MALTA-EU INFORMATION CENTRE
Araw min irid jghallimna fuq l-Unjoni Ewropea.
Michael Abela, general manager, Mondial Holidays kiteb f'The Times tas-17 t'April 2004.
I was trying to find out what visa Maltese nationals will require after we join the EU. I went to the Malta-EU Information Centre on Republic Street,
Dr Albert Bezzina mill-Mosta kiteb f'The Times tad-29 ta' Gunju 2004
In his letter about EU car ownership, Joseph N. Attard vents his frustration at not getting replies to his queries from MIC. I have also sought similar information from MIC as long ago as February, a reminder in March as well as a registered letter dated May 9. Still no answer.
Dr. Simon Busuttil jammetti f'The Times 15.9.2004
In the area of trade with EU countries we have given up our right to decide that, for instance, a particular product should not be imported into
X'qalu l-MIC dwar x'ser jigri lill-prezzijiet tal-ikel wara shubija
X'gara fil-fatt WARA li
Suppost li l-ikel kelli jorhos wara s-shubija, imma araw x'gara kif l-ikel sar ghali aktar
Ara graph aktar ddettaljata hawn
Tiftakru fil-weghdiet tal-MIC, il-PN u l-Moviment IVA li meta
Jista l-editur jghid lill-poplu Malti ghaliex irridu nistennew dawn is-snin kollha sabiex niehdu l-vantaggi ta' shubija?
Il-Gideb tal-M.I.C.
Il-verita tal-Parlament Ewropew
There has not been such an immoral and cynical base to a political structure since the collapse of the Soviet Empire. The whole European dream has been based on half truths, deception and downright lies. Can those who feel that ethical questions matter in public life support any organisation that has, with each passing year, been more and more riddled with corruption? Corruption is not the exception to the rule in EU government, it is the rule. It has been exposed again and again. Those pulling the plug have been threatened and have gone. The corruption is unstoppable. It is immoral to cheat those who are forced to give money through taxation.
Transforming the European Union into a single State with one army, one constitution and one foreign policy is the critical challenge of the age.
Joschka Fischer, Ministru tal-Affarijiet Barranin Germaniz - The Guardian,
The Council of Ministers will have far more power over the budgets of the member states than the federal government in the
Jean-Claude Trichet, European Central Bank - The European, 13 ta' Dicembru 1998.
The Euro can only lead to closer and closer integration of countries' economic policies ... This demands that member states give up more sovereignty.
Romano Prodi, European Commission President - Daily Telegraph, 7 t'April 1999.
Theo Waigel, Ministru tal-Finanzi Germaniz.
If
the EU is increasing its powers and having more and more say in decisions that affect us in our everyday lives. Swedes, like many other Europeans, fear that the EU is intruding too much, suffocating their autonomy and shrinking their sovereignty.
Dr. Simon Busuttil Inflight magazine tal-Air
Saret draft ta' kostituzzjoni wahda ghal-Unjoni Ewropea. Ir-rejazzjoni kienet hekk kif The Times rraportat fit-28 ta' Mejju 2003. Supporters of closer European integration angrily accused big states ... of hijacking the forum drafting an EU constitution to boost their own powers.
Araw x'unjoni dahluna fiha. Il-kbar jahsbu ghalihom l-ewwel!!! Hija gidba fahxija li l-istati membri huma kollha ndaqs kif ilhom jghidulna l-PN u l-M.I.C. ghal snin shah. Min hu b'sahhtu jhawwel u ghalhekk pajjiz bhal
F'Ottubru 2003 il-Prim Ministru Olandiz, waqt zjara ufficcjali f'Malta u fil-prezenza ta' Dr. Fenech Adami qal li l-Olanda mhux konvinta li
When pressed on the issue of EU funding during a Smash TV programme, John Zammit, the Nationalist Party's director of information, erroneously claimed that the European Movement had estimated Malta's share of pre-accession funding at around Lm100 million. In fact the European Movement did no such thing.
EUROPEAN MOVEMENT, The Sunday Times 21 ta' Novembru 1999
In-Nazzjon 9 ta' Lulju 2001
The Nationalists made a mistake when they fell into this trap and promised that Malta would qualify for many millions of Liri in aid, going so far as to give staggering amounts if it were to become a member.
Editorjal, The Times 18 ta' Dicembru 2002
Propaganda u weghdiet QABEL l-elezzjoni tal-2003
(Ara l-programm elettorali Nazzjonalista)
WARA l-elezzjoni
F'Jannar 2004, xhur wara li Dr. Fenech Adami u Dr. Joe Borg fil-Grecja iffirmaw is-shubija ta'
Qabel is-shubija
Mike Salmon, vice-chancellor of
Few admit that political (European) unity requires sacrifices, such as higher taxes, fewer government benefits.
Magazine Fortune International, 14 ta' Dicembru 1992
Fortune International, 14 ta' Dicembru 1992
There are 5 million hard drug users within the European Union. Official estimates of hashish and marijuana users range from 20 million to 30 million.
European Commissioner of drug problems, Newsweek, 4 ta' Lulju 1994
Membership of the European Union will come at a price, for inherently uncompetitive industry will not survive.
Malta Economic Update, no. 4 volume 4
While the Maltese consumers are expected to make sacrifices as the country is steered closer to
Editorjal, The Malta Independent 10 ta' Settembru 1995
Personally, if I were the leader of the MLP, my position on Malta-EU relations would probably be the same.
Raimon Oboils, Chairman of the Socialist International Mediterranean Committee, - The Sunday Times, 14 ta' Lulju 1996
Malta could have a fundamental role to play in the Euro-Mediterranean dialogue the European union is working for, irrespective of whether it joined the EU or not.
The Malta Independent 17 ta' Mejju 1998
EU membership is a disaster for
Christopher Booker korrispondent tas-Sunday Telegraph (irrapurtat
Labour is right: there would undoubtedly be some firms which may be directly hit by (EU) membership.
