13 councils to benefit from €90,000 EU grant

Robert Scullion

Jun 2nd 2009, 21:25

@lgalea
Ah yes, another of your made up facts. I've even provided a link to a previous news item that shows Malta getting more money that it pays into the EU.
That link again:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090317/local/brussels-confirms-malta-will-make-net-gain-from-eu

If you wish to find out how much Malta pays into the EU, contact the EU (Valletta office details in my previous item) .. though I suspect you'll just make up the facts/figures since you have no idea what you're talking about.

"You simply lick the eu and parrot whatever Gonzi says."
Not sure what that constructive point is suppose to mean .. you know people start losing an argument when they have to resort to personal attacks like that.

Bice Muscat

Jun 2nd 2009, 08:28

@Ruth Psaila
If I were you i would stay indoors next Saturday as you may be swept by the landslide being predicted by the nationalist themselves. The Local Council at Mosta is doing a great job, without overspending and without any trace or smell of corruption like we had become accustomed to in the past.

Miriam Tanti

Jun 2nd 2009, 08:22

Is it a coincidence that Dr Ian Castaldi Paris is up for re-election for the Lija Local Council this week? And less than €7000 per local council is not really something to shout home about either. But then every little bit of publicity helps..

Joseph Grech

Jun 1st 2009, 22:24

Could readers of The Times be informed what it is, exactly, that the grouping of 13 local councils in rural areas and ''representatives of the private sector'' are proposing to do? Since they have qualified for the E.U. grant they must have presented a project that describes how they are going to work to achieve their aims. If, as reported in this short article, they have been given the funds ''towards the creation of a Local Development Strategy for the localities'' which to date does not even exist but which will be drawn up in the future by some private company which produces such strategies then I believe that the E.U. is acting irresponsibly allocating funds for projects that do not really exist as yet and that may prove to be, when produced, unpractical. I urge the relevant E.U. Commission to investigate this issue. Perhaps the Parliamentary Secretary for Public Dialogue and Information will decide to set the record straight by commenting.

Adrian Wirth

Jun 1st 2009, 21:07

For those genuinely interested in understanding what the current 'LEADER' programme entails they may wish to view "http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rur/leaderplus/index_en.htm" .
If nothing else at least scribes will be able pontificate knowingly.

M Scicluna

Jun 1st 2009, 21:01

What a relief for the Local Council of St Paul's Bay. With this money they will be able to complete the Xemxija Promenade with some painting, paint all the worn out white lines on all roads and streets, give a good clean up at the Bugibba Pomenade from the Amazonia to Fra Ben, the grass was greener now it is all dried up ready for a bush fire, pehaps also re paint the not ready public toilets near Sirens, and open the others along Bugibba Promenade. Apologies if I left anything out, just add it to this list. Hapy Summer Holidays. KEEP MALTA TIDY.

Joseph Grech

Jun 1st 2009, 20:55

@Mario Grech - Thank you for providing the link to ''Leader''. I personally had not heard about this European ''project''. Having had a cursory look at this document I honestly think it's no wonder that people all around the E.U. (Malta included) complain that E.U. projects that lead to accession of funding are quite complicated and difficult to follow let alone access! ''Leader'' seems to be a case in point. Honestly Mr. Galea, can you imagine at least a good percentage of our farmers navigating around in this bureaucratic document? And where is the version in Maltese - so that our people can better understand? Could somebody in the relevant Ministry please answer this?

lgalea

Jun 1st 2009, 20:53

Robert Scullion
You simply lick the eu and parrot whatever Gonzi says.
How about telling the people what we are paying the eu and how much we have received less than we have given it? That is a deficit.

Peter Bonnici
So we now have a pn apologist denying that Guido Demarco among others said that we will be receiving Lm100 a year. Furthermore you cannot simply say what we have received but also what we give the eu including half of VAT, all customs duties and levies to protect its mainland farmers who also grow tobacco and also persons like the Queen of England and companies like Tate etc, the loss of the Italian Protocol, the loss of around 12 - 14 million Malta Liri interest on foreign reserves that had to be transferred to the ECB, the mass unemployment due to the destruction of our industries, foreign workers and illegal immigrants with their massive invasion, etc... Now who do you think should remain silent Bonnici?

