A “hysterical” statement issued by the Labour Party claiming that the Nationalist leader used his European Parliament contacts to question the Government’s power station plans was seriously worrying, the PN charged yesterday.

“The Government seems to be ignoring that there is a world outside Malta that includes international bidders who have contacts with MEPs and with whom they might have spoken and raised responsible questions which the Government has in turn failed to answer,” the PN said.

On Friday, the PL said that a question posed by a member of the European People’s Party in the EP showed the PN refused to understand that a heavy fuel oil power station and the confused BWSC contract were the worst possible choice for the country.

But in a counter-statement yesterday, the PN said it is the right of every EU MEP to raise questions on the actions of member states, their relationships with the EU and the body of directives and regulations.

“The Government needs to respect democracy both at a local and an EU level, and needs to do away with its agenda of attempting to silence anyone who questions it... as acting against the national interest.”

The PN claimed that when Labour was in opposition it did its utmost to disturb national-scale projects like BWSC, the Sant’ Antnin waste treatment plant and other important initiatives, at every stage of the process.