Comments on: And here's John Dalli again, in EU Business

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:04:59 +0000

While Commissioner Dalli has every right to own property, as a public person he has to be accountable. Passing his business interests to his daughter after being appointed EU commissioner raises more questions.

John Dalli also has to explain the profits his company made from Libya. He had made this public on the 11 November 2007 when he was asked by the press “how did you manage to raise a guarantee of approximately €3.4 million from Fimbank to help your brother’s ailing business?”

His reply was that all would be answered when his company’s accounts were published as he is obliged to do by law. Since then these accounts have not been published and John Dalli & Associates do not seem to be listed at the Malta Financial Services Authority register. As a politician, accountability is a must and in view of the circumstances EU Commissioner John Dalli should resign pending an enquiry into his past business interests in Libya.

After all, he was conducting business there when Libya was under UN sanctions.

By: silvio loporto

silvio loporto — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:26:03 +0000

In reply to john bisazza. Sorry for the missspelling, but you know I wasn"t as lucky as some. Yes of course, I heard the comments and you are perfectly right ( I am learning) but I even heard the comments of the people who came from Tripoli including the nun.

By: john bisazza

john bisazza — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:39:13 +0000

Come on Mr. Loporto you are free to agree with John Dalli’s opinion. You have the right (not wright Mr.Silvio); have you by any chance followed the exhortations from world leaders for Gaddafi to call it a day? Have you heard the comments of the thousands who fled from Libya?

By: Joseph A Borg

Joseph A Borg — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:28:53 +0000

In reply to silvio loporto. … as much as I have a right to mine.

By: .Angus Black

.Angus Black — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:35:51 +0000

John Dalli has not one but two valid lines of defence:

1. insanity
2. it’s Carnival time in Malta.

If neither work, he should resign even before Gaddafi goes or is removed.

By: ciccio2011

ciccio2011 — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:51:57 +0000

In reply to Dr Francis Saliba. Careful, Dr. Saliba. The Commissioner's spokesmen might think that he has the right to express four different opinions on the same subject, and then yet another one as EU Commissioner.

By: silvio loporto

silvio loporto — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:27:48 +0000

In reply to La Redoute. Thanks for enlightining me. I never knew that Mrs Caruana Galizia was a member of the GRTU. [Daphne - I'm not, but I'm happy to help.]

By: Josephine

Josephine — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:07:33 +0000

John Dalli’s aim was to be Malta’s prime minister. He’s gone one further than that by becoming more well-known than that, and for all the wrong reasons.

By: Dr Francis Saliba

Dr Francis Saliba — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:00:39 +0000

Joh Dalli has a right to his opinion but he also has obligations to Malta, to the European Union and to a suffering humanity to the south of us.

By: La Redoute

La Redoute — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:20:26 +0000

In reply to silvio loporto.

Keep up, Silvio Loporto.
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/28/grtu-kickstarts-maltas-humanitarian-aid-effort/

Dalli is neither worthy nor ‘our’ politician. As his recent offensive remarks show, he is an unworthy EU commissioner.