Quotes of the week

"We will not be putting forward our nomination just because other member states are doing so."

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi when asked to say when Malta planned to submit its nomination for a new EU Commissioner.

"A bombshell."

Community Care Parliamentary Secretary Mario Galea describing pharmaceutical company Solvay's failure to honour its agreement to provide Malta with vaccines against swine flu.

"Tourists can surely admire our lovely cranes."

Outgoing Malta Hotels and Restaurant Association president Kevin DeCesare asking what Malta is synonymous with in tourists' minds.

"...similar to finding a fingerprint and not trying to match it to the suspect."

Mepa environment protection officer Martin Seychell debunking the 2000 study linking the Marsa power station to black dust pollution.

"We are asking for the recognition of what already exists."

Malta Gay Rights Movement coordinator Gabi Calleja on the need for different forms of family to be equal in the eyes of the law.

"...not even allow me to kiss her."

A man, 30, describing his relationship with his wife of 13 years. The court annulled the marriage after it heard he was forced to marry by his grandmother when he was 16.