EU Ombudsman meets PM, Sant

The European Union Ombudsman, Nikiforos Diamandouros yesterday called on Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami at Castille. He also met Labour leader Alfred Sant at the MLP's headquarters in Hamrun. Dr Sant was accompanied by the party's spokesman for...

The European Union Ombudsman, Nikiforos Diamandouros yesterday called on Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami at Castille.

He also met Labour leader Alfred Sant at the MLP's headquarters in Hamrun.

Dr Sant was accompanied by the party's spokesman for European affairs, Evarist Bartolo and the spokesman on the Ombudsman's office, Adrian Vassallo.

The MLP quoted Dr Sant saying that the party would be fully participating in EU institutions while it urged the Maltese and Gozitans to make use of the mechanisms offered by the EU, including the office of the Ombudsman.

On his part, Mr Diamandouros praised the MLP's initiative to appoint a spokesman for the work of the Ombudsman and said that he would be communicating this fact to colleagues in the countries he would be visiting.

Mr Diamandouros' Malta visit is part of a tour to the 10 EU acceding countries.

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