For the first time in Malta a European Liberal Parties exhibition was held at the ALDM Head Office at Valletta from the 7th to 10th October 2007 for the occasion of the ALDE leader Hon. Graham Watson's first visit to Malta. The exhibition was opened officially by Maltese Liberal Leader Dr. John Zammit. Most of the exhibits were brought by John Zammit himself from Brussels ELDR's Head Office. Several persons Maltese and foreigners visited the exhibition and even former Prime Minister Dr. Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici. Whilst in Malta ALDE Leader Graham Watson met Malta's Liberal Leader John Zammit at the European Parliament Office at Valletta and later he paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Dr. Laurence Gonzi and Malta Labour Party Leader Dr. Alfred Sant.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
IN THE HOTEL IN BRUSSELS
John Zammit, Charles Aquilina and Jean-Pierre Sammut in the hotel in Brussels on a winter day at 1 degree celcius but inside was cosy and warm.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
DR. JOHN ZAMMIT ON ALDM OFFICE BALCONY
Preparing for the upcoming European Parliament Election on June 2009 our office at Valletta is going to be renovated and prepared for those new members that will be joining us and as can be seen leader John Zammit (picture) is saying how the Liberal Party of Malta if represented in the European Parliament will be with the ALDE/ELDR group (the third largest) which is an absolute necessity. If you think and act liberal and progressive in your daily life, you shall most certainly agree with our key issues presented by our candidate for the European Parliament Election.
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GONZIPN REGIME
While Malta condemns Zimbabwe and other states that they are not democratic - Malta is doing much worse. For instance we have a President that not only he was not elected by the people or by an election, but he posted himself as President of the Republic of Malta after resigning from Prime Minister and given his post to GONZIPN to govern Malta. We not even have OSCE Observers in the elections and so the GONZIPN REGIME will continue to conquer on the Maltese. See this report:
ITALIA INTERNATIONAL
Dettaglio Press Review
Broadcasting in Malta raised in European Union Commission
The Malta IndipendentMercoledì 14 Dicembre 2005
Broadcasting in Malta raised in European Union Com
Former RAI TV personality Lilli Gruber, who is now a member of the European Parliament, has responded to the initiative by Alternattiva Demokratika spokesman on EU Affairs Arnold Cassola to discuss the anomalous situation of TV broadcasting in Malta, by putting a Parliamentary Question (PQ) to the EU Commission on this issue, AD said in a statement.In her PQ, Ms Gruber noted that, in recent years, the situation of the media sector in different member states has become more and more problematic regarding conflicts of interest, pluralism and quality.A particular case is represented by Malta, where the board of the national broadcasting authority is nominated by the Prime Minister, after consultation with the leader of the opposition. Given that only two parties are represented in parliament, two people are nominated by the Nationalist Party, another two are nominated by the Malta Labour Party and a chairperson, to whom the two parties have agreed, is appointed, Ms Gruber said.She pointed out that there are four TV stations in Malta. One is the public state TV, where there is some form of representation of all political parties – proportional to the number of votes – in political debates. The second one is a private TV station (SMASH TV), where any political party can buy air-time against payment. Then there are two other TV stations in Malta, owned by the two political parties. Ms Gruber added: “The state, the political parties and the Church own radio and/or television stations. Together, they dominate the audio and audiovisual media. An audience survey held in October 2002 showed that the Maltese spend 78 per cent of their radio listening time listening to a radio station owned by one of these institutions. During the same period, the Maltese used 69 per cent of their viewing time between 7pm and midnight to watch stations owned by the political parties or the state. They watch the other Maltese TV station for only one per cent of their viewing time. The Maltese watch all other stations that reach the country terrestrially, through the cable system or by means of satellite, for 30 per cent of their TV watching time”.Ms Gruber has therefore asked the commission if it is aware of this unique situation regarding television broadcasting in Malta and if the commission shares the point of view that pluralism in the media sector in all member states is an important matter for the whole union, even without having a clear legislative basis for direct action.Finally, Ms Gruber asked the commission if it intends taking issue with the Maltese authorities in order to ensure that this anomalous situation is rectified so that other political parties, minorities and civil society in Malta are given the opportunity to voice their opinions on all Maltese television media.Prof. Cassola commented: “It is very important that a journalist of international repute like Lilli Gruber has had the foresight to speak up in the European Parliament about such an anomalous TV media situation as the one in Malta.”
ITALIA INTERNATIONAL
Dettaglio Press Review
Broadcasting in Malta raised in European Union Commission
The Malta IndipendentMercoledì 14 Dicembre 2005
Broadcasting in Malta raised in European Union Com
Former RAI TV personality Lilli Gruber, who is now a member of the European Parliament, has responded to the initiative by Alternattiva Demokratika spokesman on EU Affairs Arnold Cassola to discuss the anomalous situation of TV broadcasting in Malta, by putting a Parliamentary Question (PQ) to the EU Commission on this issue, AD said in a statement.In her PQ, Ms Gruber noted that, in recent years, the situation of the media sector in different member states has become more and more problematic regarding conflicts of interest, pluralism and quality.A particular case is represented by Malta, where the board of the national broadcasting authority is nominated by the Prime Minister, after consultation with the leader of the opposition. Given that only two parties are represented in parliament, two people are nominated by the Nationalist Party, another two are nominated by the Malta Labour Party and a chairperson, to whom the two parties have agreed, is appointed, Ms Gruber said.She pointed out that there are four TV stations in Malta. One is the public state TV, where there is some form of representation of all political parties – proportional to the number of votes – in political debates. The second one is a private TV station (SMASH TV), where any political party can buy air-time against payment. Then there are two other TV stations in Malta, owned by the two political parties. Ms Gruber added: “The state, the political parties and the Church own radio and/or television stations. Together, they dominate the audio and audiovisual media. An audience survey held in October 2002 showed that the Maltese spend 78 per cent of their radio listening time listening to a radio station owned by one of these institutions. During the same period, the Maltese used 69 per cent of their viewing time between 7pm and midnight to watch stations owned by the political parties or the state. They watch the other Maltese TV station for only one per cent of their viewing time. The Maltese watch all other stations that reach the country terrestrially, through the cable system or by means of satellite, for 30 per cent of their TV watching time”.Ms Gruber has therefore asked the commission if it is aware of this unique situation regarding television broadcasting in Malta and if the commission shares the point of view that pluralism in the media sector in all member states is an important matter for the whole union, even without having a clear legislative basis for direct action.Finally, Ms Gruber asked the commission if it intends taking issue with the Maltese authorities in order to ensure that this anomalous situation is rectified so that other political parties, minorities and civil society in Malta are given the opportunity to voice their opinions on all Maltese television media.Prof. Cassola commented: “It is very important that a journalist of international repute like Lilli Gruber has had the foresight to speak up in the European Parliament about such an anomalous TV media situation as the one in Malta.”
WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN
My favourite destination has always been Copenhagen, since I was a boy I used to dream of visiting Copenhagen and especially go to see the Little Marmaid. I never dreamt of going to the Vatican to see the Pope, that I never did or will do, not even when the Pope visited Malta I did not go to see him. I even went to see the statue of Hans Christian Andersen near the Town Hall and bought a copy of the film "Wonderful Copenhagen". Maybe that is why we got support from VENSTRE the Liberal Party of Denmark and a message from Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. I was born liberal and I will die Liberal.
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