Comments on: A turnip for 400,000 euros a year

By: La Redoute

La Redoute — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:02:33 +0000

In reply to Qeghdin Sew. That leaves EUR320,000 unaccounted for.

By: maryanne

maryanne — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:37:04 +0000

In reply to P.Zammit.

You won’t love it, it will only make you cry.

We all know why he is an MEP. Joseph Muscat needed his parliamentary seat u l-PL ma jafux jisthu. And he is raking all that money. No lanzit there from Labour MPs.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/110984/Joseph_Cuschieri.html – –

Curriculum vitae (The MEP is solely responsible for the information published)

Member, Labour Party National Executive (1996- )

Member of the local council in St Julian’s, Malta, and Deputy Mayor (1994-1996)

Member of Parliament, Chamber of Deputies, Malta. Took part in delegation visits to the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Tunisia, Austria, South Korea, Germany, Palestine, Israel and Jordan (1998-2008)

Labour Party spokesperson on local councils (1998-2003)

Labour Party parliamentary spokesperson on tourism, Air Malta and the hospitality sector (2003-2008)

Labour Party parliamentary spokesperson on infrastructure and capital projects (May-September 2008)

By: fm

fm — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:23:34 +0000

Mhux ta’ b’xejn ceda postu malajr mela, miskin.

By: fm

fm — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:22:53 +0000

Hypocrisy at its best: no mention of this salary by PL.

By: P.Zammit

P.Zammit — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:46:06 +0000

I would love to see Joseph Cuschieri’s academic qualifications.

By: C Falzon

C Falzon — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:10:11 +0000

“because all he is actually capable of doing in Brussels is reading out short speeches which others have written for him?”

At times unfortunately the speeches are not nearly short enough.

By: AJS

AJS — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:11:14 +0000

In reply to Kenneth Zammit Tabona. Like walking over a very sharp cattle grid in an extremely heavy hat.

By: Qeghdin Sew

Qeghdin Sew — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:41:49 +0000

I don’t think that comparison you’re making is fair.

We were told that RCC’s salary + global emoluments add up to EUR 143,000. I assume that this doesn’t include the figure of around EUR 96,000 for rent that was floated around and other fringe benefits.

[Daphne – Members of the European Parliament do not have packages which include rent for their ‘residence’ and staff for that residence, as ambassadors do. The disposal of Cuschieri’s package is within his discretion. Nor do ambassadors have discretionary packages with which to choose their staff and offices, or not choose them at all.]

Then you mention Cuschieri’s total package of EUR 400,000, at least EUR 80,000 of which (partially) cover the salary of staff and running of offices.

I don’t think you’re comparing like with like.

By: Kenneth Zammit Tabona

Kenneth Zammit Tabona — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:06:14 +0000

It’s now time for ‘a cunning plan’.

By: Min Jaf

Min Jaf — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:43:53 +0000

Blackadder the Third.
Baldrick has just been enobled and come into a vast sum of money which Blackadder demands off him.:

Baldrick: I haven’t got it.
Blackadder: What?
Baldrick: I spent it.
Blackadder: You spent it? What could you possibly spend £400 000 on?
[Blackadder notices the massive turnip on the table]
Blackadder: Oh, no… oh God, don’t tell me.
Baldrick: My dream turnip.
Blackadder: Baldrick, how did you manage to find a turnip that cost £400 000?
Baldrick: Well, I had to haggle.

Now, why did that sound familiar?