Issue link: https://maltatoday.uberflip.com/i/922844
maltatoday SUNDAY 7 JANUARY 2018 News 13 DEFENDING MALTESE VALUES DEFENDING MALTESE VALUES "Throughout the past year Partit Nazzjonalista MEPs, as your voice in the European Parliament, worked tirelessly to defend the values embodied in the Maltese people and the principles that make us so proud to be Maltese. In every aspect of their jobs they pushed forward the issues that matter to the people of Malta & Gozo, kept their concerns at the very top of the European agenda and defended the country against unfair labelling of us as a tax haven." "I love Malta. And because I love Malta, I will speak against corruption. I love Malta and because I love Malta, I will continue to speak out when our institutions are weak. Prime Minister, you have a small window of opportunity to limit the damage created. Use it. " 14th June 2017 - Strasbourg "I appeal to my colleagues in the House, to remember the values that unite us and make us Europeans. Stand up against corruption and be on the side of the people. This is not a fight against the Maltese people, this is a fight for the Maltese people, and the Caruana Galizia family who is here with us today. I tell you that your mum and your wife was a bold woman, with phenomenal strength and courage. She never feared threats, abuse, ridicule and anger." 14th November - Strasbourg Partit Nazzjonalista David Casa Roberta Metsola Francis Zammit Dimech "Anybody can claim to be European, but what defines us as Maltese and as Europeans is the way in which we practice our values. To defend and work in our country's interest is our duty, and one that we do always. Our size is not defined by the position or geography, but by the strength of our ideas and the depth of our integrity." 14th June - Strasbourg "I represent a proud people, a hard-working people. We Maltese have worked tirelessly for everything we've ever achieved, and challenged geography to claim our rightful place as members of the EU. That is the Malta I know. That is the Malta I fight for....Malta is a great nation but we have to have the courage to say that it is unacceptable that journalists are killed with impunity. That it is outrageous that the press is under threat. That is disgraceful that law enforcement refuse to investigate corruption. We are better than that." 14th November - Strasbourg "I'm proud that I represent the Maltese people in this Parliament, because when the Maltese voted for the entry of our country in the European Union, they did so because they wanted to have the protection of the rule of law and fundamental values, including freedom of expression." 14th November - Strasbourg "European citizens should look at the European institutions as their shield, in particular, the shield of their fundamental rights." 11th December - Strasbourg