Italian ambassador interviewed

sean grima

Mar 8th 2010, 14:10

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100228/world-news/berlusconi-corruption-trial-adjourned

this is the man whom louise says we should admire and whose lead we should follow.

as usual lawrence galea is advocating a regressive policy based on protectionism of mediocrity.

P.Zammit

Mar 8th 2010, 09:40

@Igalea

Il-financial protocols ma l-Italia saru sija taht Mintoff u anka taht Fenech Adami. Foldiri mhux min gabhom qed nghidu hawn, izda li ma gewx kompletament bxejn. Hadd ma jghati xejn b'xejn u "hutna" t-Taljani qed jipprovaw jihdulna l-SAR b'modd diplomatiku. Qed jxewxu d-dinja li ahna mhux kapaci ghaliha u ghaldaqstant ma misnhiex jkolna dak l-SAR area kollu.

Ma nistkantax li l-attaparsi hutna taljani, qedin min taht il-mejda diga jxewxu fil-UN, EU u fora ohra u li sa fl-ahhar din ser tispicca f'xi qorti internazzjonali, bhal meta Gaddafi bghat is-suldati li mintoff fuq il-bicca taz-zejt u spiccat il-qorti u tlifna l-kaz.

Sta ghal awtoritajiet Maltin, min taht jxewxu lill pajjizi u fora ohra li l-SAR taghna huwa patrimonju ta Malta and is not up for Sale. L-ewwel ma ghana naghmlu huwa li nxewxu ftit lill Inglizi li wara kollox kienu huma li hallewh hawn.

F'daqqa wahda t-taljani ser jfaqqaw kaz il-qorti, stennew xi 4 mewgiet ta immigranti ohra u xi glieda bejnitna fuq min ser johodhom u taraw kif hekk gejja din. U bil-kliem, taf tidher li ghandhom kaz u b'SAR sa 2 mili madwar malta nispiccaw ghax jihdulna kollox "Hutna" t-taljani. Sewwa Sur Edric Micallef Figallo!

victor vella

Mar 7th 2010, 23:22

When are going to have a Prime minister who says bugger all to Gaddafi and the Italians and start exploring for oil? I believe that they want the S & R simply for the benefit of oil exploration.Gonzi give that up and you would be worse then the so called great Dom who sold us to the Libyans so many years ago.Oil is there ready to be taken and it is ours.

lgalea

Mar 7th 2010, 21:43

P.Zammit Ezatt sur Zammit. Dak kien li gab Mintoff minhabba li konna nimportaw mill-Italja hafna iktar milli l-Italja timporta minghandna u kien ftiehem li jaghtuna kumpens. Hekk ikunu negozjanti ta' veru mhux bhal Lazzru jilghaqu l-frak li jaqa' minn fuq il-mejda. Tiftakruha l-famuza frazi li nkunu madwar il-mejda mal-mexxejja tal-pajjizi kbar ta' l-ewropa?

Din qed tfakkarni dwar dawk l-Unjons li ftit ilu bhal Lazzru marru madwar il-mejda jiddiskutu t-tariffi tad-dawl u l-ilma u spiccaw b'xejn jew hadu xi farka mili waqghet minn fuq il-mejda.

r cutajar

Mar 7th 2010, 18:01

can't anybody from Europe's echelons recall and hammer to their respective institutions when an African leader stated to the effect of " they where our colonials now they will have to bear us " WAKE -UP or you prefer to PRETEND dear leaders

M Cassar

Mar 7th 2010, 14:27

Tell them they can forget tha SAR. Then dismantle Frontex immiediately do not waste time and bring out those 2 new patrol boats we bought. And let us take care of our own borders. Protect our borders once and for all and if anyone claims asylum ask for proof after all we all know they are compulsive lairs and will say anything for free money.

Louise Vella

Mar 7th 2010, 12:24

With his pushback policy Berlusconi is trying to remedy the situation – successfully so far. The numbers of arrivals of illegal immigrants have gone down. Without the pushback deal Malta would be getting thousands upon thousands of illegal immigrants every year, over and above the 10 000 that are already roaming the streets of our towns and villages.

Berlusconi’s pushback policy is popular in Italy and also in Malta, despite Dr Gonzi’s sanctimonious silence. It is certainly popular among the Nationalist readers of maltarightnow.com that held an online poll to which 5721 respondents replied to the question: “What do you think about the fact that Italy is sending boats with immigrants back to Libya?”

90% said it was good; 7% that it was bad; and 3% said don’t know. See
http://www.maltarightnow.com/?module=poll&mode=view&poll=119

The solution is for Malta to help Italy implement the pushback policy. Trabalza will be happy. Frattini will not have any illegal immigrants to send to Malta. And the Maltese will be happy too.

P.Zammit

Mar 7th 2010, 11:47

Edric Micallef Figallo

Gharef,

Il-biljun li qed issemmi ma gewx b'xejn jew xi tip ta handouts. Izda pakkett finanzjarju favorevoli meta comparat mal-cost of capital li kien hemm fuq is-suq dak iz-zmien u b'certi patti u kundizzjonijiet tipo li l-istess flus jergaw jinghataw lill kuntratturi taljani biex jaghmlu t-toroq huma. Foldiri ma gewx senza interessi lanqas. Ftakar ukoll li kien gvernijiet differenti u mhux ostili ghal Malta.

