Malta has become 'slave' of the EU - KMB

Stefano Corrado

Feb 25th 2010, 15:10

And another thing Malta has the Euro as it's currency now what happens if all of a sudden malta left the EU for KMB's mindless idea? the currency would have to change back to the old Maltese Lira! now that would be a big laugh!

Matin Cassar

Feb 23rd 2010, 12:32

@Mark Borg

‘ The neutrality in Malta has be reconsidered, being in the EU or not we are still subject to terrorist attacks and we have nothing to defend our selfs against them. ‘

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You got it wrong Sir,
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Occupation of other peoples land and or meddling in other countries affairs creates the conditions for terrorism sir. Neutrality is immune against any form of what’s the USA initially instigates then calls the self-defense or retaliation it terrorism.

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lgalea

Feb 23rd 2010, 11:25

T. Krysto You are totally wrong. We have more disadvantages than advantages. The eu was the dream of the european federalists who wanted to have a european federal state so that what was previously colonialism by the different states would become collective colonialism. We are already paying the eu a lot more than we are receiving, apart from the disruption of our society by foreign workers who are ousting Maltese workers from their jobs, the mass invasion of illegal immigrants whom we have to keep here and not allow themto proceed due to eu regulations, the new proposal that we have to make good for part of the Greek aid because of their deficit, and a thousand other disadvantages. If you and the eu are so sure that the Maltese people and indeed all the other citizens of the member cuontries, why doesn't it hold referenda to see whether the people want to stay or get out?

BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE VASTMAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WANT TO GET OUT OF THEIR COLONIALIST DICTATORSHIP.

MOST PEOPLE HATE THE EU AND ITS DICTATORS FOR DEPRIVING THEM OF THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM.

KStellini

Feb 22nd 2010, 23:10

FINALLY SOMEBODY WITH A BRAIN IS TALKING!!!!! it was stupid from the start to get into the EU. Not only did malta lose its IDENTITY that it had kept from the years of Christ, but it also lost its future for Teenagers and young adults such as myself. We rather pay taxes to make OUR country stronger not cough up what little money we have to the freeloaders of the EU .i dont think that there are many people who are going to afford to buy there own homeby the time they die. THIS IS VERY SAD.We want to be able to Find jobs and be able to afford our own homes, we want to be free and not be held down by such parties. Malta and our maltese ancestors have faught so many battles for us for hundreds of years, MALTA IS MORE THEN WHAT IT HAS BECOME, its time we get OUR HOME LAND BACK! VIVA MALTA

Sylvana Zarb Darmanin

Feb 22nd 2010, 20:39

I just wonder what the result would be had a referendum to be held now!

Some individuals just enjoy being insultive! Do you think this will ever win you an argument?!!

lgalea

Feb 22nd 2010, 19:03

Maria Vella and other eu apologists Can you deny the truth of the harm being caused to Malta by our eu membership? And did not Dr KMB and the CNI always tell the truth to the people unlike EFA and his henchmen including Verheugen and other eu petty dictators who deceived the people to get their vote? Truth hurts Maria and it is going to continue hurting until we leave the eu. Have a look at the CNI website www.cnimalta.org and see what they were saying over the years and whether what they said was the truth or not.

sean grima how about sticking to defending your illegal immigrants invasion sean?

c. hansel It has been presented several times both in a local newspaper and also on the CNI website in spite of the Gonzi regime hiding the figures to continue trying to con the people into believing that we are better off.

Alfred Bonello Terrorism is only a response to those who interfere in other nations internal affairs, so we have nothing to fear if we leave the eu.

J.Borg

Feb 22nd 2010, 17:59

Also why is the EU to blame that we have all these illegal immigrants. Libya has nothing to do with the EU yet they have around 2million immigrants in their land. So tell me how will getting out of the EU stop immigration ?

J.Borg

Feb 22nd 2010, 17:54

@Mark Borg

I am referring to the people that commented in favor of libya and against the EU. Saying the EU is the reason libya closed our visa entrance and other stupid stuff. The EU is a great benefit to Malta even tho it comes with its disadvantages. Even this thing of the neutrality is so stupid. How could the EU and PFP break our neutrality. The neutrality in Malta has be reconsidered, being in the EU or not we are still subject to terrorist attacks and we have nothing to defend our selfs against them. 2000 Soldiers with second hand chinese AK-47's arent going to do anything. Malta should go out of neutrality and focus on its defence force. PFP and other similar things will only bring more money to our country signing out of them will just make things worse.

