Tangible success is achievable thanks to a progressive and realistic vision. The results our country achieved in recent years are fruit of the practical foresight that the Nationalist Party administers.
It is a modern, but still socially-oriented political plan that is leading Malta towards a new era. Thanks to this transition, our country is becoming a centre of reference in sectors such as financial services, health, education and ICT, high-quality economic sectors that contribute towards better lifestyles, measures that contrast heavily with the opposition visions.
The Malta Labour Party proposals for our nation’s economy are either outdated or else already implemented. Basing an economy on salt production and boot repairing for sure does not give credit to the abilities of our workforce. These ideas are expired and clearly show the lack of ideas the MLP has for our future.
The potential of this country is in the knowledge-oriented workforce, having human resources capable to compete with the masters of the international markets.
The government’s investment in the educational sector is a guarantee that our young people will offer a high quality and professional service now and in the coming years. More importantly, this will ensure the attraction of high quality investment that will be a guarantee for higher quality jobs.
The Nationalist Party is the political party that believed in and still has confidence in the abilities of the Maltese population. In the 1980s, the PN opened the University “doors”, giving the possibility to anyone to further his or her studies and also started a reform system that put our educational system among the best in the European Union.
Some of you might have forgotten that Opposition Leader Alfred Sant was already active in the MLP when the University accepted only a few hundred students. More recently, when he was Prime Minister, he sent our children to take loans to be able to continue their studies.
The Maltese government led by Dr Lawrence Gonzi continued to invest and improve the health sector, another important segment for a productive society.
The opening of the new world-class Mater Dei hospital assures the best services that could be offered, still free of charge.
Once again, Dr Sant criticised the project. His gift to the sick and the needy in his short term as Prime Minister was charging for medicines that usually are given for free.
The Nationalist Party believes in our society and appreciates the contribution of all social sectors to achieve the set targets. Providing training, investments and jobs empowers our society and assures better lifestyles for all.
SmartCity and Lufthansa Technik are just two examples of Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi’s vision for our economy to grow further. We are witnessing a tangible growth thanks to the high-level provision of services and this has been certified not once but four times by EU institutions.
That is why we were given the definitive approval to join the eurozone on 1 January. This is another goal that will guarantee further investment and economic growth.
The success of reaching this target shows our professionalism. We not only managed to reach the required criteria in just three years but also impressed the EU institutions with the information campaign being carried out.
The NECC has repeatedly been commended and highly praised for the effective information dissemination and it was also asked to assist other prospective eurozone candidates such as Cyprus.
The Nationalist Party politics are transforming our country into a centre of excellence. More significantly, the challenges presented by globalisation are hurdles that are overcome by our workforce.
Our professionalism was put once again to the test when submitting our projects that will be funded by the EU budget. Not only did Malta submit its applications in time and in a proficient manner; the applications were approved and in the coming months we will start to work on these projects. This will result in a total investment of EUR1 billion, the largest sum ever invested in our country.
We got the funding because we showed professionalism, persistence and consistency. This is the best recipe to lead our country to further success in the coming years and this may only be guaranteed with another Nationalist term in office.
David Casa is a
Nationalist MEP
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