B Briffa

Mar 7th 2010, 11:37

Sur Figallo,

Noone is saying nonsense. We are saying the truth. God Save the Queen.

Edric Micallef Figallo

Mar 7th 2010, 11:22

G. Debono u l-għorrief l-oħra, l-Italja tat lil Malta xi €1 Biljun fl-aħħar 20 sena skond ma stqarr l-On. Tonio Borg ftit żmien ilu. Dak eżempju wieħed ta' l-avversarjetà li ssemmiet.

"Matul l-aħħar 20 sena l-Italja tat lil Malta €1 biljun f'għajnuna permezz tal-protokolli finanzjarji u għajnuna oħra li għenu fl-iżvilupp ekonomiku, infrastrutturali u soċjali ta' pajjiżna. Tonio Borg, il-Viċi Prim Ministru u Ministru tal-Affarijiet Barranin qal dan waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet li fiha saret it-tnedija ta' pubblikazzjoni kommemorattiva Malta u l-Italja - Ħbiberija Dejjiema. Għal din l-okkażjoni attendew ukoll Enzo Scotti, is-Sotto Segretarju Taljan għall-Affarijiet Barranin u Paolo Andrea Trabalza, l-Ambaxxatur Taljan għal Malta." - http://www.maltarightnow.com/?module=news&at=%801+biljun+mill%2DItalja+g%26%23295%3Bal+Malta+fl%2Da%26%23295%3B%26%23295%3Bar+20+sena&t=a&aid=99816081&cid=19

Naqbel li t-titlu għaż-żona in kwistjoni tibqa' ta' Malta, la prudenza non è mai troppa. Tgħidux ħmerijiet però.

Louise Vella

Mar 7th 2010, 11:10

Trabalza must know that most illegal immigrants want to go to Italy because of Italy’s colonial past. Somalia and Eritrea were Italian colonies and that’s why their inhabitants imagine Italy to be heaven on earth and want to go there. Libya was an Italian colony too. The illegal immigrants are coming from former Italian colonies, transiting through Libya, another Italian colony, and are heading towards Italy. Malta just happens to be in the way and they come here by mistake or because in so-called distress. It is therefore preposterous for Trabalza and his country to try to offload the illegal immigrants on to Malta who is not to blame for the plight of Africans.

G Falzon

Mar 7th 2010, 10:54

Very well said, G Debono.
The exposition by Dr Trabalza is highly untrustworthy. History speaks out loud.

Louise Vella

Mar 7th 2010, 10:33

The Italian ambassador's long interview is an illustration of Frattini's infamous proposal, made a few years ago, that Malta and Cyprus should be turned into colonies for illegal immigrants coming by boat from Libya. If Malta were to cede its SAR to Italy, the Italians will declare that Malta is the nearest safe port for everything they find floating in the central Mediterranean Sea and dump it in Malta.

lgalea

Mar 7th 2010, 10:12

Dr Trabalza We SHALL NEVER allow our government to give our S&R area to Libya and Italy or to anyone else.
That belongs to US and to NO ONE ELSE.
Perhaps, you could review your colonialist era in Africa Mr Trabalza and understand why so many African illegal immigrants want to come to Italy.

G.Debono

Mar 7th 2010, 09:51

Ikun iblah l-gvern Malti; u nispera li jekk qatt tigi fid-diskussjoni, din tkun trid tghaddi min 2/3 tal-kamra tar-raprezentatni u min referendu popolari, li qatt tigi konsidrata li ncedu centimertru miz-zona ta' salvatagg taghna (SAR Zone) li wiritna minn missirietna u l-kolonja Ingliza.
Skond ma qed jghid dan, mhemmx interessi ulterjuri. Meta jridu t-taljani, jsaqsuna u natuhom permess jmorru jsalvaw nies min fejn jridu, bil-mezzi taghhom etc.. Izda t-titlu legali jibqa ta' Malta.

Attenti, ghax dawn it-Taljani, mhumiex hutna, izda avversari taghna, lesti li jihdulna dak li ma kienux kapci jihdu, la fi gwerra u lanqas fil-paci. Izda mbad darba li tlifna l-SAR zone taghna, lanqas jekk jghaddu miljun sena - ma nihdu xejn lura.

Nihdu ezempju mil-Amerika u r-Russia u meta r-Russi bieghu l-Alaska lill Amerikani, xi zmien ilu, u llum jibku li missierithom kienu ghamlu dan l-izball.

Hadd ma ser jatina xejn u t-Taljani (saqsu lill Libyani!) maghrufa li jihdu u mhux jaghtu. Ma ghanna naccettaw xejn, la favuri u lanqas flus biex incedu ebda SAR lill hadd. Il-problema mhux l-SAR hija, izda l-Libyani ma jaghmlux xogholhom biex jwaqfu l-klandestini, u t-taljani jevitaw li jihdu klandestini fl-eqreb port skond ma tghid il-ligi.