Editorjal, The Times 15 ta' Ottubru 1999
Levies removal threatens 8,000 jobs.
Ghaqda Imprendituri Maltin, The Times 7 ta' Ottubru 1999
The
Editorjal, The Malta Independent 5 ta' Frar 2000
Nahsbu li se nintlaqtu hazin jekk nidhlu fl-Unjoni Ewropea.
Assocjazzjoni tal-Bdiewa, l-Orizzont 1 ta' Lulju 2000
Editorjal, The Malta Independent 3 ta' Jannar 2001
55% of Maltese businesses anticipate a worse situation or at best the situation will remain the same on entry into the European Union.
Studju mill-Economic, Management and Consultancy Services (EMCS) zvelat f'rapport fl-Orizzont 10 ta' Dicembru 2001
National Fisheries Cooperative criticises Government-EU fisheries deal.
The Malta Independent on Sunday 7 ta' Lulju 2002
Maltese bishops regret European Parliament vote recommending the legalisation of abortion in all EU member states and candidate countries.
The Sunday Times 7 ta' Lulju 2002
I am here to sell a product,
Vice-president of the Convention on the Future of Europe, Giuliano Amato, The Times 24 ta' Lulju 2002
Russian opinion poll on the internet shows that 54.2% of voters were against
The Malta Independent, 31 ta' Lulju 2002
The Times 25 ta' Lulju 2002
Maltese students wanting to study at a European university will pay the same fees as the local students. EU citizens will be eligible for a free university education (in
Tune In magazine, Settembru 2002
Being an EU member state may also encourage foreign investment.
Tune In magazine Settembru 2002. (innota l-kelma may)
My idea is to have a ring of friends from
European Commission president Romano Prodi - The Times 13 ta' Novembru 2002
EU's Acquis Communetaire might not be the farmers' dream and does not necessarily suit their needs.
Hannes Lorenzen, Chief Advisor to the President of the Agriculture Commission in the European Union - The Malta Independent on Sunday 17 ta' Dicembru 2002
61.3% of university students believe there is a viable alternative to EU membership should the bid to join fail.
The Sunday Times 22 ta' Dicembru 2002
All new Maltese laws are channeled via our directorate so that we make sure they are compatible with those of the EU.
Josette Briffa Director of Legal Affairs fl-EU Directorate. - First magazine
It is not partnership that does'nt exist ...
Daphne Caruana Galizia, The Malta Independent on Sunday 2 ta' Frar 2003
Clearly, the EU partnership option does exist.
Mark Fenech, The Malta Independent on Sunday 2 ta' Frar 2003
. . . in this situation there could be people that will be left behind.
Joe Saliba waqt intervista fil-gurnal Malta Today 20 April 2003.
Unpopular measures necessary.
John Dalli, The Times
The European Union ... needs to work on stamping out police brutality and even torture within its own borders.
Amnesty International, irraportata
Just because you have a large market it is not manna from heaven.
Ambaxxatur ghal-UE Ronald Gallimore The Times 9 ta' Mejju 2003.
Extra costs are inevitable.
Ambaxxatur ghal-UE Ronald Gallimore The Times 9 ta' Mejju 2003.
just like the mainly export oriented sector, the forecast investment was down.
Stharrig tal-FOI, The Times 13 ta' Mejju 2003.
Tbassir ekonomiku li sar mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea.
... reforms and challenges associated with (EU) accesion ... will be far from painless ... pushing up unemployment ... require more decisive and painful measures ... the fiscal deficit is spinning out of control.
Rapport fuq
In the campaign before the referendum on EU membership, there were those who argued that
Editorjal ta' The Times 14 ta' Gunju 2003.
Becoming a colony of
Dr. Simon Busuttil f'artiklu li kiteb fl-inflight magazine ta' Gunju 2003 tal-Air
Speaking at the height of the referendum campaign during a public dialogue in Zejtun on 21 February (2003), Eddie Fenech Adami repeatedly insisted that all overseas duty by Armed Forces personnel would be voluntary. However, now, that pledge has vanished into thin air and new army recruits have no option but to accept the condition to serve abroad within the European Unions' Rapid Reaction Force if the need arises.
MaltaToday tat-22 ta' Gunju 2003.
To those who continue to believe that membership is a bed of roses, please someone tell them the real truth. We will have to do many of the jobs ourselves. In
Saviour Balzan, l-editur ta' MaltaToday kiteb fil-magazine The Circle tal-harga ta' Mejju 2003.
The cost to upgrade the access roads has been estimated at a further 90 million and is likely to be supported by EU funds.
Artiklu fil-magazine Voyager mahrug mil-RMF (harga 33).
The US Government yesterday officially informed the government it was cutting off military aid to
The Times 3 ta' Lulju 2003.
On VAT on electronic services, Dr. (Joe) Borg said an EU law had just come into force and
The Times 3 ta' Lulju 2003.
Indeed, it is conceivable that EU membership could leave the accession countries worse off than they would otherwise be ...
Rapport mill-Economist Intelligence Unit, The Times 17 ta' Gunju 2003.
the good times are over and EU accession will not be the bed of roses that many had dreamt of ...
Editorjal ta' The Malta Financial & Business Times 13 t'Awwissu 2003.
A close friend of mine was concerned about the future of his son - a promising university student - and about the rest of his family and asked me if I could help him meet this minister . . .
Giovanni DeMartino kiteb f'The Malta Independent on Sunday 27 ta' Lulju 2003.
The government must make it a priority to concentrate and come up with solutions to the country's numerous domestic problems, some of which were ignored in the last legislature due to the EU debate.
Editorjal ta' The Malta Independent on Sunday tas-7 ta' Settembru 2003.
A number of agreements reached between
Sezzjoni fuq l-universita (pro-EU directives), f'The Sunday Times 14 ta' Settembru 2003.
