Comments on: No to EU, no to PN, no to Richard Cachia Caruana's project – Astrid's friend James Tyrrell

By: Corinne Vella

Corinne Vella — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:24:16 +0000

James Tyrell: I know you don’t read this blog, but I’m posting this message here just in case. I imagine that you are not impervious to evidence, though you appear to be averse to it when forming an opinion. Here’s what was said by someone who is regularly involved in applying for EU structural funds. The following quotation is from a discussion on this blog. As I said, you probably never read it, which is why I am posting it here.

“The EU, especially in the structural funds programme – pays through a system of reimbursement. For the 2004-2006 programme, the projects started in January 2005, most had a 6-12 month extension with the majority of the refunds being processed in 2008 and 2009.

For the 2007-2013 – the projects, though assigned and initiated, are at the initial stages with the first letter of offers being signed during the last quarter of 2008. It is envisaged that around 50% of the 300M Euro already assigned shall be utlisied during 2009, with reimbusements happening in 2010. As you can the reimbusements lag by 12-18 months as regards payments to the EU (these shall remain pretty standard throughout). SO as I have said above, when looking at the net results, one has to look at the whole period,i.e. 2007-2013 (if not 2015).”

By: Harry Purdie

Harry Purdie — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:47:34 +0000

Graham C,

Ireland (North or South) isn’t that boring. However, some of its people are extremely boring.

By: Graham C.

Graham C. — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:38:45 +0000

Let me rephrase what I wrote, I accidentally pressed enter before my comment was finished.
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Re Mr Tyrrell: I’ve just returned from Spain, but that doesn’t mean I interfere with issues there.
For example, I didn’t write a letter to a Spanish newspaper complaining about the Anarchists in Barcelona who defaced all those statues, because I’m not Spanish and I have no right to tell these people what to do and how to think or what to say. Tyrrell is a troll with no role in life. The best thing to do with trolls is to ignore them.

By: Graham C.

Graham C. — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:28:36 +0000

Ireland either must be a very boring place…

[Daphne – Actually, he’s from Northern Ireland, which means that he’s got a British passport.]

By: Amanda Mallia

Amanda Mallia — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:24:49 +0000

Silverbug – Ms. Attard being … ?

By: Silverbug

Silverbug — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:37:26 +0000

Mr. Tyrrell’s diatribes are very frequent and on varying issues, so closely assimilated to Ms. Attard’s that they make me wonder if this is a case of (ahem!) split personality. Both have the annoying habit of disputing verifiable facts and toting opinion as sacred text.

By the way, Ms. Vella claims to have a degree in Baroque studies, but she only took a one-year diploma course and what she has is a diploma. I, unlike Saviour Balzan in Malta Today, wonder…