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(From L) Members of the European Parliament, Assita Kanko, from the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, Roberta Metsola, from the Group of the European People's Party, and Sophia in 't Veld, of the Renew Europe Group, and head of the European Parliament delegation visiting Malta, address a press conference on December 4, 2019 at the European Parliament offices in Valletta, Malta, following developments in the investigation into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017. - A scandal-dogged probe into the murder of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia has damaged relations between Malta and the EU, the head of a European Parliament fact-finding delegation said on December 3, 2019. The outgoing prime minister has been accused of obstructing justice by protecting political allies and aides. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)