The future is unknown, where so many things can go wrong.
Editorjal, The Malta Independent 1 ta' Jannar 2004.
The euphoric way in which the EU issue was tackled is now coming home to roost. As some warned then, the over-enthusiastic portraying of the EU may have even turned some people away, sickened by the saccharine embellished portrayal of it all.
Editorjal ta' the Malta Independent tat-30 ta' Jannar 2004.
It may come as sweet music to the Labour Partys ears. The news of the European Parliaments vote mid-week to end the option for EU member states to opt-out of legislation limiting the working week to 48 hours is a vindication of earlier criticism. The issue was mired in controversy prior to last years election with the Labour Party insisting that membership would spell the death of overtime for employees and government reacting by saying employees could opt-out and accept to work more than 48 hours. The EP vote is not binding but it will definitely put political pressure on the EU Commission as it reviews the 1993 Working Time directive.
MaltaToday 15 ta' Frar 2004.
A report published by the IFO economic institute in
The Malta Independent 18 ta' Frar 2004.
The Independent (Londra) 21 ta' Frar 2004.
Removing the opt-out clause from the EU's Working Time Directive would reduce the flexibility of
The Times 5 ta' Marzu 2004.
Min hu midhla tal-ajruport jaf li ghal hafna snin il-passiggieri Maltin li kienu jaslu
more unpalatable and disruptive rules may have to be adopted.
Editorjal ta' The Times 16 t'April 2004
Wara s-shubija
The EU seems to thrive on giving you reams and reams of information without actually telling you anything.
Pamela Hansen, The Sunday Times 18 ta' Lulju 2004
Ironically the biggest damage being done to the EU cause is coming from the PN, and with the benefit of hindsight, one can also see that this damage started being done a long time ago and not only after the changing of the guard at Pietà, where the party's headquarters is situated.
Editorjal, The Times 27 ta' Lulju 2004
Just months after
The Times 11.12.2004
Malta is now in the EU (even though it has not exactly shone so far, or contributed to anything, least of all by the calibre of the people sent there), nor can it be said that Malta has profited much from membership.
Editorjal, The
Luxemburg's Prime Minister Jean Claude Juncker, who currently represents the EU presidency, regrets the fact that Maltese has been recognised as an official language of the bloc Mr Juncker was quoted by Agence Europe as saying he regretted Malta's request, during its accession negotiations, which led to the recognition of Maltese as an official EU language.
The Times 15.3.2005
Labour MEP Joseph
The Times 27.5.2005
The European Union is in deep crisis, said its current President Jean Claude Juncker, after budget talks broke down over a bitter row between the
The Times breaking news online 18.6.2005
According to the results of a Eurobarometer survey conducted in Malta by Misco on behalf of the EU, support for membership stands at 40 per cent, a decline of 10 percentage points compared to March 2004 and five per cent down from a similar survey completed in the autumn of last year.
The Times 19.7.2005
Maltese people had been promised a different political and economic climate before European Union accession but this had not materialised because the government was failing on many counts, Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Harry Vassallo said yesterday.
The Times 23.7.2005
despite all the pre-membership talk, the island had not been well prepared for membership
editorjal, The Times 17.8.2005
if anyone bright at the EU delegation reminds us yet again that this time the roads are EU-funded, I will open all my photo albums, dig up those sorry pictures of myself flanking all those altruists at Iva Malta fl-Ewropa and scoff them up and let my igestive tract do away with those hideous memories.
Saviour Balzan, MaltaToday 9.4.2006
The Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises GRTU has blamed those who made a mess of negotiations with the EU for the high price of medicines in
The
Two years after accession, this is the great pity; the bloc
Editorjal, The
Mr (Lino) Farrugia (Segretarju Federazzjoni Kaccaturi, Nassaba Konservazzjonisti) said that prior to EU membership, hunters and trappers were warned about what would happen but some people, including Parliamentary Secretary Tony Abela, had branded the federation officials liars.
The Times 14.12.2006
Alternattiva Demokratika The Green Party chairperson Harry Vassallo yesterday said that the Nationalist government had betrayed the high hopes of those who were in favour of EU membership in the 2003 referendum. The behaviour of the present government is shocking to those who had entertained high hopes of a modern, transparent government open to the input of the wealth of experience and commitment available through civil society, NGOs and committed individuals, Dr Vassallo added.
The
I too was vehement in my arguments that EU regulations would be disastrous for the farming community. I know farmers are in muck. No I do not rejoice because I was proven right, but I am doing my utmost to learn together with farmers to swim in muck.
Joseph Farrugia secretary Progressive Farmers Union, The Times 31.1.2007
While the government has argued it had negotiated a derogation from the directive in the lead-up to EU accession, European environment commissioner Stavros Dimas did not mince his words when he spoke at the European Parliament last week, stressing that
The
Weighing both sides of the argument, one comes away feeling there is a whiff of self-delusion about the government's interpretation of what was agreed in the run-up to the EU referendum five years ago.
Editorjal, The Times 23.3.2007
The Federation of Conservationist Hunters and Trappers recently organised a protest and to give them their due, they are rightly irked by what they are claiming were lies by the government in the lead-up to EU accession.
Editorjal, The
AD recalled that, within the EU,
The Times 2.5.2007
Editorjal, The Times 14.8.2007
There is something alarming and, at the same time, comic about the way
Editorjal, The Times 24.9.2007
Dr (Josie)
The Times 1.10.2007
AD Chairperson Dr Harry Vassallo said that the Gonzi administration has disappointed the legitimate expectations of those who were in favour of EU membership. The premiership of Lawrence Gonzi will go down in history as a step backward in the country's political development. He said that all those who contributed to the accession process fully understood that a new era was to unfold in which civil society organizations as well as ordinary citizens were to be respectfully consulted and would be able to contribute more profoundly to the proper administration of the country. The pre-accession consultation has been transformed by the Gonzi administration into a historical deception and the time that followed has been a profound disappointment of the just expectations of everybody concerned. He said that the Gonzi administration has systematically devalued all consultation exercises and despite its florid rhetoric on EU membership has acted on its own in defiance of economic reality and EU regulations. SLIEMA,
The Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment has blamed a lack of interest and the EU's complex procedures for the loss of funding for environment-related projects under the EU's Life Programme.
