Radix malorum est cupiditas.

[Daphne – Radix malorum cupiditas est. Verb after noun.]

My version of the Times of Malta says that the Swedish company ‘was asked for €60 million by Silvio Zammit’.

That is the best use of 60 million euros that I ever heard about.

Try Google translate

He should tell the Maltese people what does he mean by being framed.

And also Silvio Zammit should speak out his innocence if he is not involved in anyway and he should tell us also how he met or communicated with this huge company about a serious issue which was under the responsibilty of a Maltese EU Commissioner. I am sure his name was not a ballot by the Swiss company!

I don’t think that all these issues implicated in this case are a coincedence.

That was meant to read “was offered”. Not sure where the grammar in that last sentence came from, either. I’ll use Hero Franco’s excuse and say that I was rushed.

I speak Swedish and Aftonbladet says just what Google Translate said; that Silvio Zammit offered Swedish Match to pay for a friendlier tobacco directive, i.e. he asked for a bribe. 10 million upfront and 50 million after the new law allowing “snus” to be exported, came in force.

[Daphne – LOVE of money, actually, not money itself. Radix malorum CUPIDITAS est.]

Not sure if it will cover the deficit but with 60M one can purchase 120 million mqaret, enough to feed the whole nation one maqrud every day for a year.