AD calls on Muscat and Busuttil to stop playing ‘macho’

As the Greek crisis rambles on, Green Party chairperson Arnold Cassola called on Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and opposition leader Simon Busuttil to stop bliuffing on the money owed to Malta by Greece and stop playing macho.

He said "Prime Minister Joseph Muscat yesterday assured parliament that Malta will not accept any debt ‘haircut’ proposals from Greece,” while noting that opposition leader Simon Busuttil concurred that the Greek people could not expect any financial haircuts when it was out celebrating the referendum result.  

“Dr Muscat and Dr Busuttil should stop taking the Maltese people for a ride by playing the machos.  While obviously everyone wants their money back, as things stand, the bankrupt Greeks will never be able to repay their debt. It is useless for Muscat and Busuttil to bluff to the Maltese people about this," Cassola said.

Cassola said that its in everyone's interest to give the Greeks some breathing space to give the country a possibility to “maybe” start paying back its debts in 20 years time.

"Europe must not impose austerity measures on the Greeks. But Tsipras and the Greeks must roll up their sleeves for real reforms,” Cassola warned, noting that Germany and France forced Greece to order 120 F6 fighter planes in 2010. 

Noting that the cost of the fighter jets add up to some €2.4 billion, Cassola said “this order must be cancelled. This money must go to feed the Greek people not the warmongers".