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Monday, March 4, 2013, 17:09

PL, FKNK to work together on revision of hunting laws within EU context

The Labour Party and the FKNK hunters’ federation in a joint statement today said that should Labour be elected to government, they will work together on a revision of laws, regulations and policies to remove grey areas. The review will be carried out in the context of European Union law and it will ensure, among other things, that there will be fixed dates for the spring and winter hunting seasons.

The two sides said that after a series of talks, they had also agreed that should Labour be elected, the Ornis committee would be given its due importance in decision-making.

There would be correct application of a derogation for hunters and trappers to be given the just satisfaction expected in the light of the decision of the European Court of Justice on spring hunting. There would also be no additional payment for special hunting licenses.

A derogation would also be properly applied with regard to the trapping of song birds and other birds as specified by regulations.

A plan would be drawn up for the hunters and trappers to assist in strengthening biodiversity.

More serious action would be taken on law enforcement and illegalities would not be tolerated. The FKNK was committing itself to help in this process.

 

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Michael Magri

Mar 6th, 11:30

Iddahhaqniex Mark.. Ma tarax li qed thallat il-hass ma l-insalata...

Mark Cassar

Mar 6th, 07:08

Definitely Ms. Agius.....Labour think that a majority of Maltese citizens support their stance on hunting/trapping. Yet, if there are 30,000 hunters who all vote labour on this issue, there are a further 430,000 who are against hunting!

Mr Anthony Formosa

Mar 5th, 12:05

hahaha, mela bix-xewqa ha tibqa.

Marthese Formosa

Mar 5th, 14:25

tghatix kas in-nies li jidhku b'din ix-xewqa ghax xewqa tajjba li tixtieq tgawdi l-ghasafar hajjin. Jekk kontra il-kacca, taf lil min ghandek tivvota. Zgur mhux liz-zewg partiti li kull elezzjoni jiltaqaw mal-kaccaturi biex jizguraw il-vot taghhom.

Mark Cassar

Mar 6th, 07:04

Min jidhak l-ahhar jidhak l-ahjar Sur Formosa...stenna u tara jekk il-kacca tinqatax minn Malta. Il-poplu qed jimmatura. Ilum min hu MATUR jaf li tispara fuq ghasfur, ghal gost u pjacir egoist tieghek hija xi haga viljakka u bla sugu. Tivvintawx skuzi ta' "ghax naghmluhom brodu"..bhal speci russett, kokka ha taghmilhom brodu! Halluna nghixu fil-paci mhux kullimkien taghmlu (minghalikom) li tridu!

Mark Cassar

Mar 6th, 07:07

L-ipokresija Sinjura Axiaq qeghda ghand min jigi jiftahar kemm ihobb l-annimali, imma biex fl-ahhar gimgha jakkwista erba' voti ohra jigi jaghmel ftehim fuq xi haga li ga jaf li ma jistax iwettaq! U m'inix napolocizza lill-PN. Li kien ghalija l-kacca tinqata' darba ghal dejjem...Li Joseph Muscat jigi jilghabha li qed jiggieled ghall-kaccaturi turi biss li hu populist u mohhu biex jirbah ..no more!

Mr Anthony Formosa

Mar 5th, 12:08

What do yoy expect Mr vella? That you go and picnic on my land and leave your trash, while I'm at home because someone didn't keep his promises. No Way.

Joseph G. Muscat

Mar 5th, 13:50

Mr. Formosa,
May I remind you that it was more than a promise. It was one of 71 Special Arrangements that the Maltese Government managed to obtain prior to access to the EU. If this was based on a hoax then the whole EU negotiations are crap. This move by PL can never be condemned by PN as they were the 1st to guarantee this after EU accession and relatively failed as facts speak for themselves.

Mark Cassar

Mar 6th, 07:12

Anthony Formosa..
"your land"....get a life! The countryside is for everyone's use. Why don't you say that there are some people out there who just close areas for their own leisure & killing hobbies? Why don't you go to Buskett, Selmun, Mellieha & see what your friends do to YOUR and MY land?! Why don't you go to Buskett, where hunters trespass in PRIVATE FIELDS to consume their greed??