The ministry official said: "Life's application format is rather complicated and does not really help would-be proposers to come forward with their submissions". Asked why
Delays, disorganisation and people being recruited only to leave after a few weeks, have made a shambles of setting up the paying agency in the Ministry of Agriculture. As a result,
The
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Wara r-retorika, appelli, argumenti kontra u favur u ruxmata riklami, issa ahna membri fl-Unjoni Ewropea. Ghalhekk issa huwa c-cans taghna li naraw jekk il-problemi li qalulna li ser ikollna bis-shubija, kienux kritika minghajr bazi jew kienux twissijiet genwini. M' ghadux kaz ta' x'nahsbu li jista jigri, imma issa l-hajja taghna bhala membri fl-Unjoni Ewropea saret fatt. Ir-realta tas-shubija bdejna nghixuha lkoll. Issa bdejna mmissu b'idejna l-problemi li qalulna li mhux ser ikolna.
FATT - Problemi ghall-bdiewa Maltin
Minkejja d-diversi weghdiet tal-Gvern Nazzjonalista u kliem sabih li l-Unjoni Ewropea tiehu hsieb lill-bdiewa Maltin u Ghawdxin, il-bdiewa xorta ntlaqtu hazin mis-shubija fl-Unjoni Ewropea. Dawn il-problemi gew ikkonfermati mill-Assocjazzjoni tal-Bdiewa.
Agricultural produce from
The Times 29.5.2004
Il-bdiewa komplew jilmentaw mis-sitwazzjoni li sabu ruhhom fiha. The government has not honoured its pre-election pledge to farmers of "a guaranteed local market" once
The Times 8.6.2004.
Farmers who claim local production has dwindled by close to three per cent due to flooding of the market by imported fruit and vegetables, said the government had deceived them in the run-up to EU accession because it was refusing to implement the safeguard clause. Farmers' Association secretary Peter Axisa insisted that what was negotiated with the European Union and subsequently inserted in the accession treaty was not what the government had told the farmers. If I knew what was really going on during negotiations, I would not have told farmers we had a good package, Mr Axisa said.
The Times 7.12.2005
FATT - Problemi ghas-sajjieda Maltin
Maltese fishermen next year will only be able to catch half the tuna they used to net three years ago, after EU ministers yesterday agreed to make further cuts to the amount of bluefin tuna that can be fished next season. The cuts are being described by Maltese fishermen as another nail in the industry's coffin.
The Times 17.12.2009
FATT - Il-Lehen mahnuq ta'
Minkejja li gejna mweghdin li lehen
Seven European Union member states raised pressure for the bloc's planned constitution to make explicit reference to
The Times breaking news on line, 25.5.2004
Ir-rizultat kien car, Dwar it-talba li kienu qed jaghmlu diversi pajjizi, fosthom
In-Nazzjon 19.6.2004.
The
FATT - Is-sagrificcji li suppost spiccaw
Il-gvern Nazzjonalista kien ilu s-snin jghid li biex nidhlu membri fl-Unjoni Ewropea rridu naghmlu s-sagrificcji. U dawn is-sagrificcji saru biex nilhqu l-kriterji mitluba qabel nissiehbu. Ghaddejna
The government, trade unions and employers must send a signal that sacrifices are on the way.
Arthur Muscat, president tal-Malta Employers' Association, The Times 26.5.2004.
FATT - Il-Maghtab
L-ambjentalisti setghu vvutaw IVA ghal shubija meta l-Maltin gew imweghdin li l-Maghtab taghlaq fl-1 ta' Mejju 2004. Izda
Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Harry Vassallo yesterday claimed that waste was still being disposed of at the upper part the Maghtab rubbish dump, despite its closure.
The Times 21.5.2004
FATT - Investiment gdid imgerrex
Kellu jigi investiment qawwi minhabba li
A foreign company that had planned to start producing electric vans has decided it was no longer interested in the project, Malta Enterprise chairman Joe Zammit Tabona confirmed Mr Zammit Tabona said they are no longer interested in setting up the project in Malta.
The Times 13.5.2004
FATT - Theddid gdid ghal
Tiftakru li kelna nserrhu rasna bi shubija ghax issa ghandna futur cert u ser inkunu mal-hbieb? Kien hemm min bela' l-lixka. Kulhadd iridu s-serhan il-mohh, anke jien! Imma David Casa, membru tal-Moviment IVA u wara kandidat tal-Partit Nazzjonalista ghall-elezzjoni tal-Parlament Ewropew tana bicca ahbar kera'.
David Casa, The Sunday Times 9.5.2004.
FATT - Il-munita Euro
Minkejja l-hajja dejjem toghla minghajr kontroll effettiv, il-Gvern Nazzjonalista jrid idahhal il-munita Euro kemm jista jkun malajr. Dan x'ifisser? Ifisser li l-inflazzjoni minflok ser nikkontrollawha, il-gvern ser jiehu decizjoni li biha l-inflazzjoni tkompli tizdied, anzi jekk kif inhu mistenni, dak li sehh f'pajjizi li dahlu l-Euro isehh f'Malta wkoll, allura l-inflazzjoni li gejja fuqna ser tkun kbira hafna.
It is generally accepted that in most if not all the 12 Eurozone countries, the changeover to a single currency has had an inflationary effect, in some cases markedly so.
