John Dalli thinks none of us will ever read the Code of Conduct for Commissioners. And Joseph Muscat doesn’t think much of codes of conduct.
From the Code of Conduct for Commissioners, issued by the European Commission:
Whenever former Commissioners intend to engage in an occupation during the eighteen months after they have ceased to hold office, whether this is at the end of their office or upon resignation, they shall inform the Commission in good time, as far as possible with minimum four weeks notice. The Commission shall examine the nature of the planned occupation.
If the planned occupation is related to the content of the portfolio of the Commissioner, the Commission shall seek the opinion of the Ad Hoc Ethical Committee. In the light of the committee’s findings it shall decide whether the planned occupation is compatible with Article 245 of the Treaty (TFEU).
The same Code of Conduct bars members of the European Commission from conducting activities related to their portfolio, while they are in office.
So it is obvious that as the outgoing member of the European Commission in charge of health and consumer affairs, Dalli’s appointment as consultant on health matters to the government of Malta was cleared by the European Commission in a scenario where he is no longer a European Commissioner.
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http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/pdf/code_conduct_en.pdf
If John Dalli read the code of Conduct for Commissionners after he was sacked as EU Commissioner, then that explains everything.
John Dalli jahseb li l-Maltin kollha jibilghu kollox bhal dawk kollha li vvutaw Labour fl-ahhar elezzjoni ghax emmnu il-gideb kollu ta’ Joseph Muscat. Izda issa qed isir moghod iehor. Dan japplika wkoll ghal Mintoffjani li kienu ukoll jibilghu u jemmnu dak kollu li kien jghidilhom Mintoff.
John Dalli ahjar jghidilna hux qed jghin lil gvern ta’ Joseph Muscat biex jghin lill-Pajjiz jew inkella biex jghin is-sitwazzjoni personali tieghu sabiex jibqa mistur il-kaz gravi tieghu meta kien Kummissarju Ewropej u sabiex ma’ jittiehdu ebda passi kontrieh fil-Qorti.
F’dawn ic-cirkostanzi wiehed allura jemmen li kellu bzonn xi tip ta’ kura mentali qabel l-ellezzjoni li ghaddiet ghax biex jibqa’ jghid li ghadu Kummissarju Ewropej dan il-bnieden verament ghandu xi haga hazina go mohhu.
Kif spjegat tajjeb Daphne kieku ghadu Kummissarju, l-EU ma’ kienetx ittieh permess jaghmel dak ix-xoghol li ghamel ghal gvern ta’ Joseph Muscat ghax huwa xoghol konness dirett mal-pozizzjoni li kellu bhala Kummissarju, u allura taghtu permess ghax evidentament huwa fatt li m’ghadux jokkupa dik il-posizzjoni.
Wara kollox John Dalli kritika serjament it-tmexxija tal-isptar meta qabel huwa kien ukoll Ministru, u allura kellu d-dover sagrosant li jiehu dawk il-passi u d-decizjonijiet necessarji biex l-isptar jimxi kif suppost jimxi anke ekonomikament u minghajr ebda abbuzi.
Allura ovvjament wiehed jistaqsi ghalfejn John Dalli ma’ tkellem qatt meta kien Ministru u issa dahal b’ruhu u b’gismu biex jghamel dan ir-rapport? Forsi qed jibza ghal gildu?
John Dalli said that he is not accepting payments from the EU Commission and instructed his lawyers to take action.
There, now he is even serving as EU Commissioner on a voluntary basis.
Labour people are above the law and do not want scrutiny. Why do you think they are so anti-EU?