‘If elected, the Labour Party will work to reduce wastage and focus on economic growth’. Labour MEP and candidate for the 5th and 8th district Professor Edward Scicluna made this statement on Thursday 3rd January on RTK radio programme ‘L-Argument matul il-ġimgħa’ presented by Charles Xuereb. Prof Scicluna answered questions put forward by Mr Xuereb and the listeners on various subjects including the economy, the European Union, poverty, precarious work and good governance. He stated that during the last five years poverty in Malta continued to increase steadily. The Director General GRTU Vince Farrugia was also a guest on the programme.

‘Partit Laburista, jekk jingħata l-fiduċja li jkun il-gvern ġdid li jmexxi l-pajjiż se jaħdem biex inaqqas il-ħela u jkabbar l-ekonomija’. Dan qalu l-Ewroparlamentari Laburista u kandidat għall-5 u t-8 distrett il-Professur Edward Scicluna nhar il-Ħamis 3 ta’ Jannar waqt li kien qed jieħu sehem fil-programm ‘L-Argument matul il-Ġimgħa’ fuq l-istazzjon tar-radju RTK immexxi minn Charles Xuereb. Matul il-programm huwa wieġeb mistoqsijiet li sarulu mill-preżentatur u mis-semmiegħa dwar suġġetti varji fosthom, l-ekonomija, l-Unjoni Ewropea, ix-xogħol prekarju, l-faqar u governanza għaqlija. Il-Professur Scicluna qal li fl-aħħar ħames snin f’Malta il-faqar żdied b’mod kostanti u li hemm ħafna nies li l-livell tal-għixien tagħhom mar lura. Id-Direttur Ġenerali tal-GRTU s-Sur Vince Farrugia kien il-mistieden l-ieħor fuq il-programm.

– RTK : Thursday, 3rd January, 2013