Muscat finally ‘talking politics’ - AD
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat finally moves away from populism and starts talking politics, Alternattiva Demokratika says.
The Green Party today praised Prime Minister Joseph Muscat for finally tackling the migration issue by talking politics and not by being populist.
Following the death of around 50 persons at sea over the past 24 hours, Alternattiva Demokratika Chairperson, Arnold Cassola, said: "After witnessing first hand what dead migrants mean, the Prime Minister gets a reality check and, instead of playing the populistic macho, does the right thing and talks politics."
The Greens were highly critical of Muscat's attempt to illegally push back 45 migrants to Libya in July, however Cassola today congratulated the Prime Minister who said that the time for words is over and 'there must be changes to the Dublin II rules.'
Cassola said: "Well done Prime Minister Muscat. But the time for words is over for you too. We Greens have persuaded our Green European family that Dublin must change ages ago. Now follow us, Prime Minister Muscat. Persuade your ten socialist Prime Ministers to unanimously vote to change Dublin II."
AD Spokespeson for Social Policy Robert Callus added that Muscat's change of tack was "definitely a step forward" and welcomed the consensus within the whole political class that saving human lives and respecting human rights is a priority.
"Unlike in the tense atmosphere created when Muscat flirted with illegal push backs, today we are in a better situation to deal with our European partners rationally in working towards concrete solidarity, including updating Dublin ll to address the issues faced by the countries at the borders of Europe."











