Muscat starts visit to France

Gino Cutajar

Mar 4th 2010, 02:06

@Joseph Cauchi

No. Joseph is trying to find a way how to rebuild the fracas that the Nationalist Party in Government has led us into.
Welcome in the utility tariffs payment queue in Valletta mate.
Or do you use express banking???

Deo Micallef

Mar 3rd 2010, 22:09

@Gianninu

Ahjar tigdem ftit ilsienek u ma tibqax toghla hafna ghax min hawn u ftit iehor ser tintebah, bhall bqija ta Malta, xi isarraf il gvern nazzjonalista, meta il-hofra tad dejn tant tkun kibret li tiblghana ilkoll. Kumpaniji tal credit rating diga qed iwissu lill gvern fuq dan, u gewwa Brussell hemm min poggiena taht il-lenti!! Nista nassigurak li naf sewwa x'qed nghid Giann u il-gvern tieghek jafu ukoll ghax ghandu hafna intellettwali gewwa Brussell li iwasslulu l-ahbarijiet. Ghalhekk dan il-paniku kollu biex jgholli il-kontijiet tad dawl u l-ilma!! U biex nghatik ftit ahbar ohra, il gvern daqt ser ikollu jissellef xi EUR380 miljun ohra biex forsi isewwi settur / kumpanija li bazwar hu stess matul dan l-ahhar ghoxrin sena.

Gianninu Saliba

Mar 3rd 2010, 20:19

Deon Micallef must understand that he might be a floating voter, however if he is to vote Labour he will definately sink the ship.
J. Brincat, I fully agree with you. Let me quote what you said: "If God forbids what you are foretelling comes true than I fear to think of the sorry mess that Malta would be in." Yes, if he forbids what I am forecasting (another nationalist victory) then unfortunately for one and all we will end up with Muscat as Prime Minister. Yes, I agree with you, then Malta will definately be in a mess and in a sorry state.
Pat Muscat, if you want anything told to the marines, you must approach Alex Sciberras Trigona, he might still have the marines cap.
To all the Socialists - How disappointing was it to see ALL the Government MPs voting in chorus? How many backbenchers were you expecting to jump ship? Did you expect 35 'traitors'?
To all PN sympathizers - Never forget that the PN has always been there for the good of our nation. These names alone should energize us... Furtunat, Sir Ugo, Nerik, Gorg, Eddie and now Gonzi.

Phil Pryce

Mar 3rd 2010, 17:14

Perhaps he went to France to see how to organise protests properly. The French have a certain panache in these matters and actually force their government to rethink issues important to the general public.

Muscat. Pat

Mar 3rd 2010, 16:38

@Gianninu Saliba.
Yes, Dr Gonzi stands for efficiency!! Tell it to the marines! Witness the out of control deficit, the spiralling Governmnet's debt,spreading of regulations, the ever growing volume of rules of Gonzi's authorities, quangoes, and other unloved and unwanted bodies put there to generate gravy for the blue eyed boys and girls. Watch the ever growing number of public-sector busy bodies who put the health, business and safety sectors on slow motion. There are more people employed putting up rules than citizens obeying them. Wardens, tickets, traffic camers, cash traps and commissions and tribunals, debt collectors, public -private partnerships..... ..Fortunes have been earned by mangement consultants in the public sector without much to show for it. Indeed, many of these consultants write letters in praise of themselves, or of their employer on paper and even on the public TV! All this is the result of a "mature, competent and efficient" Prime minister"? Dr Gonzi I presume? Pull the other one !

Karl Abela

Mar 3rd 2010, 16:34

Muscat needs alot of lessons on how to run a country.

Acting bullish and 'know it all' like Muscat and his party does is certainly a very wrong ingredient.

victor vella

Mar 3rd 2010, 16:04

@ Gianninu Saliba
I agree with you whole heartedly but : didn't the PL throw away two good men allready, do you think these people will ever learn. They chose Alfred Sant over Lino Spiteri, and Joseph Muscat over George Abela not to mention Michael Falzon.

Albert Calleja

Mar 3rd 2010, 16:04

@ J. Brincat
How could Malta ever be in a sorrier state than it is today? We're experiencing the worst ever Maltese government these past 50 years. Anything different is bound to be a huge improvement.

Paul Borg

Mar 3rd 2010, 15:52

I think given that Muscat has now converted and want us to be made to belieive that he is the champion of europe, he should know that Europe has now a european president and therfore the rotating presidency will eventually loos3 its importance.

Joseph Muscat needs to read the Lisbon treaty....and not continue to make beleive that we will have a very important role in 2017. The Rotating Presidency and the President of Europe have over laping roles that still need to be explained.

I think he is giving too much imp to 2017 and 2030 with his 20 year plan and that is because he is not credible today but he wants to make us beleive that he will be credible in 20 years. And may be deep down he is not quite sure of winning the next one.

J Brincat

Mar 3rd 2010, 15:30

@Ganni Saliba

If God forbides what you are foretelling comes true than I fear to think of the sorry mess that Malta would be in.

