How can they be believed that they have changed, when they present themselves as candidates for the EP election on Saturday? he added, before meeting families in the Swieqi and Tal-Ibrag area.

Some of them found it difficult to answer such a simple question when asked how they voted in last year’s referendum, Dr Gonzi said.

He added that the PN was presenting the best possible candidates for Saturday’s election because they were credible and consistent, not like those of the MLP who now wanted to become MEPs when, up to last year, they had voted against membership.

After 1 May, the country had moved forward and the Nationalist government was already taking advantage of this new scenario. On the other hand, the MLP was still entangled in the position it took before the referendum.

When elected, Nationalist MEPs will be working hard to improve the quality of life for the Maltese people they were representing. There will be a great emphasis on the environment, and through EU membership Malta will be getting technical and financial help to make the necessary changes in this regard, Dr Gonzi said.