Mark borg

Feb 22nd 2010, 16:54

N.Calleja
In fact Pn look more like the socialists nowadays (in favour of immigrants taking over) while the PL is more nationalists (maltese nationals and Malta's national security come first). That's ironic isn't it.

T. Krysto

Feb 22nd 2010, 16:54

@A.Mamo My country is one of the founding members of the EU - so I would say I have a little bit more experience with the EU than you or Mr. KMB.
Here is not enough space to describe the benefit you are having because your country is part of the EU but check out http://europa.eu/ - they have also a page in Maltese.
@Mark Borg - hm your check might be hidden under one of the streets which are build up with money from the european fund or ask a schoolchild which is participating of a EU education and culture program.

D.MANGION

Feb 22nd 2010, 16:32

Karm,
Kont qed nikkonsidra nattendi l-protesta nhar is-Sibt, imma la se jkun hemm int, jien m'inix gej.


Ftakar fli kont ghidt meta kont prim ministru, meta ghidt,
"Jekk hemm bzonn, ninsewha d-demokrazija....basta ngibu x-xoghol !"
....u spiccajt biex la gibt ix-xoghol, u lanqas id-demokrazija.

Dik is-sentenza, jien ma nahfirielek qatt.

Matin Cassar

Feb 22nd 2010, 16:15

@ J Borg
‘I believe we have a much larger number of companies who trade in the EU then in Libya.’

Please get updated:
China has stripped Europe's largest economy of its top exporter title. Data released by the German Federal Statistics Office showed the country's exports fell by 18.4 percent in 2009 when compared to the previous year.
-In 2008, the EU27 contributed 44 percent of FD (foreign direct investment)I inflows while 30.3 per cent originated from Turkey alone.
-Is the smart city investment coming from the EU?
By the way the number of businesses that closed down or declared bankruptcy across Europe during the past year [ALONE] outnumbered the number of all illegal immigrants landed in European’ soil (including illegal immigrants of none-African origin).

Mark Borg

Feb 22nd 2010, 15:15

T. Krysto pardon me but I must have not checked the letter box since we joined Eu maybe the check of 113 euros is still there.

A. Mamo

Feb 22nd 2010, 15:15

@T. Krysto. Thank you very much for your love to our country but can you tell us exactly who are you? a spokesman for the EU? New companies coming to Malta? Are you being serious? Any investement like the ST? Or am missing something? Smart City? or what? Our country is surviving the financial crisis? Who told you? Mr Gonzi or whom? At least, I and many others are not surviving. The well off people are surviving of course, but they do not represent the majority.
The Greece is also part of the EU and adopted the Euro years ago. What happened to them? I will be looking forward for what you and many government apologists had to say if Greece was not in the Euro Zone? Look what happened to Greece and what would have happened to you? At least KMB is a Maltese so I'll better listen to him rather to someone who either is not Maltese or hiding behind other names.

Mark Borg

Feb 22nd 2010, 15:13

J.Borg... do you actually read the whole article before commenting or just the title? Can you tell me which part of the article mentions Libya? Stop your scare mongering tactics. They are useless. Many maltese (who voted for Eu like myself) are now having second thoughts about their choice. Is it worth it to get some funds while having our borders forcefully left wide open to let anyone come in , claim he is a 'refugee' WITHOUT ANY PROOF whatsoever and the maltese citizens having to abandon their beloved country becuase they are not willing to be paid peanuts unlike the illegal immigrants.

J Micallef

Feb 22nd 2010, 15:05

@ mark borg

so Iceland, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Croatia, Turkey, etc all want to be members of the EU and we are so special that we can just create trade partnership with anyone that we should opt out rom the EU?

Why would anyone want to be a trade partner of a market of mere 0.4 million people when they have a free market of 27 countries?

Do you really think that the Brits will leave EU? If so, why did they lobby so much for the post of EU President and they got the post of vice pres? The EU would surely not give such an important post to a country that will soon opt out. right?

Also, why would the Brits opt out? Do you really think the Uk's economy would survive or do better if they were non-members? Not only they will not opt out but in the next decade they will have to submit to the Euro!!

