Samaras praise for Simon Busuttil
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras this morning interrupted a timesofmalta.com interview with MEP Simon Busuttil to say that Dr Busuttil is "one of the best European Parliamentarians".
Samaras is in Malta for the Congress of the European Popular Party.
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Joseph E Briffa
Nov 16th 2012, 08:14
@Andrew Camilleri...once laws enter the statute book it takes years for them to be repealed. the important thing is that they are not enforced. Labour introduced the FIA and enforced it while PN never did; that's the difference between the two parties. You might be surprised to find that some laws enacted by the Nazis are still in Germany's statute book, but are dormant.
Noel Abela
Nov 16th 2012, 07:15
Sorry to be personal, imma if Simon Busuttil was not able to keep his very own house in order how does anyone expect him to bring order in GonziPn house. BEATS ME.!!!
Joseph Cutajar
Nov 16th 2012, 08:39
The fact that you refer to the PN as 'GonziPN' reveals where your loyalties lie. How very progressive of you.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Nov 16th 2012, 11:02
Cutajar: GonziPN will reamin so until Gonzi leaves. He and his cronies have hijacked the party, doing things just to keep themselves in power. Everyone knows this - so you do not need to be progressive to realise what is going on.
B. Farrugia
Nov 16th 2012, 07:07
Maybe a bit too much ....... is the explanation for his abrupt and inappropriate intervention,
but good to see that he is still in good spirits.
John Spiteri Jones
Nov 15th 2012, 23:22
HaHaHa and who is this Samaras? Hes only a sided PM of a buncrupt country with police beating up their own people and shower them with tear gas.And what do you expect him to say when he is here amoung us? If busutill was as good as Samaras is saying why didnt Busitill he got his medal.! Samaras should have apologised on behave of his nation when greeks and his police started taken thier frustrat
carlos ellul
Nov 15th 2012, 20:10
Can anyone explain to me what exactly had Simon achieved? Im not asking for pats on the back, certifikati and honours but actual results. In my books he failed on illegal immigration badly and is probably the only person in Europe who thinks that compulsary burden sharing can be achieved.
Clive Cusens
Nov 15th 2012, 23:15
I invite you to scroll through just ONE year of press releases from his website: www.simonbusuttil.eu and, before you scream "propaganda", know that these articles can be checked via secondary sources to make sure they're real. Check it out, and then tell me that the man hasn't worked tirelessly for Malta and Europe. You say he failed on immigration? Can you imagine if he hadn't tried at all?
P. Ciantar
Nov 15th 2012, 17:41
Simon is the future, and there are others in the PN who are a shining stars like De Marco Said and Borg. At the moment the PN needs persons like Simon.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Nov 15th 2012, 19:09
Why? What is wrong with the PN at the moment? Its all smelling of roses, innit? Or so we are continously told.
David Magro
Nov 16th 2012, 05:54
A star is born!!! Come on, have we started to push his candiduture for the dep of GonziPN? He is being praised by the Greek Pm cause he supported the laon Malta gave to the Greeks...so far he needs to prove what he can bring for Malta...i.e. the matter of the illegal immigrants is still there and on a monthly basis we are still awaiting a new influx...is the E.U helping us?
Clive Cusens
Nov 15th 2012, 17:26
Simon Busuttil has done Malta proud in Brussels and will do Malta proud again if he is elected. And for those of you who think that he's doing this for personal gain.... remember that it's not an easy financial decision to make to go from full-time MEP to part-time MP in Malta. And as a politician, it is a known fact that Simon is a consensus-seeker. He is the right choice for the country!
Raymond Sacco
Nov 15th 2012, 17:17
Maybe Samaras should stop wasting time abroad, go back home and concentrate on bringing to justice the millionaires and politicians who have been taking the Greek people for a ride through all these years by stealing millions from tax evasion! Oh, but I forgot, Samaras is also a politician!
A M Bonello
Nov 15th 2012, 16:58
I bet he says that in every EU country he visits to score some more brownie points!
connie sullivan
Nov 15th 2012, 16:15
Dr. Mifsud - so fully agree with you. In the PN we have a lot of capable people, however for the Pn to move forward it can only do so with Dr. Busuttil especially in the eyes of the reluctant Pn voters. The majority are counting on it.
ALBERT FENECH
Nov 15th 2012, 15:53
Perhaps PM Samaras should request that Dr Simon Busuttil be seconded as an "advisor" to his Greek Government. By the way, by his statement is Samaras interfering in local politics, particularly with a delicate deputy leadership race under way? Surely, he has enough troubles to deal with in Greece without increasing them.
ALBERT FENECH
Joseph E Briffa
Nov 15th 2012, 17:47
Albert ...We are not living in the 70s and 80s thank God, in case you haven't noticed. The fact that one can write certain comments with impunity is enough proof that democracy has been fully restored since 1987. Isn't it typical of Labour acolytes to quote the infamous Foreign Interference Act?
anthony dimech
Nov 15th 2012, 18:31
i dont think that you have to go far to say that you are a lejburist mr fenech.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Nov 15th 2012, 19:10
Mr Briffa, the funny thing is that the Foreign Interference Act is still law in Malta.
Ronald Cauchi
Nov 15th 2012, 15:41
.....and what do you expect from one EPP member talking about a fellow EPP member?