Editorjal ta' The Times 9.5.2004
FATT - Il-hajja kellha torhos
Mhux talli l-hajja ma kellix toghla imma fil-fatt kellha torhos. Kemm il-gvern Nazzjonalista u kemm kandidati Nazzjonalisti hargu jiftahru li hafna prezzijiet rohsu u b'hekk il-Maltin gawdew. Bhas-soltu dan kollu nofs verita jew gidba. Fil-fatt hu nofs verita u The Times faqghet din il-buzzieqa Nazzjonalista.
The probability is that between drops in the prices of certain imports and price increases on items imported from outside the EU, and therefore subject to the Common External Tariff, things will even themselves out for the consumer.
Editorjal, The Times 9.5.2004.
In-National Statistics Office fis-16 ta' Gunju hareg l-ahbar li matul Mejju (allura l-ewwel xahar shubija fl-UE), il-prezzijiet ghall-konsumatur zdiedu b'0.11 fil-mija. Mhux jonqsu kellhom bi shubija?!
U l-ikel li kellu jorhos x'sar minnu? Food more expensive in July habbret The Times fil-21 t'Awwissu 2004. U f'Awwissu x'ghamel rahas l-ikel jew kien ghola?
The food items index rose by 0.45 per cent to 101.52 from 101.07 in July, as a result of average price increases in respect of fresh bread and fresh pastry, frozen meat, poultry and rabbit meat, fresh fish, cheese, unprocessed potatoes, vegetables and served meals. The Times 18.9.2004
The Times 22.4.2006
FATT -
Minkejja li hu l-Partit Laburista biss li ghandu l-ghajta
Joe borg fix-xoghol il-gdid tieghu se jhares principalment l-interessi ta' l-UE.
Ian Spiteri Bailey, In-Nazzjon 25.3.2004.
U ghandna ezempju iehor ta' kemm in-Nazzjonalisti mhux ser igibux l-interessi Maltin l-ewwel. Minkejja li bi shubija suppost qeghdin nirsistu li Malta tiehu dak kollu li tista biex immorru l-quddiem ghax wara kollox ahna suppost ghandna l-ewwel l-interess tal-Maltin, Victor Ragonesi li kien Seretarju Generali tal-PN, qalilna:
We should not resort to the system of begging, we should remember that there are other new states joining the union together with
Victor E. Ragonesi, The Times 1.5.2004.
FATT - L-ghajnuna li kellna niehdu mill-Unjoni Ewropea
Filwaqt li kulhadd ghadu jiftakar fil-weghdiet li l-Unjoni Ewropea ser tkun is-salvazzjoni taghna, jidher car li m'hi ser tkun is-salvazzjoni xejn. Li konna naghmlu qabel, irridu nkomplu naghmluh kollu ahna stess. Dik l-ghajnuna li kellha tigi mill-Unjoni Ewropea u li kellha thaffef it-toqol tar-responsabilta li ilna ngorru sekli shah tidher li mhux gejja. Anzi min haseb li l-Unjoni Ewropea ser tghinna ngorru l-piz tat-tmexxija tal-pajjiz nispera li stenbah mir-raqda.
L-ebda manna m'hi ser taqa mis-sema. Mill-kbir saz-zghir irridu nifhmu li xejn ma jigi b'xejn. Dak li ma naghmlux ahna, hadd m'hu se jaghmilulna.
David Agius, In-Nazzjon 12.4.2004.
U ghal dawk li hasbu li l-Unjoni Ewropea ser tipprotegihom minn problemi endemici Maltin bhal problema tal-murtali tal-festi li ilhom is-snin idejqu lil kulhadd, The Times tal-11 ta' Awwissu 2004 qaltilhom li, Fireworks undoubtedly add colour and fascination to local feasts but for many people the loud petards that shatter the ear drums and terrify children spoil the fun. If, however, you think that the EU will change anything about noise levels or the times when these mega silence busters can be fired, you are mistaken.
The Maltese government's frustration, faced as it is with a serious illegal immigration problem, has led Deputy Prime Minister Tonio Borg to openly criticise the European Union of being slow to respond to the island's needs.
The Times 11.8.2005
FATT - Opportunitajiet godda ta' xoghol
Shubija fl-Unjoni Ewropea kellha tghin fis-soluzzjoni ghal-problema tal-qaghad f'Malta. X'opportunitajiet ta' xoghol ser ikun hemm? Jghidilna Arnold Cassola.
Joining the European Union for the newly acceding countries like
It-13,000 Malti u Ghawdxi li qeghdin ifittxu x-xoghol serhu rashom b'din l-ahbar? Biex inhaddmu 400 Malti jridu jghaddu 6 snin. B'dan ir-rittmu, kemm iridu jghaddu mijiet ta' snin biex inhaddmu lill-Maltin u Ghawdxin kollha li huma bla xoghol?
Tiftakru kemm qalulna li bi shubija fl-Unjoni Ewropea il-Maltin se jkollom opportunitajiet kbar ta xoghol fl-Ewropa? Aqtghu min kisser din il-weghda fierha? Hadd hlief Dr. Simon Busuttil li fartiklu li kiteb fil-magazine tal-Air
FATT Il-valuri Nsara
Kollox lesti naghmlu biex nghogbu lill-Unjoni Ewropea? Anke li naqilbu ta' taht fuq il-valuri Nsara taghna? Tiftakru kemm kien ihambaq Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici li shubija ggib fuqna pressjonijiet inaccettabli biex naccettaw valuri li jmorru kontra l-fidi Nisranija taghna? Tiftakru kemm ghajruh xewwiex u giddieb? U issa ahna membri. Il-Gvern Nazzjonalista nnomina lil Dr. Joe Borg bhala Kummissarju Malti. U xi jghid Dr. Joe Borg fuq kwistjoni tahraq hafna l-abort?