Marthese Formosa

Mar 7th, 11:30

Mr. Azzopardi, I like that you think to take initiative. If you were aiming for online petitions, avaaz, change.org, care2 and forcechange are some good online sites for petitions.

jm busuttil

Mar 5th, 10:00

@R.Mallta

Your first and second paragraph contradict each other. There are two devils PL and PN. The devil you know is the PN and at the same time you will be voting AD. May I remind you that the AD chairman has admitted this morning of voting for the PL in the last general election. PL at that time agreed with the hunters as always.
Your best vote is one to PN and 2 to AD. AD chance for a seat

Charles Taliana

Mar 5th, 10:09

Int oqghod kemm trid maxitan li taf , imma jien noqghod ma minn hu sincir u ma jibghatx ittri qabel l-elezjoni u jwieghed u wara ma jasalx . Tighd mhux ser tbellahili li kont ser tivvota ghal PL.!!!! dIN HIJA IT TATIKA taghkhom issa , imma l-imzazen fil bahar qedin.

Marthese Formosa

Mar 7th, 11:33

vote according to your conscious and reason. It's good that people realize that something is wrong and are willing to act differently than usual to bring change.

Emanuel Curmi

Mar 5th, 10:05

Dear Mr Formosa. Just by repeating fabrications does not make them any more factual and half the truth is just as bad as a lie. If we control our 'legal' hunting half as good as in the way these nature reserves are managed, the controversy of the hunting and the scale of illegalities in Malta wouldn't even be a subject. The increase of breeding birds of prey in Germany is the result.

Mr Anthony Formosa

Mar 5th, 12:01

Mr Curmi, probably you're right that they might be half truths and big lies coming from CABS.

http://www.komitee.de/en/projects/germany

Emanuel Curmi

Mar 5th, 15:16

Dear Mr Formosa. Now, I am bit disappointed if your reply is simply to attach a website. How about sharing your knowledge on the subject with the rest of us.

Mr Anthony Formosa

Mar 5th, 12:14

Me too, soon I'll be there.

Mr Anthony Formosa

Mar 5th, 14:23

Waqt li f'Malta huwa llegali li toqtol tajr li huwa protett u naqbel maghha, fil Germanja huwa legali li toqtol tajr li suppost huwa protett. Dan ghax forsi pajjiz akbar min Malta?

http://www.komitee.de/en/projects/germany

Mr Anthony Formosa

Mar 5th, 08:18

I don't know, perhaps you can ask the real estate agents or some contractors especialy at this time. In my area I planted 80 trees and took care of them every summer while you may be enjoying yourself on the beach, if any left.

keith perry

Mar 5th, 10:45

Mr Anthony Formosa Lets hope they were trees endemic to Malta and not others planted to attract birds to kill---- Natura 2000 sites will get rid of any invasive planted trees not endemic to Malta - thats part of the remit!

Mark Cassar

Mar 6th, 07:19

Mr.Formosa, especially if the trees you took care of are Eucalyptus trees, which tend to overgrow and "steal" the nutrients from the soil, from which other endemic spieces live!
Don't try to blame developers...the true reason for the decline in the bird population is mainly due to the excessive killing by selfish individuals

Denis Pace

Mar 5th, 07:53

Jghid mod u jaghmel iehor.

Din l-ikbar ipokrezija s'issa. Kif giethom f'mohhhom???

Spiru Attard

Mar 5th, 07:44

The question is not why we have tourists, but how many MORE we would have if the situation was different, meaning more income and stability for ALL the country especially in these difficult times. That should be the true interpretation of Malta Taghna LkolI.

R. Azzopardi

Mar 5th, 08:54

Can you explain further please? I'm not a hunter but I would like to know what you mean.

Charlie Formosa

Mar 5th, 09:06

Do not consider yourself of being a hunter. I wonder what kind of hunter you are!