Maria Spiteri
Nov 15th 2012, 21:00
Prosit...spot on!
Charles Bugeja
Nov 15th 2012, 15:37
propaganda irhisa favur busuttil u kontra tonio fenech - staqsi lil griegi kemm huma kuntenti b`samaras
jesmond zammit
Nov 15th 2012, 15:27
mela vera m hawnx news fil pajjiz ?
Melvyn Mifsud LLD
Nov 15th 2012, 15:15
Simon deserves to be welcomed back to his shores.
Being a breath of fresh air -well needed by the Nationalist Party..
His presence at the very core serves as a catalyst for many disgrunted voters to return to the Party .
In 2004, I voted for the posts of Kap and Vici Kap. - and used it well on Lawrence and Tonio.
Today, Simon is the Party's way forward.
Let's get it right.
Franco Abela
Nov 15th 2012, 14:41
Ma tantx jidher inkwetat Samaras!
James Dimech
Nov 15th 2012, 14:04
Agreed. I hope the PN Kunsiliera or whoever has to vote see the real picture as to how much respect this man enjoys in Europe and vote for him to be Deputy Leader of PN.
Joe Grech
Nov 15th 2012, 14:28
@James Dimech - one has to remember that, try as he might Dr. Simon Busuttil FAILED MISERABLY to make our E.U. ''partners'' to accept to host illegal arrivals who end up in Malta in their own country. His ''burden sharing'' and ''solidarity'' beliefs came to nothing. He may fool people locally but he didn't in Brussels! Not much of a Deputy Leader if you ask me....
Ivan Scicluna
Nov 15th 2012, 18:10
@ Joe Grech - I really hate it when people only mention the 1% failure issues and forget about the 99% success issues when they criticise people like Simon of all people. Grow up please!!
Joseph Mizzi
Nov 15th 2012, 14:02
Wow, will this qualify as a not-so-camouflaged endorsement for Dr Busuttil's Deputy leadership prospects? All hell broke loose when Mr Schulz endorsed Joseph Muscat for MLP leader. But this time round, like everything else involving PN affairs, things are rigged and stage-managed in a way as to appear natural and unplanned. Labour still has a lot to learn from such people!
victor bonello
Nov 15th 2012, 14:24
but this time said by a GREEK parliamentarian - when we know where these people brought Greece to!
Raymond Micallef
Nov 15th 2012, 13:58
That is good propaganda over Mr. Fenech!!!!!
Joe Grech
Nov 15th 2012, 13:58
Most Maltese admit that Dr. S. Busuttil worked hard in Brussels on various issues chief of which is the Illegal Immigration problem that's hitting Malta badly socially, morally, economically.
Busuttil however failed dismally to convince our E.U. ''partners'' to participate in Solidarity and Burden Sharing, Cecilia Malmstrom's blown dream.
His failure made him turn back to local politics.....
Horace Schembri
Nov 15th 2012, 13:48
Dan kien miftiehem min qabel Jaqaw ?? tajba din ghal propoganda ta vici kapo HAHA
R. Borg
Nov 15th 2012, 13:47
So it's better not to elect him as deputy leader , to remain as a European Parliamentatian.
J. Borg
Nov 15th 2012, 14:27
I agree. We need him to keep on doing good work in Brussels. That is why he got a large number of votes as MEP.
carlos ellul
Nov 15th 2012, 13:47
We pay for greece debts and we do our part in the libyan war but no one help us regarding illegal immigration. No wonder we get praised everytime. A wise master acknowledges a good servant
Joseph Brincat
Nov 15th 2012, 13:42
MEP Simon Busuttil to say that Dr Busuttil is "one of the best European Parliamentarians".
TO DO THINGS BEHIND OUR BACKS !!! >>( ACTA )
j brincat
Nov 15th 2012, 13:34
WOW!
Really!
What about ACTA?
(jb)
Karl Abela
Nov 15th 2012, 13:38
Whats your point Mr Brincat? Just because you were against ACTA does not neccessarily mean you are right. You are just looking at it from your egoistic point of view.
Joseph Aquilina
Nov 15th 2012, 13:44
What about it?
Neil Dent
Nov 15th 2012, 13:46
What about it?
Get over it 'jb' - not long now until the elections.
(nd)
Andrew Vassallo
Nov 15th 2012, 13:46
?
Because he took his time to find out the facts instead of being populist? JB you are ridiculously partisan
C Cremona
Nov 15th 2012, 13:46
what about the labour parliamentarians deploring the accession of Malta to the European Union Mr Brincat?
Joseph E Briffa
Nov 15th 2012, 13:57
j brincat We all know you are obsessed with hate against anything PN but there is a limit to your stupid interjections. Don't you have anything else to do? Why don't you pick a hobby?. It might help and might save you a lot of embarrasment..
James Dimech
Nov 15th 2012, 14:01
WOW J.Brincat !!
Thank your lucky stars that you can afford to sit down and blog on timesofmalta about ACTA. Because millions of others are out in the streets protesting: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20320993
Clive Cusens
Nov 15th 2012, 17:22
what do you mean? you mean the part where he voted AGAINST ACTA when he saw how it was being handled? i think you should read up and follow up on what the Labour media says. to be fair, i try to do that with ALL the media in general. don't just swallow everything you're fed Mr Brincat...
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