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Friday, November 16, 2012, 11:25

MEPs list the pledges they want from Tonio Borg

The political groups repġresented in the hearing of Foreign Minister Tonio Borg have written to the president of the European Parliament listing seven points which they would like Dr Borg to sign to.

In his letter, the chairman of the hearing, Matthias Groote, said "The coordinators of two political groups representing a majority of the members of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and food Safety expressed their support for the nomination of Mr Borg as European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy. The coordinators  on the Internal market and Consumer Protection gave a favourable opinion to the appointment of Mr Borg; no objections against the appointment of Mr Borg were voiced by any of the group representatives of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

“For Mr Borg to be endorsed by a majority of the House, it is vital that the Commissioner Designate deliver in respect to the following issues and concerns and reaffirm publicly, prior to the final vote in Parliament, his unambiguous an full commitment to:

  • The delivery of the legislative proposal on tobacco products by January 2013
  • The adoption of legislative proposals on animal cloning and novel food by mid-2013
  • The full respect of the March 2013 deadline for the ban on animal testing for cosmetics
  • Better enforcement of EU law in particular on animal transport
  • Fuly respect and abide by the EU charter of fundamental human rights in particular of Articla 21 thereof as well as the EU anti-discrimination legislation and case law
  • Recognising the innate dignity of all Citizens of the EU, regardless of their sexual orientation or distinctions mentioned in Article 21, and to treating as a Commissioner of Health and Consumer Policy and as a member of the College of Commissioners, all citizens of the EU fairly and equally; actively working to address health inequalities and to acting against the stigmatisation of people suffering from HIV/AIDS
  • Actively support EU policies with regards to women’s rights.

“There are substantiated reasons to believe that, if the above pledges are made, a constructive co-operation between the European Parliament and the Commissioner Designate could ensue and that Mr Borg would eventually be able to demonstrate by his actions that the reservations held against him were groundless.”

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Andy Farrugia

Nov 19th 2012, 19:05

@ Chris Gatt
Unlike you, abortion lobby groups and their associates within the media, I will patiently await the official inquest into the causes of Savita's tragic death. As for your offensive and insulting categorisation of me as "spitting nails", I am not in the least surprised......it just shows the kind of people our authorities employ within the cultural sphere at St James'. Shame!

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 17th 2012, 11:01

@PatrickZammit.
Abortion is one of the problems that the European Union has placed outside the jurisdiction of the European Commission and of the European Parliament having assigned it to the domain of the legislatures of the individual member states. Some members of the European Parliament should not try to interfere beyond their remit by subterfuge. End of argument.

Patrick Zammit

Nov 17th 2012, 12:14

Dr Saliba

EU treaties, laws etc have changed in the past, so just because we have the situation you mentioned in the EU regarding abortion does not mean that a future commissioner cannot propose laws to the contrary. That is why certain groups are opposing T Borg's nomination. His record on certain issues are not encouraging in that respect.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 17th 2012, 17:32

@PatrickZammit.
Please descend out of your orbit of idle speculation about what may happen in the future and come down to earth at the bginning of the third millenium. It is difficult enough for you to deal with facts that stare you in the face without getting lost in day-dreaming about the future.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 17th 2012, 11:12

Because of its size and insignificant clout Malta can never hope to escape bullying except by forging an alliance with bigger nations chosen by us. The choice of protecting powers by the Mintoff was dismal beyond compare and it resulted in a slavish dependence on such dictators as Gaddafi. That was when our "neutrality" and "independence" were actually thrown away by an MLP prime minister.

Eddy Privitera

Nov 17th 2012, 18:10

Francis Saliba. When Gaddafi tried to bully MALTA by sending gunboats to where malta was drilling for oil, the PN opposition had sided with Libya ! Or have you forgotten that ?!

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 17th 2012, 20:03

@EddiePrivitera
I have not forgotten anything. Those things exist only in your wild imagination. The Saipem incident only confirms the degradation to which Malta was dragged by Mintoff's wrong choice of "protectors" for Malta.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 18th 2012, 06:39

@EddiePrivitera
Gaddafi not only "tried" to bully Malta but he actually succeeded to the extent of humiliating all of us deeply by forcing Mintoff to advise Saipem to seek the protection of the USA fleet! Mintoff isolated himself from all Maltese with any trace of national pride left in them

Toni Borg

Nov 16th 2012, 21:21

If you did not vote for or against Europe then you have no right to suggest to anyone whether to sign or not to sign!

