The government should stop ignoring the work life balance directive now that it has until August to implement it, and must stop lagging behind and act immediately, Opposition leader Bernard Grech said on Monday.

Speaking in Parliament, Grech added that there should be better private-life policies for workers so that they can better enjoy their family, thus having a better quality of life.

“As the Opposition, we will continue to perform our duties like we have done in the past”.

Grech said that the PN needs to continue to work “in favour of the interest of the people.”

Speaking about the 15 percent who decided not to vote during the last general election, he said that “we need to understand why they decided not to vote”.

The PN leader said that in order to produce the best solutions, both parties need to cooperate, like they did in the past.

Grech made reference to the PN standing order proposals further explained earlier on Monday and added that “there should be more respect in Parliament.”

Amongst these proposals, the PN is advocating for a new childcare facility within Parliament and for several committees to be appointed such as one focusing on justice, obesity and diabetes.

He also invited the Prime Minister to join him in discussions to ultimately decide on who to nominate for the next Ombudsman and Commissioner for Standards in Public life.

Speaking about the environment, he said that “we need a long-term plan to lessen the human carbon footprint” and protect open spaces and surrounding nature as they are the lungs of the country.

“We want a policy in favour of reusable energy and the protection of open spaces as they are the lungs of our country also leading to a better quality of life”, he said.

Speaking about the cost of living and referring to the latest survey done by Caritas, he said that given that it resulted that a family of four has increased its spending by €100 per month since 2020, this should be worrying, as this precedes the Ukrainian war and its economic effects.