Maltese commissioner-designate Dr Joe Borg, told the European Parliament (EP) that he agreed with the position the European Union (EU) had taken on abortion and family planning at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo 10 years ago. I concur with the position adopted by the European Community whereby it abides firmly by the Cairo programme which explicitly rejects coercive abortions and states that in no case should abortions be promoted as a method of family planning but in circumstances where abortion is not against the law such abortions should be safe, Dr Borg said in answer to a reply by British MEP Gladys Kinnock during his hearing on Tuesday.
The
Din hija r-realta ta'
FATT - Taxxi godda
Gazzetti u rivisti zdiedu fil-prezz minhabba taxxa gdida ta' 5 fil-mija fuq il-karta. Din it-taxxa gdida fl-ahhar mill-ahhar jaghmel tajjeb ghaliha l-konsumatur. Min jippublika mhux ser igorr hu z-zieda fil-prezz tal-karta. Biex tevita din it-taxxa trid ma tixtri xejn.
FATT - Vantaggi li spiccaw
Il-ftehim bilaterali dwar viza bejn
Maltese entrepreneurs doing business with
The Times 6.5.2004.
Qeghdin taraw x'vantaggi tlifna bis-shubija? Tant il-problema hi kbira li John Dalli ried imur il-Libja biex jiprova jirranga din is-sitwazzjoni. Foreign Minister John Dalli said yesterday he is planning a weekend visit to
The Times 2.6.2004
Il-problemi ma ssolvewx tant li f'Lulju The Times habret li, Maltese who work in
Il-vantagg li bhala pajjiz barra mill-Unjoni Ewropea il-haddiema Maltin setghu jahdmu s-saghra u jaqilghu aktar flus. Imma fMejju 2005 il-Parlament Ewropew iddecieda mod iehor. The vote in the European Parliament in favour of scrapping the opt-out clause in a proposed revision of the EU's working time directive has been criticised by the Malta Business Bureau in
The Times 13.5.2005
The Malta Chamber for Small and Medium Enterprises (GRTU) has expressed regret that the European Parliament has decided in favour of removing the workers right to work more than 48 hours a week. The GRTU said this was a harsh decision for
The
FATT - Problemi ghan-Negozjanti
Bit-tnehhija tal-levies, fabbriki li jiproducu ghas-suq Malti u Ghawdxi kellhom ihabtu wicchom ma' problemi kbar. Veru dan? Din kienet gidba tal-MLP jew twissija fattwali?
The removal of levies is particularly expected to hit those small firms that had been supplying the local market for years and ... it is reasonable to expect a fall (in some cases sharp) in their sales.
Editorjal ta The Times 31.5.2004
In some cases of firms catering for the domestic market, for example, membership had a strong negative impact on their trade.
Editorjal The Times 17.8.2005
FATT - Problemi fil-biccerija f'Ghawdex
Butchers in Gozo have been left fuming after discovering that the island's slaughterhouse was forced to close last Monday because it does not comply with EU standards. One of the butchers, Teddy Cefai, of Teddy's Butcher, in
The Times 5.5.2004
Qeghdin taraw il-qerq tal-Gvern Nazzjonalista? U min qieghed ibaghti?
FATT - Problemi fit-Turizmu
Martin Degiorgio, managing director of Mondial Ship Agency,
The Times 18.9.2004
The increase in the cost of processing visa applications to the European Union by more than 70 per cent, from 35 to 60, was another setback for
The Times 6.5.2006
FATT Tnaqqir tas-Sovranita
The European Commission has issued a letter of formal notice to
The Times 18.3.2005
Spiccatilna s-sovranita taghna li mmexxu l-quddiem dawk il-ftehim ma pajjizi ohra li jidhrilna jkunu tajba ghal
On several issues the national Government no longer has the last say. It therefore feels increasingly compelled to tread carefully, lest it should be embarrassed by being reported to
Dr. Simon Busuttil MEP, Air
FATT Irridu npattu ta ghemilna jekk ma nghogbux lill-Unjoni Ewropea
The European Commission launched infringement proceedings against
di-ve news
Following the threat of a formal state aid investigation,
The
FATT Futur incert minhabba s-shubija.
L-Ewropa tinsab fi krizi profonda. Krizi ta identita. Krizi ta valuri u direzzjoni. Xse jigri l quddiem?
Karl Stagno-Navarra, editur maltarightnow.com 25.8.2005
FATT Theddid ghall-haddiema Maltin
Tourist coach owners are up in arms, accusing the government of making it easy for foreign operators to come to
The Times 9.11.2005
FATT Ekonomija batuta
During its first year of accession to the EU (May-December 2004)
The Times 23.12.2005
FATT Trattament Inferjuri
On Monday, August 14, I departed to
Benny Zaffarese, The Times 13.9.2006
FATT Naqilghu il-Multi jekk naghmlu li rridu ahna
The Times 5.4.2007
FATT Nobdu l-istruzzjonijiet inkella jtellghuna l-qorti
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday ruled against
The Times 30.11.2007
FATT UNJONI li mhi unjoni xejn
With friends like this, who needs enemies?
Editorjal, The Times 23.4.2009
It was disappointing to note the lack of support for
Editorjal, The Times 30.9.2009
Vanessa Frazier, director of defence at the Office of the Prime Minister, said that
timesofmalta.com, 29.8.2011,
The single currency is the greatest abandonment of sovereignty since the foundation of the European Community.
Felipe Gonzalez, ex Prim Ministru Spanjol - Mejju 1998
The Euro can only lead to closer and closer integration of countries' economic policies ... This demands that member states give up more sovereignty.
Romano Prodi, European Commission President - Daily Telegraph, 7 t'April 1999
- Prices have soared across Euroland as traders have taken advantage of the changeover to rip off their customers.
- The average Italian is £492 a year worse off, the Spanish are close to revolt as prices leap by up to 30 per cent for fish and meat and the finance minister of Portugal, Antonio de Sousa Franco says Our economy is like a drowning man.
- In
- The peoples of Euroland are in revolt over the single currency.
- More than half of the Dutch and the French have called for a return to their old currencies.