Mr nazzapeno dimech

Mar 5th, 11:19

I too am a hunter and still will be voting PN , L ewwel il pappa umbad l impappa

Mr Anthony Formosa

Mar 5th, 12:21

Sur Dimech, bl'impappa hemm nies ohra li jaqilghu l-pappa.

keith perry

Mar 5th, 14:30

Maria Borg Can you explain why there was no enforcement by FKNK before? did they have a derogation not to report illegalities or hunters who shot down protected species? did any of their members never see private collections shown off proudly of stuffed protected species?
Where is the ray of goodness that suddenly shines on these examples of 'see no poaching,hear no poaching,report no poaching?"

Emanuel Curmi

Mar 5th, 15:46

Dear Mr. Muscat, The move is indeed a bold one and what's crucial is the timing and it's effectiveness in swaying the hunter's vote. There is nothing noble or transparent in this matter because the only stakeholders in these talks excluded everyone else except the hunting lobby and the PL ‘technical team’. PL is interested in keeping promises that the PN has made?. That's a joke, right?

J Fiott

Mar 4th, 20:58

L-UE ma taghtix id-dritt li tikkaccja izda ghandha restrizzjonijiet fuq meta u fuq liema speci tista tispara. Huma in-nazzjonijiet li jaghmlu l-legislazzjoni fuq il-kacca, hekk kif toghgob lilhom, basta ma jeccedux tak impost mil-ligijiet tal-UE.

Dr Muscat qed iwieghed li jtihom dak kollu li mhux projibit mil-Komunita' Ewropeja, izda xejn inqas. Jixraqilna Gvern ahjar minn hekk.

Justin Vassallo

Mar 4th, 21:06

dak li hu taghhom bil ligi ha johduh. imma dak li hu tal poplu ihalluna nehduh? jien inhobb immur nimxi fil kampanja mal familja. kullimkien KIJP OWT , viva l art pubblika. jarawk miexi bit tfal jibqghu jisparaw ghal kull bicca huttafa. jarawk bi tromba jew camera joffenduk u jitkellmu hazin. iridu jghidulna kif se jzommu il ligi!

Denis Pace

Mar 4th, 23:44

tghidx hmerijiet. Diga ghandhom iz-zejjed!

David Psaila

Mar 4th, 21:08

If you feel so optimistic then you wouldn't find any objection in holding a consultative referendum on this issue.

Spiru Attard

Mar 5th, 07:48

If your way of gauging a country's opinion is based simply on counting the comments in this thread, then it is your sense of logic that is very, very poor. If there are so little antis, then you should have no fear of a referendum.

Kevin Gauci

Mar 4th, 21:43

ghandi kull dritt jien bhala citadin malti u ewropew li nipratika il-kacca kull nhar ta'hadd fl-ghalqa privata tijej sa hin stabilit bil-ligi hux jew tridu kolox ghalikom ukol

K Grech

Mar 4th, 22:43

Laqqas li ha jkolna sistema 'free for all', din ser tipromwovi ugwaljanza bejn il kaccaturi Maltin, minsija minn GonziPN, u kaccaturi ohra barranin residenti fi stati membri tal EU.

Ms D. Borg

Mar 5th, 07:34

Just because hunters are in favour of spring hunting then we get spring hunting. And what about the rest of the population that are against spring hunting?

keith perry

Mar 5th, 10:52

J Borg
"So now what is wrong if PL grant hunters the same rights as other EU hunters?"
Because to obtain the same rights as UK hunters you would have to stop shooting songbirds, skylarks, and turtle doves, and abolish most kinds of trapping - mind you plenty of Maltese go there to practice their hobby so they know this already dont they?
So whats your point again?

jm busuttil

Mar 4th, 21:17

The difference is that the agreement was done behind closed doors. Kacca galor

" Malta taghna lkoll" My foot imma tal-kaccaturi

Victor Caruana

Mar 4th, 22:57

What the PL is saying is that it will finally come up with a definite plan on hunting within the EU parameters as negotiated and defended by the PN but which was full of grey areas. This in accordance with the FKNK and will also include stronger penalties for those engaged in illegal hunting.

keith perry

Mar 5th, 11:44

Peppi Borg how strange you mention ANY god when most of the hunting fraternity are bent on killing supposed creations of your god.. Maybe selfish ignorance and arrogance are the hunters 'new' god?
You want parity? When did a football pitch of land give you the right to demand parity with a country of 62 million? In UK its illegal to shoot songbirds, finches and turtle doves, so better stop now.

