The President of the European Council Charles Michel on Thursday paid his respects to Daphne Caruana Galizia at the site of her assassination in Bidnija.

At Bidnijja, Michel spoke to Daphne Caruana Galizia’s late husband Peter and her son Matthew about the symbol which Caruana Galizia has become since her assassination in late 2017.

President Charles Michel then gave a statement to the press where he vocalised the importance of freedom of speech and how a threat to freedom of speech is a threat to democracy in general.

"What happened here is shameful for Europe and an attack on the free press. I came here to pay my respects to Daphne's memory and her family," Michel told the press.

Photos: Giuseppe Attard