That should read Varist Bartolo, of course… Evarist Saliba has long retired from the game.

In the days of Dom Mintoff it was the President who had to go to Mintoff and sit around a table with others to be briefed by the Prime minister.

And he was ordered not to enter his own palace in his car.

That is the protocol followed by the MLP and LP.

But I’ll give you a good relative measure of ANY Maltese government: It-tim Malti tal-futbol.

That’s right. In anything our government does, be it Gonzi’s, Joseph’s or Sajmint’s, the level of professionalism is at par with that of “it-Tim Malti”.

… u hekk hu, naraw… Varist Saliba… iqassam il-ballun lil Joseph… Joseph jahrab bil-ballun… Joseph, Joseph, Joseph… uuuuuu… u hekk hu naraw… dahla ferm mhux kumplimentuza minn Schauble…, hekk kif Merkel tiehu l-foul… Arukaza, Jason, dan ir-referee… kif konna qed nghidu aktar kmieni…

Imagine the President paying a courtesy visit to a newly elected Prime Minister at Castille instead of the other way round.