Mr Stephen Borg

Mar 4th, 20:45

Yeah yeah you changed your mind because of this issue and you forgot Arriva, BWSC and all the other flops we witnessed in these last five years, you where obviously where going to vote PN in the first place, luckily the majority will vote LP.

Mario Buhagiar

Mar 4th, 20:05

if its true that "all they want is votes", they are not doing a good job in getting your vote and other environmentalists. I'm against hunting, however you need to find an agreement with everyone.

A. Agius

Mar 4th, 22:48

if you want our children to have an environment, a cleaner one, vote PL to close Marsa power station and switch to gas. I am against hunting but it is not fair for Maltese hunters to be treated less than any other European hunters… Mela Ewropej fejn jaqblilna jew? Ejja nirragunaw l-ahwa ta, extremes are always harmful for the country!

Ida Camilleri

Mar 4th, 22:43

Same here!

mario salnitro

Mar 4th, 20:37

You can phone the police if it is true!!!

J Borg

Mar 4th, 19:54

l vott min ghandu 18+

l aqwa li f'ottubru nohorgu al alwett

C Borg

Mar 4th, 19:25

mela bix-xewqa se tibqa Ton

Victor Caruana

Mar 4th, 19:29

Insejt taqra l-ahhar sentenza tal-artiklu Justin!

Steve Zammit

Mar 4th, 19:43

Victor l-ahhar sentenza ma ifisser xejn...ilhom jilaghbu bil-kliem issa, ma nemminomx lejliet elezjoni.

Muscat missu jghidilna jekk se isahah l-ALE, imkien mhemm miktub li se jaghmel dan.

K Grech

Mar 5th, 00:14

Steve Zammit,
'Muscat missu jghidilna jekk se isahah l-ALE, imkien mhemm miktub li se jaghmel dan.'
Gonzi qal li se isahhah l-ALE?

Mr Anthony Formosa

Mar 5th, 07:16

Sur Zammit, jien nahseb ahjar insahhu l-forza kontra id-droga u l-korruzzjoni li kielet lil dan il-pajjiz mil-gheruq milli ruxmata pulizija biex jiccekjawli l-barzakka vojta.

C Cassar

Mar 4th, 19:11

Bird slaughter continues 365 days a year.

A Bezzina

Mar 4th, 19:17

It's not 'PN apologists', as you choose to call them, who are worried!!! It's BIRD LOVERS, whether they are PN or PL or Alternattiva!! Such a primitive hobby ... can't believe this is happening!!

JJ Agius

Mar 4th, 20:12

@c.Cassar
You are right destruction of birds from you me & most antihunters. 365 days. See this short film & see who is
Helping the birds to suffer &die such a cruel death.
Www.midwayfilm.com. I bet you will be more ashamed of yourself .
Gillu ta stella

Denis Pace

Mar 4th, 22:26

Anthony.....Is it MALTA TAGHNA LKOLL or MALTA TAGHNA KOLLHA?

This is the end of Birdlife!....................

K Grech

Mar 5th, 00:19

A Bezzina stop living in an aquarium, GonziPN will still not remove hunting and trapping. Have you voted for malta to go into EU? If yes than i seriously don't know what is your problem, when you vote, you either take the whole bundle or else take nothing.

Denis Pace

Mar 4th, 22:27

Who would?
Forget it...and forget the birds!

Steve Zammit

Mar 4th, 19:23

Joseph kollox jaghmel biex jirbah l-voti, qed jurina x'valuri u principji ambjentali ghandu lkoll

J Borg

Mar 4th, 20:28

Mr Zammit did you claim the same when PN promised heaven on earth to the hunters in 2003?

Denis Pace

Mar 4th, 22:28

Whatever JM promises, we promise...We will put up a fight on this issue!
If he wants to take hunters for a ride..its his business, but if he is serious about this, then he has to face consequences!

