The Labour Party on Wednesday marked its first 100 days in office following the general election in March.
During a press conference on Wednesday, PL Deputy Leader Daniel Micallef and PL MP Cressida Galea gave a brief roundup of the proposals that the Labour government sought to implement in its first 100 days in office.
“The words ‘promised’ and fulfilled’ are what characterise the proposals that Prime Minister Robert Abela promised to implement in the first 100 days of a new Labour government,” Micallef said.
He emphasised the importance of keeping in touch with the public in order to identify the way forward in this country.
Micallef explained how the Labour government is working on implementing amendments to the IVF law, intended to enable more people to become parents.
Amendments to stronger IVF laws were one of the Labour Party’s key promises during the general election campaign in March. It was promised that within 100 days of a new Labour government, these amendments will be approved by Parliament. A vote on this law is expected to take place later on today.
“We have a choice before us. A choice whether we want to help these families or let them suffer,” Micallef said.
He also mentioned how the Labour government implemented reforms which sought to keep an area of land in Żonqor intact and another reform which aimed to return a land in Cottonera back to the public.
Another reform was that related to the law introducing the concept of femicide.
Meanwhile, on her part, PL MP Cressida Galea highlighted that the Maltese economy continues to grow.
“The growth rate in the first quarter of this year is much higher than predicted by international agencies. The rate is almost doubt the growth for Malta predicted by the European Commission,” Galea said.
International credit agencies have also rated the Maltese economy as excellent, as they all noted the economic resilience and the positive recovery that Malta is undergoing following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Galea also noted that the Labour government is working on reducing the burdens placed on people as a result of the reality related to the cost of living due to the war in Ukraine.
Aside from the proposals, the government also managed the remove Malta from the FATF grey list, Galea said.
She added that “the new and strong mandate given by the electorate last March will continue to fill us with courage so that with more courage and determination, we will continue to move Malta forward. From challenges, we will create opportunities, and from a thousand proposals, we will create a thousand achievements.”