Comments on: Here’s the link to the live debate in the European Parliament – it starts at 4.30pm https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/01/heres-the-link-to-the-live-debate-in-the-european-parliament-it-starts-at-4-30pm/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:22:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ghoxrin Punt https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/01/heres-the-link-to-the-live-debate-in-the-european-parliament-it-starts-at-4-30pm/#comment-1513454 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:22:09 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=43326#comment-1513454 In reply to cora rossi.

But 135,000 saw it coming, whilst the famous 36,000 were clearly WRONG.

]]> By: Ghoxrin Punt https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/01/heres-the-link-to-the-live-debate-in-the-european-parliament-it-starts-at-4-30pm/#comment-1513451 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:19:07 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=43326#comment-1513451 In reply to daffid.

Did I read correctly that the government has employed 1,000 people since March?

That, coupled with the extra expense of taking over Arriva, for no other reason than their wish to dismantle everything built up over the last 25 years, does not bode well for our deficit.

And all this before even starting on the new power station.

]]> By: cora rossi https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/01/heres-the-link-to-the-live-debate-in-the-european-parliament-it-starts-at-4-30pm/#comment-1512992 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:33:57 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=43326#comment-1512992 It is a shameful deal and the majority of the Maltese do not agree about selling our citizenship but unfortunately our prime minister dreamt about it and he never informed us before the elections.

]]> By: Jozef https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/01/heres-the-link-to-the-live-debate-in-the-european-parliament-it-starts-at-4-30pm/#comment-1512936 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:48:16 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=43326#comment-1512936 Isn’t it lovely how the only MEP who told the EU to back off was that podgy Dutch non-aligned Eurosceptic?

Ara vera ma hrajtuha. Li ma kontux kummidjanti.

]]> By: dak https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/01/heres-the-link-to-the-live-debate-in-the-european-parliament-it-starts-at-4-30pm/#comment-1512924 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:41:02 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=43326#comment-1512924 Today Joseph Muscat has made history.

He has succeeded where many others have tried and failed.

He has managed to unite Europe. Sadly he united Europe against Malta.

He has managed to get the left, the centre and the right to speak with one voice. Catastrophically, he directed their unanimity – against Malta.

No one in history had so far succeeded in doing all this. Thank you Mr Prime Minister. You gave Europe the unity it had never succeeded in achieving before.

]]> By: Jozef https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/01/heres-the-link-to-the-live-debate-in-the-european-parliament-it-starts-at-4-30pm/#comment-1512922 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:35:57 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=43326#comment-1512922 Will someone please tell us who Cuschieri’s ‘interpreter’ was? Tenk ju.

]]> By: Joe Fenech https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/01/heres-the-link-to-the-live-debate-in-the-european-parliament-it-starts-at-4-30pm/#comment-1512914 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:32:07 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=43326#comment-1512914 Eddy Privitera is there blabbing on The Times website showing total ignorance of the terms visa and citizenship.

]]> By: albona https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/01/heres-the-link-to-the-live-debate-in-the-european-parliament-it-starts-at-4-30pm/#comment-1512907 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:25:41 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=43326#comment-1512907 1728:

He defends the actions of his government, arguing that “we need to have the courage to open the doors to those who want to invest in Europe”.
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However Maltese Labour MEP Joseph Cuschierei says that MEPs “need to understand real meaning of citizenship to avoid any prejudice against one member state”, calling for “maturity and seriousness” in the debate.
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And Ms Metsola continues: “We are talking about the outright sale with no strings attached. Our rights are not for sale. Sale of citizenship devalues its worth.”
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Nationalist Party MEP Roberta Metsola says that “the vast majority of Maltese do not want this cash for passports” and claims that opponents on the island have been labelled “traitors”.
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The proposal to sell citizenship came from Malta’s ruling Labour Party and despite opposition from the Nationalist Party, and now MEPs have both sides of Maltese political divide have spoken in the debate.
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Meanwhile Cyprus has said that foreigners who lost at least €3m in its banking crisis – primarily Russians – will be able to apply for citizenship.

]]> By: Jozef https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/01/heres-the-link-to-the-live-debate-in-the-european-parliament-it-starts-at-4-30pm/#comment-1512882 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:03:18 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=43326#comment-1512882 Marlene Mizzi’s expression as the socialist MEP in front of her went on and on, priceless.

]]> By: albona https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/01/heres-the-link-to-the-live-debate-in-the-european-parliament-it-starts-at-4-30pm/#comment-1512879 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:01:36 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=43326#comment-1512879 The S&D are ripping the scheme apart.

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