Joseph Vassallo, (Bugibba)

Nov 17th 2012, 08:30

@ Toni Borg: You said, "...you have no right to suggest to anyone...".

Why on earth not? He is in EU just as much as we are and decisions effect him in exactly the same way. I wanted Malta to join the EU for the sake of having some sort of control on local authoritarianism, but did we get that? So now you tell me I have no right to an opinion? I think you are mistaken.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 16th 2012, 22:18

The prejudices of a minority of EU parliamentarians aren't the democratic will of all the entire European Parliament re the post of Malta's EU Commissioner when a vote has not been taken. Until then you are only giving your unsolicited opinion as an inveterate intruder in our affairs. You won't succed to browbeat us when Hitler failed miserably with all his Junkers, Dorniers and Heinkels bombers

gil falzon

Nov 16th 2012, 23:32

Your comment is so flawed I am not sure whether to laugh or cry. So democracy to you equals suppressing free-speech and freedom of though. What a utopian democracy that is! Smacks of totalitarianism. Wake up please and stop being such a zealot.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 17th 2012, 14:18

@ gil falzon.

I am not uncertain about my reaction to your comment. It is one of utter disbelief that anyone could compress so much irrelevant tripe in such a short comment. There is nothing in my comment that approaches even remotely the heresies about democracy, free speech and freedom of thought that you attribute to me falsely.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 18th 2012, 06:43

@KurtWaschnig
Those who have strong concern on Dr Borg's views are not the "convinced democrats". They are the illiberal atheists and the murderers of babies in their mothers' wombs.

Joseph Aquilina

Nov 16th 2012, 19:13

Forcing people to change their religious values is not an EU value!! Indeed it is the LIBERALS and their sidekick friends the SOCIALISTS that do not have EU values; because clearly TODAY they showed us they DO NOT MIND DISCRIMINATION as long as they are not the target of it. They do not mind OPPRESSING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION as long as they can say what they wish and like!!! Go and trust them!!

Silvan Said

Nov 17th 2012, 07:52

@s scerri. I guess it depends on your interpretation of European values. If the MEPs behavior demonstrates European values the I would rather keep my Maltese values. Thankfully they are not.

Evarist Saliba

Nov 16th 2012, 18:18

I am pleased to inform you that Adrian Smith has won his case before the High Court against his employers this afternoon. A comment on TV by the representative of STONEWALL was that while he disagreed with what Smith had written, he felt that he should not have been punished to that extent. He did not say to what extent he would have punished him. Is this what ALDE and PASD stand for?

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 17th 2012, 07:55

@AlexEllul.
The sentence you quote was reversed when it was successfully appealed. That is one strong argument why we should not rush, slavishly copy and accept blindly the imposition of standards prevailing in the countries of previous colonial powers.

Andy Farrugia

Nov 16th 2012, 16:42

And I suggest that he should sign the declaration to further humiliate the goons and nihilists in there. They have LOST this epic historic battle for freedom and they KNOW it. Even Cohn BENDIT knows it and he will vote for Dr Borg. Well done to Dr Borg, for having unmasked the evil intentions of assorted delinquents. There is NO WAY he can or will be rejected.

gil falzon

Nov 16th 2012, 23:39

I agree with you. We should just refuse to collaborate. I use the word collaborate intentionally as what the extremist Greens and Reds are demanding cannot be seen as cooperation but rather collaboration or rather appeasement. Remind you of something?

John Spiteri

Nov 16th 2012, 18:42

Abortion = womens rights. What about child rights and mens writes? Oh and fathers rights?

Andy Farrugia

Nov 16th 2012, 16:09

You've got a point there, Joseph Cauchi Senior. No, they did not. However, I would opine that Dr Tonio Borg should sign the declaration because
a. there is NOTHING in it which goes against his beliefs or those of any practising believer, and more IMPORTANTLY
b. to UNMASK the intolerance, bigotry, despotism and foul practices of assorted nihilists in that hall of muck and mire.

Joseph Aquilina

Nov 16th 2012, 15:54

Tonio Borg is not a religious fundamentalist. He is a Christian like many other Maltese and this persecution of Christians by Liberals in the EU organs is indeed very worrying for all EUROPEAN CITIZENS who believe in their religious values; Christian or non-Christians!! I believe there are grounds on which the EU can be sued if they do not give this job to Tonio Borg!!

