Azzjoni Nazzjonali (AN) said today that it was imperative for Malta to act with conviction with regards to illegal immigration.

In a statement published this morning, AN said that burden sharing was , and would remain, a pipe dream, not least because practically every European country claimed to be facing problems as big as Malta's.

“Even if burden sharing were ever to be adopted, it would only serve to encourage yet more illegal immigration.”

The party therefore proposed that Malta should give a three-month notice to the European Union (EU), asking it to provide immediate and real assistance, not handouts”.

Should this fail to materialise, Malta should suspend obligations that preclude it from defending its sovereign integrity in such cases,” said AN.

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