Prime Minister says environment is one of government's top priorities
Prime Minister Robert Abela once again defended Malta’s controversial cash-for-passports scheme on Sunday saying it had helped the country invest in the good of society. Speaking during a radio interview on the Labour Party’s ONE Radio, Abela said the scheme had led to a number of projects being undertaken, incluidng a new palliative care complex that will be run by Hospice Malta. The government, he said, invested €8 million from the Social Development Fund in a funding agreement for the centre. Without the passports' programme, Abela said, this investment would not have been possible. The EU has threatened legal action against Malta over the scheme arguing that European citizenship should not be sold. Abela said that the scheme has led a number of "high-network" people to Malta to invest in the country. Infrastructure Abela also spoke on major projects, such as that at Marsa junction, saying these had changed the face of the island. "We are on the forefront in infrastructure and it is important that such a sector changes and adapts to the needs of the island and the world," Abela said. Referring to the second interconnector announced earlier in the week, the Prime...