Anthony Briffa

Mar 3rd 2010, 15:21

@ Tony Mangion

I agree with you that the wind of change is already being felt but not againt the PN but againt the PL/MPM after the pantomine on Sunday afternoon and Monday evening. The PL/MPM scored an auto goal and a lot of PN supporters have realised what a problem they would cause to Malta if they stay away from voting in the next election. Also the PL/MPM media is also not helping much with their behaviour like yesterday 's in Valletta. They forgot all about the ethics that Dr. Muscat is expecting them to follow. They are being carried away with the idea that next election is in the bag. Far from it my friend.

And as regards the last election, if what you mentioned really happened during the voting then blame it on your inapt secretary general you had at the time. Now it will be even worse because the PL/MPM don't even have one.

Deo Micallef

Mar 3rd 2010, 15:15

@ Gianninu

Are you a fortune teller by any chance? From your writing it seems you can see the future. As I wrote in other blogs, the more I see of these kind of posts, coming from hard line nationalists who think that they are superb race, the more I convince myself to vote PL next general election. And by the way, I am a floating voter and voted for both parties in past elections.

Gianninu, il- Malti jghid li min jitla fil gholi hafna, jista jiehu tisbita tajba!!

laurence schembri

Mar 3rd 2010, 15:06

Giannino, why is it that his name causes so much worry to your likes? Don`t answer, it won`t be worth a read.

E. Vassallo

Mar 3rd 2010, 15:02

@tony Mangion

About time!! The wind has been blowing in one direction for over 23 years save for a short time change in the wind direction. But is-Salvatur took care of that!!!!

Voila Monsieur Muscat!!!!

J Cilia

Mar 3rd 2010, 14:56

@ Gianninu Saliba

He should be placed in a 'repeater' class for having got it so wrong in respect of Malta's EU membership and EURO implementation.

R Spiteri

Mar 3rd 2010, 14:50

The Maltese government’s decision not to cut VAT on restaurant meals gas been wiser than many would have expected, after France now stands to lose €2.4 billion in revenue in a full fiscal year from cutting VAT from 19.6% down to 5.5%.

French President Sarkozy’s decision to cut VAT for 185,000 restaurants, bars and cafés was supposed to reduce prices, raise staff wages and create 40,000 jobs – and yet, the Financial Times reported, none of those has yet materialised.

In France, the price of an ordinary Parisian dish of the day such as a steak-frites should have dropped from about €15 to €13.20. In the end, prices fell by only 1.46% in the four months following the introduction of the cut in July.

The finance committee of the French Senate unanimously voted to reverse the VAT cut. “We didn’t get our money’s worth,” said Philippe Marini, a senator for Sarkozy’s UMP. But the amendment was later overturned by the full Senate.

Sarkozy said he would “never” reverse the VAT cut, describing restaurant-owners as “people who work extremely hard and never ask for anything”.

THIS WAS WAS JOSEPH MUSCAT HAD PROPOSED FOR THIS COUNTRY...ONCE AGAIN, HE WAS WRONG.

Gianninu Saliba

Mar 3rd 2010, 14:43

I really like the part where the PL press release said:Dr Muscat will have talks with French governemnt officials on economic policy, tourism and how France handled the presidency of the EU."
I wonder if they are going to make him sit in a primary or pre primary school bench when they will give him his first lesson about economic polity, which definately is not a socialist econimic policy that they practice there. With regards to tourism, I am sure that they will tell him: "Fanning the GWU to take the masses to the streets will not help tourism". With regards to the EU presidency, Joseph does not have to worry. We know that he is already panicing thinking about Malta's presidency of the EU . But don't worry, Joseph, by 2017 you will brobably no longer be the PL leader. In 2013 Labour will suffer it's 4th consecutive General Elections defeat... and I am sure that the Party's executive will realize that they need somebody mature, competent and efficient as Opposition Leader.

Tony Mangion

Mar 3rd 2010, 14:40

@ J.C. , Can't you feel that the wind of change has already started blowing?. All I wish is that before the coming election the P.L. will not take things for granted as happened just before the last general election, but will stand on his own two feet attentively on the alert for any irregularity, either from the Identy Cards Office, Air Malta or any possible request for an extension in the time for voting. These were the things that Labour, very unwisely left unnoticed

Joe E Galea

Mar 3rd 2010, 14:20

Dear JC, what's wrong in a person informing himself? The ignorant is the one who doesn't ask. If JM is to be Prime Minister he has to be prepared to present himself as an alternative to the big failure we have as PM now. What do you expect, that he wins the election and is not prepared? Hallina pls. Try to be reasonable for once.

Well done JM, the more experience you get especially from foreign countries the better in order to be able to draft the best policy for Malta.

Muscat. Pat

Mar 3rd 2010, 14:19

@ Joesph Cauchi
He will talk to Piano- the architect- to persuade Gonzi to put a roof on the roofless theatre at Valetta! Gonzi's legacy is going to be "kaxxa bla qiegh ( ta Malta) and tejatru bla saqaf!"

Anthony Briffa

Mar 3rd 2010, 14:17

I am sure the French Government officials will be very polite about the EU presidency. And who is accompanying Dr. Muscat if I may ask?

Joseph Cauchi

Mar 3rd 2010, 14:02

Checking how France handled the EU Presidency!

Isn’t he counting the chickens before they are hatched or perhaps building castles in the air?

JC.