Ruth Psaila

Jun 1st 2009, 20:40

At A. Borg, Cannot agree with you more. This is what you get when you vote for MLP candidates. There was a whole campaign from the MLP to win Mosta. they managed to win, but in the mean time they also managed to ruin such a beautiful locality. The same goes for the MLP administartion in opposition and also the track record of our MLP MEPs. I believe this is what Joe Muscat meant by the "TERREMOT", but he did not succeed in doing anything of the sort. Everything remained the same. June 6th, lets vote for those who really deliver in our interest.

mario grech

Jun 1st 2009, 20:13

Do you all know what LEADER is before to criticize? http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rurdev/enrd/leader/2007-2013/en/2007-2013_home.htm

J Gatt

Jun 1st 2009, 19:36

Its a little sad that just 4days before the local council elections such grants are granted. Well, EU funds and benfits ought to have arrived 2 years ago and not a week before the election.

Edward Zammit

Jun 1st 2009, 19:30

Is that all the government could get €38K? That's a Joke...Rabat Local Council under the leadership of Mayor Sandro Craus, managed a deal of €25K with a Local Commercial Bank, without the help of Government and/or EU...If the Council had to wait for any EU/GOV grants, God knows the state of Rabat by now!!!!

Peter Bonnici

Jun 1st 2009, 19:25

@lgalea, you again, spewing out nonsense! First of all we have already benefitted from much more than 100 million euro. Secondly, what ever made you think that its a 100 million for this, and 100 million for that, and another 100 million for another. The 100 million was never mentioned as an annual net contribution, but this was a ball park figure of structural funds available upon accession. This program alone is almost more than what Alfred Sant made you believe we would benefit from. So when it comes to Eu funds, people like you ought to remain silent.

A. Borg

Jun 1st 2009, 19:25

What about the Mosta local council?? Is it because our Labour council does not believe that it can get funds from EU?? Please Mosta is fast becoming a disaster... take action now Mosta Local Council...

Joseph Grech

Jun 1st 2009, 19:24

Parliamentary Secretary for Public Dialogue and Information (for which please read Propaganda) Chris Said raises an almighty fuss about the allocation of a miserly E90,000 E.U. ''grant'' to be shared out amongst 13 Local Councils! Surely, so measly is the sum that this bit of news is cause for merriment rather than joy and wonder! Bearing in mind that a percentage of this sum must have been provided by Malta itself to the E.U. there certainly remains little scope for such inefficient propaganda especially on the eve of the approaching MEP elections. Rather than gaining the approval of the vast majority of the Maltese such news will tend to cause disillusionment in the eyes of the readers who come across such depressing titbits!

Dr Marc Sant

Jun 1st 2009, 19:20

iiiiiiiiiii x kumbinazzjoni .... ghandek elezzjoni jaqaw nhar is-sibt sur sindku??? x'tidher dan l-ahhar.....

Robert Scullion

Jun 1st 2009, 19:18

@lgalea EUseless .. hohoho EU're a funny person .. (see what I did there with the letters EU) Even you should realise that they aren't going to announce every single allocation of funds with every statement. This €90,000 is only a portion of the money being given to Malta If you want to know where the money is being spent why don't you contact the EU Parliament office in Valletta (i've even provided the link for you) http://valletta.adagio4.eu/view/en/Welcome/information_office.html Also (just cause facts are handy - not that you actually use any) but this story from a few months ago : http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090317/local/brussels-confirms-malta-will-make-net-gain-from-eu

lgalea

Jun 1st 2009, 18:46

A miserly €90,000 between 13 local councils? That's about Lm38,000 or less than Lm3,000 per local council. What happened to the promised Lm100 million per year the people were promised if Malta joined the eu? Guess they were EUseless promises.