Comments on: Grace under pressure, I don’t think: a money-grubbing guttersnipe from start to finish

By: Angus Black

Angus Black — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:02:50 +0000

In reply to Gahan.

Resigning instead of being ‘fired for cause’ does not entitle anyone in that kind of situation to a pension and benefits.

It is this reason why Dalli is throwing the dice one more time, just in case the European Court of Justice believes his nonsense and awards him a settlement.

Barroso was clear about the difference between dismissal on the basis of ‘perceived guilt’ as opposed to a political decision based on ‘losing trust in Dalli’ and keeping the Commissions reputation intact.

Dalli, Labour supporters and Joey himself purposely mix the two issues to confuse minds. Barroso set them straight.

By: verita

verita — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:16:29 +0000

Johnny Cash

By: Spock

Spock — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:40:10 +0000

I’m just wondering about exactly what these ‘two plotters and schemers’ were actually plotting.

Could it be that any of those millions in tobacco bribes had been meant to finance the PL electoral campaign?

Could this be the information that is giving Dalli power over Muscat?

This particular scandal has been uncovered, but what if there had been other ‘plots’ which succeeded and which channelled millions into the PL coffers? The mind boggles at all the possible scenarios this opens up.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 09:14:34 +0000

Despite having accumulated substantial wealth over the years his frame of mind is no different to the low level clerk mal-gvern who brings in the union to contest a merited reprimand. What a low life.

By: Gahan

Gahan — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 05:25:59 +0000

John Dalli did not sign his resignation.

My suspicion is that with this process, he’s making sure that he was not fired by Barroso so that he would be eligible for a handsome EU pension?

Barroso’s statement that he would have fired Dalli if he did not resign, points to that way.

If forced resignation is equivalent to being fired , then let it be so and he won’t get the pension.

By: Aunt Hetty

Aunt Hetty — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:57:57 +0000

The ‘tifel tal-pastizzar’ mentality till the end.

No doubt that he will insist that he takes his stash with him when the time comes to move on to the next world.

By: La Redoute

La Redoute — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 23:19:08 +0000

In reply to curious. No, it's not about his pension. He gets that, and his substantial allowances, already. He wasn't fired, remember.

By: bob-a-job

bob-a-job — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 22:54:37 +0000

Sing a song of sixpence.

John was in the counting house counting all his money.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GzPcGGE-z0

By: curious

curious — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 22:30:52 +0000

Everything is about money, even the court case itself.

The issue that Dalli is making is about whether it was a voluntary resignation or not. That means it is about whether he gets a pension and allowances or not.

Whether he was forced or resigned voluntarily isn’t the big issue. His behaviour as European Commissioner is. That’s what he should be ashamed of and what is embarassing us as a nation.