R. Azzopardi

Mar 5th, 08:56

Stefan Micallef, mela inti ma rajtx lill-ghaziz joseph tieghek fir-rizerva naturali ta l-ghadira l-gimgha l-ohra? ma nahsibx li mar hemm ghal buzz. mar hemm biex iweighdhom li l-konservazzjoni ser tigi enforzata aktar. Nassigurak li intom il-kaccaturi mhux hekk tridu.

Steve Zammit

Mar 4th, 19:26

Thank PN for working to apply for a derogation, you are lucky hunters can hunt in spring. This is against EU law and you know it.

Ida Camilleri

Mar 4th, 22:51

Maltese "hunters" simply cannot, by definition, be "equal" to their EU counterparts, even due to the sheer territorial limits. I'd hope that 'within the EU context" they will also take into account such regulations as no shooting within 200 m of the nearest dwelling, hunting grounds of a minimum of a certain number of hectares (let alone hundreds of hectares) to be allowed to hunt, etc.

Ida Camilleri

Mar 4th, 22:58

Let alone that most hunters in Malta seem to have no clue what "ethical" hunting means (if there is such a thing in the world, which is another question). Apparently this is not a subject that particularly interests this bunch (judging by the outrageous number of reports of those hunters just plain going out there and breaking the law in broad daylight before eye witnesses - duh.....)

Joseph G. Muscat

Mar 4th, 20:56

Surely not yours ! ! !

K Grech

Mar 5th, 00:29

Seems like everyone is staring to give a damn about birds, for a bit of time.

Jo Mifsud

Mar 5th, 09:49

with all due respect is it better to vote for Gonzi PN mela? think of his 500 euro weekly raise and your 1.16euro!!

Don't know but if as a floater you decide this way, something is definitely wrong!

Steve Zammit

Mar 4th, 19:28

Are you serious? How exactly are PL giving importance to enforcement and our environment?

PL tell us your proposals, and don't mention the Wildlifecrime unit that JM is considering, you considered it so much that you didn't even include it in your manifest.

Denis Pace

Mar 5th, 07:55

Shame on You!

A Cachia

Mar 4th, 18:30

Believe it or not. They were the ones that planted trees at Mizieb and Mellieha.

Antonio Anastasi

Mar 4th, 19:28

@ A.Cachia. Actually it was not the hunters that had originally the Mizieb, but a collaboration between the British and the Maltese Governments in the 60s.

Steve Zammit

Mar 4th, 19:29

Whats the point of planting trees if their sole purpose is to kill any birds that fly towards them?

J Borg

Mar 4th, 20:41

mr zammit,

what is the point of banning hunting & then building in bahrija like what a prominent pn administrator did?

what is the point of banning hunting & yet let valleys remain polluted?

what is point of banning hunting in malta & then allow it overseas?

what difference does it make if we kill less than the mortality rate when other countries are killing thousands of turtle doves & quail

Stefan Micallef

Mar 4th, 18:51

Yes it's very clear 10% of malta is 10000

Albert Bonello

Mar 4th, 19:03

I will b the first to sign this petition!!!

JJ Agius

Mar 4th, 18:20

Tidher li ma tafx jew ma tridx tkun taf imma trid li jkomplu jirromblaw lil kaccaturi.
Gillu ta stella

J. Camilleri

Mar 4th, 18:15

F dak il kas imexxi petition ta 10000 konta is sigaretti ukoll.

Joseph G. Muscat

Mar 4th, 20:57

Jien anki 10000 vot biex nohorgu mill-UE naf nigbor. Ha nghamlu referendum fuq din ukoll.

Mr Anthony Formosa

Mar 4th, 18:18

Dream my friend, the PN was the one who promised everything and the PL is going to deliver.