- In
The EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, Frits Bolkestein yesterday cautioned
The Times 25.2.2004
It is generally accepted that in most if not all the 12 Eurozone countries, the changeover to a single currency has had an inflationary effect, in some cases markedly so.
Editorjal, The Times 9.5.2004.
Intant, bl-istess mod immatur u ghami li bih il-PN fil-gvern dahhal lil
A new survey conducted on behalf of the European Commission shows that the Maltese are not very keen on replacing the lira with the euro. The survey, conducted last September across the populations of the 10 new European Union member states, shows that
The Times 16.11.2004
Xqal Manuel Borda fThe Times tal-24 tApril 2005, Extreme caution and prudence need to be exercised here
Joining the euro was, and still is, not simply a political decision; it has a vast array of economic considerations.
One has to keep in mind that there is no turning back after joining the euro.
Looking at the other side of the euro coin, some disadvantages can also be discerned. Changeover costs may be substantial
. A greater disadvantage is that relative prices may increase because of rounding up. It is also possible that the business sector will attempt to profit from people's ignorance.
U xqal Victor Ragonesi fil-MaltaToday tas-27 ta Marzu 2005, We should be extremely cautious in adopting the euro. We should only adopt it if we conclude that its in our national interest to do so and if we do so we should take all the necessary precautions to safeguard the country from the negative consequences associated with the Euro. Look at what happened in
Despite several warnings and months of preparations and consumer education campaigns, the recent euro changeover in
The Sunday Times 7.1.2007
GHAL DARBOHRA MALTAPOLITICS.COM TAGHTIKOM L-INFORMAZZJONI EZATTA
XQALET IL-WEBSITE TAL-PN MALTARIGHTNOW.COM
61% tac-cittadini Ewropej jaqblu mal-ideja li l-UE ikollha l-kostituzzjoni taghha
77% jaqblu ma politika komuni Ewropea dwar id-difiza u s-sigurta
qed jizdied it-thassib dwar id-dimensjoni socjali tal-UE
l-Ewropej huma aktar kritici ghall-UE u anqas entuzjasti dwar il-futur
l-Ewropej ma jiddubitawx la mis-shubija ta pajjizhom
l-Ewopej ma jiddubitawx mill-process tat-tkabbir
l-Ewropej jinsabu ottimisti dwar is-sitwazzjoni personali taghhom
50% tal-Maltin huma favur il-kostituzzjoni Ewropea
50% tal-Maltin jaqblu mad-dhul tal-Euro
XMA QALITX MALTARIGHTNOW.COM
50% tac-cittadini tal-istati membri jaraw in-nuqqas tax-xoghol bhala l-akbar problema.
Dawk li jaraw is-shubija bhala xi haga tajba fl-istati membri naqsu
Dawk li jaraw is-shubija bhala xi haga hazina fl-istati membri zdiedu
Il-Maltin li jaraw is-shubija bhala xi haga tajba naqsu
Dawk ic-cittadini tal-istati membri li jaraw l-UE bhala xi haga posittiva nizel
Dawk ic-cittadini tal-istati membri li jaraw l-UE bhala xi haga negattiva zdiedu
Dawk ic-cittadini tal-istati membri li jafdaw il-Kummissjoni Ewropea naqsu
Dawk ic-cittadini tal-istati membri li ma jafdawx il-Kummissjoni Ewropea zdiedu
Dawk ic-cittadini tal-istati membri li jafdaw il-Parlament Ewropew naqsu
Dawk ic-cittadini tal-istati membri li ma jafdawx il-Parlament Ewropew zdiedu
Dawk ic-cittadini tal-istati membri li jappoggaw il-Kostituzzjoni Ewropea naqsu
Dawk ic-cittadini tal-istati membri li ma jaqblux mal-Kostituzzjoni Ewropea zdiedu
L-appogg tal-Maltin ghal-Kostituzzjoni Ewropea nizel
L-appogg tac-cittadini tal-istati membri ghall-politika komuni ta sigurta u difiza nizel
L-appogg tac-cittadini tal-istati membri ghall-politika barranija komuni nizel
Dawk ic-cittadini li ma jaqblux ma politika barranija komuni zdiedu
53% tac-cittadini tal-istati membri jemmnu li lehinhom ma jiswa ghal xejn (zieda ta 1%)
38% tac-cittadini tal-istati membri jemmnu li lehinhom jiswa ghal xi haga (tnaqqis ta 1%)
Dawk ic-cittadini tal-istati membri li jaqblu ma munita wahda naqsu
Dawk ic-cittadini tal-istati membri li ma jaqblux ma munita wahda zdiedu
X'qieghed jghidlek il-Gvern Nazzjonalista
X'ma jridx jghidlek il-Gvern Nazzjonalista
BUDGET 2007 2013
FGunju 2005 il-Parlament Ewropew kien talab ghall-budget tal-Unjoni Ewropea ta 975 biljun ghas-seba snin bejn l-2007 u l-2013. Din it-talba ma ntlaqatx tant li fDicembru 2005 il-Kunsill tal-Ministri (inkluz Dr. Gonzi) kien approva budget ta 862 biljun biss li minnhom Malta inghatat 805 miljun jew .0933%. Il-Parlament Ewopew imbaghad kien ivvota kontra dan il-budget fejn anke l-MEPs Maltin ivvutaw kontra, ezattament ghax riedu budget akbar kif fil-fatt kienu talbu. FApril 2006 gie approvat il-budget anke mill-Parlament Ewropew
imma l-ammont lil
Skond il-PN, Moviment IVA, MIC ecc,
L-anqas hrieqi birhis ma nistghu nixtru minhabba l-Unjoni Ewropea!!!