Or should we be like Norway part of EFTA? it simply means accepting all the rules without the faculty of decision-making? Sounds good eh?

Stop living in Dream-Land!!

Joe Micallef

Feb 22nd 2010, 14:55

neutral and non-aligned? neutral to what? non-aligned with whom???

Dear KMB, have a quick look at the EU's admin structure and you can note that we are actually over represented when comapred to bigger member states and not a slave!!

It is nice to be a slave and get a 1 billion euros for the 07-13 period!!

However, an advice from the worst PM this country has every had (you made Gonzi's office tenure look quite good) should never be taken serious!!

J.Borg

Feb 22nd 2010, 14:44

Yes lets leave the EU and partner with Libya, lets allow all Libyans to enter without a visa as well. Or why don't we just start converting to Muslim and forget Christianity since libya is more important than the EU. Lets start demolishing all of our churches and building mosques instead of them. People need to open their eyes and realize that Libya is just bullying Malta cause we are very important to them. Leaving the EU is just handing our country over to gadaffi and opening more Terrorism to our country. Gadaffi is nothing different to osama and sadam.

Brian Farrugia

Feb 22nd 2010, 14:44

Every country is a slave to the fraudulent and totally corrupt organisation that is the EU.
This man is correct and his words will haunt you in the future unless drastic action is taken.Hopefully The British will save us as they seem to be the only people who know what is what although the present government over there are a bunch of fraudsters too.

Andrew Paris

Feb 22nd 2010, 14:36

What Malta should do is show some back bone and stick up for itself in the E.U. and not be a puppet to the larger countries who run the show.

T. Krysto

Feb 22nd 2010, 14:34

To read a article like this makes me really angry.
Malta is one out of 12 countries of the EU which get out more than it pays! In 2004 you got out 113€ per person and ini 2005 225€ per person. The EU is supporting your country a lot. One of the reasons why new companies come to Malta is that Malta is part of the EU, and your benefit is to get more jobs.
Schengen, you don't see it as benefit to travel easier, no long queues for the passport control? No to apply for a visa if you want to visit one of the countries which are part of the Schengen agreement?
Do you think your country would have survived the financial crises so well without the Euro?
"Magnet for terror attacks" hm? Let me think about this, yes I think you should protect the Portomaso Tower better - a libyan or arabic coalition would reduce the risk a lot!

Malta, thank good that you are part of the EU, you wouldn't be there were you are today without being part of this great EU!

Mark Borg

Feb 22nd 2010, 14:30

I think the best solution is to wait for now. If we were to just call it quits yes as may pointed out, Eu would drown us with repurcussions. Maybe we should wait and see what the British do and if they decide to leave we should do the same and immediately support each other so if Eu decides not to trace with us we would have our old friends the brits to help us. If we only followed britain's footsteps such as not joining the Eurozone we would not have been affected as we have. Look at them now laughing becuase the sterling remain strong while the Euro is crumbling... please go read about this before commenting.
Pn apologists..stop mentioning Libya as the only alternative to Eu. We have all the world to choose from as trade partners.

Joe Micallef

Feb 22nd 2010, 14:07

Kemm hu helu dan Karmenu ukoll! At least he is consistent!

mary lee cauchi

Feb 22nd 2010, 14:06

@Sean Grima...If you had a clue as to where this convergence that you talk about will lead us,you wouldn't comment....Have you ever heard of the New world order,mass depopulation,global enslavement by a bunch of Illuminati(my a...e)??
Are you christian? If you are,you better read the bible Mr Grima...Would you accept to be micro-chipped,even if this meant more 'security' for you?
Dr Mifsud Bonnici may say a lot of things you and I cannot comprehend,but he has just hit the nail 'involuntary' this time,when he said we are slaves of the EU..That's how it's meant to be...And unless you aren't one of the chosen few,Mr Grima,which I am sure you are not,you should be very worried and alert for the time ahead
Let us say that the majority of the people want out from EU...Can we realistically get out???I think not..The economical repercussions are set so high as to dishearten anyone from doing this...But when the Irish voted 'No',after a couple of years they had another referendum,pumped milions unto millions in propaganda in favour of the 'yes',and it went through...Can anybody deny this? are we nor slaves of dictatorial demagogues?