Pippo de Marco

Nov 17th 2012, 20:36

Joseph,

Sued ? - Who would sue whom, and for what ? - Money?

I don't think so. - Whether TB gets the nomination or not, his objectivity will always be scrutinised and his European ambitions are doomed to end in failure.


Joseph Aquilina

Nov 16th 2012, 15:58

I agree with Woman Rights; or better, equal rights for woman. However the LIBERALS might be trying to trick people in making them think that they are asking for something but in fact they are asking for the right of woman to choose whether to abort or not. Such is the trickery of these LIBERALS!!!

John Spiteri

Nov 16th 2012, 17:08

They are trying to censor freedom of religious expression. You will not be able to say you disagree with homosexuality and abortion. Christians, Jews, and Muslims will have no voice!

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 16th 2012, 15:49

No Brian, Dr T Borg can freely sign the document as is - not as it would be (mis)interpreted by pseudo-liberals with an axe to grind.

M Borg

Nov 16th 2012, 16:00

@
Brian Gatt

No he can and will sign , because he already said that he will follow all that the rules say.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 16th 2012, 15:41

As a European Commissioner Dr Tonio Borg would be precluded from discussing abortion, and cannot be forced to consider abortion, because that subject has been assigned to the sole competence of the legislatures of the individual members under the principle of subsidiarity.

Andy Farrugia

Nov 16th 2012, 15:53

@ Francis Saliba MD

EXACTLY.......the EU has NO COMPETENCE over individual states about same-sex marriage, abortion, euthanasia etc. Thus it follows that there can never be any kind of validity attached to anyone's (wiki included) interpretation of women's rights that would include abortion.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 16th 2012, 19:23

@AndyFarrugia
The EU relegated abortion etc to the subsidiarity of individual member countries precisely because it accepted that there was no one universal standard that could be imposed on all EU cultures, The EU having so decided, ADLE, LGPT etc have no right to try to impose their own contested standards by subterfuge, by discriminating and by denying right to public observance of religion.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 16th 2012, 15:46

"il-kelma ta' ragel ghandha tkun bizzejjed" imma fost l-irgiel biss. Ghawnhekk si tratta di ALDE, LGBT, abortionisti, pseudo-liberali li zgur li mhux kollha jippretendu li huma irgiel.

Andy Farrugia

Nov 16th 2012, 15:15

And I would suggest that Dr Borg ought to sign this declaration, to continue to unmask the villains in that hall of sleaze and slime. I find nothing morally unacceptable in this declaration; to the contrary, they are values shared by most believers.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 16th 2012, 15:36

Wikipedia is no legal authority qualified to interpret "reproductive rights" as including abortion because the intentional killing of the unborn is actually the antithesis of reproduction. In any case abortion is outside the remit of the European Commission and the European Parliament because subsidiarity assigns abortion to the legislatures of the individual members of the EU.

Joseph Aquilina

Nov 16th 2012, 15:52

In other words these EU LIBERALS did not even have the courage to be direct with their intentions and placed their TRUE intentions as a link in the original document while requesting something that may sound as different!! Hypocrites and Cowards do those sort of things!! Maybe we should re-define the meaning of Liberal in our dictionary!!!

Patrick Zammit

Nov 16th 2012, 16:48

Irrespective of legal interpretations, if both of you read the attached letter that Mr Lehne, the Chairman sent to Mr M Schulz together with the letter sent to Mr Lehne by Mr Grootte, the unhindered access to safe and legal abortion is mentioned several times and is one of the sticking points which some groups are facing with regards to the acceptance of T Borg as Commissioner.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 17th 2012, 11:22

@PatrickZammit.

The challenged right to a desired "unhindered access to safe and legal abortion" could be mentioned in letters between Lehne and Grotte a million times but that would not mean that abortion had become included as a fundamental human right recognized in any international charter.

Joseph John Camilleri

Nov 16th 2012, 15:21

The EU has long lost its Christian values. Anyone who has a different opinion regarding some of the captoned questions is marked as a bigot. The EU is giving more importance to animals than to the unborn child, not that animals should not be protected, but come on has the EU lost its soul.

Joseph Aquilina

Nov 16th 2012, 16:03

@Joseph John Camilleri
Liberals and Socialists are obfuscating the dream!!

