Quotes of the week

"They want to play Russian roulette with people's lives."

Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici hitting out at the UNHCR for attacking Italy's policy of turning migrants back to Libya yet failing to suggest an alternative.

"Shaken but happy to be alive."

Pilot Paul Soler, after safely crash-landing his microlight plane in a field near to Luqa airport when its engine stalled.

"Here they (roar) like lions... and then they make a mistake over which button to press."

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi lambasting the actions of two Labour MEPs who claimed they had problems with the voting machine in a critical vote on whether the EU should introduce obligatory burden-sharing on the illegal migrant issue.

"We're snubbing them now."

Malta's Eurovision entrant Chiara responding to unpleasant comments made about her by a singer from The Netherlands.

"You cannot always trust the press."

Parliamentary Secretary Mario de Marco on the role of the media in the recent dispute between Malta and Italy on illegal immigration.

"Deep malaise."

Martin Scicluna describing the situation regarding broken marriages in a report for the Today Public Policy which suggests the introduction of divorce legislation.