A.M. Galea

Mar 4th, 18:33

Mr Muscat , jiena la għandi id-delizzju tal-kaċċa u lanqas tal-insib , izda minhix lest li innaqqas xi dritt lill-xi ħadd hawn Malta li jitgawda mill-kumplament tal-popli fil-pajjizi Ewropej kollha . Jekk din hija id-demokrazija li temmnu fiha , il-veru għandkhom biex tiftaħru . Jista xi hadd jindikali imqar pajjiz wieħed fid-dinja kollha fejn ma ssirx kaċċa . Wieġbu u tkunux ipokriti .

Steve Zammit

Mar 4th, 19:30

Yes Anthony, PL going to deliver, Malta back to the glory hunting days of the 80s and 90s.

Mr Edward Muscat

Mar 4th, 20:47

Mr. Galea, dak li int qed issejjahlu delizzju jien insejjahlu barbarizmu. Jien ma jinteressanix x'jaghmlu pajjizi ohra Ewropej. Kieku jigi bbanjat definittivament, insiru pajjiz l-ghira ta l-Ewropa u ezempju ghal kulhadd fejn jidhlu drittijiet ta l-annimali. Jien mhux qed nghid li jitnehha l-barbarizmu habta u sabta, imma fuq programm ta snin.

A.M. Galea

Mar 5th, 10:02

Sur Muscat , jekk dan issejaħlux barbarizmu jew le , hija biss opinjoni teigħek , imma għandek ebda dritt li tgħid li dan id-delizzju għandu jinqata għax skont l-opinjoni tiegħek dan huwa barbarizmu . Jekk inti tiekol il-laħam jew il-ħut inti barbaru ukoll , għax biex inti tkun tista tagħmel dan, iridu jinqatlu ħlejjaq ħajjin ukoll .

A.M. Galea

Mar 5th, 10:10

Sur Muscat , Rigward dak li għidt li ma jiteressakx x'jsir fil-pajjizi l-oħra ta' l-Ewropa , turi li inti ma tridx li kaċċaturi Maltin ikkollhom l-istess drittijiet bħalhom . Il-PL irid li il-kaċċaturi Maltin jkollhom drittijiet bħall u daqs dawk tal-pajjizi l-oħra Ewropej . Inti tridhom li jkollhom anqas drittijiet minnhom . Veru demokratiku int ?

Mr Anthony Formosa

Mar 4th, 18:07

C.Cassar you forgot that your beloved European Court of Justice gave us the right to hunt.

J Scicluna

Mar 4th, 18:01

And your comment proves more and more that PN is an anti-hunting party.

Where are the equal rights that PN boasts so much about?

Why should Maltese citizens be treated worse than their EU counterparts?

Mark Bonaci

Mar 4th, 18:09

J scicluna what the hell are you on about@?????// equal rights doesnt apply here - you are killing birds - the equal right is for them to shoot us! tajba din

Mr Anthony Formosa

Mar 4th, 18:12

And what is the other reason? Few days ago Dr Simon Busuttil said that he and his party stuck his neck out to hunt in spring after the mess he made. Were you going to vote PL when he said that?

Franco Attard Trevisan

Mar 4th, 18:20

ma jezisti l-ebda bilanc bej ghasfur u comb!

C Mallia

Mar 4th, 17:58

Thats was exactly my idea as well

Giov DeMartino

Mar 4th, 18:08

WHEN you vote AD you are voting PL.

Franco Attard Trevisan

Mar 4th, 18:21

DeMartino can you explain this illogical logic??

David Psaila

Mar 4th, 18:52

@Giov DeMartino

Why? If I continue on PN then I will not vote for PL as PN will "inherit" my vote. Unfortunately there is only one AD candidate on my district otherwise I will vote to the other AD candidates.

Giov DeMartino

Mar 4th, 19:42

Brigulio has admitted that he voted labour 4 years ago. I believe that his hidden agenda is that he gets some votes from some so called disgruntled nationalists. If you vote AD you are clearly voting PL.

C Mallia

Mar 4th, 19:57

@Giov Demartino

If AD aligns itself with PL, which is what you seem to say, then it will break one of its electoral promise which is anti-hunting and anti-green. AD deserves a chance.

