Following harassment and threats, Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered in a car bomb explosion on 16 October 2017. The outcry over the authorities’ handling of her murder investigation ultimately prompted the resignation of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. Critical of failings in the investigation, in December 2019, MEPs called on the European Commission to take action. Parliament takes stock of the state of the rule of law in Malta and speaks up for the safety and independence of journalists. First part of the MEPs debate.

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Juan Fernando (S&D, ES)

LENAERS, Jeroen (EPP, NL)

IN 'T VELD, Sophia (Renew, NL)

RANGEL, Paulo (EPP, PT)

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PAGAZAURTUNDÚA, Maite (Renew, ES)

CASA, David (EPP, MT)

HAUTALA, Heidi (Greens/EFA, FI)

WÖLKEN, Tiemo (S&D, DE)

MELO, Nuno (EPP, PT)

BILČÍK, Vladimír (EPP, SK)

CUTAJAR, Josianne (S&D, MT)

ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Lucia (Renew, SK)

AGIUS SALIBA, Alex (S&D, MT)

KEMPA, Beata (ECR, PL)

SKYTTEDAL, Sara (EPP, SE)

DELBOS-CORFIELD, Gwendoline (Greens/EFA, FR)

RIBA I GINER, Diana (Greens/EFA, ES)

WISELER-LIMA, Isabel (EPP, LU)

ARVANITIS, Konstantinos (The Left, EL)

STRUGARIU, Ramona (Renew, RO)

FREUND, Daniel (Greens/EFA, DE)

DA RE, Gianantonio (ID, IT)

GLAVAK, Sunčana (EPP, HR)

ENGERER, Cyrus (S&D, MT)

Rule of Law in Malta, 6 years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the need to protect journalists: MEPs debate

SOUNDBITE (Original), David CASA (EPP, MT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Alex AGIUS SALIBA (S&amp;D, MT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sophia IN &apos;T VELD (Renew, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Beata KEMPA (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gianantonio DA RE (ID, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Konstantinos ARVANITIS (The Left, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Cyrus ENGERER (S&amp;D, MT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Diana RIBA I GINER (Greens/EFA, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Blue card response

SOUNDBITE (Original), Cyrus ENGERER (S&amp;D, MT), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sophia IN &apos;T VELD (Renew, NL), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Juan Fernando L&#211;PEZ AGUILAR (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Maite PAGAZAURTUND&#218;A (Renew, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Isabel WISELER-LIMA (EPP, LU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Tiemo W&#214;LKEN (S&amp;D, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Lucia &#270;URI&#352; NICHOLSONOV&#193; (Renew, SK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Vladim&#237;r BIL&#268;&#205;K (EPP, SK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Josianne CUTAJAR (S&amp;D, MT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sara SKYTTEDAL (EPP, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nuno MELO (EPP, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Alex AGIUS SALIBA (S&amp;D, MT), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nuno MELO (EPP, PT), Blue card response

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sun&#269;ana GLAVAK (EPP, HR), Catch the Eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Othmar KARAS (EPP, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mick WALLACE (The Left, IE), Catch the Eye