With the news of the Parliamentary Question of MP Owen Bonnici, the Gozo University Group in a statement today, questions where the regionality of Gozo is. “Is Gozo being given what it should to make it a region, like other regions in the European Union? Having Gozo without a flag, anthem, regional administration and regional offices is only leaving regionality as a spoken word.”
GUG said that it “believes that Gozo and the Gozitans are not an addition to Malta but are on an equal level to Malta and the Maltese. We live in one country but the realities are different and only Gozitans know their problems and how to tackle them.”
“The regionality of Gozo is to be respected in all forms and institutions and the identity of Gozo is to be recognised not only for political popularity but for the prosperity of Gozo and the Gozitans.” GUG continued, “Which in the end will be beneficial for the whole country.”
GUG concluded by saying that it “condemns the discriminatory comments on the local media, not only on the issue of the flag and anthem of Gozo but also every time that the discussion on the Gozitan Identity is initiated.”