David Psaila

Mar 4th, 21:28

@Giov DeMartino

Please re-read what you have written. Disgruntled nationalist will not vote PN anyway. They might vote PL to challenge the PN leadership in which case they will double count in favour of PL. (one less PN, one more PL). So following your reasoning, PN (without AD) will lose more as PL will obtain more votes from these "disgruntled nationalist". So AD involvement will reduce the gap

Giov DeMartino

Mar 5th, 08:19

I am saying that Brigulio voted labour EVEN when he was a member of AD and a councillor for AD. We, voters, have only two options: either PN or PL. Look at their track records and judge for yourself

J. Camilleri

Mar 4th, 17:53

And what rights hunters have?

Franco Attard Trevisan

Mar 4th, 18:22

hunters should have the same rights which human being has... To WALK AROUND THE COUNTRYSIDE- WITHOUT SHOOTING or BEING SHOT!!!

Steve Zammit

Mar 4th, 19:32

J Camilleri hunters can hunt in autumn as they do, killing thousands of birds then.

At least leave Spring for everyone to enjoy, and for the birds themselves that are on their way to Europe to breed. But for the PL, no problem, birds don't have a vote.

jm busuttil

Mar 4th, 20:30

@ David Psaila

Voting AD 1 is wasting your vote to PL as the one who gets most ones governs.

If you vote 1 to PN on the least candidate who can get elected and 2 to AD this could give you what you would like that of having AD in parliament.

No. 1 to AD gives you PL and hunting ala grand as promised by Joseph.

Joe Camilleri

Mar 4th, 18:59

Agreed 100 percent

And what's all this taking place speaking to anyone and everyone, trying to please everyone in order to win votes.is this the new place, promising everything to everyone which clearly is not possible. Pl is a mess for this country as it always was

Steve Zammit

Mar 4th, 19:33

Well said JM Busutill

L Zammit

Mar 4th, 18:13

Jekk int l-MP tal-LP, qed tipprova tigbor giehek mal partit issa billi tilghaqu?

Adrian Vassallo

Mar 4th, 18:42

No I'm not an MP fortunately. I'm a citizen that thinks objectively. I'd rather have,as I said, a government that listens and acts upon consultation than one that promises, in writing, to hunters, Enemalta employees, Airmalta employees and dockyard workers and then acting against its own promises. I'm not saying that the actions that were taken were wrong but rather that they were deceitful....

Maria Williams

Mar 4th, 19:24

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130125/local/MP-guilty-of-possessing-protected-birds.454729

If you are a different Adrian Vassallo from the link above, my apologies. If you are the same person don't you think it's a bit presumptous to comment on: (quote) ' More serious action would be taken on law enforcement and illegalities would not be tolerated.' Not exactly a shining example!

Steve Zammit

Mar 4th, 19:37

Adrian JM is so committed to listen to BLM's request that he is

1) telling us PL are committed to reduce illegalities yet it will take off the 3pm curfew in September that was created for this purpose
2) telling us he will increase enforcement but stops there.
3) consider a wildlifecrime unit yet he didn't even consider to put it in his manifest
4) makes an agreement with the hunters

Please....

C Cassar

Mar 4th, 17:59

Why? PL have to get elected first. This election campaign is quite typical, where the opposition leads the polls during the final weeks of the campaign. What often happens is that in this situation, the existing government is voted back in.

Edward Camilleri

Mar 4th, 17:49

First of all i highly suspect you really did not know whom to vote (you are just saying this to influence others who really don't know), and secondly, if you can see clearly, the revision of laws is WITHIN THE EU CONTEXT with fixed dates. Really, can you give me a single good reason how your life will change from this?

Mark Cassar

Mar 6th, 07:23

Mr.Camilleri, can YOU give us a reason why I should vote LABOUR? Hunting apart, for which I would definitely not vote Muscat...give me another reason?! And please don't paraphrase Muscat with "we want a change"...

J Scicluna

Mar 4th, 17:53

Of course...when it will be banned throughout the EU!

