Comments on: “Joseph Muscat has bored a rat-hole in the back door of Europe”

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:27:42 +0000

Let’s be honest, what we have here is not so much the sale of Maltese citizenship but the sale of EU Citizenship. In other words one EU country is profiting by selling what effectively belongs in a large part to the others.

I can’t imagine the other counties in the EU will sit back and do nothing about this obvious loop-hole in the legislation.

I personally expect this scheme will be a very short-lived one.

By: Gahan

Gahan — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:32:01 +0000

In reply to Edward.

What Daphne says here is all true, but an informal petition signed by thousands of Maltese people should be a good tool for a progressive, liberal and moderate government which listens.

Birdlife should start the formal petition so no legalities get in the way of a referendum process.

People expect that when the EP elections come round, we will be asked to vote in two referendums at the same time: on the abolition of spring hunting and on the abrogation of the sale-of-citizenship law.

By: Edward

Edward — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 00:19:53 +0000

I’ve just been told that online petitions to call for a referendum are not recognized by our government and we need handwritten petitions instead. Is this true? And is one happening?

[Daphne – It has to be a handwritten, properly signed petition with ID card numbers, address and so on – the way the abolition of spring hunting petition is being carried out. As to whether one is happening – not yet.]