Joseph Aquilina

Nov 16th 2012, 14:36

Why should we MALTESE change our nomination just because a bunch of liberals want to dictate who gets a job and who doesn't based on the religion of that person?? The PM did well; and if I where him I would send them one even more conservative then Tonio Borg should they dare deny him the job that they themselves admit he merits!!

Paul Azzopardi

Nov 16th 2012, 15:01

We could have avoided it by sending a gay one. Or an aetheist. He would have passed with flying colours. At least that is the impression I am gettting from the whole story. If you are not one of us then you are against us. Childrens' thinking.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 16th 2012, 15:53

@PaulAzzopardi

Not so quick, sir. The ALDE, LGPT etc are only a noisy minority in the European Parliament. Let us not exagerate their clout.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 16th 2012, 15:58

@JosephAquilina
Nominating someone who is more religious than Dr T Borg would play into the hands of OLAF, Swedish Match and the rest of the murderous tobacco lobby by delaying further any progress with the Tobacco Directive.

Eddy Privitera

Nov 16th 2012, 16:14

M. Attard: M'ghandek lanqas nitfa ta' ideja xi jfisser l-interess nazzjonali. Il- PL ta' l-isbah prova li meta jghid li ghalih l-interess ta' pajjizna jigi L-EWWEL U QABEL KOLLOX, mhux kliem fieragh izda rejalta ! Kien fl-interess ta' pajjizna, li la darba Gonzi ddecieda li jinnomina lil- Tonio Borg, il- PL ta' l-appogg shih u hadem permess tal- MEPs laburisti biex Dr. Borg jigi accettat .

David Caruana

Nov 16th 2012, 13:33

He will as the term 'women's rights' is too vague.

The right for women to vote is part of the women's rights.
Others down here seem to interpret it as a right for safe abortion.

So Borg can always sign and then give you a whole list of women's rights he supported (e.g. women's right to vote)

Christian Sciberras

Nov 16th 2012, 14:25

Xid-dinja qed tghid? There's no conscience in Malta, it's just friends, friends and money.

Joseph Aquilina

Nov 16th 2012, 14:27

@Patrick Zammit
Tonio Borg never said that; he said there is the Human Rights Charter and he will abide by the Human Rights Charter.

Patrick Zammit

Nov 16th 2012, 14:32

In all EU countries (with the exception of Malta and Ireland), it is a women's right to have access to safe and legal abortion.

It is obvious to anyone with a few brain cells that the last point mentioned in this article refers to this right.

It does not refer to rights like voting on which there is absolutely no conflict between the political groups and T Borg.

Patrick Zammit

Nov 16th 2012, 14:49

The original text mentions "women's reproductive rights" which according to Wikipedia include abortion.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/201211/20121115ATT55650/20121115ATT55650EN.pdf

Andy Farrugia

Nov 16th 2012, 15:10

"In all EU countries.... it is a women's right to have access to safe and legal abortion.

It is obvious to anyone with a few brain cells that the last point mentioned in this article refers to this right."

NO it doesn't........irrespective of the number of brain cells one possesses legal documents do not allow for euphemistic use of language and / or connotational nuances.

Patrick Zammit

Nov 16th 2012, 15:44

Andy, see my post at 14.99.

Women's Rights include access to safe and legal abortions.

Andy Farrugia

Nov 16th 2012, 15:50

@ Patrick Zammit

No , you ARE wrong........women's rights according to universally acceptable declarations such as those of the UN and the EU do not include euphemistic expressions for abortion. Interpretation is free BUT facts are sacred. Now you may continue to consult wiki .

Joseph Aquilina

Nov 16th 2012, 16:28

@Andy Farrugia
Seems Patrick is right; they indeed wrote Woman re-productive rights and not (as later re-written most probably on purpose to give it less focus) Woman rights!! Just shows how LIBERAL and SOCIALIST controlled EU is not to be trusted and we need more people like Tonio Borg to re-order the place!!

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 16th 2012, 16:32

@PatrickZammit.
Stop connecting abortion with the nomination/acceptance of Dr Tonio Borg. By now every man and his dog should have understood that abortion is outside the remit of the whole European Commission, not only Malta's Commisioner. It is a no-go area restricted to the legislatures of the individual member countries. Don't you understand plain English?