Alfred Bonello

Feb 22nd 2010, 13:59

Come on think man if Malta leaves the eu, every tom dick & harry on this planet will walk all over us, we know this from past history starting with the turks., and guess who intervien? you know it makes sence, although i believe that Malta should stay as we all know it with our own national language and heritage, but now this is a new world and terorism knows no boundaries.

Paul Tabone

Feb 22nd 2010, 13:53

I am sure that the Schengen agreement did not envisage blacklisting a leader of a country. The scope of Schengen is to try and reduce unwanted people from countries outside the EU to enter our zone.

Malta has possibly thousands of its citizens working in Libya or dependent on the trade between the two countries. In this instance, however difficult it may be for us vis-a-vie the rest of Europe , we should declare that the Libyan Leader could visit Malta at any time.

joseph cachia

Feb 22nd 2010, 13:51

Maria.Vella.
A good point re KMB when appointed to be MALTA PM, who never had the ability to
dominate the role of PM but dominated the role of a small farmer rounding stray chickens while trashing laid eggs.
P.Bonnici. We MALTESE are humans. Do we deserve any right's to dictate our Ties not with Gaddafi, but wit LIBYA. MALTESE cannot go further in democracy, as WE ARE to the highest
point of DEMOCRACY
D.Azzopardi. YES it will to the benefit of all MALTESE.

What KMB said during the PC make sence and pity for those who don't agree with his comment. It's reality and the majority accept that he struck a good note with his speech

james grech

Feb 22nd 2010, 13:48

I don't agree with KMB and his view of EU. Nevertheless it's not as if by joining the EU we've gained exclusive access to an elite group of countries who would do anything for us whenever we're in difficulty. One should not make it seem as if we are now in heaven and god forbid should someone say otherwise. Far from it. Those of you who think otherwise need a serious education on how the EU works. Take the blue-fin tuna situation. If things go ahead as the EU wants, then most probably our tuna industry will most probably need to call it a day, and this means about 1% of Malta's GDP (as reported by MEP Profs. Edward Scicluna last week). This is a stab in the back of Maltese economy. While I personally was and am pro EU, I think that our present government, though working incessantly to gain access to this union, failed in various fronts: 1) to educate ppl about the disadvantages of the EU (and not only the advantages) 2) in establishing a strong hold on certain issues that would at the end damage us 3) in making effective use of EU funds intelligently.

Stefano Corrado

Feb 22nd 2010, 13:34

If malta left the EU it would be in a much worse position what is the point isolating yourself? and becoming "friends" with Libya an african country! nice what good could they do with malta.... and it is only one country what about all the other countries in the EU and also the ties with Italy would be a bit more complicated too i think KMB your idea is ridiculous 1 idealist is just like another.

BAD idea.

Mark Borg

Feb 22nd 2010, 13:32

You accuse Joseph Muscat for pleasing everyone becuase he stands for everyone's rights. So in turn I will accuse Dr.Gonzi of pleasing no-one except the few. Who would you choose?

c. hansel

Feb 22nd 2010, 13:30

Please show us details of how Malta contributes more then it receives from the EU Mr Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Only then your comments will be taken as valid, anyone can come up with such accusations and I dont believe you one bit!

joyce aquilina

Feb 22nd 2010, 13:28

@Maria ,if what you are saying that KMB did a lot of demage to our country than you must be blind if you are not seeing what Gonzi is doing now.
@Carmel Garzia.and you are right in a way for the eu bieng the future of our children cause they certain do not have a future here in Malta

D.Zammit

Feb 22nd 2010, 13:25

Even J.Muscat said it forget about leaving EU.
Ahna ahna jew ma hniex.
Zkuzani ghada zmienek.

Moira Stephens

Feb 22nd 2010, 13:21

@ R. Spiteri.

