PN leader Simon Busuttil hit out at the government over the citizenship scheme, saying that the monitoring committee has not yet met, even though he made a formal request some time ago.
Dr Busuttil, who himself is a member of the committee, said this should should be urgently convened in the wake of reports that a number of non-European citizens had benefitted from the scheme.
He said his interest was to inform the people on the identity of the beneficiaries of this scheme.
Dr Busuttil made this statement this evening during a political activity in Nadur, in which he was interviewed by PBS journalist David Bonello.
On the controversial issue of spring hunting, the Opposition leader said that the party was not planning to take a position against in the eventuality of a referendum.
"It would be a contradiction of the party takes this position after having taken a stance to allow a limited spring hunting season when it was in government," Dr Busuttil said.
Touching on the economy, the PN leader raised questions about the government's announcement that the deficit was down.
He said the national debt had soared by some €373 million which was almost double the amount of the deficit which he said equated to about €200 million. He also criticised the Youth Guarantee Scheme saying that only some 300 people would benefit out of about 5,800 unemployed youths. He questioned whether the beneficiaries would be those in the PL's inner circles.
Probed about civil rights, Dr Busuttil recounted how the PL had made a scaremongering campaign prior to EU accession warning that membership would mean same-sex marriages and euthanasia.
He said that 10 years down the line, it was the PL who legislated to introduce civil unions and gay adoptions and these were not imposed by the EU.
Asked if the party would revoke gay adoptions if in government, he was rather evasive saying that the party's interest was on the current situation and not on the scenario in 2018. He said that present government was bound to ensure that society would be ready.
On the issue of decriminalisation of drugs, he said PN administrations had already started to look at ways in which first-time offenders would be given a second chance.
"We are open to such proposals, but we will only take a stance once the proposals are in hand, he said. Dr Busuttil emphasised on the distinction between legalisation and decriminalisation.
Probed about the recent controversy on abortion he said he was trusting the clarification issued by the government that such a thing was not in its long term plans.
"For me this is a closed chapter," he said. However he pointed out that previously the Prime Minister had changed its position on issues like gay adoptions.
The PN leader said Malta could also make a difference in the selection of the new EU Commission President who would be be chosen by popular vote for the first time ever.
"The European Socialists are and the Popular Party are neck and neck according to the lastest surveys so one seat in Malta could make the difference," he said. The PN leader reiterated that the party's objective was to elect three candidates for the first time ever.