Andy Farrugia

Nov 16th 2012, 16:37

@ Joseph Aquilina

No, NO, NO he is wrong...it is not the DRAFT declaration which counts....that was unacceptable in its wording and legally flawed and discriminatory. What counts is the FINAL copy. PERIOD.

Patrick Zammit

Nov 16th 2012, 17:04

@ Dr Saliba

Just because presently the Commission has no say as regards to abortion, it does not mean that a future commissioner cannot propose laws which will change that.

We have seen rules change many times like the bail out of countries which goes against the Maastricht Treaty.

That is obviously what is worrying certain groups.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 16th 2012, 19:38

@PatrickZammit.
Please argue about the present situation as it is, not as you, or "certain groups" would like it to be.

Patrick Zammit

Nov 16th 2012, 23:48

Dr Saliba

T Borg tried to change the Maltese Constitution to force present and future generations to abide by his extremist religious believes. It is a real possibility that he may try to change the present situation in the EU regarding abortion.

It has nothing to do with what me or certain groups "would like it to be".

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 17th 2012, 16:29

@PatrickZammit.yesterday at 23:48
You are only speculating about a non-existen event namely your "real possibility that Dr T Borg would try to prevent a change in the present EU situation regarding abortion”. The EU has placed abortion beyond the reach of EU Commissioners by relegating it to the legislatures of constituent member states. That is the undeniable fact that you refuse to face.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 16th 2012, 14:26

@JScicluna.
Dr T Borg can sign unhesitatingly without any need to swallow his pride. He will not lose credibility with people that matter. He never had, he does not have, he will never have and he should not even seek credibility with those who would like his nomination to be rejected against the expressed wish of the elected representatives of the Maltese nation.

M Borg

Nov 16th 2012, 13:18

I do not see why he should lose " all credibility " if he signs ?

If you listened to the answers he gave you must know that he agreed with all the above .

He will not swallow his pride because he already said that he will follow all EU rules !!

David Caruana

Nov 16th 2012, 13:29

Of course everybody's insight is warped apart from yours?

Patrick Zammit

Nov 16th 2012, 13:13

Women's rights are not International human rights.

P Borg

Nov 16th 2012, 13:48

Tell me exactly if there is a clear declaration of what they are then. The important thing is that one respects human rights, which obviously includes women's rights.

Joseph Aquilina

Nov 16th 2012, 13:49

@Patrick Zammit
Tell me, did Tonio Borg in all his political years do anything against woman rights!?? If Tonio Borg is forced to sign such a thing then all future Commissioner will have to sign the same peace of paper because clearly for these LIBERALS (my foot) the past does not count where they wish and like!!

Patrick Zammit

Nov 17th 2012, 07:49

Joseph, other commissioners like Dalli did not do and say what Tonio has been insisting on in Malta.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Nov 16th 2012, 22:37

@Duncan Scerri & Pippo Demarco.

I hope that you can follow your reasoning process assuming that there is any. Your comment consists only of illogical brash opinions.

michael catania

Nov 16th 2012, 13:02

The piont is you cannot pull the wool the eyes of intellegent persons

M Borg

Nov 16th 2012, 13:21

@
michael catania

No the point is that they know that they can find nothing wrong in what he said and they had to do something not to lose face !!

Intelligent persons , my foot !

Joseph Aquilina

Nov 16th 2012, 13:51

@michael catania
Liberals = Intelligence!! Ha ha!! Liberals are simply trying to trick people like you who agree with them they actually achieved something with their DISCRIMINATORY attitude towards Tonio Borg when in fact they achieved nothing because Tonio Borg has already made it very clear that he would abide to the Human Rights Charter.

David Caruana

Nov 16th 2012, 13:26

In fact, their first point is:

'The delivery of the legislative proposal on tobacco products by January 2013'

Joseph Vassallo, (Bugibba)

Nov 16th 2012, 17:11

David, what did you expect them to do in the prevailing circumstances, demand the opposite?

Dr Borg is already reported as having stated in public that his first action would be to publish Dalli's legislative proposal. Indeed most of these points are 'pointless' because they are already covered.

How many times did he refer to Articles 10 and 21 during his interview?

Joseph Aquilina

Nov 16th 2012, 13:53

Did you hear the Interview Tonio Borg had? Or you are just talking without even knowing how Tonio Borg answered the multitude of questions made to him. To help you out; Tonio Borg made it very clear that "abortion" is not EU business and each state is SOVEREIGN to have their own laws!!

