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Former Nationalist running for EP elections on Labour ticket
MEP hopeful Fleur Vella aiming to represent SMEs in Brussels.
19 January 2014, 12:00am
James J. Piscopo
James J. Piscopo
1 min read
Former MRA chairman and Labour MEP candidate Fleur Vella.
Labour MEP candidate Fleur Vella said she was formerly a Nationalist voter, before the party changed leadership. “I was only a Nationalist when the party was led by capable persons of high integrity,” she said in an interview with ILLUM newspaper.
The new Labour candidate claims Joseph Muscat’s party is “a family that supported me in difficult moments.”
Under past Nationalist administrations, Vella served as MRA chairman before resigning in August 2002.
Vella is portraying herself as the voice of SMEs in Brussels, in her bid to be elected MEP.
“When I started working in this sector, I saw how SMEs were facing several difficulties which were not addressed. To a small business, bureaucracy is a heavy financial burden. I want my participation in politics to address the needs and challenges that such SMEs have to face,” Vella said.
She defended the IIP citizenship scheme and said the recent debate served to show the differences between the main political parties.
“Nationalist MEPs had only one aim behind the European Parliament’s debate: to tarnish Malta’s reputation. On the other hand, Labour MEPs and the Socialist group successfully reduced the mentioning of Malta in the final resolution.”
Vella said the government should go ahead with the IIP since the issue is not within the remit of the EU institutions.
Read more in today’s issue of Illum.
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@Polly. Everybody is shedding away his/her nationalist past because your PN is becoming obsolete, useless scrap.
@Ramon Garcia. Time will tell. Your PN will remain in opposition, it has no vision for Malta. Busuttil is driving you straight into the wall.
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Muscat qed jaccetta l-hmieg kollu li haddiehor jarmi..... prosit kompli sejjer hekk.
Fleur m'intiex cucc...... qed taspira xi posizzjoni milli jidher. Minn ikollu demm nazzjonalist qatt u qatt ma jmur ma partit kontra, ghalhekk int biex tinqeda kont nazzjonalista - int opportunista.
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Welcome on board.The more the merrier
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A nonentity hoping to ride on the short lived Labour gravy train.
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welcome on board....so dr muscat is not alone as dr busuttil wishes us to believe
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Well done Fleur - you are a women of profound intelligence. The Labour party is truly a family that will look after you - just think of how many new rich uncles, aunties and cousins you will have through the citizenship scheme. They will all look after you as well. Lots of hugs and kisses from one of your Maltese brothers.
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Well done Fleur - you are a women of profound intelligence. The Labour party is truly a family that will look after you - just think of how many new rich uncles, aunties and cousins you will have through the citizenship scheme. They will all look after you as well. Lots of hugs and kisses from one of your Maltese brothers.
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Welcome to our party, It will be my pleasure to be on our ticket.You said you very lucky person because a lot of labour people did not find their party for the support they needed.
