MEP Roberta Metsola answers UK Parliament member Daniel Kawczynski

Dec 10 2020

UK Parliamentary member, Daniel Kawczynski said that the “mistake EU is making, is treating us as if we were Malta leaving the EU.”

After that comment, MEP Roberta Metsola answered back and said that Malta wouldn’t, “treat its partners with such patronising contempt”.

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I assure you Malta would never treat its partners with such patronising contempt, especially when discussions that rely on good will from all sides, are at such a delicate stage.

"How to lose friends & alienate people" shouldn't be considered a guiding principle to negotiations. pic.twitter.com/C4eny2EPjA

— Roberta Metsola MEP (@RobertaMetsola) December 8, 2020

612Kgs of cocaine found by Malta Customs; Largest drug bust ever

Dec 10 2020

The customs in Malta have seized 612kgs of cocaine which left Ecuador and transited to Colombia and were on the way to Libya.

The seized cocaine amount to a street value of €69 million. The cocaine was hidden in pallets carrying cooking oil.

Maltese customs found discrepancies in the scanned images and searched the cargo physically.

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Cabinet approves divorce act amendments; to be presented tonight at Parliament

Dec 9 2020

The Cabinet has just approved a legal draft which will amend the conditions necessary for divorce proceedings.

The Parliamentary Secretary for Equality and Reforms, Roseanne Cutajar will be presenting the draft night at Parliament, a bill which will change the time required for couples to achieve a divorce.

The bill will attempt to facilitate the lives of Maltese families and eliminate any obstacles that they may come across to ultimately improve the quality of life across the Maltese Islands.

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UK Health Regulator advises people with ‘significant’ allergic reactions to avoid Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Dec 9 2020

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has released a statement advising individuals with histories of ‘significant’ allergic reactions to avoid taking the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine which is being rolled out in the United Kingdom.

This comes after two members of the National Health Services suffered an allergic reaction after receiving the vaccine, both of which are currently recovering well.

The MHRA’s chief executive officer stated that allergic reactions were not expected from the clinical trials and they are currently advising the relevant fields.

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