Andy Farrugia

Nov 16th 2012, 14:48

But Joseph Carmel Chetcuti will continue to persist in his idiosyncratic interpretion of universally accepted and agreed laws. Trust him.

Andy Farrugia

Nov 16th 2012, 14:48

But Joseph Carmel Chetcuti will continue to persist in his idiosyncratic interpretation of universally accepted and agreed laws. Trust him.

Mr Joseph Carmel Chetcuti

Nov 16th 2012, 21:36

Tonio Borg is not there to dictate to the European Court of Human Rights. Not even Malta can tell the court what to do. Before entry into the EU, the PN also said that sexuality was not a matter to concern the EU. Fat chance!!!!!

Mr Joseph Carmel Chetcuti

Nov 16th 2012, 12:50

Malta is the odd country out in the European Union. Change will occur towards favouring abortion. Where is the outrage of Malta's Roman Catholic hierarchy? Imagine if a Labor politician was in Borg's position. They would be called securlarist, atheists, communists and what have you. Sorry (conservative) folks, the writing is on the wall. We will soon see how principled the PN is!!!!!

P Borg

Nov 16th 2012, 13:10

Mr Chetcuti, abortion is murder, as simple as that. It is the termination of human life. Luckily, the overwhelming majority here still reject murder of innocent human beings and hence do not have sinister views like yours. It would be interesting to see what happens if a party here declares itself in favour of abortion now ... you can forget the poll indications we have had so far!

Mr Joseph Carmel Chetcuti

Nov 16th 2012, 21:38

What you or I think about abortion is irrelevant. What is relevant is what the ECHR decides.

Joseph Aquilina

Nov 16th 2012, 14:02

@David Caruana
Liberals in the EU have now realized that their bullying tactics have backfired. They have realized how people are seeing through them and the HATRED they represent. They do NOT want to kick Tonio Borg out and at the same time they do not want to be seen losers!! Therefore they came out with this stratagem to make Tonio Borg sign what Tonio Borg has already agreed to; human rights.

David Caruana

Nov 16th 2012, 14:36

Hatred? I see only politics, no hatred there.

You seem the only one to be seeing hatred.

David Caruana

Nov 16th 2012, 12:31

Yes Salvino, you must be right. Especially since their first point is exactly:

'•The delivery of the legislative proposal on tobacco products by January 2013'

J. Scicluna

Nov 16th 2012, 13:03

No use my friend....ask the hundreds of Air Malta employees that lost their job even if they hold a signed letter from the Prime Minister himself.

Ask all those who recieved similar signed letters whether they want to be duped...again!

Mr Joseph Carmel Chetcuti

Nov 16th 2012, 12:36

We will see what Toni Borg's principles truly are. Read this commitment carefully: "Fuly respect and abide by the EU charter of fundamental human rights in particular of Article 21 thereof as well as the EU anti-discrimination legislation and case law." Not just Article 21 but ALSO EU case law.

Mr Joseph Carmel Chetcuti

Nov 16th 2012, 12:47

See above comments re the EC of Human Rights. The answer is 'YES." He has to abide by, respect (and actively support) any decision of that court. That requirement applies to future case law. Any lawyer worth his or her salt knows that case law changes. Changes are towards women determining what to do with their bodies. Malta is the odd country out in this regard.

Joseph A Borg

Nov 16th 2012, 14:47

and the positive discrimination laws now being debated to which the maltese government is heavily opposed…

m. borg (slm)

Nov 16th 2012, 11:59

One chess move that gonzi did not percieve and looks like he will be check mated unless Tonio has to swallow his CHRISTIAN beliefs and approve all the demands.

Simon looks like he would be left out in the cold.

paul camilleri

Nov 16th 2012, 12:01

Mr Oatman apparently these are not his views or there would not be an issue in appointing him. However one much to desire why the EU is forcing Dr Borg to do this as they also force Comm Dalli to resign.

therefore one must ask the EU commission how much do they respect the law of freedom of freewill?and the right of ones own opinion?

Mr Evan Camilleri

Nov 16th 2012, 12:06

I think this is new also for Europe......! Maybe Mr. Borg would add that he will work in order that promises are signed by ALL politicians across the EU!

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