Former Minister John Dalli has described his current stint at European Commissioner as a ‘four year sentence’ which will soon end.'

He reportedly made his comments to a number of Maltese journalists in Brussels.

The former Minister of Finance and later Minister of Social Policy said he is closely following developments in Malta and feels he has more to contribute to the political scene once his term as commissioner ends.

He did not give a clear answer, however, over whether he would return to the hustings.

Mr Dalli said he visits Malta frequently and has meetings with people to guage the political situation.

Mr Dalli is currently commissioner responsible for health and consumer affairs.