -0.6 Clint Camilleri 1 -0.2 Others 3 -2.3 No Reply 62.9 +9.4 11% 6% 3.5% 3.3% 3% 2% 1.5% MIRIAM DALLI INTERVIEWED see centre pages