Labour Party leader Joseph Muscat was again proven right on the burden-sharing pact at an EU level.

Just a few months ago, we heard Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi lamenting that it was only Dr Muscat who was recommending to him not to vote in favour of a voluntary scheme, as this would lead nowhere.

Time and facts have shown that Dr Muscat's experience within EU institutions and his vision were completely right. From the very beginning he had insisted for an obligatory pact.

And he was insisting on this direction only because it was in Malta's interest as well as the only way that would lead to a solution.

It's good to see that finally Dr Gonzi and the rest of Europe went along with Dr Muscat's recommendations and that now we do have strong momentum towards an obligatory burden-sharing pact on an EU-wide basis - a pact which the Nationalist Party itself is declaring as very important for Malta.

The only sorry situation is that the PN is again trying to spin the voting issue, the same as it did on the Guantanamo Bay prisoners and the immigrants' right to vote.

Two other instances where the PN spin was proven wrong.

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