We will bring Europe to the centre of every village
Julia Farrugia
Flanked by his wife Kate, PN leader Lawrence Gonzi addressed an average-sized crowd of PN supporters in one of the most nototiourly polluted towns in Malta: Fgura.
Just six days prior to E-Day, Gonzi once again launched an appeal to the thousands of voters who as yet have not collected their voting documents.
“It is very important. We only have five seats in the European Parliament. Each vote is worth gold. Maybe we’ll get the sixth seat, God be willing. I genuinely appeal to everyone – make the right choice. Go and vote.”
Gonzi urged PN supporters to vote for each and every Nationalist candidate.
“I am trusting you. On 6 June go and pick your preferences, make the best choices. Don’t leave any candidate out.”
Lawrence Gonzi accused the Labour Party of being irresponsible for shrugging it shoulders over important issues such as immigration.
“We can make mistakes. And please forgive us if we do mistakes. But what will the country gain if someone simply rubs salt into an open wound?” the Nationalist leader asked.
Lawrence Gonzi stressed that during this campaign there was a stark difference between the PL and the PN: “PL wants to go to Europe. We want to bring you Europe here. We want to bring Europe to the centre of your village, in our streets, in our families, in our homes. We want the EU to be a tool in your hands,” climaxed Gonzi at the uproar of the present supporters.
“We will get Europe in the centre of the village in the centre of housing estates…”
Taking advantage of the applause, the PN leader flaunted his party’s track record over the past five years.
“Today we can speak with facts at our fingertips. Five years ago we joined the EU. We can say that just with a small part of what the EU provides, we succeeded in sending 9,300 young people on EU projects.”
Gonzi said that Malta managed to give back a lot to the European Union, including the Maltese values and the perspectives of a small country.
“Small is beautiful,” Gonzi claimed, as the crowd laughed at the various connotations that this phrase might evoke.
The Prime Minister said that in the past year there were 37 organisations that applied for EU funding, which in turn amountedto €6,300,000.
According to Lawrence Gonzi, the Gharb and San Lawrenz xouncils in Gozo applied to get EU funds to restore the façade of their churches.
“This will improve the Maltese touristic product, more work and a better economy …”
After the PN activity journalists could not pose any question to PN leader as he was whisked in his car by party officials.
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