“The EU cannot spring into action and be caught by surprise only when Libya becomes a failed State.”

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat urging German Chancellor Angela Merkel to keep Libya high on the EU agenda and recognise the risk of ISIS establishing itself in this North African country.


“Forgive me Prime Minister, for I did not believe you during the election campaign... but now I’m convinced this movement has Malta’s interests at heart.”

Former PN Lija mayor Ian Castaldi Paris eulogising about the Prime Minister as a “father, brother and friend” as he publicly marked his switch to the Labour Party.


“We have not done enough to effectively sympathise.”

Apostolic Administrator Charles Sci­cluna saying society has not been compassionate enough with women seeking abortion as a quick-fix solution.


“If physically possible we’re going to fit all the stalls on the left-hand side of Ordnance Street, without interfering with the new Parliament, the old theatre and Republic Street.”

Small Businesses Minister Chris Cardona pledging to do his utmost to ensure the monti hawkers’ stalls do not mar Renzo Piano’s City Gate project.


“These regular pardons are only encouraging abuse.”

Nature Trust attacks a proposed Mepa plan to grant an amnesty to thousands of long-standing illegal developments.


“He was a typical Sliema man; rather cocksure of himself.”

Former tourism parliamentary secretary Joe Psaila Savona sharing his fond memories of former minister Michael Refalo who died at 78 after a three-year battle with lung cancer.


“The only thing I was thinking of was the baby and the woman.”

Ivorian Sidibe Noumakan saying fear was not on his mind when he tried to help save a woman, 64, and her grandson, from the blaze at her home in St Dominic Street, Sliema.

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