Uncomfortable questions for Louis Galea at EP hearing

aquilina, nick

Mar 17th 2010, 21:58

Our country is ridiculed by degradating the Maltese language into rubbish as the University of Malta is doing at the moment. What is the use to have the MEP's and every sort of position to try and impress the foreigners when we still do not know how to respect ourselves! Don't kill the Maltese language! Dr Galea - if you would ever read this - make us believe in Europe by practising its beliefs! Maltese should be permitted at University level as is being done at European level!

RGatt

Mar 17th 2010, 10:45

That's the Socialists for you, they accuse and they throw mud but never present one bit of evidence. All they're interested in is character assasination, as long as it gives them advantage.

@ Joe Borg - do you honestly believe that information was not given by the PL.

@ Gloria Sciberras - how right you are that we are living in the internet age. The age that your former leader DM wanted to do without.

If it's the country's progress, it has to be PN.

Joe Borg

Mar 16th 2010, 17:27

It is a must that such information is passed to members of european parliaments and it is very appropriate and correct that he has been asked such questions. Even though they are allegations, they also should be questioned. It means that the Socialist MEP has done her homework! Well done!

Michael Seychell

Mar 16th 2010, 12:04

"Questions were put by the rapporteur on his nomination, Socialist MEP Ines Ayala Sander."

It is very unfair and unethical that Maltese persons are prepared to harm Maltese politiicians in the international fora, and for this reason I agree entirerly with Mr. Andrew Azzopardi's comment.

However I want to add that wehn Mr. Winston Churchill was leader of opposition in UK and he was on a visit in the US, a reporter aked Churchill to comment on the than British Prime Minister Clement Atlee since the PM was considered as being too soft with Hitler. Churchll replied that in UK Atlee was his political opponent, but when visiting other countries he considers Atlee as his PM and will therfore never speak negatively on his PM.

Having stated the above let nobody point fingers at Joe Muscat's M/LP or any of his side as being responsible for giving the information on Hon Galea, even though there has been two Face Book pages hurling hate and mud at our Prime Minister and the PN. albeit it is known that anyone living in Timbaktu see/read these pages.

PS Apart from Maltese migrants/workers overseas, thousands of foreigners understand our language.

Michael Seychell

i.cilia

Mar 16th 2010, 10:30

frankly, i am very disgusted..

How could someone fuel a foreign national to attack a maltese representative in a European institution is beyond me..

while i would understand the political bickering at a national level, and i consider that healthy (well depends on how it is done because lately it is becoming very childish and ridiculous)
the fact that the MEP was a socialist one does seem to point fingers at a particular party unfortunately.. now the usual people can start defending.

I am an advocate of the saying "don't hang your diry washing in public" and something like this, a downright sabotage of a person's candidature for a European Position really irks me..

In such instances I am downright ashamed to be a maltese.. what did these people hope to achieve???

and if it was someone from the PL, due to the political connections, i say again.. shame on you.. you do not deserve to have the people's trust..

and if it was someone else... the same applies.. you are a traitor to your own country... in the past traitors used to be hanged... with such actions you make our country the laughing stock of the EU.

Colin Schembri

Mar 16th 2010, 10:26

Well done Louis Galea. We'll miss you.

M.Bezzina

Mar 16th 2010, 09:47

Mr Cassar can you proof what you are saying?

Mario Bonnici

Mar 16th 2010, 09:23

@Alfred Cassar
What about the mud-slinging regarding former minister John Dalli.
Don't you remember that??!
I wonder who was behind it.

Gloria Sciberras

Mar 16th 2010, 08:31

@ at Mr Azzopardi and Mr Cassar

Haven't you realised that we are living in the internet age and a simple google search will give you tonnes of information on any public figure who has been written about in newspapers, who has been criticised in parliament, who has given interviews which in turn were commented upon......the list is endless. Don't forget that the internet has also globalised the goldfish bowl in which all politicians and other public figures live. It is much easier now for those who want to prepare themselves with questions for an exercise such as that which Dr Galea has undergone, and one doesn't need the help of people who know him and maybe who wish him to appear a fool.

Joseph Galea

Mar 15th 2010, 21:31

I am not related whatsoever to Louis Galea. Its a shame for the maltese socialists who for their political ends continue to ridicule our country with such unfounded accusations.

Anthony Azzopardi

Mar 15th 2010, 20:46

We in Malta still have to learn how to support our people who represent us in European fora. In foreign affairs we are "One country and one people" and we have to present a common front.. This is no longer the place for "campanilismo or village politics" It is really sad when one compares our particular self-destructive Maltese attitude with that of other more mature and experienced country representative.

Alfred Cassar

Mar 15th 2010, 20:30

"The questions were put by the rapporteur on his nomination, Socialist MEP Ines Ayala Sander." Not surprised that the questions were put by a Socialist MEO. I wonder who could have passed this information regarding these allegations and mud-slinging on Louis Galea.