That's where you're wrong. This is the 'moviment' gdid. an all-encompassing movement including : GWU, CNI, LGBT, pro-EU, Eurosceptics, fundamentalists, progressives, conservatives, radicals, those pro-divorce ("I will present a bill myself" JM), those anti-divorce (" Don't worry I will be giving a free vote for divorce and it won't be on our electoral programme" JM). Haven't you heard of catch-all parties Mr Spiteri? ....... Of course it's ridiculous. It is for everyone but for one person who wants to get every vote possible in order to fulfil his ambition.

wally vella-zarb

Feb 22nd 2010, 13:06

@ P.Bonnici

"You can see in this website http://www.faithfreedom.org/ the cause of terrorism,"

I have followed the link that you provided. May I suggest that you would find something more meaningful were you to read the Beano and the Dandy? That site only serves to incite hatred towards a particular section of the world's population while riding the high horse of righteousness. Perhaps fifth-graders are gullible enough to accept what it produces without question; somehow, I doubt it because, at that age, they should already have enough sense.

manwel tanti

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:57

WORDS OF WISDOM !!

M Tabone

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:53

Loser's nightmare. The world around us is evolving, please wake up and stop day-dreaming, sounds good but you know well it's impossible. You pretend we can sit back and be the paradise in the Med? Malta cannot afford taking your advice any longer.

g.c.Forte

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:49

@ Maria Vella...Will you please start telling us where it is better off, because we joined the E.U.? I am referring to the second and third class citizens,which are the majority of the public.

Colin Schembri

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:47

Kultant johlom dan :)))

Alex Coppola

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:47

KMB give us a break please. Your ideas have now become old fashioned and outdated.

E Gatt

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:44

Dr KMB – your party/movement are trying their best to put on an act and appear moderate and pro-EU, and you come along and spoil the show.

J Borg

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:43

When I see such arguments, I cannot do anything but laugh. I wonder what on earth is wrong with KMB. He's retired and still has no clue about politics. Leave the EU? This would leave us in a much worse position then we already are in. Losing business cause people cannot visit Libya. Lets reverse this statement. Lets imagine me are not in the EU, and thus we can travel to the beloved Libya. What about all the local businesses who have relations with other EU companies. I believe we have a much larger number of companies who trade in the EU then in Libya. I have sympathy for KMB though, as even though he pronounces ridiculous arguments, and stupid, old fashioned ideas, he still tries to inform the general public and in the end make a fool out of himself. Get a life KMB.

sean grima

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:43

the man should leave the limelight as gracefully as he can. the whole world is moving towards convergence, and he wants us to remain stuck in the cold war?

Mark borg

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:33

To all , getting out of Eu wouldn't mean getting a partnership with Libya. Why do you always have to bring Libya in the subject. We would trade with everyone while at the same time remaining neutral and friends with everyone. Where is the pakkett ta 100 miljum ewro>

Carmel Garcia

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:28

Hallina nghixu Karm, trid! Uliedna jridu jaraw futurhom tajjeb u dan billi nibqu fl-Ewropa. M'ghadniex nghixu fi zmienhekk, ftakar li qedghin fis-sena 2010 u mhux fl-1900 jew 1950. Ma jistax ikun li nibqu nghixu wahidna. Xi trid ninghaqdu ma Gaddafi jew mal-Korea ta' fuq kif ridtu intom?

Spicca z-zmien li tiddettaw intom il-mexxejja.

P Bonnici

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:21

Yes KMB, let's leave the EU and make closer ties with your lovely human rights advocate Ghaddafi.

That way Malta will become more democratic.

You can see in this website http://www.faithfreedom.org/ the cause of terrorism, it is not because Malta is in the EU.

R Spiteri

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:18

Labour, GWU, CNI.....more of the same.....lots of make up and cosmetics....but no real change!!!!

D. Azzopardi

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:12

Yes let's ditch the EU for Libya, it really makes sense from all aspects, Economically, Diplomatically & Culturally.

Mark Borg

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:04

I was the first one to vote for Malta to join the EU...but now that I see they are using us to drop off the illegal immigrants I will not vote again for Eu. Better to be isolated and able to control your own borders than a slave to something bigger. Eu has lost a lot of support for not hearing us. I still love Europe but very sceptic as to what their agenda is.

Maria Vella

Feb 22nd 2010, 12:03

Some people are better off silent. Haven't we had enough damage done to this island when KMB was Prime MInister? I hope that while KMB should have every right to freedom of expression, his comments won't instigate some funny ideas into funny people's heads. I am sure thatr joining the EU has meant more good than bad to this country. I suppose that even members of the PL are recognising this. There are PL supporters and close party members who even have jobs within the eu. We should focus on the more important issues Karm.