Front Harsien ODZ this morning deplored the lack of consultation on the proposed controversial development at Zonqor, which the government said on Budget day would go ahead.

Parliament's Environment Committee was supposed to discuss the possible alternative sites for this project, which had to be presented by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority CEO to members of Parliament and civil society.

This had to be a proper process of evaluation, dialogue and scrutiny and ODZ sites were not to be considered if there were alternatives.

Instead, the government detailed the whole process through a press conference in summer, effectively rendering the committee an insignificant entity.

"Front Harsien ODZ deplores this lack of consultation and once again calls for the Parliamentary Environment Committee to reconvene to discuss alternative sites.

"We also remind government that to date, it has not published its agreement with the University developers Sadeen, which only raises suspicion on the insistence to develop at Zonqor."

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