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‘Muscat abstaining on migration issues to appease colleagues?’ – Cassola
“Will Malta continue to accept EU money for migration issues?”
9 July 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
Arnold Cassola
Alternattiva Demokratika chairperson Arnold Cassola has questioned Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's motives for abstaining on EU measures on migration issues rather than voting against them.
"Is this so as not to displease his 10 Prime Minister colleagues from the Party of European Socialists?" Cassola said, adding that Muscat had actually told EASO officials that "we will not refuse our support on EU measures, but we will abstain on them".
While saying EU countries must be persuaded to consent to responsibility sharing, and to review the Dublin convention, AD said until this happens, Muscat must "put his actions where his mouth is".
Cassola said in 2012, the EU gave Malta €18 million for migration-related issues. This money was used to buy boats, aircraft and other equipment for the Maltese military.
"Will Malta continue to accept this money from the EU?" he asked.
This criticism comes after Muscat said last week he demanded concrete EU assistance on migration and asylum, and confirmed the government did not exclude a pushback policy if it was "necessary to safeguard Maltese interests".
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With Cassola at the head, Alertantiva is lossing the credibility that Brigulio gained in the last year.
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Return to sender
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So we have the pope telling us we forgot how to cry? I say pope come to Malta! we have the politicians turning in circle although we have no wind we can not say what where the pendulum is really pointing at? and yes, the people being in a minority with a small population taken over by so called different cultures ready to take our jobs and undercutting. While we hear of those in power, sending money to overseas tax heavens. We come across those who forget to declare, others all for charitable reason, the church keep bagging for more money while Vatican became the most corrupt financial center. Who is going to understand us. We demand help and delivery of promised words to action. We voted for change not to turn Malta black but to deliver what has been promised and the people agreed.
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Bniedem wiehed biss kien hawn f'dan il-pajjiz li kellu l-KUKKI - Iben il- Maghtuba. Dak zgur kien jiggieled ghal Malta w il-Poplu Malti u Ghawdxi.
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Why are young people abandoning KassolaAD? Because Kassola looks more like BC than AD. Why did AD change from a young leader to an old leader? Because Kassola looks like a sweet grandfather.
