Migration proving to be "a very challenging problem for Malta" - Joseph Muscat

W Galea

Aug 26th 2009, 09:06

Yes it is challenging because all efforts are directed in the direction of the illegal migrants and the problems that illegal migration is causing. Very little effort is visibly being directed at tackling the real root of the issue - (very well) organised criminal organisations.

Muscat. Pat

Aug 26th 2009, 08:12

25 years of "wasted" opportunities. Whilst the US UK and Italy fought over trade relationships, our "professional" diplomats and foreign ministers, were simply " cannoli bla krema"!

Danika Vella

Aug 26th 2009, 07:27

to continue with what jcmicallef said about italy's misinformation to the (italian) public, they are always confusing the territorial waters with the SAR, to the extent that many Italians are under the impression that Maltese territorial waters include Lampedusa. Unbelievable the lenghts they go to villify Malta and glorify themselves. Malta is rarely seen acting as it should in their eyes, and the bad thing is that the cling (quite stongly) to the fact that this is due to Malta's large SAR. They are slowly brainwashing their people into thinking of Malta as the country stealing money off the EU to use it to something else other than it is supposed to. They do not believe that that money is not sufficient to curb Malta's immigration problem.

There is also a considerable number of italians under the impression that the Maltese are shoving thier responsabilities on Italy. And they are angry when their government 'gives in' to "tiny" Malta. In short, they find it an insult that a big country like Italy has to put up with a tiny country like ours. Somehow though, that makes me proud :)

joseph zammit

Aug 25th 2009, 22:37

Its becoming very challenging indeed to believe the history books that we Maltese won the Great Siege as well as deffended our Island during WWII. How come we cannot withstand the influx of illegal immigrants? The two parties must work together.
As for the Italians, we all know how ethical they are in their news. They provoke you to make the first wrong move. Well done Minister Tonio Borg--keep strong and show them who the maltese are.

c.caruana

Aug 25th 2009, 22:17

@ joe fenech
INVASION???! lol you need to check up the ultimate figures of immigrants...most of them are leaving for a better future in far away land, away from here!!

Emmanuel Ebejer

Aug 25th 2009, 21:53

@Joe Fenech
So why don't YOU join the Army and show us what you're made.

J Martinelli

Aug 25th 2009, 21:47

"Migration proving to be "a very challenging problem for Malta" - Joseph Muscat"

Eureka!

Joe Fenech

Aug 25th 2009, 21:18

Challenging only because of hopeless government and an army that is not defending us during this invasion!

jcmicallef

Aug 25th 2009, 21:03

In perfect agreement with Denis Catania.

Even more so when one hears the Italian media with its misinformation. today, rai, mediaset and LA7 reported the incident as if Malta was trying to hide something (it dealt with the issue of maltese life jackets given to immigrants).

They are also taking the story of the 75 lost immigrants as true with hardly and proof except for the shaky evidenc eof the 5 'surviors'.

Whats worse, Mediaset (with its shoddy journalists) described Malta as a country whose main income depended on fishing and agriculture!!!!!

Denis Catania

Aug 25th 2009, 20:40

Both parties need to work together to solve the immigration problem, involving ex-presidents of Malta and or ex-prime ministers in the negotiations to strike a similar deal Italy has with Libya. The two parties need to work for the interest of the Maltese and not just for the parties. This meeting can be the beginning of something good.