Steve Zammit

Mar 4th, 19:38

strengthen biodiversity by supporting spring hunting...what a load of crap PL

Steve Zammit

Mar 4th, 19:39

FKNK had years to do this, they never took this seriously, if it wasn't for BLM the illegalities that happen in our countryside daily would have been kept under the carpet as they were before, yet they expect us to take them seriously on the eve of an election.

J Scicluna

Mar 4th, 17:55

Il-kaccaturi u n-nassaba mhux Maltin ukoll, u fuq kollox ewropej bhall kumplamemnt tal-EU?

David Psaila

Mar 4th, 17:54

Exactly my thoughts.

Tony Vella

Mar 4th, 20:51

Sticking to rules and regulations of the EU is the best way forward with regards to this hot issue. At least JM is being honest : WE HAVE TO ABIDE WITH THE LAW WITHOUT IMPINGING ON ONE'S RIGHTS TO BE ON THE SAME PLAYFIELD AS WITH THE REST OF THE EU

Tony Vella

Mar 4th, 21:05

Sticking to rules and regulations of the EU is the best way forward with regards to this hot issue. At least JM is being honest : WE HAVE TO ABIDE WITH THE LAW WITHOUT IMPINGING ON ONE'S RIGHTS TO BE ON THE SAME PLAYFIELD AS WITH THE REST OF THE EU

Anthony A. Mifsud

Mar 4th, 18:06

I don't understand? Infact I never undersold you! What do you mean as usual?
May I ask you what kind of sport you perform ? As it seams that you always write and blogg in negative
Good luck.
Ninu

C Mallia

Mar 4th, 17:46

Mhux ahjar titfa il-vot tieghek fuq dak il-partit li ilu kontra il-kacca ghal-snin shah, jekk verament trid bicca bidla zghira, milli tiddependi biss fuq NGOs li ghamlu hafna f'dawn l-ahhar snin?

Tony Vella

Mar 4th, 20:40

Jien m'inhix kaccatur Jew Nassab imma r-regolamenti u d-direttivi tal-EU qeghdin hemm ghal kulhadd. Ma ghadna xejn inqas mit-taljani jew il-francizi.

Matthew Sacco

Mar 4th, 17:27

Dak issejjahlu zball? mhux jiddiskutu qeghdin, mela dawk mhux nies bhalek u bhali? Ghandhom dritt ikollom min jismahhom

J Mifsud

Mar 4th, 17:31

Zball? It says 'within EU context'. So zball means giving hunters equal rights as other EU countries? I don't like hunting however why should we be treated as 2nd class citizens. We should be equal, nothing less or more.

A.Felix Busuttil

Mar 4th, 17:32

If you read carefully it says that any regulations are within EU law

Joseph Gauci

Mar 4th, 17:43

Mr.Mallia, qed ittini impressjoni kemm intkhom opportunisti ta. Jigifieri ghalik min hu kaccatur jew nassab ma jfisser xejn f'dan il-pajjiz. Tinsiex kemm ghamlilhom weghdiet haddiehor li mbaghad ma onorhomx. Se jtihom dak li haddiehor fl-EU ghandu bi dritt xejn aktar u xejn inqas, ghalekk Malta Taghna Lkoll ghax kullhadd huwa Malti u kullhadd huwa parti mil-equation.

twanny borg

Mar 4th, 17:47

Mhux kollox iva jghid l-aqwa jirbah il-voti..... Christmas father

Wilfred Camilleri

Mar 4th, 17:49

JM is a mistake!

L Zammit

Mar 4th, 18:18

@Joseph Gauci "kullhadd huwa parti mil-equation." Alla jhares qatt jekk ikun hemm Joseph fit-tmun, tkun taf. Maltin, attenti. Ghax beda jberraq sew.

Joe Camilleri

Mar 4th, 19:23

Hunting in Malta is different as birds stop on the island to rest and reproduce- you can t hunt more than you are doing or else birds will become extinct and they can t continue their journey. All birds pass over Malta to migrate plus hunters have no decency not to shoot on protected birds

Steve Zammit

Mar 4th, 19:41

Exactly J Mifsud, you should be equal like EU hunters, thus don't hunt in spring like the rest of europe and give your guns a rest.

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