In that case, I plead guilty, M’Lud, and I ask for a life sentence.

Tghid anke lilu mar ihabbatlu l-iScarlet Pimpernel bil-barnuza fuq il-bieb tac-cella – errr, tal-Ufficcju tal-Kummissarju Ewropew fi Brussels?

A silly comparison – you have to compare like with like.

Those 160,000 euro are just for one person.

The (average of) 400,000 has to cover the expense of running an office, work related travel, etc.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20101128/local/dalli-speaks-of-brussels-term-as-four-year-sentence

And with Bastjan and Gorg, the trio would make an ideal Three Wise Men on the Kappara roundabout.

… and John Dalli described his term of office as EU Commissioner as a four-year sentence.

Well, if he didn’t want it, he shouldn’t have taken it. He had his shot at becoming leader of the Nationalist Party but he cannot get over it.

In Maltatoday he was quoted as saying that he will be back in politics, that he still follows the scene in Malta despite being in Brussels and he also keep an ear to the ground to constantly get the feel of public opinion. Thank you, Johnny.

He concluded by saying that he does not want his post in Brussels to be the end of his political career.

It surely was the right thing for THEM, though.

Now, if Manwel Cuschieri’s brother joins the gravy train, the figure will skyrocket further.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20101129/local/karmenu-mifsud-bonnici-presents-gaddafi-prize-in-tripoli