The Times 8.4.2006
IL-KWISTJONI TAL-KUNTRATT MILL-KUMMISSJONI EWROPEA LIL-AGENZIJA INFORMA TAL-PARTIT NAZZJONALISTA
L-AHBAR FTHE TIMES
The European Commission has decided to terminate the contract for the provision of media monitoring services involving a Nationalist Party company, Media.Link Communications Ltd,
The decision
was taken a few days ago after a number of articles appeared in the Maltese press criticising the Commission for giving the contract to a PN-owned company. The criticism mainly addressed the issues of conflict of interest and indirect party funding. The decision was confirmed to The Times yesterday by Mikolaj Dowgielewicz, spokesman for Margot Wallstrom, European Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communications.
Mr Dowgielewicz said .
"The Commission has taken a decision to terminate both contracts (written and audiovisual) for the Maltese press review. These will be terminated at the end of their first year which comes to an end in July and September respectively.
the Commission's spokesman said that although the Commission was not obliged to give any explanations, the real reason was the sensitivities surrounding this contract, especially because of the political nature of the company involved and the various articles appearing in the local press.
The Times 2.6.2006
KIF IL-PN BAZWAR L-AHBAR
Alfred Sant jiftaħar li sfratta l-kuntratt tal-kumpanija Maltija Informa
Maltarightnow.com
Robert
Il-Mexxej Laburista Alfred Sant iddefenda l-aġir ta' l-Ewro-Parlamentari Laburista Joseph
ITTRA TA KJARIFIKA MILL-PN
Not terminated, not PN
Tessa Baluci, Informa Library, Pietà.
The front page headline EU Terminates PN Contract (June 2) doesn't quite reflect what was actually reported in the article by Ivan Camilleri. The EU Commission did not terminate the contract, which was for one year, but opted not to renew it. The headline implies that there was some kind of wrongdoing involved, which certainly was not the case. Furthermore, the contractor was not the PN but Informa Library and, as you reported, the Commission knew about this and "this was not considered to be a conflict of interest. Informa won the contract because, as stated by the Commission's Vice President Margot Wallstrom, it fulfilled all the criteria and offered the best value for money.
The Times 6.6.2006
Kumment ta maltapolitics.com
Id-decizjoni li ma jiggeddidx il-kuntratt mal-Agenzija Informa kienet biss tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea u ta hadd izjed. Din id-decizjoni taghti ragun lill-kritika fil-media Maltija li saret fuq il-kuntratt innifsu. Ir-ragunijiet moghtija mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea huma cari bizzejjed:
- minhabba kritika fil-media Maltija ghall-ghoti tal-kuntratt lill-Agenzija Informa
- minhabba s-sensitivita tal-kuntratt
- minhabba l-konnessjoni politika li tezisti bejn l-Agenzija Informa u l-PN
L-Agenzija Informa hija parti mill-operat tal-Partit Nazzjonalista minkejja l-attentat tas-Sinjorina Baluci biex juri li l-Partit Nazzjonalista ma kienx involut fdan il-kaz. L-Agenzija Informa u l-Partit Nazzjonalista huma haga wahda u jitkelmu ghal xulxin.
Dr. Sant ma tellef l-ebda kuntratt ta xoghol lill-Agenzija Informa tant li Baluci stess ammettiet li l-kuntratt xorta se jibqa fis-sehh sat-terminu tieghu. L-ghazla tal-Agenzija Informa ghat-tigdid tal-kuntratt qatt ma kienet garantita. Jekk il-PN irrabjat u ghandu xi oggezzjoni ghad-decizjoni tal-Kummissjoni, ghandu jindirizza l-oggezzjoni tieghu lill-Kummissjoni u mhux johloq stejjer biex jattakka l-mexxej Laburista.
How like the Gonzi government!
First it comes up with the slogan So that
Editorjal, The
The Maltese government's frustration, faced as it is with a serious illegal immigration problem, has led Deputy Prime Minister Tonio Borg to openly criticise the European Union of being slow to respond to the island's needs.
Dr Borg said the government is frustrated over the issue and is considering suspending its international obligations. Help from the EU is sluggish. Despite continuing diplomatic efforts, the Libyans don't seem to be stopping boats leaving ports. This is incredibly frustrating. No one is being properly responsive. Our facilities and resources are insufficient. We have a crisis on our hands and we have decided to leave all options open. Can anyone blame us?
Dr Borg last week wrote to EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini asking for emergency funds to assist
The Times 11.8.2005
Under the current treaties, the competence of the European Union to act (on illegal immigration) is limited. And if immigration is the problem,
Simon Busuttil, Air
Europe must get serious about the problem of illegal immigration that is hitting Malta, insisted Bob Geldof, one of the world's leading anti-poverty campaigners, claiming that the 2 million budgeted by the EU Border Agency to combat the problem was a joke!
The Times 29.6.2006
EU lacks real commitment for
by Valerie Fenech, di-ve news (valfen@di-ve.com)
BUDAPEST/ Malta (di-ve news) June 30, 2006 -- 1750CEST -- During bilateral talks with the new Hungarian foreign Minister on Friday in Budapest, Michael Frendo said that Malta is adamant on EU assistance for illegal immigration. The European Union is dealing with
Il-bzar fl-ghajnejn QABEL is-shubija
Il-verita fl-ewwel tlett snin WARA s-shubija
The increasing cost of medicines on one hand and the dramatic reduction in the variety and range of their availability is rightly worrying public opinion. The situation has been brought about by
Editorjal, The Times 5.5.2006
The value added tax charged by the Maltese government on the registration fee of cars bought since May 2004 has to be refunded, European Taxation Commissioner Laxzlo Kovacs said in reply to a parliamentary question by Labour MEP Louis Grech. Mr Kovacs said that people who paid VAT on registration tax could seek repayment of the tax paid in breach of European law. He said that it was the duty of the national courts to apply domestic rules, and these should ensure that taxes imposed in breach of community legislation were reimbursed. Mr Grech has been working on the issue since 2007 when together with former MEP Joseph
timesofmalta.com 24.2.2009